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3,000 solar panels to power Pune Raj Bhavan with 15 lakh units a year

November 7, 2017 Anand Gupta

The chief minister Devendra Fadnavis on Sunday said that efforts are on to reduce the production cost of electricity from ₹6 per unit to ₹3.20 per unit through various measures such as reducing the consumption of power to its conservation. Speaking after inaugurating the solar power project at Raj Bhavan, Fadnavis said the government is […]

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Corpn goes green, to set up two 1 MW solar plants at Rs 5.5cr each

November 7, 2017 Anand Gupta

Coimbatore: The city corporation plans to tap solar energy to bring down its electricity bills by setting up two plants of one megawatt capacity each at Ukkadam and Kavundampalayam. Tenders for the project were floated on Monday. The panels will be set up on a 10-acres land at a cost of Rs 5.5cr each, corporation […]

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How the Haryana government is pumping water the solar way

November 7, 2017 Anand Gupta

What will it take for the Haryana government to switch seven lakh groundwater pumps to solar-powered options so it can lower its energy footprint and contain losses in the energy sector? Haryana’s agriculture sector uses seven lakh tubewells, most of which are connected to the grid as the state has a policy of providing highly […]

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Smart greenhouses generate electricity, grow healthy crops

November 6, 2017 Anand Gupta

Los Angeles – Scientists have developed smart solar greenhouses that can not produce renewable electricity without reducing the growth of plants. The first crops of tomatoes and cucumbers grown inside electricity-generating solar greenhouses were as healthy as those raised in conventional greenhouses, researchers said. “We have demonstrated that smart greenhouses can capture solar energy for […]

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Modi’s ‘Power For All’ Plan May Make Off-Grid Plants Unviable

November 6, 2017 Anand Gupta

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s plan to electrify villages has left small power producers in remote locations worried. That’s because they are off the grid, mostly in inaccessible locations, and require high tariffs to stay viable. The Saubhagya scheme aims to either take cheaper grid power there or set up low-maintenance solar equipment. Either way, existing […]

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Solar trees to light up parks in Kolkata

November 6, 2017 Anand Gupta

The West Bengal Government is taking a lot of initiatives to increase the share of renewable energy to the total power requirement of the state. Among renewable energy sources, solar energy is the leading contributor. Now, the government is going for a new concept in solar lighting solar tree. A solar tree is a set […]

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Ultimate Sun Systems adds 500kW capacity to rooftop solar PV plant at the MM College of Engineering, Mullana

November 6, 2017 Anand Gupta

The expansion to existing 1 MW plant at MM University, Mullana will cause a 14,000+ ton reduction in carbon emissions over the project life of 25+ years New Delhi, 6th November, 2017: Ultimate Sun Systems, an MNRE Channel Partner company and a pioneer in the field of renewable energy solutions, has installed and commissioned a […]

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Inauguration of Rooftop Solar Power Plant

November 4, 2017 Anand Gupta

Chandigarh : A 70 kWp Rooftop Solar Power Plant was inaugurated today at Government Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 38 (West), Chandigarh by Sh. Siddhanta Das, IFS, Director General of Forests & Special Secretary, Ministry of Environment, Forests & Climate Change, Govt. of India. While interacting during the event Sh. Siddhanta Das appreciated the efforts […]

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Goa to have solar powered government buildings by next year

November 3, 2017 Anand Gupta

Solar power in India is a fast developing industry. In a bid to limit the consumption of electricity, the Goa government aims to adopt solar energy panels to self-generate power and run on the same. This is supposed to be in place by sometime next year. Running on solar power Government buildings in Goa plan […]

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Danfoss, UN join hands for low-cost energy in six cities

November 3, 2017 Anand Gupta

New Delhi – Energy efficiency solutions provider Danfoss Industries today said it has partnered the United Nations to introduce District Energy System in India in association with state-run EESL. “As part of the United Nations Sustainable Energy for All initiative, six cities including Thane, Pune, Bhubaneswar, Rajkot, Coimbatore and Bhopal have been chosen to explore […]

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