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IIT Bombay students design solar energy based house that runs on zero electricity

October 11, 2017 Anand Gupta

IIT Bombay students have built a fully functional 3 BHK house with adequate air conditioning and lighting running on solar energy. A sustainable house designed and built by IITians runs on energy collected by rooftop solar panels and even generates excess energy on bright sunny days to be stored for future purposes. The students have […]

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Billionaire Manoj Bhargava now offers Rs 14,500 answer to India’s power woes

October 11, 2017 Anand Gupta

“Electricity is a great enabler. It opens all sorts of opportunities related to education, income, entrepreneurship, communication.” And yet, nearly half the world still only gets power 2-3 hours per day,” says Manoj Bhargava. On August 15, 2015, Prime Minister Narendra Modi made a promise to the nation. Speaking from the Red Fort, the PM […]

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Manoj Bhargava wants to change billions through solar energy

October 11, 2017 Anand Gupta

Manoj Bhargava wants to change billions through solar energy. Source: aplatestnews

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10 MW solar PV project on Teesta Canal Bank commissioned

October 11, 2017 Anand Gupta

Kolkata: A 10 MW solar PV project has been commissioned on the Teesta Canal Bank of Bengal under the canal-top and canal bank projects, state Power minister Sovandeb Chattopadhyay said. He was speaking at a seminar titled “Energy Efficiency for a Sustainable Future” organised by the Indian Chamber of Commerce (ICC) at a city hotel […]

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Mahbubnagar gets 20 units of subsidised solar power packs

October 10, 2017 Anand Gupta

Renewable Energy Development Corporation (TSREDCO) has allocated 20 subsidised units of solar power packs to Mahbubnagar district. Revealing this, Venugopal, District Manager, TSREDCO said that solar power packs ranging from 1 to 3 kilowatt capacity have been allocated to Mahbubnagar. According to Venugopal, the main objective of providing the subsidised solar packs was to promote […]

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1st Net Metering done for 100 kW rooftop system in Jalgaon

October 9, 2017 Anand Gupta

Name of the project: 100 kW Rooftop system with Net Metering at Jalgaon, Maharashtra Plant Owner: HD Fire Protect Pvt. Ltd, MIDC, Jalgaon DISCOM: MSEDCL, Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Co. Ltd. On 10th March 2017, Mr. Brijpal Singh Janvir, Chief Engineer MSEDCL inaugurated the first Net Metering Solar system for a commercial establishment in Jalgaon […]

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Rooftop solar plants to end power cuts in Greater Noida

October 9, 2017 Anand Gupta

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Development authorities are changing the building by-laws and making rooftop solar plants mandatory for schools and other institutions and residential complexes. Rooftop solar plants in the city are expected to provide relief to residents from power cuts as administration and institutions have geared up to install these panels. District inspector of schools(DIOS) on Friday appealed […]

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A house that runs on zero electricity built by IIT Bombay students

October 9, 2017 Anand Gupta

A team of students from IIT-B has designed a house which runs on zero net electricity and even generates extra energy storing it for the future use. The group will take part in Solar Decalthon 2018 which will take place in Dezhou, China. The team is called ‘ SHUNYA’ and consists of students from engineering […]

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U’khand Govt. launches ‘Solar Briefcase’ to provide electricity in remote areas

October 9, 2017 Anand Gupta

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The Uttarakhand Government and a charitable funding agency, Swan Cultural Center and Foundation, on Sunday launched ‘Solar Briefcase’ in Kedarnath Dham. The initiative was taken to provide electricity to far flung areas in the hill state. “47 villages and 1,40,000 families do not have access to electricity. We have decided to use off-grid electricity. Solar […]

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Solar power project with 3,500 panels in Pune’s Raj Bhavan to light up Maharashtra Governor Ch Vidyasagar Rao’s residences

October 7, 2017 Anand Gupta

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From these panels, annually 16.5 lakh units of power will be generated. This will also create a surplus of 6.5 lakh units every year, which the governor’s office is hoping to supply to the state government. Maharashtra Governor Ch Vidyasagar Rao shared his idea of installing solar panels with the Raj Bhavan officials. The officials […]

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