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IIT Bombay students build house that runs on zero electricity

October 6, 2017 Anand Gupta

The team called “SHUNYA” consists of engineering and architecture students from IIT Bombay. The house that they have successfully built is fully functional, well-furnished with three rooms, a kitchen, sufficient lighting and air conditioning. A team of students from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay have designed and built a house that requires no […]

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Schindler India facility gets ‘Platinum’ rating from Green Building Council

October 6, 2017 Anand Gupta

HYDERABAD, OCTOBER 5: Escalators and elevators maker Schindler India, a 100% subsidiary of Schindler Group, has been awarded “Platinum” certification for its manufacturing facility at Chakan in Pune by Indian Green Building Council. IGBC Green Factory Buildings rating programme has been developed for the industrial sector and is based on accepted energy and environmental principles […]

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Diwali Special: This Man Wants to Light up Bengaluru’s Streets for 100 Women Street Vendors

October 6, 2017 Anand Gupta

Aakarsh Shamanu wanted to make the working conditions of the women street vendors in Bengaluru better, so he started an initiative. – by Deepika Bhardwaj Manjula Devi is a roadside vendor, who sits in Jayanagar, 9th block, in Bengaluru, every day. This is where she was born and brought up. Starting her day at 3 […]

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Mahagenco offers to install solar panels for green Metro

October 5, 2017 Anand Gupta

Nagpur: Mahametro’s endeavour to become ‘Green Metro’ in the country has received a boost with state-run power generation company Mahagenco (Maharashtra State Power Generation Corporation Ltd) offering to install solar panels for Mahametro in its Nagpur project. Mahametro plans to meet 65% power demand through solar panels and the total installed capacity required is 14 […]

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The Largest Solar Plant for a Government Academic Institute in Karnataka – National Institute of Technology, Karnataka

October 5, 2017 Anand Gupta

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Quick Facts: Location: Surathkal, Karnataka Capacity: 1,000 kWp Type of System: Spread across 11 RCC and metal rooftops Type of Modules: Polycrystalline Silicon Type of Inverters: String Inverters Annual generation: 15 lac kWh approximately Carbon dioxide abated: 1416 tons of CO2annually Date of Commissioning: September, 2016 Key Highlights: 1 MW installation in collaboration with Solar […]

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Indian Railways to add 30 MW of additional rooftop solar

October 4, 2017 Anand Gupta

October 4 (Renewables Now) – Indian firms Azure Power (NYSE:AZRE) and Fourth Partner Energy have secured contracts to install 30 MW of rooftop solar power facilities for Indian Railways. Under the deals, awarded last week, solar power producer Azure Power will install 20 MW of photovoltaic (PV) panels for the railway operator, while Fourth Partner Energy […]

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Ultimate Sun Systems installs 150 KW roof top solar plant in Gurugram

October 4, 2017 Anand Gupta

As part of the project, six towers were covered at the premises, 469 solar PV rooftop panels, six 20kW and two 15 kW String Inverters were installed which will generate around 2.25 lac units of electricity every year, resulting in annual savings of more than 15 lacs for the residents. Gurugram (Haryana): Ultimate Sun Systems […]

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Bangalore School Becomes First To Run Solely On Solar Energy

October 4, 2017 Anand Gupta

Solar energy is touted to be the future of clean and renewable energy. While India is a part of the global initiative in increasing the use of solar energy and decreasing use of fossil fuels, one school in Bangalore has made a tremendous step forward. The Canadian International School in Bangalore has become the first […]

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IMPORTANCE OF STEEL STRUCTURE IN ROOFTOP SOLAR POWER PLANT

October 2, 2017 Anand Gupta

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A rooftop photovoltaic power station is a photovoltaic system that has its electricity- generating solar panels mounted on the rooftop of a residential or commercial building or structure. For installation of rooftop photovoltaic power station, we need various components of the rooftop solar system. This system includes photovoltaic modules, mounting system, cables, solar inverter and […]

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GCL Launched G-Home Kits (3KWp to 10KWp) for Rooftop PV System Solution for India Market

October 2, 2017 Anand Gupta

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GCL, the world’s largest Renewable Energy Company, launched a range of Solar Rooftop Kits (G-Home) staring from 3KWp to 10KWp in both the options of Grid Tied System and Hybrid System with Storage by High quality Lithium Ion battery Bank.GCL, the world’s largest Renewable Energy Company, launched a range of Solar Rooftop Kits (G-Home) staring […]

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