The alternative to siliconbased PV cells, which is the speciality of China, has since been developed in the shape of Perovskite solar cells which have also been tried and tested. According to the work done at the National Institute of Advanced Studies, Bengaluru, the efficiency of Perovskite cells, which was about 3 per cent in […]
SOLAR ENERGY BREAKTHROUGH PAVES WAY FOR ELECTRICITY-GENERATING COLOURFUL WINDOWS
Researchers in South Korea have manufactured a ground-breaking form of solar cell using thin films of coloured copper. The Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute (ETRI) successfully tested the cells by coating thin layers onto films of glass substrate. The researchers discovered that the innovative cells have a higher sunlight absorption rate than other non-silicon based […]
NGOs to generate funds from solar energy under world-first model
Many charities might find it a stretch to allocate the capital for their organisations to become solar powered, but Australian startup Allume Energy, with the help of funding from ARENA, is set to test an everyone’s-a-winner solution. The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has announced $220,000 in funding for a pilot project in which charitable […]
Saudi Arabia Vision 2030: Solar energy can complement, not rival, oil and gas
Saudi Arabia’s Energy Minister Prince Abdul Aziz bin Salman last month announced the Kingdom’s goal of producing 50 percent of its electricity from renewable sources by 2030. The country’s Vision 2030 presents “a bold yet achievable” outline of the ways in which the Kingdom — and, indeed, the region — can and should grow. Encompassing […]
AFRICA: EEP Africa finances Redavia to provide solar energy to enterprises
Photovoltaic solar energy provider Redavia has recently received a €1.5 million loan from EEP Africa, a multi-donor fund hosted and managed by the Nordic Development Fund (NDF). This funding will enable Redavia to expand the deployment of its solar systems to businesses primarily in Ghana and Kenya. Redavia obtains funding to deploy its solar photovoltaic […]
Tesco Malaysia powers stores with solar energy
Tesco Stores (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd (Tesco) and NE Suria Satu Sdn Bhd (NESS), a joint venture company of PETRONAS and NEFIN Group, have entered into the largest long-term power purchase agreement (PPA) (Tesco-NESS PPA) for solar energy in Malaysia. The first phase of the Tesco-NESS PPA will see the installation of solar photovoltaic (PV) panels […]
Chemists advance solar energy storage aimed at global challenges
Increasing demand for electrification in rural areas poses challenges, but also creates opportunities for development of decentralized electrification systems. Compared with conventional electrical grids based on large, centralized power generation stations commonly used in developed countries, a decentralized approach offers lower capital cost, a smaller footprint and nimble deployment. Utah State University chemists Tianbiao “Leo” […]
Solar energy to power Lonavala rly station, says CR
The utilisation of renewable power for non-traction will bring down energy expenses and also help create a “green, safe and livable” world, CR said in the release Mumbai: Lonavala railway station on Central Railway’s Mumbai-Pune route will run completely on solar energy after installation of solar panels on the rooftop of two platforms that will […]
Solar energy company Sunrun to buy peer Vivint Solar for about $1.46 bln
Vivint Solar shareholders will receive 0.55 shares of Sunrun for each share held, the companies said in a statement, representing a premium of 10.4 per cent to Vivint’s Monday close U.S. residential solar installer Sunrun Inc said on Monday it will buy peer Vivint Solar for about $1.46 billion in an all-stock deal. Vivint Solar […]
Solar energy company Sunrun to buy peer Vivint Solar for about $1.46 billion
U.S. residential solar installer Sunrun Inc (RUN.O) said on Monday it will buy peer Vivint Solar (VSLR.N) for about $1.46 billion in an all-stock deal. Vivint Solar shareholders will receive 0.55 shares of Sunrun for each share held, the companies said in a statement, representing a premium of 10.4% to Vivint’s Monday close. The deal, […]