2020 was a bumper year for solar power in Australia. More solar PV systems were installed in the first nine months than in all of any previous year. Almost one in four Australian houses now have rooftop solar panels. But the number of solar panel incidents reported by fire and emergency services has increased too. […]
Gujarat government, under its Atmanirbhar Gujarat Package, has provided subsidy worth Rs.190 crores to 65,000 beneficiaries under ‘Surya Gujarat Yojana.’ New Delhi: Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani participated in the Third edition of Renewable Energy Investors’ Meet and Expo, organised by the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, Government of India. The meet was held […]
Solar panel installations by homes and power companies have virtually ground to a halt after a series of subsidy cuts, latest Government figures show. The UK’s solar power capacity increased by just 1.5 per cent to 13,500 megawatts in the past year – representing about 5 per cent of the country’s total electricity generation capacity. […]
The breakthrough could lead to wider use of renewable energy Web Desk October 27, 2020 12:16 IST Designing solar panels in checkerboard lines increases their ability to absorb light by 125 per cent, a new study says. Researchers say the breakthrough could lead to the production of thinner, lighter and more flexible solar panels that […]
ROSMAH TRIAL | The Education Ministry did not file a police report after it discovered that a company had tampered with a government contract to provide solar panels to schools, the court heard today. The ministry’s former secretary-general Alias Ahmad told this to the Kuala Lumpur High Court while being cross-examined by the defence in […]
A new chemical compound created by researchers at West Virginia University is lighting the way for renewable energy. The compound is a photosensitizer, meaning it promotes chemical reactions in the presence of light. It has many potential applications for improving the efficiency of modern technologies ranging from electricity-producing solar panels to cell phones. The study, […]
China’s National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) has issued a consultation document to solicit advice for the 2020 policy on the prices of electricity generated by photovoltaic plants. According to the consultation paper, the tariffs of newly-built ground-mounted power stations in three resource areas of the country are set at 0.35 yuan/kWh, 0.4 yuan/kWh and […]
Pune: The Savitribai Phule Pune University has set up by a solar panel-walled building on its campus here in Maharashtra. NCP chief Sharad Pawar inaugurated the new facility in the state-run university on Sunday. A senior university official claimed it is the first solar panel walled building to come up in the country. The new […]