The world’s most forbidding deserts could possibly be the most effective locations on Earth for harvesting solar energy – probably the most considerable and clear supply of power we now have. Deserts are spacious, comparatively flat, wealthy in silicon – the uncooked materials for the semiconductors from which photo voltaic cells are made — […]
Solar Energy Powers Lobethal Sewer Network in Australia
More than 260 solar panels are now helping to power SA Water’s wastewater operations for customers in Lobethal, as the utility progresses towards a zero cost energy future. Installed at Lobethal’s sewer pump station, the 266 ground-mounted solar photovoltaic panels will generate around 160 megawatt hours of clean, green energy every year, which is enough […]
Pune Family Pays Rs. 70/Month in Electricity Bill, Runs Home & 4 EVs on Solar Power
Pune-based Abhishek Mane and his five-member family have been using solar power to charge all their home appliances and e-vehicles for the last four years. In 2004, Abhishek Mane, a resident of Pune decided to quit his job at the Ministry of Defence and start a business of his own. With his deep concern for […]
Coca-Cola leads the way in green energy through its mega rooftop solar project
Colombo: Coca-Cola Beverages Sri Lanka Ltd. (CCBSL) successfully installed one of the largest single location rooftop solar projects in Sri Lanka at its facility in Biyagama, as part of the company’s pledge towards sourcing renewable energy, and combatting climate change through the reduction of its carbon footprint by approximately 1.94Mt per annum. The solar project showcases […]
Egypt to begin project to convert sand into solar panels
Egypt signed with a Chinese company a cooperation protocol to locally manufacture sand-to-cell photovoltaic solar panels, in the first such project in the region. The Egypt-based Enara group for renewable energy services signed on Dec. 28, 2020, a cooperation protocol with the Chinese Chint energy company to establish a project aimed at locally manufacturing solar […]
In 2020 Vietnam Put Solar Panels on Everything
Vietnam had a boom in rooftop solar installations in December 2020 as installers raced to capture a generous feed-in tariff that expired at the end of the year. This week, Switched On speaks with Caroline Chua, BloombergNEF analyst focused on Southeast Asia, and Jenny Chase, head of solar for BloombergNEF. They talk about how this […]
SMARTPHONES COULD BE CHARGED BY INVISIBLE SOLAR PANELS HIDDEN IN SCREEN, SCIENTISTS SAY
Smartphones in the future could be powered by invisible solar panels built into the device’s screen. Adding the ability to charge from the Sun, by using the glass in the screen, has long been a dream of phone users. But the materials to make it practically possible are lacking, making such technology difficult to […]
SCIENTISTS HAVE CREATED INVISIBLE SOLAR PANELS WHICH LOOK LIKE WINDOWS
Scientists have created the first fully transparent solar panel in the hope that it may lead to a wider rollout of solar energy usage in domestic settings. Solar panels are currently opaque, which means they can only be used on solar farms and on roofs. Now scientists at Incheon University in South Korea have managed […]
First of its kind in Libya.. parking lot for generating electricity
Homes, businesses, as well as government utilities are accelerating their shift away from fossil fuel energy, with the continuing power cuts problem that persisted over the past years, despite repeated promises from consecutive governments. But this crisis could be a major driver for the renewable energy market in the solar -rich country of Libya. The […]
ETU “LETI” Students Develop an Approach for Recycling Used Solar Panels
ETU “LETI” students have taken part in an innovative project titled “Recycling and Disposing of Solar Panel Components at the End of Their Lifecycle”. The project is implemented jointly with the University of Cadiz (Spain) based on a laboratory of environmental protection technologies and a laboratory for renewable energy sources. The project aims to increase […]