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CITD becomes the first MSME institute to go solar Ministry of Micro Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) goes solar with Hyderabad-based Central Institute of Tool Design (CITD) installing a 50 KWP roof-top solar energy power plant that generates close to 250 units per day. The plant is the first to be installed in all of the 300 institutes and centres ... Read More »

Solar Impulse 2 departs Egypt on final leg of fuel-free global trip Solar Impulse 2, an aircraft powered by solar energy, has left Egypt on the final leg of the first ever global fuel-free journey. Its flight to the United Arab Emirates was delayed due to a heat wave in Saudi Arabia. The single-seat plane took off from Cairo at ... Read More »

Aquila: Facebook’s solar-powered net drone takes flight SAN FRANCISCO: Facebook Inc said on Thursday it had completed a successful test flight of a solar-powered drone that it hopes will help it extend internet connectivity to every corner of the planet. Aquila, Facebook’s lightweight, high-altitude aircraft, flew at a few thousand feet for 96 minutes in Yuma, Arizona, Chief Executive Mark ... Read More »

1,407 Ha earmarked for Banaskantha solar park Govt To Invite Bids For 200 MW Additional Power At Charanka      After having hosted a number of solar power developers at Charanka in Patan district, Gujarat has now earmarked 1,407 hectares of land for an ultra-mega solar park at Radhanesda in Banaskantha district. The proposed solar park will be much bigger ... Read More »

Imports of solar cells, modules on the upswing Imports of solar cells and modules are on the rise, with in-bound shipments surging over three times to Rs 15,523 crore in 2015-16 from Rs 5,051 crore in 2014-15, Parliament was informed on Monday. In April of the first quarter alone, the import of solar modules and cell stood at Rs 936 ... Read More »

Higher temperatures will send power bills soaring The trends studied by Teri’s Environment Status Report for the Mumbai Metropolitan Region were taken from 42 years of data from four stations—Santacruz, Colaba, Dahanu, and Alibaug—and are largely in line with other studies. The study found that humidity levels have increased slightly—by 2% during the day. On the other hand, evening humidity ... Read More »

Solar Forecast for China and India: Strong, But Challenging India and China will be two of the most dynamic solar markets in the world over the next decade, but risks abound, according to analysts atIntersolar, taking place this week in San Francisco. India, for instance, has set a goal of having 175 GW of renewable capacity by 2022 with 100 ... Read More »

Solar power companies fret over GST cost; find out why Lack of clarity on how the likely additional costs as input taxes in the upcoming Goods and Services Tax  (GST) regime would be allowed as a pass-through by the regulators has put the potential bidders for solar power projects in a bind. At stake are solar projects with combined capacity ... Read More »

Half of energy needs to be met by clean energy By 2025, half of North America’s electricity will be generated from clean energy sources Half of energy needs to be met by clean energy Read More »

How to Finance a New Climate Economy Over the next fifteen years, the world needs to invest more in new infrastructure and upgrades than everything that exists today. This means we have a crucial window of opportunity to build it right, reflecting the new international priorities of the Sustainable Development Goals and the Paris Climate Agreement. If we continue on ... Read More »