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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 »

Few takers for solar pumps, Maharashtra plans to relax norms The BJP-led Maharashtra government’s ambitious scheme of installing five lakh solar agricultural pumps across the state, a pet initiative of Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, has got off to a slow start with few farmers showing interest in the scheme. While the government has given a contract for at least 10,000 ... Read More »

World Bank deal will boost Solar Globally The World Bank Group today signed an agreement with the International Solar Alliance (ISA), consisting of 121 countries led by India, to collaborate on increasing solar energy use around the world, with the goal of mobilizing $1 trillion in investments by 2030. The agreement signed in the presence of Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, ... Read More »

Climate change is making our summers more extreme Scientists have been able to more directly link extreme weather, like the floods that hit Central Europe last month, to climate change. A changed climate could also mean hotter summers – and with that, more deaths. Europe’s summer got off to a torrential start this year as severe flooding struck much of ... Read More »