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How Schools Are Going Solar The cost for individual homes in the U.S. to “go solar” has dropped by more than 60 percent over the last decade. Those low costs helped convince more than a million Americans to install solar panels on their roofs. Now schools are beginning to get in on the benefits. One of them is the school ... Read More »

Indian solar power producers may get module prices relief Global prices of solar modules, a key component in setting up solar power plants, could fall by as much as one-fifth this year, companies and analysts say. That will come as a shot in the arm for Indian producers of solar power and could increase the financial viability of projects. India ... Read More »

Solar-powered trains are closer to reality than we might think How can we connect solar photovoltaics (PV) directly to railways to power electric trains? That’s the question my charity 10:10 and researchers at Imperial College’s Energy Futures Lab are trying to answer. Electric trains are by far the best long distance transport mode when it comes to carbon emissions – ... Read More »

Malcolm Turnbull: PM makes home blackout-proof with solar panels PRIME Minister Malcolm Turnbull is making his harbourside mansion blackout-proof — by installing hi-tech new batteries to store energy generated by his rooftop solar panels. Late last year, Mr Turnbull installed lithium-ion batteries at his home to store power generated by a series of rooftop solar panels, which were recently upgraded. ... Read More »

Suzlon to sell 49% stake in solar project to Canadian firm AMP Solar Wind turbine maker Suzlon Energy Ltd on Thursday said it would sell a 49% stake in its special purpose vehicle (SPV) Rudra Solarfarms Ltd to Canadian solar firm AMP Solar Group for Rs14 crore, months after signing similar deals with Ostro Energy Pvt. Ltd and CLP India ... Read More »

Switching to solar plants gets easier In Lucknow Uttar Pradesh It will be easier to switch over to solar power plant for consumers willing to do so. Lucknow Electricity Supply Administration (Lesa) has done away with the shortage of net meters, the special device needed to record both export and import of power generation from and to the grid. Lucknow ... Read More »

Solar Energy in Industries There is a vast potential for use of solar energy devices / systems in industries for process heat and other thermal applications. Presently, energy for these applications is being met mainly through fuel oil which is not only import dependent but is also creating huge GHG emissions in atmosphere resulting threat to our planet. India is ... Read More »

Beyond the Grid: Solar Power for Everyone “In a nation where 99 percent of the population has access to electricity through the expansion of an expensive central grid power system, is there room for renewable energy growth?” Owning a solar-powered handheld game in the 1980s was a dream for many Thai children. On hot tropical Saturdays in Bangkok, I remember ... 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 »