International Solar Alliance to launch 121 projects at New Delhi summit By Juhi Chaudhary, India Climate Dialogue As India gears up to host the first International Solar Alliance (ISA) summit next month, efforts are underway to provide a momentum to solar deployments in over 120 sunshine countries. ISA, a brainchild of India and France launched at the Paris climate summit in 2015 ... Read More »
Faced With Crippling Tariffs, How Are China’s Solar Producers Planning To Survive? The global solar industry has recently been thrust into the center of a standoff between China and the U.S. after President Trump imposed a 30% import tariff on all Chinese solar panels and washing machines coming into the United States. For their part, China, as well as Asian ... Read More »
10 really cool Solar Power installations in (and above) the world Now that solar power is here, and without a doubt racing toward being a leading source of global electricity, we’ve now got some really cool, established solar power systems. Some on Earth, some above, some giant, some small. The flexibility of solar power is part of its magic. Charles ... Read More »
Don’t go for pricey foreign N-power plants when solar’s going dirt-cheap Forget the Bush-Manmohan Singh vision of a nuclear power renaissance. Recent developments — cheap solar power plus the bankruptcy of Westinghouse — call for a total overhaul of nuclear plans that now look obsolete, dangerous and ultra-costly. I say this as one who solidly supported the Bush-Manmohan deal in ... Read More »
These Printed Solar Panels Aren’t as Sexy as Elon Musk’s Roofs, but They’re More Groundbreaking A team of researchers in Australia has created a solution that could make solar energy far more accessible. While Tesla enters the order-taking stage for its new solar roofs, which cost about the same as regular roofs, scientists in Australia think they’ve found an even ... Read More »
Solar water pumps gain popularity in remote villages JAIPUR Water pumps run on solar energy are increasingly becoming popular among farmers in the remote corners of Rajasthan, where electricity supply is erratic. The development aims to benefit both the farmers and the government in more ways than one. While the farmers will no longer have to depend on the erratic ... 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 »
India will become fourth largest solar market in 2016: report With expected new capacity addition of 5.4 gigawatt (GW) in 2016, India will become the fourth largest solar market globally this year, overtaking the UK, Germany and France, a report released by Bridge to India (BTI), a renewable energy consulting firm, said on Friday. A rapid reduction in costs and ... Read More »
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