Vizianagaram Collectorate Switches Completely to Solar Power, Will Save 3 Lakh/Month! Changing the source of energy for an entire district is quite a task, and the Vizianagaram district is leading the way by becoming the first collectorate in Andhra Pradesh, to have made this landmark switch, and becoming completely powered by solar energy. This is not the first time an ... Read More »
Microsoft to buy solar power in Singapore in first renewable deal in Asia Microsoft Corp said on Thursday it will buy solar power from the Sunseap Group in Singapore, the technology company’s first renewable energy deal in Asia. Microsoft will purchase 100 percent of the electricity generated from Sunseap’s 60 megawatt-peak solar power project for 20 years for its Singapore ... Read More »
Solar power push lights up options for India’s rural women In her village of Komalia, the fog swirls so thick at 7 a.m. that Akansha Singh can see no more than 15 meters ahead. But the 20-year-old is already cycling to her workplace, nine kilometers away. Halfway there she stops for two hours at a computer training centre, where she’s ... Read More »
China breaking all solar power records, aiming for 50GW in 2017 China is leading the world in solar power installations by a long run. ASECEA is predicting that 50GW of solar power is well within reach of being installed this year. In June and July of 2017, China installed 25GW of solar power – and they’ll push the globe past ... Read More »
Time to shine: Solar power is fastest-growing source of new energy Solar power was the fastest-growing source of new energy worldwide last year, outstripping the growth in all other forms of power generation for the first time and leading experts to hail a “new era”. Renewable energy accounted for two-thirds of new power added to the world’s grids in 2016, ... Read More »
Bill Nye-backed startup is using particle accelerator tech to make solar power accessible After hitting more than $7 million in reservations as part of a Reg A+ equity crowdfunding campaign and getting a stamp of approval from celebrity scientist Bill Nye, Santa Monica-based solar company Rayton Solar has some big plans for the future. Its goal? Using particle accelerator technology ... Read More »
Solar plants, not gensets, to fuel clean, green Andamans As part of an ambitious greening effort in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, a plan to set up Solar Photovoltaic (SPV) power plants at two sites in Port Blair with battery storage amounting to 25 MW is underway — just short of half the islands’ current operational generation capacity that is predominantly ... Read More »
Indian Navy’s Sarvekshak becomes first solar powered warship For the first time in India, an Indian Navy warship has been fitted with solar panels that power the vessel’s lighting and communication equipment needs when on sail. India’s survey class vessel – INS Sarvekshak – has been installed with 18 sheets of flexible, rust-free solar panels atop the ship’s hangar. This ... Read More »
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Ministry of Defense pushes for solar power The defence estates department of the Ministry of Defence (MoD) is set to make off-grid solar power provisions mandatory for large buildings. These provisions are likely to carry incentives in the form of rebates and space exemptions. These rules could be applicable in the cantonment areas, implied by their inclusion in the recently-released ... Read More »
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