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Vikram Solar signs MoU with Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology

By : sustainabilityo..., Nov 17, 2016

Vikram Solar a solar energy solutions provider on Wednesday said it has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology (IIEST) for collaborating in research and...

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India, other countries signed International Solar Alliance framework agreement

By : sustainabilityo..., Nov 16, 2016

 In what is yet another indication that the countries were moving ahead on a low carbon path, the India, France, Brazil signed the framework agreement...

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PIO-led team develops solar nanotech-powered clothing

By : sustainabilityo..., Nov 16, 2016

A team led by an Indian-origin scientist in the US has developed filaments that harvest and store the suns energy and can be woven into textiles which can power phones, personal health sensors...

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In Rajasthan’s villages, solar-powered telecom towers are providing Internet

By : sustainabilityo..., Nov 16, 2016

People in remote villages of Rajasthan’s Alwar district are catching up on the ‘Digital India’ trail as many of them, including women, have started using internet being provided through unique...

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Subject Tags: innovation , solar power

Captive solar power plant commissioned in Trichy

By : sustainabilityo..., Nov 16, 2016

A 5 MWp (Mega Watt peak) grid interactive captive solar power plant has been commissioned by BHEL, Trichy, on its premises in June, as part of its efforts to promote the use of clean and...

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Subject Tags: Bhel , solar power

Indian government to promote solar powered charkhas

By : sustainabilityo..., Nov 15, 2016

The Ministry of New & Renewable Energy (MNRE) in India is considering promoting solar powered spinning yarn charkhas under off grid and decentralised solar programme. For this initiative,...

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Subject Tags: innovation , solar power

Adani Group’s made in india solar equipment 10-15% costly than imports

By : sustainabilityo..., Nov 10, 2016

Adani Group’s made in India solar modules and solar photo-voltaic cells prices will be around 10-12 per cent higher than the imported versions available in the market, Parimal...

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Solar power association wants polluting industries to pay into clean-up fund

By : sustainabilityo..., Nov 10, 2016

A group of solar power developers is proposing the creation of a “climate change fund” that would make big polluters pay to help clean up the environment, a proposal that has found an ally in...

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India solar power tariffs hit new low of Rs 4 per unit

By : sustainabilityo..., Nov 9, 2016

It's not just oil that is on a slide. While globally crude has slid some 70% in the last year-and-a-half, solar power tariffs too have sank to a new low in India at Rs 4.34 per unit - a third of...

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Subject Tags: SECI , solar power , tariff

NTPC awards Asia’s first integrated solar thermal contract in India

By : sustainabilityo..., Nov 9, 2016

Indian energy firm Thermax and German concentrated solar power (CSP) company Frenell have been awarded a contract for what is claimed to be Asia’s first integrated solar thermal power plant by...

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Subject Tags: NTPC , solar power