LONGi Solar, a subsidiary of LONGI Green Energy Technology, has reported a record bifaciality reading of 82.15 per cent for its “Hi-MO2” mono PERC (passivated emitter rear cell) bifacial module. According to LONGi Solar, the […]
B.B. Chauhan, managing director, Gujarat Energy Transmission Corporation (GETCO) brings to the table more than three decades of experience in the generation and transmission segments. After obtaining a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, he started […]
With the rapid development of solar power projects, increasing competition and collapsing tariff bids, Indian insurance companies have recently launched products to protect lenders as well as developers. The HDFC ERGO General Insurance Company has […]
Solar home energy products manufacturer Greenlight Planet Inc. has launched a new line of solar lanterns: the Sun King Pro 400, Sun King Pro 300 and Sun King Pico Plus. The three new devices are […]
Clean Hydrogen in European Cities (CHIC) was a flagship zero-emission bus project, under which a fleet of 54 fuel cell electric buses and nine hydrogen refuelling stations were deployed across eight cities in Europe and […]
The Indian solar power industry has grown rapidly over the past two years. This has increased investor confidence in the segment, leading to greater capacity additions and new solar power applications. The growth is also […]
With over $114 billion worth of investments in 2016, solar photovoltaic (PV) overtook wind energy to become the fastest growing renewable energy technology in the world. The installed solar PV capacity reached 303 GW globally […]
Uttar Pradesh recently released its new solar policy after the state’s cabinet approved the draft policy brought out in June 2017. The Uttar Pradesh Solar Power Policy, 2017 will be effective for a period of […]
In early January this year, one of the hottest places on earth, the grainy sand dunes of the Sahara desert, was covered in white snow as thick as 15 inches in some places. Ironically, scientists […]
Dr Arunabha Ghosh is a public policy adviser, author and columnist. He founded the Council on Energy, Environment and Water (CEEW) in 2010 and has led it to become a premier policy research institution in […]
Solar trackers have emerged as a popular technology to increase the power output of a solar plant. By tracking the path of the sun, single- and dual-axis tracking systems can deliver a performance gain of […]
Over the past two years, the solar market has witnessed unprecedented growth globally, with record capacity additions in many countries and solar power tariffs falling to the floor. This has significantly increased the share of […]
Uttar Pradesh continues to struggle with power shortages, unreliable power supply and prolonged power cuts, which have hampered industrial development in the state. As per the Central Electricity Authority, Uttar Pradesh had a power demand […]
The exponential growth in the Indian solar segment lowered market entry barriers and opened a plethora of opportunities for small- and medium-sized companies. While a greater number of projects and larger capacities are now available, […]
YES Bank had committed to finance 5,000 MW of renewable energy projects at the RE-INVEST Summit 2015 and to mobilise climate finance of $5 billion by 2020 at the 2015 United Nations Climate Change Conference, […]
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