In India’s desert state of Rajasthan, rural women are becoming the agents of change, convincing non-renewable-reliant communities to switch to solar power. They are called “Solar Sahelis” or “solar (girl)friends”, and their mission is to […]
Technology improvements leading to increased efficiency have been rare in the solar energy sector. The efficiency of solar cells has remained at around 20 per cent for a long time now. However, researchers across […]
Solar lamps have been instrumental in elevating living standards in areas with no access to electricity by providing them with a source of light after sunset. Especially in the conflict and natural disaster-ridden African countries, […]
Globally, over 2.1 billion people still do not have access to safe drinking water. In fact, as a result of climate change, half of the world’s population is predicted to be living in areas of […]
The integration of intermittent renewable energy into electricity networks is one of the biggest challenges facing countries at present. While energy storage provides a fitting solution, conventional technologies for energy storage are bulky and expensive. […]
The global need for energy is predicted to double by 2035 and the world needs innovative ideas for energy generation, distribution and financing to meet this demand. One of the most awaited tech innovations in […]
Recently, the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI), Philippines, demonstrated a crop drying technology in Odisha. The solar bubble dryer (SBD) technology, jointly developed by GrainPro, a leading post-harvest solution providing company, IRRI and the University […]
QBots Setting up rooftop solar for residential and commercial consumers has been a challenge worldwide due to its high cost and the intermittency of the energy source in itself. While the costs have come […]
In stark contrast to the developed nations where reliable power supply is available to all, access to electricity is still a challenge faced by the rural communities in most developing nations. The case is no […]
Strawberry Energy Over the past few years, solar cell and module prices have been declining rapidly. This has promoted the development of innovative solar power solutions such as solar-powered lanterns, solar fans and solar water […]
It is estimated that fresh water makes up only 2-3 per cent of the total water resources on earth, with most of it frozen in the form of glaciers and ice caps. The rapid increase […]
Researchers at the Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Stanford University, have developed a water-based battery system for storing electrical energy from the grid. At present, the battery is only in prototype mode, but it […]
Off-grid solar systems have found use in applications that go beyond lighting a few LEDs or mobile chargers. From sophisticated water purification systems to pumping, the technology’s use has become limitless. The We Care Solar […]
Incorporated in 2014, Freyr Energy is an integrated solar solutions provider for small solar power systems, with operations in India, Ghana and Nigeria. The company’s key focus areas are rooftop solar and rural electrification. Its […]
Torrefied biomass Torrefaction is the process of making biomass a better quality fuel for utilisation in combustion and gasification processes. The final product is dry and hydrophobic, so it can be stored both inside and […]
Nano-science has revolutionised the clean energy field by opening up new avenues for synthesising materials that can generate energy on a very small scale and power-specific devices instead of supplying the same to the grid. […]
Renovagen, a UK-based technology provider, has developed and patented flexible solar panels called “Rapid Roll Solar PV”. The copper indium gallium selenide solar panels can be rolled and fitted into a trailer or a flat […]
In the late 1880s, Nikola Tesla and Thomas Edison became embroiled in the “War of the Currents” in which alternating current (AC) emerged as the winner, owing to its ability to transmit power over longer […]
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