In a bid to promote use of renewable energy, 30 municipal schools in north Delhi have been identified for installation of solar panels on rooftops, the area’s civic body today said. The standing committee of the North Delhi Municipal Corporation (NDMC) today approved the proposal, as part of which “30Continue Reading
The Haryana government has decided to install hybrid solar systems in all government schools of the state in a phased manner. To begin with, the hybrid solar systems would be installed in 3,222 government high and senior secondary schools at a cost of Rs 236.57 crore. An official of theContinue Reading
The accumulation of dirt on solar panels has been proven to reduce their efficiency significantly, placing a heavy burden on owners to keep the panels clean in order to ensure project viability. U.K.-based Opus Materials Technologies says it has received funding that will help it validate a new coating that will allow solar panelsContinue Reading
Transparent solar materials applied to windows can harvest as much energy from invisible light waves as bigger, bulkier rooftop solar units, scientists say. Widespread use of such highly transparent solar applications, together with the rooftop units, could drastically reduce the use of fossil fuels. “Highly transparent solar cells represent the wave ofContinue Reading
Top independent installer Sunrun Inc and smaller rivals, many of which are part of an aggressive industry lobbying effort opposed to new tariffs on panels, are warning homeowners considering going solar to sign up before tariffs cause prices to rise as there is a growing fear that President Donald TrumpContinue Reading
A town hall having capacity of 500 persons with solar panel on the roof was inaugurated at Ankleshwar by minister for state for cooperatives Ishwarsinh Patel on Thursday. Named ‘Maa Sharda Town Hall,’ the building is constructed at the cost of Rs10 crore at E N Ginwala High School compoundContinue Reading
Tata Power Solar has announced commissioning of 2.67 MW of solar carport at Cochin International Airport. The grid-connected car port plant requires high-level engineering and designing skills for assembling the massive car port structures. The project consists of putting together 8472 solar panels on 27 carports spread over 20289.9 squareContinue Reading
