Trichy: Trichy City Corporation has launched the groundwork to harness solar energy atop the civic body buildings. To make the corporation buildings energy self-sufficient, the corporation has taken up the preliminary work of the first phase to install off-grid solar photovoltaic plants in 91 civic body buildings. Utilizing the smart cities mission fund to encourage […]
Install solar power panels on rooftops for home appliances, not in large farms or power plants
The main advantage of solar plants is that they can be installed at a micro level even on the rooftop, but the government is more focussed on larger plants. While the government is sure about reaching its ambitious solar capacity target of 100 GW by 2022, the industry voices do not seem too confident. The […]
Supply of Solar RO plant and Solar Panels, DC Fans etc. in 13 nos Govt Schools at Prayagraj, West Uttar Pradesh
Supply, Installation, Testing and Commissioning of Solar RO plant and Solar Panels, DC Fans etc. in 13 nos Govt Schools at Prayagraj, West Uttar Pradesh Tender Value in Rs. : 40,39,000 For more information please see below link:
Pakistan invites Chinese companies to set up solar panels, lithium battery manufacturing units
Pakistan has invited Chinese companies to take advantage of incentives offered by government for investment and set up solar panels and lithium battery manufacturing units in the country. The offer was made by Minister for Science and Technology, Fawad Hussain Chaudhry at a meeting with CEO of MERA PC Solutions in Beijing. The Minister said […]
NFR to generate about 8000 KWp of solar power by this year
Solar panels being installed by the NF Railways. Maligaon: The NF Railway has started harnessing of solar power and replacement of traditional lighting with LED lights. Already each of the stations in Northeast Frontier Railway has been provided with 100% LED-lighting, a press release from the NF Railways informed. It said that the Guwahati station […]
How solar panels are brightening Vietnam’s energy future
In Vietnam’s central region, nearly 150,000 solar panels fan out across 45 hectares (about 111 acres), glistening in the dry, windy heat. Although the landscape is quiet, big changes are underway. This is the site of Vietnam’s first private grid-connected solar farm, the Phong Dien solar power plant, developed by the Gia Lai Electricity Joint […]
Californians Learning That Solar Panels Don’t Work in Blackouts
Californians have embraced rooftop solar panels more than anyone in the U.S., but many are learning the hard way the systems won’t keep the lights on during blackouts. That’s because most panels are designed to supply power to the grid — not directly to houses. During the heat of the day, solar systems can crank […]
Renewable Energy: FG Urges Private Sector To Invest In Manufacture Of Solar Panels
ABUJA : The Minister of Science and Technology, Dr. Ogbonnaya Onu, yesterday called on the private sector to invest in the manufacturing of solar panels in a bid to diversify electricity generation and mitigate climate change in Nigeria. Onu, who stated this in Abuja at the inauguration of Inter-ministerial Committee on the Utilisation of Renewable […]
Kuppam Engineering College students develop system to protect solar panels
It is important to note that solar plants often do have lightning arresters installed, which prevent damage to electronic instruments present inside the solar panels. HYDERABAD: With an increase in demand for power supply, people are moving towards alternate sources of energy such as solar power. However, these solar power plants are often at nature’s […]
Guj’s rooftop solar power scheme aims to cover 2 lakh families
Gujarat energy minister Saurabh Patel said here on Thursday that the state government’s rooftop solar panel scheme aims to cover two lakh households by March 31 next year. Under the scheme, people can install solar panels for electricity generation on the roof of their houses, and if there is surplus electricity, they can sell it […]
