Some of the UK’s most famous cathedrals have been converted to renewable power to improve and tackle climate change. More than 5000 churches have made this switch. There has been a switch to 100% renewable electricity in the Church of England places of worship, along with Baptist, Catholic, Quaker, Methodist, and Salvation Army congregations. Faith…
The sun is the primary source of energy on earth. The earth’s surface receives only a part of the solar radiation (2 units out of 1,00,00,00,000 units of energy radiated by the sun) known as Solar Insolation. The interesting piece of research has been published by Finder.com, it is an independent comparison platform and information service…
The Ray and the Energy Institute at the University of Texas, Austin will partner to create ground-breaking research in solar energy. Through this research, the Energy Institute will analyze United States interstate shoulder, known as rights-of-way, mile by mile, for solar energy generation potential. Through an interactive web-based tool and report, each state will be…
The Government has set a target of installing 40 GW of grid connected rooftop solar capacity in the country including Delhi and National Capital Region (NCR) by year 2022. As per the Delhi Solar Policy, 2016 notified by Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi, target has been set for installation of 1 GW of…
Imposition of 95 percent safeguard duty has been demanded by Indian Solar Manufacturers Association (ISMA) on imports of solar cells and modules. This imposition has been raised to protect the domestic players from cheap inbound shipments. On the issue held today, the manufacturers association put the demand forward when a public hearing was held under…
Honorable Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi who heads the cabinet committee on economic affairs has given its approval for the execution of Phase-III of Off-grid and Decentralised Solar PV (Photo Voltaic) Application Programme. This programme aims at achieving additional 118 Mega Watt peak (MWp) that is the off-grid solar PV capacity by 2020. The components…
To reduce the fears of an adverse impact on India’s solar energy programme, caused due to the proposed 70 percent safeguard duty, RK Singh, the Power Minister, released a statement on Wednesday that government would revise the bidding rules to allow pass-through of duty hike. He also added that the government would assure that the…
In a world which is struggling to strike balance between its exhaustible energy reserves and the needs of the society conservation is a crucial concern. The cries of scientists calling for smarter energy consumption decisions seems to have finally ring a bell with the public, who is now fast opting for more sustainable appliances and…