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Thrissur Corporation’s 200kW solar plant to be operative by October 15

Thrissur Corporation will be inaugurating its 200kW solar plant on October 15, and is expected to start working on similar projects to meet the increasing demand of electricity through renewable sources in different parts of the state. The newly installed solar plant b Thrissur Corporation at Jaihind Market has a capacity to generate 200 kilowatt […]

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Hanwha Q CELLS takes a step ahead in PV production with InnoLas laser technology

Hanwha Q CELLS Co., Ltd. (Seoul, Korea, and Thalheim, Germany), one of the world’s largest producers of solar photovoltaic (PV) modules and Silicon Module Super League (SMSL) member has placed an order for  an ILS-TT laser machine for its R&D facilities to InnoLas Solutions. The ultrafast and precise laser processes of InnoLas facilitates in increasing […]

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Total corporate funding in the solar sector in Q3 2016 was $3 billion: Mercom Capital Group

Mercom Capital Group has released a report on funding and merger and acquisition (M&A) activity for the solar sector in the third quarter of 2016. According to the global clean energy communications and consulting firm total corporate funding, including venture capital and private equity (VC) funding, public market and debt financing into the solar sector in Q3 2016 was up […]

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NTPC issues tender for 3.5MW wind and solar hybrid project

NTPC is floating tender for a 3.5MW wind and solar hybrid project at its Kudgi Super Thermal Power Project in Karnataka. The Scope of Supply & Work includes all design & engineering, procurement & supply of equipment and materials, testing at manufacturers works, inspection, packing and forwarding, supply, receipt, unloading and storage at site, preparation […]

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Solar Frontier surpasses 4GW of CIS thin-film solar panel shipments

Solar Frontier has announced that total cumulative shipments of its CIS thin-film solar panels have surpassed 4GW and have increased shipment areas by 11 countries, reaching almost 60 countries around the world. Some of the 11 new countries that had approximately 1GW of modules shipped over the last year include Norway, Somalia, and Mongolia. The […]

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ABB’s new plug-and-play micro-grid comprises PowerStore Battery and its micro-grid Plus control system

ABB has launched a modular and scalable “plug and play” microgrid solution to address the globally growing demand for flexible technology in the developing market for distributed power generation. The cost-efficient, containerized solution is relevant for mature and emerging countries and will help maximize the use of renewable energy sources while reducing dependence on fossil […]

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NLC India gives up on plans to set up project plans in Rajasthan

NLC India Ltd. has cast aside its plans to set up solar projects in Rajasthan as the state’s power distribution companies have turn down to purchase the power generated at the rate NLC had estimated. NLC, earlier called Neyveli Lignite Corporation, had in January invited global tenders to set up four blocks of solar projects […]

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Indian scientist produces stable, high-efficient, all-inorganic perovskite nanocrystal solar cells

In a first, Pune based researcher Abhishek Swarnkar from Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) has successfully produced a stable, high-efficiency, all-inorganic perovskite nanocrystal solar cells. The new perovskite nanocrystal solar cells have an efficiency of more than 10 per cent to convert sunlight to electricity. Swarnkar carried out research […]

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Despite subsidy and incentives, Chandigarh’s residents opting for rooftop solar seems unimpressive

The rooftop solar PV capacity on government buildings seems to gain a good ground in Chandigarh, but it looks like residents opting for solar power is not very impressive, despite government offering 30 percent subsidy and other incentives. The official records of Chandigarh Renewal Energy, Science and Technology Promotion Society (CREST) states that a total […]

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