Solar Power

Tata Power Renewable Energy bags 100 MW solar project in Karnataka under NSM

Tata Power Renewable Energy (TPREL) has bagged two solar grid connected photovoltaic projects of 50 MW capacities each in Pavagada Solar Park in the Tumkur district of Karnataka. The projects have been awarded through OPEN category under the Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission (JNNSM) Phase-Il Batch-Il Tranche-l under ‘State Specific Bundling Scheme’. TPREL has received […]

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MNRE sets target for Commercial & Industrial sector for FY 2016-17

Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) is implementing a Grid connected Rooftop and Small Solar Power Plants Programme. The Government has set a target of 40,000 MWp of grid interactive rooftop solar (RTS) PV plants by 2022. These RTS   plants   will   be   set   up   in   residential, commercial, industrial,   institutional, Government/ PSU sectors ranging from […]

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Aurora announces sale of multiple Decima 3T Veritas Systems to major solar PV manufacturer

Aurora Solar Technologies has announced the sale of two Decima 3T systems with Veritas Software for two new high efficiency cell production lines being built in Asia. The company notes that purchaser of its Decima 3T Veritas Systems is a leader in photovoltaic Industry that previously qualified the Aurora Decima system as offering significant performance […]

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sPower signs a deal with PG&E for three 20 MW solar projects

sPower has signed a power purchase agreements (PPAs) with Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E) for its forthcoming Californian solar projects. The independent power producer, sPower will construct and commission three PV facilities (20 MW each) dubbed Bayshore A, B, and C over the course of 2017 in Lancaster, California. These three solar power plants will […]

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Solar power plant at Chennai airport to become operational soon

Chennai airport’s 1.5 MW solar power plant will soon become operational and save Rs. 8 crore annually. The installation of the panels on cargo terminal is complete and it will become operational soon after the election result of the state is out. With the installation of solar power plant the power bill is said to […]

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PROINSO to expand operations in Indonesia

PROINSO has announced that it will open a new operation in Indonesia’s West Java province. PROINSO will have distribution and integrated products available in Indonesia along with experienced local EPM division, PT. Surya Energi Indotama (SEI). A spokesperson for PROINSO said, “Indonesia is a market of major focus for PROINSO. With over 250 million people, […]

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UNSW engineers set a new world record in solar cell efficiency

Engineers at the University of New South Wales have developed a new solar cell configuration that is 34.5 percent efficient at converting unfocused sunlight into electricity. The new solar cell is 44 percent better than the previous record – made by Alta Devices of the USA, which reached 24% efficiency with a larger solar array. […]

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Airbus Defence and Space enters solar cell production contract with MicroLink Devices for next Gen Zephyr HAPS

Airbus Defence and Space has issued a production contract for MicroLink’s epitaxial liftoff (ELO)-based multijunction solar sheets for use on the new Zephyr S platform. The Zephyr platform is a new class of unmanned air vehicle that operates as a high altitude pseudo-satellite (HAPS) enabling affordable, persistent, local satellite-like services.  The aircraft runs exclusively on […]

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Delta introduces M80U Photovoltaic (PV) inverter

Delta has introduced M80U Photovoltaic (PV) inverter. The company is touting it as the world’s first wall mount 80kW string inverter. The M80U is a grid-tied, 3-phase and transformerless inverter that converts direct current (DC) output from a photovoltaic system into a utility frequency alternating current (AC) with efficiency of 98.8 percent, allowing it to […]

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