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We Care Solar and Arrow Electronics Win 2019 Edison Award For Solar Suitcase

The Edison Awards, named after Thomas Alva Edison, recognises and honours the world’s best innovators and innovations. Arrow Electronics and nonprofit We Care Solar have won a 2019 Edison Award for We Care Solar Suitcase 3.0, a portable and durable power system that provides sustainable energy for around-the-clock, effective obstetric care in remote and off-grid maternal health facilities around […]

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SDMC Shifts Focus to Solar Energy and EV Charging Points

To encourage the public transition to use electric vehicles, the South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC) has set a target to develop at least 50 public charging stations by the end of this financial year. Speaking at the fourth Asia Pacific Forum on Urban Resilience and Adaptation — Resilient Cities Asia Pacific 2019, SDMC commissioner Puneet […]

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India, Denmark agreement on Wind Cooperation Approved

India and Denmark’s agreement on Wind Energy, signed in March, was formally approved in a cabinet meeting chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi yesterday. Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired a union cabinet meeting where it gave approval for a cooperation agreement between Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) and Denmark’s Ministry for Energy, Utilities […]

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Cabinet Approves RE Pact Between India and Denmark with Focus on Offshore Wind Energy

The objective of the cooperation agreement is to promote cooperation between the two countries in the field of renewable energy with a special focus on offshore wind. The Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has given its approval for a Cooperation Agreement between Ministry of New and Renewable Energy of India and Ministry […]

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Transition to 100% RE by 2050 ‘Cost-Effective’: EWG Study

A new study by the Energy Watch Group and LUT University is the first of its kind to outline a 1.5°C scenario with a cost-effective, cross-sectoral, technology-rich global 100% renewable energy system that does not build on negative CO2 emission technologies. In what should be good news for skeptics worried about the cost of transitioning […]

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Solar Waste Management and Manufacturing Standards Policy Needed: Report

The government needs to bring out a policy on solar module waste management and standards for use of material for manufacturing, according to consultancy Bridge To India.  “There is an urgent need to formulate appropriate quality standards for use of environmentally sustainable materials in manufacturing of modules. This will help in minimising potentially hazardous end-of-life […]

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EDP Deploys Portugal’s First MW-Scale Solar Plus Storage Project

Portuguese power utility company, EDP has announced that it will deploy its largest solar photovoltaic farm with energy storage in Portugal. The company has signed an agreement with battery maker Exide Technologies. It provides for the deployment of two photovoltaic solar production units, with a total capacity of 3.8 MW, for self-consumption in its facilities […]

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Siemens Gamesa’s Indian Manufacturing Units Start Equipment Export

The ongoing trade tariff negotiations between China and the US is seen as an opportunity by Siemens Gamesa’s India manufacturing units to take part and meet the rising demand for wind energy equipment. Markus Tacke, Chief Executive Officer, Siemens Gamesa, responding to a query on the scope for Siemens Gamesa to increase its wind energy […]

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Tender For 300 kW Rooftop Solar Projects Issued in Karnataka

The last date of bid submission is April 24, 2019. Tumakuru Smart City Limited (TSCL) has issued a tender for the deployment of 300 kW of grid-connected solar PV rooftop projects at a glass house near Amanikere Lake Park, Tumkakaru in Karnataka. The brief scope of work for the selected bidders will include the design, […]

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