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Cheap Chinese Imports Burn Domestic Solar Cell, Module Makers

Solar cell and module makers were hoping for incentives to scale up production, but it seems like Union Budget disappointed them. Indian solar cells and modules manufacturers have not able to cash in on the opportunity of rising solar power installations thanks to Chinese competition. Between April and October 2016, India imported solar power material […]

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200 Bus Shelters in Lucknow to Get Solar Energy

Lucknow Municipal Corporation is planning to make 200 bus stops in the city energy-efficient transit system using solar energy. Taking the first step towards an energy-efficient transit system, the Lucknow Municipal Corporation will soon make 200 bus stops in various parts of the city solar energy operated. These bus stops are expected to streamline the […]

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VIZ-A-VIZ ANDREW HINES, Business Development Head – South India, CleanMax Solar

Rooftop projects are taking the ramp and opening new avenues for solar rooftop players. This sector is no more in silos with players like CleanMax Solar are popping new stratagem to spur this segment. Notching recent accolades from MNRE and other prime consultancies, CleanMax have perennially catered to affluent MNCs and corporates. The recent 30MW […]

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Stronger Solar Energy Network for Mumbai’s Don Bosco Schools

Moving towards a renewable energy to reduce dependence on coal for electricity, Mumbai’s Don Bosco Schools to get solar energy system. Don Bosco Organization, which runs five schools and one college in Mumbai, plans to move towards a zero energy setup- reducing the use of coal for electricity and increasing the consumption of solar energy […]

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Fraunhofer Sets New World Record for Multicrystalline Silicon Solar Cell with 21.9 Percent Efficiency

The record Multicrystalline Silicon solar cell consists of n-type high performance multicrystalline silicon, or HP mc-Si. Compared to p-type silicon, this material shows a higher tolerance to impurities, especially iron. Researchers at Fraunhofer ISE have produced a multicrystalline silicon solar cell with 21.9 percent efficiency, which successfully brings the world record back to Freiburg. Higher […]

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Government Colleges Set to Tap Solar Panels in Kerala

Kerala state higher education department plans to install solar panels in Government run colleges to make campuses self-sufficient in power generation. In order to make college campuses self-sufficient in power generation, the state higher education department has been planning to install solar panels in all universities, government engineering colleges and polytechnics and a few of […]

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High Quality Graphene Created Using Soybean; also finds usage for solar panels

Scientists have made use of soybean to create strongest material grapheme that also finds usage in solar panels. In a breakthrough, scientists have used the humble soybean to make the world’s strongest material graphene commercially more viable. Graphene is a carbon material that is one atom thick. Its thin composition and high conductivity means it […]

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Electricity Utility MSEDCL Blocks Metro Rail’s Solar Power Plan

Discom MSEDCL refuses to relax the norms for solar power to meet the 65 percent of Nagpur Metro Rail’s energy needs. Mahametro’s plan to meet 65% of Nagpur Metro Rail’s energy needs through solar power has received a jolt as state-run Discom MSEDCL has refused to relax its norms for the project. Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory […]

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