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SJVNL To Offer Solar Power At Rs 3.26/unit From Himachal Floating Plant

Shimla-based SJVN Green Energy Limited is now all set to provide solar power at the rate of Rs 3.26 per unit from its 15 MW floating solar power project situated at Nagal Pond, near Neila village in the Bilaspur district of Himachal Pradesh.  The Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC), in its latest order, has also approved […]

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Xylem & Lorentz Partner for Solar-Powered Pumping Solutions

US-based water technology provider, Xylem and German solar water pump manufacturer, Lorentz have partnered to expand the availability of solar-powered pumping systems globally. These sustainable pumping solutions are commonly used in agriculture, irrigation and drinking water applications, enabling water managers to address decarbonisation goals while reducing operating costs. Lorentz said that climate-related droughts and severe […]

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Trina Solar To Set Up US Plant To Hedge Against Tariff Risks

Trina Solar, which has come off a record H1 in revenues and profits, has decided to spend USD200 million on a solar panel plant in Texas, the United States. The move comes even as Chinese firms remain embroiled in tariff related issues for sales in the US, a key export market.  Earlier, Trina has also […]

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Solar Powered Sensor That Could Make Predictive Maintainance More Dependable

Canada based Nanoprecise, a predictive maintainance and condition monitoring firm that uses AI and IoT technology extensively for its work, has launched what it claims is the world’s first, Zone 0 compliant* light energy harvesting sensor, MachineDoctor™ LUX. Nanoprecise Announces World’s First Light Energy Harvesting Predictive Maintenance Sensor According to a company release, this state-of-the-art cellular sensor […]

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RWE Kicks Off Two Solar Plus Battery Projects in Garzweiler Mine

German multinational energy firm RWE installed 58,000 photovoltaic modules in the Garzweiler opencast mine. The modules also boast two battery storage facilities. The project is supplying solar energy to over 7,250 German households per year. The project employs bifacial modules, that capture sunlight from not only both the sides, but also uses light reflected from […]

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Solar Startup Zunroof Struggles To Deliver On Promise

There were plenty of rooftop solar companies raising capital during the 2016-19 period. However, the fund inflow in such startups slowed down gradually and only a handful of them are in serious business. In fact, recent funding rounds for firms like Solar Square have been built around funding their customers.  One early pre-2020 startup is […]

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Used Car Batteries Can Now Create Renewable Energy Storage System

Marquee auto major Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) has joined hands with Wykes Engineering Ltd, a firm that delves in the renewable energy sector, to make a new renewable energy storage system from used car batteries. The British multinational automobile manufacturer, through this partnership, will make among largest energy storage systems in the UK. This will […]

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Solar Energy Aided In Soft Landing Of Chandrayaan-3

India has scripted history by launching its third moon mission, called ‘Chandrayaan-3’. This mission as per the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), was undertaken to explore the lunar surface. As per the ISRO report, the electronic subsystems of the satellite are powered by solar energy, generated by solar panels, and stored in batteries, as per details shared by ISRO. […]

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Solar Pumps, Refrigerators To The Rescue In Benin, West Africa

In the Kalalé District of Benin, West Africa, basic health services are hard to come by. Historically, a lack of electrical infrastructure in this region has meant no power to pump clean water or refrigerate vaccines. That has now changed due to a recently completed project by the Solar Electric Light Fund (SELF), with funding from the Millennium Challenge […]

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