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In India, Solar to Edge Ahead of Wind in 2020

Wind Energy, which had enjoyed a strong headstart in India, has been falling away, even as Solar catches up. 2020 will probably see total solar capacity overtake wind energy capacity in the country for the first time, ever. Wind Energy, which along with Solar Energy is expected to play a significant role for India to […]

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Budget 2020: Solar Industry Wishlist for Sitharaman

Undoubtedly, the most important economic event of the year going to take place on February 01, 2020, when the Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman tabled her second Union Budget in the Parliament. It is widely expected that the main focus of the Narendra Modi 2.0 government will be on again kick starting the engine of economic […]

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Capital Dynamics, 8minute Partner on 400 MW Solar & Storage Centre

Capital Dynamics and 8minute Solar Energy have partnered through equity financing and acquisition of the 400 MW Eland Solar & Storage Center in California. Capital Dynamics, an independent global private asset management firm has announced that its Clean Energy Infrastructure (CEI) business has entered into a development partnership with 8minute Solar Energy through the equity […]

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ATUM – World’s 1st Integrated Solar Roof Gets IEC CB 2016, UL 61730 Certification

Adding another feather in its cap, country’s one of the leading cement roofing sheet maker Visaka Industries said on Thursday that it has successfully passed the solar photovoltaic (PV) module tests for its ATUM product. Illinois-based global safety science company UL has certificated ATUM as per the latest International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) and UL standards with […]

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India has Contributed Least to Global Warming: Piyush Goyal at WEF Meeting

Piyush Goyal has said that India has contributed the least to global warming but is still being very responsible for fossil fuels Union Minister for Railways and Commerce, Piyush Goyal has said that India has contributed the least to global warming but is still being very responsible for fossil fuels, while the western world is […]

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India Needs $2.64 Tn in Investments to Meet UN SDGs by 2030: Report

A new report has revealed that India will need an estimated USD 2.64 trillion in investments to meet the UN SDGs by 2030. A new report has revealed that India will need an estimated USD 2.64 trillion in investments to meet the United Nation’s sustainable development goals (SDGs), offering the private sector an investment opportunity of over […]

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Hartek Solar Wins 1 MW Rooftop Solar Projects; Expands Footprint in Daman

Hartek Group’s rooftop solar arm, Hartek Solar has extended its footprints to pan India by securing 1 MW rooftop solar projects in Daman. The company has marked its presence in the newly merged union territories (UTs) of Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu by winning approx 40 rooftop solar projects with an aggregate […]

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Understanding MSEDCL’s Solar Throttle

In the last quarter of 2019, it was an effort to force a shift to net billing over net metering, that had the industry up in arms against the discoms in Maharashtra. The move, that was proposed in the draft guidelines for commercial and industrial rooftop category, was finally stayed by the state regulator. And […]

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India Leads in Asia-Pacific Solar Tenders Activity in Dec with SECI’s 2.4GW Capacity

In continuing its ambitious solar energy drive, India topped in the Asia-Pacific region for solar photo voltaic (PV) tenders activity in December last year, according to the data and analytics company. With forty nine tenders announced and a 75.4 percent share, India topped the list among all other countries in the region, followed by the […]

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