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Solar Prosumers in Goa Get Faulty Bills, Still Awaits Subsidy Payment

After spending lakhs of rupees on rooftop solar installations, solar prosumers (producers and consumers of solar power) are now distressed as the electricity department failed to account for the solar power that their plants have been supplying to the grid. Receiving their first bills after a period of six months since their solar installations were […]

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Modi 2.0. What Will the Impact be on Solar Energy Sector?

With a thumping majority behind it again, the Narendra Modi led NDA government offers one big relief to the renewables sector straightaway. Continuity. Unfortunately, that’s where the good news ends. While the industry seems uniformly happy at the removal of further uncertainty on the next government, hopes are high for further changes in on the […]

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Solar Dominates as China Approves 21 GW of Subsidy Free RE Projects

Chinese authorities approved list puts solar projects ahead of wind and other renewables China’s top economic planning agency, the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) has given the nod to the first batch of renewable projects under its new zero-subsidy policy. NDRC gave a go-ahead to 20.8 GW of renewable energy projects that will be […]

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Artificial Photosynthesis Can Bring Green Tech Closer to Solar Energy Storage

Chemists at the University of Illinois have successfully produced fuels using water, carbon dioxide and visible light through artificial photosynthesis. By converting carbon dioxide into more complex molecules like propane, green energy technology is now one step closer to using excess CO2 to store solar energy – in the form of chemical bonds – for […]

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NISE Offering Programme on Prospects For Startups in Solar Sector

The programme will be held from June 10, 2019, to June 14, 2019, at the NISE campus and seats will be allotted on a first come first serve basis. The National Institute of Solar Energy (NISE), an autonomous institute under the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE), in line with the Startup India Initiative […]

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India Finally Investing More in Solar than Coal: IEA

Renewable energy investments in India are finally outpacing its expenditure on fossil fuel power generation says IEA The International Energy Agency (IEA) has revealed in a new report on worldwide energy investment that the world’s third-largest emitter of greenhouse gases after China and the United States, and home to more than one-sixth of humanity India […]

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The Case for the benefits of Rooftop Solar for Discoms

Energy and environment think tank, The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) recently published an article  highlighting the positive impact rooftop solar can have on the countries struggling discoms, which have arguably been among the leading causes for the slow adoption of solar rooftop solutions. India has committed to 175 GW of Renewable Energy by 2022. […]

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Amplus Solar to Invest Rs 750 Cr on 150MW Govt Projects in Haryana

“These projects also provide steady flow of income to the local populations during construction and operation of the plant. We essentially are creating a clean technology based ecosystem to support the local population for a better livelihood for current as well as future generation,” Aggarwal added. As part of its Rs 1,000 crore investment plan, Gurgaon-based […]

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Can a change in government make an impact on the solar sector?

With the 17th Lok Sabha Elections taking centre stage since April, this is the question that really matters for anyone in the solar sector. We speak to 3 industry experts to give you a perspective. Animesh Damani, Managing Partner, Artha Energy Resources “We strongly believe that commitment, focus and execution of the incumbent regime towards […]

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