Solar Energy

Reply filed by the state of Odisha regarding increasing instances of high energy swell waves, May 1, 2025

Reply filed by the Director, Environment-cum-Special Secretary, Forest, Environment and Climate Change Department, Odisha and Member Secretary, Odisha Coastal Zone Management Authority, May 1, 2025. NGT, had registered suo motu in response to the news item in the Hindu, May 4, 2024 titled "Swell waves likely to strike coastal areas …

China Add Australia-Sized Solar Capacity in Energy Push

China, the world’s biggest carbon emitter, accelerated solar power installations in the first half, adding enough capacity in the period to equal Australia’s entire supply of power from sunlight at the end of last year. China added 3.3 gigawatts of solar capacity in the six months ended June 30, double …

First Solar to set up solar project in Telangana

This will be the American company's first project in India US-based First Solar Inc (FSLR), a thin film solar module manufacturer and developer of solar projects worldwide, plans to build a 45-Mw capacity solar power generation project in the new state of Telangana through its Indian subsidiary. First Solar India …

ABB India working on remote monitoring of solar power plants

Company is in talks with various players in the solar power sector and trying to understand their requirements Upbeat about the future prospects of the solar power sector, power and automation technologies maker ABB India Ltd is working on technology for remote monitoring of solar power plants in order to …

Spray-on solar offers cheap alternative to silicon cells

A team of scientists at the University of Sheffield have developed a spray-painting method for applying new, cost-effective solar cells. The scientists utilized new perovskite solar cells - which have a lower material cost than traditional silicon based solar cells - and applied the cells using a spray-painting method which …

Japan May Pull More Approvals for Solar Projects Behind Schedule

Japan’s government is investigating whether solar power projects approved in fiscal 2013 are moving ahead as planned, signaling some of them may be canceled. In a previous investigation of projects approved in fiscal 2012, at least 165 were canceled or abandoned with some of them failing to secure land and …

China sets solar power target for 2014

China's central energy authority unveiled its photovoltaic (PV) development targets for 2014 on Tuesday, vowing to install 13 gigawatts of new PV power capacity this year. Wu Xinxiong, head of the National Energy Administration (NEA), said China will strive to secure the target by supporting the development of distributed PV …

Centre plans solar energy park in State

As part of its plans to increase solar energy production, the Centre is setting up a solar energy park in Karnataka which will be operational by 2019. The Centre has plans to set up five energy parks in the country with capacity ranging between 500-100 mw. Of the 25 parks …

China Said to Consider Policies to Increase Solar Installations

China, the world’s biggest supplier of solar panels, may announce policies as soon as this month to encourage solar-power installations at home. Under the policies, the National Energy Administration would call for local planners to add more projects in regions where electricity can be distributed to customers living nearby, according …

Japan May Pull More Approvals for Solar Projects Behind Schedule

Japan’s government is investigating whether solar power projects approved in fiscal 2013 are moving ahead as planned, signaling some of them may be canceled. In a previous investigation of projects approved in fiscal 2012, at least 165 were canceled or abandoned with some of them failing to secure land and …

Andhra Pradesh solar parks to add 1,300MW to power grid

Hyderabad: Andhra Pradesh government will set up two solar parks of 1,000 MW and 300 MW in Anantapur and Guntur districts respectively. The AP Energy department and Non-conventional Energy Development Corporation of Andhra Pradesh Limited [Nedcap] have been given 500 acre land in P. Kothapalli of Anantapur district, while the …

India’s largest solar power plant planned in Madhya Pradesh

Plans are afoot to set up the country’s largest ultra mega solar power plant (UMSPP) in Madhya Pradesh’s Rewa district, a senior official said on Thursday. The plant, to produce 700 MW of electricity, would require an investment of Rs 4,000 crore, State’s Additional Chief Secretary for New and Renewable …

Govt to benefit $1.1 bn by promoting domestic solar manufacturing

While supporting domestic industry could result in moderately higher price of solar power in the short run, the cost curve would fall in the medium term as scale and supply chains develop, says ISMA - KPMG report If the government supports domestic solar equipment manufacturing industry, it could benefit $ …

Govt to run 150,000 irrigation pumps with solar power in 3yrs

The government has undertaken a programme to replace about 150,000 diesel and conventional electricity-run irrigation pumps with solar-powered ones. According to the power and energy ministry, at present, the country has a total of about 1.66 million irrigation pumps. Of these, some 266,000 are electrically powered water pumps which consume …

IADB Approves $65.9 Million in Loans for Solar Farm in Uruguay

The Inter-American Development Bank approved $65.9 million in loans for a solar project in Uruguay. The lender will provide $40.9 million from its own capital and $25 million from the Canada Climate Fund, which the bank administers, for the 64.8-megawatt La Jacinta project, the Washington-based Inter-American Development Bank said in …

Bulgaria's top court revokes 20 pct charge on solar, wind firms

Bulgaria's top court has revoked a 20 percent charge imposed on the income of solar and wind power producers this year, in a ruling that protects renewable energy investors in the Balkan country but would widen state deficits related to clean energy. The Constitutional Court ruled the charge breached the …

US wants to link power pacts with climate change agreement

The trade dispute between the two countries about restrictions India imposes on imported solar power equipment was also part of the discussions A visiting US team has told Indian negotiators it would link pacts on the power sector to the agreement the two countries draw on climate change and one …

Renewables beyond electricity: solar air conditioning and solar desalination in India

The potential of renewable energy is not only limited to electricity generation, but also for a variety of applications (heating, cooling, mechanical and cooking) spanning across several sectors (residential, commercial and industrial). With the objective to promote and create awareness about renewable energy applications, WWF India and CEEW undertook a …

Estimating the renewable energy potential in Africa: a GIS-based approach

This report presents an approach to quantify the power generation potentials for solar and wind energy resources in Africa, as well as an estimation of the bioenergy potential from selected first-generation biofuel crops. The analysis is based on Geographic Information Systems (GIS) data and has the aim to present a …

Diversification of energy supply: prospects for emerging energy sources

This paper examines the status, future prospects, environmental implications, investment and infrastructure requirements, and risks of alternative energy sources such as solar resource, wind power, and unconventional gas. Solar resource is considered excellent across developing Asia, while the wind resource is strong in several economies. While shale gas is a …

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