Category: Solar Energy

The NTPC Vidyut Vyapar Nigam of the Indian Government has announced the approval of Solar Project in the first phase of the most ambitious Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission. The allotment includes the 150 MW Solar Photovoltaic Power Plant and the 370 MW Solar Thermal Power Plant.The final pricing was at Rs. 13.00 per KWh. The developers of the project were backed by foreign investors, manufacturers of solar PV Panels, inverters and other related charge controllers. With this the objective of first phase of JNNSM is set to get accomplished!

JAIPUR: Solar energy projects of 505 MW capacity will be established in Rajasthan, a move which, the state government said, is likely to attract investment of Rs 6,000 crore in private sector. The Centre has “recently executed tender process to select solar power projects of 630 mw capacity to be established in the country. Out of the total capacity, projects of 505 mw capacity will be set up in Rajasthan alone,” an official statement said in Jaipur. “This is likely to attract investment of around Rs 6,000 crore in private…

Raj Kumar SharmaNew Delhi, Nov 11 (PTI) The signature kerosene and petromax lamps dotting hawker shops in parts of Haryana and Uttar Pradesh are gradually being replaced with solar powered lighting devices being brought in by environment-friendly initiatives of an energy conscious organistaion. Around 300 hawkers in Faridabad, Palwal and Agra have in the past few years switched to solar lamps provided by ”Urja Unlimited” which is not only good for their health and environment but also saves a lot of money for them. “Hawkers inhale a lot of fumes…

Thanks to a molecule called fulvalene diruthenium, batteries may use the sun to provide energy, but not in the same way as solar power. Here’s how it works: The molecule, fulvalene diruthenium, undergoes a structural change when it absorbs sunlight, putting it into a higher energy state where it can remain stable indefinitely. This state is analogous to that of a rubber band that’s stretched and then put some where where it stays stretched out for any desired length of time. In the case of fulvalene diruthenium, the molecule can…

NEW DELHI, Oct. 28 (UPI) — Indian President Prathiba Patil called for an “energy revolution” to help the country achieve energy security and fuel its economic growth. Addressing the growing divide between India’s power demand and supply during the World Innovation Summit and Expo in Mumbai Wednesday, Patil said the country should pursue all available fuel options and forms of energy, whether conventional, non-conventional, new or emerging. “It is time now for an energy revolution that will ensure our energy security,” she said, Press Trust of India reports. Figures from…

27 Oct, 2010, 04.10AM IST,ET Bureau NEW DELHI: India expects investments of up to $55 billion in the next five years in the renewable energy sector, which would generate 35,000 MW of power, a top official said. India, one of the leading producers of wind power, is encouraging investment in renewable energy to curb emissions and reduce dependence on oil as the country imports nearly three quarters of the oil it consumes. “There would be investments to the tune of $55 billion by 2015 in the renewable energy sector which…