Solar

India is investing more money in solar power than coal for first time

India is investing more money in solar power than coal for first time

In India coal is king. It powers huge swathes of the country and its use is still rising. But there are signs that coal's dominance might one day ...
Tata Power Renewable Energy wins Gujarat solar auction

Tata Power Renewable Energy wins Gujarat solar auction

India largest generator Tata Power subsidiary, Tata PowerNSE -0.08 % Renewable Energy Ltd, emerged winner in an auction conducted by Gujarat for 1...
Subsidy on rooftop solar panels may go up for domestic sector

Subsidy on rooftop solar panels may go up for domestic sector

In a good news to people wants to opt for clean energy, the government is mulling to increase the subsidy on rooftop solar panels from the present...
Tamil Nadu discom to halt wind and solar auctions

Tamil Nadu discom to halt wind and solar auctions

One of India's biggest renewable energy producing states, Tamil Nadu, will stop conducting auctions for wind and solar energy projects following p...
Dubai has joined hands for the developments of Offshore Solar Power Plants

Dubai has joined hands for the developments of Offshore Solar Power Plants

The waters of the Persian Gulf are dotted with oil and gas rigs, drilling below the sea to pump hydrocarbons to the surface. Soon, however, they m...
Facebook invests in renewables with Texas solar project

Facebook invests in renewables with Texas solar project

Facebook is building a massive solar farm in West Texas that's believed to be one of the largest solar projects in the nation and the social media...
Oberoi, Trident switch to solar power in Gurugram

Oberoi, Trident switch to solar power in Gurugram

EIH Limited has set up a captive solar power plant to meet electricity needs of its Gurugram properties, The Oberoi and Trident. The captive pow...
School takes solar route, to save Rs. 2.5L a year

School takes solar route, to save Rs. 2.5L a year

A school in Ghatkopar has joined the growing number of institutes in the city which have adopted solar energy to cater to their electricity needs...
Govt roots for robots to cut water usage in solar plants

Govt roots for robots to cut water usage in solar plants

In an effort to reduce water usage in solar plants, the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has asked the states and the solar industry to...
Solar pumps in Bandipur National Park ensure animals in the forest stay hydrated this summer

Solar pumps in Bandipur National Park ensure animals in the forest stay hydrated this summer

As the summer sun blazes away mercilessly, it is not just humans who need our thirst quenched. Birds and animals also have to keep themselves hydr...
Tirupati Renigunta International Airport goes solar

Tirupati Renigunta International Airport goes solar

The Airports Authority of India (AAI) inaugurated a 1 MWp solar plant at Tirupatis Renigunta International airport. The plant was commissioned b...
World's largest solar project begins operation in UAE

World's largest solar project begins operation in UAE

Emirates Water and Electricity Company, EWEC, has announced that 'Noor Abu Dhabi', the world's largest single solar project, with a capacity of 1,...