Rooftop solar power’s massive job potential untapped
India has only met 9.5 per cent of the target for roof-top solar power, which has the maximum job potential
Energy in news on April 16
Here’s a round-up of today’s news reports and developments around energy
What will we do with all those solar panels when their useful life is over?
As solar power booms, businesses are exploring ways to ensure valuable components don’t end up in landfills
Wind power auction sees low bid of Rs 2.64 per unit
Fall solar tariffs was due to a steep decline in module prices and government guaranteeing transmission of power from solar plants. But, why are …
The false burden of social cost on renewable energy
The Economic Survey estimated high social cost of renewable energy, but an analysis shows many discrepancies in calculations
Is solar sector truly achieving grid parity?
Given the huge dependence on subsidy, can the trend of reducing solar tariffs be deemed as an achievement of the renewable or solar sector?
Water, water, everywhere—where to drink in the solar system
Ice is everywhere in the solar system and there may even be liquid water beneath the surface of a number of planets. But could we ever get to it?
India close to solar energy breakthrough
Solar energy is free, but harnessing it using conventional crystalline silicon cells is expensive. Efforts in India to produce an efficient, low-…
Coal’s share in India’s power mix to decline to half by 2030, renewables to meet new demand: CEA
Solar is expected to lift the load in the future power mix, while projections for large hydropower and wind remain modest
Planning to install rooftop solar panels? How about some grass beneath it
Integrating green roofs and solar PV systems can enhance their functions and effectiveness through cooling and shading effects
Solar-powered aeroplane arrives in Ahmedabad
In the next leg of its journey, the plane is scheduled to stop in Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh
Budgeting power
Four Rajasthan villages get microgrid solar power using an innovative pre-paid meter that detects theft
Sun lighting up the valley
Solar lighting systems have brightened up the gloomy winters of Himachal Pradesh's Mayad valley
Big response to solar power plan
Uttarakhand gets applications for 65 per cent of its target in 15 days of launching scheme
Solar mission phase II may reign in import of thinfilms
Earlier mandate of domestic content requirement only for crystalline silicon technology led to most developers importing cheaper thinfilm solar panels
Rooftop solar power scheme a big hit in Uttarakhand
Government receives applications for more than 65 per cent of its installation capacity target for the year within 15 days of start of programme
Aditya successfully lifts off from Sriharikota to study the sun, space weather
The spacecraft will travel 1.5 million km to reach Lagrange point 1, a point in space where the gravitation pulls of Earth and the Sun are in …
Cabinet panel nod to over Rs 8,000 crore for solar projects
The funding for the CPSU scheme is a welcome relief for already operational domestic manufacturers who are battling a difficult market
A dull year for renewable energy
While the increase in solar capacity has been stated clearly, it is unclear what direction the currently faltering renewable industry will take …
Look at the sun
Government has made half-baked efforts to promote solar pumps, a cost-effective irrigation tool
People are complaining about Mercury in retrograde. But what does it actually mean?
Humans found out retrograde motion was an optical illusion 500 years ago. However, the pseudoscientific practice of astrology continues to …
Do forest fires hinder solar power production?
A new study has found that forest fires that break especially during the summer season play a major role in reducing solar power generation in …
Lucy in the sky: Things to know about NASA mission to Jupiter’s Trojans
NASA’s Lucy mission is going where no one else has before. It aims to look back into the origins of the solar system through Trojans
Scientists find a way to make graphene from discarded dry cell batteries
Graphene can be used to make solar cells, light-emitting diodes, touch panels and smart windows
India’s wind, solar resources concentrated in southern, western states: study
Researchers identify environmentally sustainable wind, solar PV and concentrated solar power (CSP) zones across India