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Learnings from the German storage model: How it is helping stabilise the grid

Almost 70 per cent of home solar PV in Germany comes with battery energy storage attached 

Solar irrigation can transform Indian agriculture, enhance livelihoods of small to marginal farmers

Farmers can have control over water and electricity supply through solar water pumps 

Solar power: In a slump India’s booming

India’s booming solar power sector has witnessed a slowdown as distribution companies delay payments to power plants

Magnetic streamers to decorate eclipsed sun, scientists predict

If the prediction comes true, it will mark a major scientific achievement and could facilitate forecasting of space weather in future

Dust, particulate matter in air reducing solar energy output by 25 per cent: study

The regions that are hit the hardest are also the regions that have invested the most in solar energy installation

Renewable energy is the way forward

As awareness about environmental degradation rises and clean technology becomes easy available, renewable energy will take centre-stage

Solar Power Tree

Solar Power Tree is a structure that is designed like a tree with branches made of steel to hold the photovoltaic panels. India's first solar …

Telangana announces new solar power policy

State offers many incentives to project developers, including allowing the acquisition of agricultural land for solar projects

New solar technology from Sweden claims to be the most efficient

The plant needs no water to generate electricity, unlike other concentrated solar power plants

Ministry refuses to learn from experience

The MNES has proposed the establishment of a solar thermal power plant near Jodhpur, even though such plants have proved commercially unviable in …

Out in the cold

It is possible to design buildings that stay cool in summer and warm in winter and save energy. But interest in solar passive architecture …

Stellar showbiz

Still a source of wonder for some, no great shakes for others, the recent total solar eclipse was a memorable spectacle

A better alternative

Cheaper and more easy to operate models of solar devices have been developed and these can also be built by the people who use them

Save thy skin

Exposure to sunlight -for even the shortest possible duration -is now being seen as the worst enemy of those wishing to flaunt a fair and lovely …

Miniscule for renewable energy

But solar thermal project developers happy

Govt must take stock of piling up solar panel waste

Experts say though recycling solar waste is a solution, there are challenges

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New solar panel will produce 60 times more electricity

CPWD to generate 42.50 MW power from rooftop solar plants

Besides generating rooftop solar power, it has taken measures towards efficient energy usage on government buildings

Can India double its renewable energy capacity by 2027?

Solar PV can account for 75% of this growth, onshore wind 15% and biomass and hydropower aiding the rest

Distributed power market to double in 5 years, solar will lead the race: study

Europe’s dominance over solar PV sector will diminish as contribution by Asia Pacific region grows, adds study