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India solar panel prices continue to fall on 25% y-o-y dip in global rates

By : Sustainability ..., Mar 29, 2019

Despite the safeguard duty imposed on imports from China, Malaysia and the West, effective July 2018, solar panel prices continued to fall in the domestic market, as a 25% year-on-year fall in...

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Chandigarh admin to use social media to encourage residents to install solar plants

By : Sustainability ..., Mar 25, 2019

As the UT administration extended its deadline to install solar plants till June 30, the Chandigarh Renewal Energy, Science and Technology Promotion Society (Crest) has now planned to spread...

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Lok Sabha 2019 elections: 17 years on, poll helps power school in Coimbatore

By : Sustainability ..., Mar 25, 2019

Mega sops for the electorate, allegations of voter inducement, imposition of the model code of conduct among others typically mark the run-up to elections in the world’s largest democracy. But,...

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IIT-M sets up India’s 1st solar-powered desal plant

By : Sustainability ..., Mar 22, 2019

The technology behind desalination plants may appear simple extract seawater, remove salt, make freshwater but operating such plants is power intensive and can also pollute the environment...

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Kerala looks up at solar energy for its power needs

By : Sustainability ..., Feb 18, 2019

After recovering from an unexpected natural calamity, the State is now on a renovation mode, building a ‘New Kerala’ that focuses on sustainable development. As part of this, recently the State Finance Minister T M Thomas Isaac, in his budget speech, talked about providing...

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'Inkjet' solar panels poised to revolutionise green energy

By : Sustainability ..., Feb 4, 2019

What if one day all buildings could be equipped with windows and facades that satisfy the structure's every energy need, whether rain or shine?

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2 Indian researchers create cost-effective, time-efficient AI to inspect solar panels

By : Sustainability ..., Jan 15, 2019

Despite many benefits and relative popularity as a renewable energy source, eventually, the sun does set on even the best solar panels. Over time, solar cells face damage from weather,...

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REC solar panels bring clean energy to remote Himalayan communities

By : Sustainability ..., Dec 21, 2018

Marking the recent United Nations Global Climate Summit in Katowice, Poland, REC Group, the leading European brand for solar photovoltaic (PV) panels, reports on its own initiatives to bring...

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Tamil Nadu: Students set up solar recharging station in Thanjavur

By : Sustainability ..., Dec 10, 2018

A group of college students and a Coimbatore-based start-up have installed a solar-powered recharging station near Pattukkottai. 

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Workshops to sensitise farmers on solar scheme

By : Sustainability ..., Nov 26, 2018

To sensitise farmers about the new solar scheme that may help them supplement their incomes, the Delhi government will soon hold special workshops. 

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