Off-grid and decentralized solar thermal application scheme
The Government had launched the Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission, which is a major initiative of the Government of India and State Governments to promote ecologically sustainable growth while...
View ArticleSolar panel makers await govt subsidy
Members of the Solar Thermal Federation of India (STFI) have asked the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) to clear Rs 375 crore subsidy dues of direct channel partners/manufacturers of solar...
View ArticleSolar water heater makers urge Centre to clear pending subsidy dues
Even though the new Narendra Modi-led government has strongly advocated the use of solar power, the solar thermal industry still awaits reimbursement of Rs.375 crore subsidy dues of the direct channel
View Article6,500 solar streetlights; 1,950 solar water pumps installed in Punjab
AMRITSAR: Punjab Energy Development Agency (PEDA) has successfully implemented Biogas Development & Solar Water Heating Programme under which 1.6 lakh biogas plants and 29 lakh liter per day solar...
View ArticleA path to prosperity: renewable energy for Islands
A Path to Prosperity: Renewable energy for islands was developed in support of the Renewable Energy Forum, a one-day forum preceding the Third International Conference on Small Island Developing States
View ArticleRenewable energy opportunities for Island tourism
This report assesses the business case for the deployment of Renewable Energy Technologies (RETs) in island tourism. A systemic approach is adopted for the analysis of the challenges and opportunities
View ArticleNashik likely to become first solar city in state
NASHIK: Plans are afoot to make Nashik the first solar city in Maharashtra by making solar panels mandatory in buildings with over 10 flats. For this, the state government is mulling a change in the...
View ArticleHaryana Solar Power Policy, 2014
The Government of Haryana has formulated Haryana Solar Power Policy 2014 to promote the generation of power from solar energy. The objective of this policy is to create conditions conducive for the...
View ArticleZero subsidy augurs well for makers of solar water heaters
A month after the government stopped offering subsidies on solar water heaters, the sales are still soaring with the demand driven by a positive sentiment about the need for saving energy. The...
View ArticleRenewables for lifestyle shift: a user-friendly booklet on renewable energy...
This booklet attempts to demystify renewable energy based technologies, and brings it a step closer to the general masses from a practical perspective. It provides handy and useful information on...
View ArticleRailways commissions clean energy projects at Tirupur station
With the aim of tapping renewable energy potential, the Railways commissioned a rooftop solar power grid system and two solar-powered water heaters at Tirupur railway station, on Tuesday. The solar
View ArticleA path to prosperity: renewable energy for Islands
A Path to Prosperity: Renewable Energy for Islands presents a compilation of case studies from small island developing states (SIDS) and development partners. These demonstrate real-life project...
View ArticleAbout 35,000 solar water pumps installed in India against the 1,38,267...
As many as 34,941 solar water pumps have been installed so far in the country as against the 1,38,267 sanctioned , Parliament was informed today. "A total of 1,38,267 solar pumps have been sanctioned
View ArticleSolar power thrust for Ludhiana
Ludhiana, which is already in a race for 'Smart City' project, will get a boost of solar power as the Union government has included the industrial capital of Punjab among 50 cities to be developed as...
View ArticleCentral projects to aid Kochi's smart revamp
KOCHI: Last week chief minister Oommen Chandy said that Kochi has a private SmartCity venture and the city will turn smart with Centre's aid. "The city grabbed the limelight as the fourth-cleanest city
View ArticleHaryana allocates Rs90L budget for promoting solar water systems
To promote solar water heating systems in Haryana, budgetary provision of Rs90 lakh has been made in the State annual plan for the installation of these systems in residential buildings and...
View ArticleFloodlights at border to run on solar power
JAISALMER: For the first time in the country, floodlights at dozens of border posts and fencings along the international border adjoining Pakistan will run on solar energy from November 5. The pilot...
View ArticleMaharashtra approves solar energy policy, offers incentives for power generation
Maharashtra State Cabinet cleared the solar off-grid policy on Monday which aims to save at least 500 megawatts (MW) in the next five years. Maharashtra Government on Monday approved an energy policy
View ArticleExperts, citizens welcome decision on solar water heaters
Nagpur: Solar experts, equipment dealers and their users have welcomed the government decision to make solar water heaters mandatory for new buildings in the state. Some users said that barring days when
View ArticleNeed to promote solar thermal sector: Centre of Science and Environment
Solar thermal sector has not found much support in the country despite having applications for industrial, residential and commercial purposes and should be promoted by the government, a Delhi-based green
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