Siemens Gamesa wins 326 MW wind power orders in India from multiple projects
Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy has announced that it has bagged multiple wind power orders for a total of 326 MW from several leading Independent Power …
Innovation
US President Trump imposes tariff on imports of solar cells to protect domestic market
US President Donald Trump has approved high tariffs on imports of solar cells and washing machines to protect the domestic American market. The presidential action …
Scientists at Stanford University shows how to create low-cost solar cells using nanotechnology
A team of scientists at Stanford University, including a researcher of Indian origin, has shown how nanotechnology can be used to create crystalline silicon (c-Si) …
University of New South Wales, Australia goes 100 percent solar
In what is claimed to be a first for any university, University of New South Wales (UNSW) in Australia has inked a 15-year agreement to …
Quinbrook Acquires 223 MW Wind Power Portfolio
Quinbrook Infrastructure Partners, a global investment manager specializing in lower carbon and renewable energy infrastructure, announced that it has acquired a 223 Megawatt (MW) operational …
Slow rooftop solar scheme prompts government to work on new plan
Concerned over the inactivity in the country’s rooftop solar programme, the government today said only one GW rooftop solar capacity has been set up against …
Amplus, Yes Bank signs MoU for a strategic tie-up to co-finance solar projects in India
Amplus Energy Solutions has signed an MoU with India’s leading bank Yes Bank for a strategic tie-up to co-finance projects in the solar energy sector …
ISA Forum at World Future Energy Summit, Abu Dhabi
R.K. Singh announces $ 350 million Solar Development Fund by the Government of India for Solar Projects Financing On receipt of 15 ratifications, the International …
Chinese conglomerate to set up mega solar manufacturing plant in Andhra Pradesh
CETC Renewable Energy Technology Company, an ancillary of China Electronics Technology Group, will set up a mega solar manufacturing plant in Andhra Pradesh with an …
Subsidies alone will not scale up adoption of solar pumps: CEEW
A subsidy-led approach alone may not achieve the target of one million solar pumps by 2021 and the government must target marginal farmers, an independent …