Solar thermal technology to get a boost in phase two of solar mission
Should solar thermal be preferred over photovoltaic solar power?
Solar trick
A number of solar mission projects operational only on paper
US to approach WTO against India’s solar mission policy, again
India’s commerce ministry investigating US policies that could have unfairly promoted US solar companies
Power utilities oppose hike in wind tariff price
State electricity regulatory commissions increasing tariffs without taking into account technology improvements
Tamil Nadu Solar Policy: will it be enforced?
State aims to have same amount of solar as is now installed in all of India by 2014
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
National Solar Mission: bidders quote low tariff, bag projects
Lowest bid in second batch of solar energy projects was for Rs7.49/unit
Solar power plants' output high, but varying widely
Larger projects under National Solar Mission doing better than smaller ones
Solar mission projects set to miss deadline
Developers face penalty in the range of Rs. 2 crore for a month’s delay
Odisha seeks help to buy costly renewable energy
Other states may follow suit as cash-strapped state discoms find the going difficult
US challenges India's solar energy policy before WTO
'It is an attempt to browbeat India and further the interest of US solar companies'
New guidelines for national solar mission power projects
Reverse bidding retained, small changes like use of domestic content raises technology concerns
Microcredit scheme for solar lighting system
Rural families pay less than what they spent on kerosene lamps for off-grid lighting
Falling silicon prices shakes up solar manufacturing industry
What will prevail? Crystalline PV or thin-film
News Briefs
India to get 25 solar parks
Ministry of New and Renewable Energy to spend Rs 4,046.25 crore on developing the parks
Solar energy is everybody's business
Solar mission is too important to let doubtful dealings hijack it
IREDA to provide low interest loans for rooftop solar projects
High interest rate is one of the major impediments in the development of solar sector in India
Who needs ultra mega solar power plants?
Government plans to set up four large-scale solar power plants that will cost a whopping Rs 1.2 lakh crore. Will they serve millions of energy poor?
Energy market glitch
Why new renewable energy trading policy could be a win-lose rather than a win-win instrument
Smoke in the kitchen
The new ‘green’ biomass cookstove has immense potential but why is it missing in homes?
Solar rooftop subsidy likely to be halved
Commercial and industrial consumers placed at bottom of government priority list of beneficiaries
Solar energy could be the largest source of electricity by mid-century
Increased use of solar technologies could prevent the emission of more than six billion tonnes of carbon dioxide per year by 2050
Hope flickers
Solar electricity lights the maximum number of villages in Chhattisgarh—but barely so
Wind break ends
Centre wants to withdraw sops for wind energy sector; offers an incentive to improve performance