Science and Technology - Briefs

Science and Technology - Briefs

Science And Technology - Briefs

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Science and Technology - Briefs

Science & Technology - Briefs

New method to fabricate graphene sheet fabricated from camphor

With the new technology, the layer can be extracted and transferred to other substrates depending on the application

India close to solar energy breakthrough

Solar energy is free, but harnessing it using conventional crystalline silicon cells is expensive. Efforts in India to produce an efficient, low-…

Automation in solar sector: when robots form the clean-up crew

While automation can drastically bring down the maintenance cost of solar plants, ensuing job losses cannot be discounted

Why did US impose 30 per cent import tax on solar?

This is just another tactic to ensure that renewable energy does not take lead in the power sector

Chemical traps

Harnessing solar energy has been a long-standing scientific goal. The latest approach employs chemicals that, like the leaves of a tree, soak up …

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 

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Heliostats may now trap half the energy from sunlight and convert it into electrical and heat energy

Researchers develop thin, lightweight solar cells with inkjet printing

The new flexible cells can power source or be integrated into skin-based or implantable medical devices

Making solar cells efficient, cheaper, recyclable: IIT-Guwahati finds a way

Perovskite-based devices are considered heavily used semiconductor materials as they are affordable and easy to manufacture  

Why financing entities are reluctant to invest in renewable energy sector  

Falling power tariffs and uncertainty over quality of assets are hurting investors’ confidence  

Discarded solar panels can be used as building material

The usage of discarded solar panels in this manner will help to address the problem of solar photovoltaic waste

Production linked incentives no silver bullet for India’s solar sector

PLI scheme will escalate costs and still leave India reliant on China, developers say

Solar dispute: US blocks request for WTO panel but India confident of policy compliance

Canada, EU support India’s bid for setting up of the panel and settling the dispute

Trapping the sun's energy

All our energy needs could be met if even a fraction of the solar energy received on the earth could be converted into electricity, and the means …

Renewable energy in India: why rooftop remains the most untapped solar source

Rooftop solar source doesn’t match the rise in renewable energy in India; while industrial and commercial consumers account for 70% of …

How socio-economic conditions shape renewable energy uptake in Zimbabwe

Development in the energy sector should be guided by the improvements it makes to the livelihoods of intended beneficiaries.

Rooftop solar : How will India's new net metering norms play out

The commissions have introduced time-of-the-day tariffs whereby prosumers are incentivised to install energy storage

A ray of solar hope

Solar plants have proved to be a great boon for villagers of Sunderbans who relied on kerosene wick-lamps

Mumbai Climate Action Plan aims to remove carbon emissions by 2050. Can it be done?

The solution lies in switching to renewables like solar and wind. Solar alone can potentially generate 1,724 MW of electricity, enough to meet …