Solar eclipse to test European electricity grids in March 2015, says French operator

On the other hand, UK grid operator dismisses the possibility of a drastic impact

Centre considering fund to protect domestic solar industry

Solar mission mandate to promote domestic crystalline silicon technology fails to achieve desired result

Lanco's allies

Jonas Hamberg stumbles on fictitious companies dealing in public funds

Solar manufacturing road map: India needs to be self-reliant, but worries remain

Capacity additions peaked till financial year 2018; module prices and solar imports declined over last 2 years

Dirt on White House

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The future of energy

Tapping the Sun

Uganda's solar electrification programme for rural areas

Thailand’s largest solar plant gives hope for more private sector projects

By replacing fossil fuels, the solar plant will avoid release of more than 1.3 million tonnes of greenhouse gases into atmosphere over next 25 years

Maine to give incentives for solar installations with new metering policy

The USA state is set to provide compensation through 20-year contracts for residential and small solar plants

Keep the sunny side up

India plans to produce 22 gigawatt of solar power by 2022. But the country can harness much more solar energy if people start using solar-powered …

Sharing the air

The rich nations are trying to frame the rules for trading in emissions. However, the methods being used to allocate these are questionable. ANIL …

Sun block

Financial woes, delay in raw material supply stall most of the concentrated solar power projects

Centre won't impose anti-dumping duties on imported solar cells and modules

Finance ministry allows deadline for issuing notification for imposing duties to lapse

Pakistan imposes stiff tax on imported solar equipment; move likely to hit nation’s solar growth

The country reportedly meets only 5 per cent of its demand for solar panels from domestic manufacturers

How this school went green with solar energy and saved money

The school has inspired local residents to install solar panels in their houses

Renewable energy projects in rural Ghana have some built-in limitations

Purely donor-funded renewable energy projects involve only renewable energy companies

The first farmer under PM-KUSUM scheme now earns Rs 4 lakh per month

He is the 1st person in India to generate income by selling clean energy to power distribution companies using PM-KUSUM

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

How to set up a solar plant on your roof and earn money

The ministry of environment subsidises grid connected roof top solar power systems. With as little as 10 square metres of roof space one can …

Things you must know about world's largest solar plant

The largest solar plant in the world is up and running in India's southern state of Tamil Nadu. Here's some things you must know about it

The Tesla battery heralds the beginning of the end for fossil fuels

Tesla has introduced the Powerwall, a wall-mounted energy storage unit that can hold 10 kilowatt hours of electric energy, and deliver it at an …

The liquid heat trap

A giant pond at a dairy in Gujarat is the world's largest water storehouse of the sun's energy and heats about 80,000 litres of water everyday

Climate engineering carries serious national security risks — countries facing extreme heat may try it anyway, and the world needs to be prepared

International decisions on climate engineering are likely coming soon

Railways can’t depend on coal for electricity: Suresh Prabhu

Government will have to conduct energy audits to keep a check over emissions 

Island of hope

Sagar island will become a model for solar energy use