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Translucent Organic Solar Cells Can be Designed to Absorb Narrow Light Band

Researchers at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) are studying the use of semi-transparent photovoltaics with precisely adjustable absorption properties, which...

May 9, 2023

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Gourav Mishra

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Technology
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Concentrated Photovoltaics Helps Crop Growth And Generate Electricity

Researchers at the Tarbiat Modares University in Iran have found that concentrator photovoltaics (CPV) helps in shading management while equally distributing the solar...

April 25, 2023

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Gourav Mishra

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Technology
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J&K Budget Proposes 4,000 Solar Pumps and 80 MW Rooftop Solar Installations

Presenting the budget for the union territory (UT) of Jammu and Kashmir, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman proposed the installation of 4,000 new solar...

March 15, 2023

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Gourav Mishra

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Renewable Energy
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Solar Cold Storage Tech Company Ecozen Raises $25 Million for Energy Transition

Pune-based solar cold storage solutions provider Ecozen has raised $25 million in equity and debt capital in its series C round as it looks beyond agriculture to expand...

January 25, 2023

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Gautamee Hazarika

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Renewable Energy
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India Making Efforts to Push Clean Energy Use in Farming: Power Minister

India’s Minister for New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) R K Singh said that the country is aiding farmers with millions of solar water pumps while providing them with...

January 20, 2023

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Gourav Mishra

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Renewable Energy
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Bids Invited for Solarization of Agricultural Feeders in Gujarat under KUSUM Program

The Paschim Gujarat Vij Company Limited (PGVCL) has invited bids to design, supply, install, and commission solar projects of an aggregate capacity of 1.024 MW for...

December 22, 2021

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Rakesh Ranjan

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Solar

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Tenders & Auctions
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Andhra Pradesh Accepts SECI’s Offer for 9 GW of Solar at ₹2.49/kWh

The Andhra Pradesh government has agreed to procure 9 GW of solar power from the Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI). SECI will supply power to the state’s...

September 21, 2021

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Rahul Nair

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Markets & Policy

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Solar
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Tamil Nadu Plans to Install 5,000 Solar Pumps for Farmers Providing 70% Subsidy

Tamil Nadu has proposed installing 5,000 solar pumps for which 70% subsidy will be provided, according to the state’s first-ever ‘agriculture budget’...

August 16, 2021

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Rahul Nair

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Solar
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EoI Invited for Feasibility Survey and Inspection of Solar Pumps Under KUSUM Program

The Maharashtra Energy Development Agency (MEDA) has issued an expression of interest (EoI) for a third-party feasibility survey and inspection of solar pumps installed...

January 13, 2021

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Nithin Thomas Prasad

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Solar
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SECI Issues Tender for 50 MW of Solar Projects with 10 MW Agro-PV Component in Tamil Nadu

The Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) has released a tender for 50 MW of solar photovoltaic (PV) projects, including a 10 MW agro-PV component in Tamil Nadu. Agro...

January 6, 2021

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Nithin Thomas Prasad

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Solar

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Tenders & Auctions
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$130 Million in Funding Goes to Projects Advancing Solar Technologies

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced that it would provide a $130 million funding for selected research projects to advance solar technologies. According to the...

December 5, 2020

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Harsh Shukla

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Technology
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JVVNL Issues Tender for 2,433 Solar Pumps Under KUSUM Program in Rajasthan

The Jaipur Vidyut Vitran Nigam Limited (JVVNL) has floated a tender to install 2,433 solar pumps of up to 7.5 HP capacity in Rajasthan under component C of the Pradhan...

November 20, 2020

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Nithin Thomas Prasad

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Solar

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Tenders & Auctions
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Amendments MNRE Needs to Consider for KUSUM Solar Pump Program to Scale

The government launched the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Urja Suraksha evam Utthaan Mahabhiyan (PM-KUSUM) in February last year. The objective of this innovative program is to...

November 20, 2020

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Rakesh Ranjan

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Solar
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MNRE Raises Solar Capacity Addition Targets for KUSUM, Cuts Central Assistance

The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has ramped up the targets of the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Urja Suraksha evam Utthan Mahabhiyan (PM–KUSUM) program. The...

November 9, 2020

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Nithin Thomas Prasad

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Solar
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GIZ Floats Tender for Solar-Powered Cold Storage Units To Help Farmers

The Indian wing of Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), a Germany-based development agency, has floated a tender for ten solar-powered cold...

November 9, 2020

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Nithin Thomas Prasad

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Solar

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Tenders & Auctions

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