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Chandigarh Administration Targets 2400 Free Solar Installations

In an effort to meet its solar capacity targets for the union territory of Chandigarh, the city administration has pushed out yet another scheme to drive the move to solar. The latest offer for free installation, on first cum first served basis for city residents, is under the previously approved Renewable Energy Service Company (RESCO) […]

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Total and Google Cloud Effort Spawns Solar Mapper, To Gauge Solar Potential

French energy major Total and Google Cloud from Google have pooled their expertise to jointly develop an innovative tool, Solar Mapper, which aims to accelerate the deployment of solar panels for individuals (B2C) by providing an accurate and rapid estimate of the solar energy potential of their homes, first in Europe and then worldwide. The […]

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Magenta Strengthens Executive Team With Scott Pharr As Advisor

The Magenta Group of companies, the Mumbai based group with a strong presence in affordable renewable energy solutions, has been making big moves to grab opportunities in the changes the energy transition is driving. The firm has announced that Mr. Scott Pharr, Global Managing Director at Accenture, has joined the Magenta Board of Advisors, to […]

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U.S. Off-Site Solar Installations Gather Pace Despite Pandemic

A rapid growth in the U.S. off-site corporate solar projects are set to accelerate further with the covid-19 pandemic taking a large toll on onsite installations, according to a Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) report. Over the next three years, nearly 60% of all corporate capacity installed is expected to be off site. Since 2015, nearly […]

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Siemens Gamesa Celebrates 372 MW Win For Wind Energy In Sweden

In its largest ever order in the nordic region, Siemens Gamesa has closed an order for its 5.X platform with a new deal to supply 372 MW of the SG 5.8-170 turbine for the Björnberget project in Sweden. The wind farm, owned by asset manager Prime Capital and independent power producer Enlight, takes the total […]

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Warner Bros World Abu Dhabi To Get A 7 MW Masdar Built Solar Rooftop

Masdar, or the Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company PJSC, will be building the largest solar rooftop project in Abu Dhabi soon. The 7 MW capacity structure will power Warner Bros World, another entertainment addition to the city, coming up on Yas island. Masdar was selected for the job by Miral, a domestic entertainment firm representing  […]

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U.S. Commercial Solar Installations Reach Second-Highest Level In 2019

U.S. commercial solar installations reached the second-largest year ever during 2019, rising by 10%  year-on-year to 1,286 Mega Watts (MW), according to a report from the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA), an industry body of US solar players. The report claims that around half of all the solar corporate solar capacity that has been installed […]

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IEA Predicts Global Energy Demand Recovery Only In 2025, Key Solar Role

The International Energy Agency (IEA), in its annual World Energy Outlook 2020, (WEO-2020) has predicted a return to normalcy for world energy demand only by 2025. This is mainly due to the sluggish recover being experienced from the Covid pandemic worldwide, including fears of a second wave of infections in key markets like Europe and […]

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Two O&M Tenders for 40 MW of Solar By BHEL

Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL), one of the power sector PSU’s that is increasingly being used as a vehicle to meet manufacturing as well as other objectives in the renewable energy space, has floated two more O&M tenders for solar projects. The first project on offer is the 10 MW solar power project at Charanka […]

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