Solar Energy

Morocco Shows Africa A Renewable Pathway Away From Fossil Fuels

Morocco is showing the African continent a Renewable Energy pathway out of fossil fuel. Among the countries giving Morocco a good company are Egypt and South Africa, according to TAQA Net, a platform specialized in energy markets. Africa’s trailblazing growth in socio-economic sector has led several countries to further develop solar energy projects, especially at […]

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Fraunhofer Researchers Develop the World’s Most Efficient Solar Cell

Researchers at the Germany based Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE, using a new antireflection coating, claimed on May 30 to have successfully developed the most efficient solar cell of the world. Presenting the results at the 2nd International tandem PV Workshop in Germany, the researchers claimed to have increased the efficiency of the […]

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South India’s Second Big Renewable Push Starts Now

Introduction Back in 2014-15, when the new government of Prime Minister Modi first took stock, and hiked India’s renewable energy target 5 fold to 175 GW by 2022, a number of assumptions were made. From the share of solar (100 GW), to the share of rooftop solar within that (40 GW), Wind energy (60 GW) […]

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Israel Announces Plan to Reach 20% Renewable Energy Generation by 2025

The Israeli Government has come up with an ambitious energy plan whereby it wants to double down on its solar capacity by the middle of this decade. This is aimed at producing Israel’s 30 per cent of the energy needs from renewable sources. According to the new plan, the remaining 70 per cent will be […]

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Odisha Gets First Solar Tree Courtesy ITI Berhampur

The principal of Berhampur Industrial Training Institute (ITI) in the Ganjam district of Odisha has said that the students of the institute have developed a solar tree which is currently installed inside the ITI campus. Principal Rajat Panigrahy informed that the construction of the solar tree is just like a tree where the solar panels […]

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Statkraft Commissions 76WM Nellai Solar Project; Its First In India

Norwegian Renewable energy player Statkraft has announced the commissioning of its first solar power project of a large scale in India. It has brought live a 76 megawatt (MW) Nellai solar installation at Ettanakulam in Tirunelveli district of Tamil Nadu. Statkraft is already the leading player in renewable energy in Europe and has an ambition […]

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Adani Green’s Wind-Solar Hybrid Becomes First in India

Adani Green Energy Limited (AGEL) has claimed to have commissioned the first ever wind-solar hybrid power generation project in India. In an official statement, Adani Green has announced that its subsidiary Adani Hybrid Energy Jaisalmer One Limited (AHEJOL) has commissioned a 390 MW wind-solar hybrid power plant in Rajasthan. Wind Solar Hybrid projects are widely […]

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Tunisia to invite bids for 2,000 MW of renewable energy

In order to reduce its dependence on fossil fuel imports, reduce carbon footprints and heighten the use of clean energy, the Energy Minister of Tunisia, Naila Nouira has announced that Tunisia is planning to launch international tenders seeking bids to build 2,000 megawatts (MW) of renewable electric power capacity. The minister held that the efforts […]

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Iraq investing $680 million in renewable energy projects

Iraq authorities have approved an expenditure of one trillion Iraqi dinars or $680 million for the expansion and development for renewable power projects in order to reduce the dependence of imported power and enhance the use of RE in the country. The Central Bank of Iraq had planned to allocate the funds for solar power […]

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