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This solar paint can turn water vapor into hydrogen

The solar paint contains a newly developed compound that acts like silica gel, which is used in sachets to absorb moisture and keep food, medicines and electronics fresh and dry. But unlike silica gel, the new material, synthetic molybdenum-sulphide, also acts as a semi-conductor and catalyses the splitting of water atoms into hydrogen and oxygen. […]

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Solar Irrigating: Farmers not only selling excess power but also saving ground water

Solar Pump Irrigators’ Cooperative Enterprise (SPICE), which began operating in May 2016, not only made a switch from diesel to solar pumps but also adopted net metering – selling excess power to the local electricity utility. Phodabhai Parmar, a 72-year-old farmer, sits on a charpai sipping tea as solar panels gleam in the fields behind […]

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Water-Gen and Vikram Solar to Showcase Clean, Hygienic Drinking Water Solutions at Smart Cities 2017 Expo

Water-Gen and Vikram Solar will showcase environmental and humanitarian water solutions at Smart Cities Expo in India on May 10-12. On the heels of the recent $100 million MoU between Water-Gen and Vikram Solar, and as a sign of the deepening cooperation between India and Israel, Water-Gen and Vikram Solar will showcase environmental and humanitarian […]

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WorldWater & Solar Technologies to incorporate Nephros ultrafilters into its solar powered drinking water systems

Nephros ultrafilters will be incorporated into the drinking water systems of WorldWater to block potentially harmful waterborne bacteria and viruses, providing additional reassurance to end users. WorldWater & Solar Technologies and Nephros, a commercial stage medical device company that develops and sells high performance liquid purification ultrafilters, has announced that they have signed a partnership […]

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Scientists build solar-powered device that can harvest water from dry air

The solar-powered harvester, which can work in conditions as low as 20 per cent humidity, was constructed at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in the US In a breakthrough, scientists have developed a new system that can harvest litres of water from the air everyday using just ambient sunlight, even in dry or desert […]

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Vikram Solar signs MoU with Israel’s Water-Gen to introduce drinkable water solutions in India

Combined with Vikram Solar’s technological prowess and expertise in the solar power domain, the attempt is to conceptualize a product most suitable for the Indian market requirements. Incorporating use of solar power into the Water-Gen technology is expected to further enhance the energy efficiency and availability of power for the technology in remote locations, through […]

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Nashik District Gets First Solar Powered Water Pump

The use of Solar Powered Water Pump has helped the Farmers from Khedgaon village solve the issue of power disruptions. The Khedgaon village of Dindori taluka in Nashik district has become the first in the state to get Solar Powered Water Pump systems under the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) scheme. Altogether, 23 […]

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Telangana Mulls Setting up Solar Power Generation System atop Water Bodies

A French company is in negotiation with the Telangana government to set up solar power generation system atop water bodies. Telangana government is planning to set up solar power generation system on water bodies, special chief secretary of the state energy department, Ajay Mishra said. “A proposal has come to the department regarding producing solar […]

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