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ChargeZone’s 125 Strong DC Point Network Powering E-buses across Indian cities

Vadodara based electric vehicle charging network company ChargeZone has announced today that it is powering more than 500 Electric Buses through its nation-wide network of over 125 Superfast DC Points in cities such as Ahmedabad, Chandigarh, Patna, Lucknow, Gorakhpur, Kanpur, Varanasi etc. in a bid to accelerate the growth of e-mobility in India. The company has undertaken this initiative […]

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CESL Gets Lowest Ever Prices for 5450 Buses under FAME II Scheme

Convergence Energy Services Limited (CESL), a PSU under Ministry of Power has announced today that it has discovered the lowest ever prices for the biggest ever demand for electric buses under the Grand Challenge tender. The tender, announced in January this year, had hoped to get the first batch of buses on the road by […]

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MIT, Standford scientists use machine learning for pervoskite solar cell development

Perovskites are a family of materials that are currently the leading contender to potentially replace today’s silicon-based solar photovoltaics. They hold the promise of panels that are far thinner and lighter, that could be made with ultra-high throughput at room temperature instead of at hundreds of degrees, and that are cheaper and easier to transport […]

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LONGi Creates Solar Industry’s First Tailor Made Metro Train on World Earth Day

LONGi Green Energy Technology has created solar industry’s first tailor-made metro train in Xi’an, capital of northwest China’s Shaanxi Province. LONGi’s headquarters are also situated here. The LONGi sponsored concept was developed to mark World Earth Day. The specific day was established 53 years ago with the objective of raising global awareness of the importance […]

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Malawi solar mini-grid shows promise as way of electrifying rural Africa

A solar mini-grid in rural Malawi, East Africa, is powering maize mills, a sunflower oil facility and will help a welder in a nearby village expand his business, showing that centralised grid systems are not Africa’s only route towards low-carbon power. Malawi, a landlocked country in southeastern Africa, is defined by its topography of highlands […]

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GUVNL Issues Tender For 500 MW Non-Park-based Solar Power Projects

Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam Limited (GUVNL), the state electricity regulation board of Gujarat, has issued a Request for Selection (RfS) for procurement of power through Competitive Bidding from 500 MW Non-Park based Solar Power Projects with a Greenshoe option of an additional 500 MW. Prices are likely to be in the range of Rs 2.45 […]

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J&K village to become first carbon-free solar panchayat

The residents of Palli in Jammu and Kashmir’s (J&K) Samba district are upbeat over the upcoming visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to their village, according to recent media reports. The village is set to become the first carbon-free solar panchayat in the union territory. As per reports, the work is going on at war-footing, especially […]

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The ‘Smell’ of Solar Power Spreads Across Public Toilets In Mumbai

In recent time, urban administrations have been experimenting with innovative ways of incorporating solar energy in our every day lives, one of which is installing solar panels atop public toilets. In December last year, for instance, it was announced that Indore Smart City Development Limited (ISCDL) would install solar power systems at 100 public and […]

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AuREUS Repurposes Food Waste Into Solar Panels

Since sunlight is available for a limited period during the day, standard solar panels only generate power 15-20% of the time. This is a major hindrance in the widespread adoption of solar energy, which Carvey Ehren Maigue, from Mapua University, in Manila in the Philippines, is seeking to solve with his invention ‘AuREUS’ that simultaneously […]

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