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TrinaTracker Gets 108 MW Solar Tracker Order from Colombia

TrinaTracker, the wholly owned Single Axis Tracker manufacturer subsidiary of Trina Solar, has entered into a solar tracker supply agreement with Power Construction Corporation of China (POWERCHINA). Under the agreement, TrinaTracker will be responsible for supplying Colombia’s Tepuy Solar PV Park with smart tracking systems. This will entail  the firm’s Vanguard 1P trackers, smart algorithms […]

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Sweden Tries Solar-Powered Hybrid Truck On Public Roads

A unique hybrid truck with a solar panel-covered trailer is being tested on public roads, as a result of a two-year research collaboration involving Scania, Uppsala University, Eksjö Maskin & Truck, Midsummer, Ernsts Express, and Dalakraft.  The solar-powered truck has been developed in a research project partly funded by the government agency of innovation Vinnova […]

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A New, Promising CSP Goes Into Trials From SolarFlux

US based Solarflux Energy Technologies, Inc. has announced the start of field trials of an improved design FOCUS solar thermal parabolic dish concentrator. The trials are intended to demonstrate the solar-to-thermal conversion efficiency and operational reliability of the updated FOCUS concentrator. The trials build on the previous successful field trials of an advanced prototype of […]

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Solar’s Slow Rise In Sun Drenched Pakistan

Extensive load shedding and high and rising electricity costs are a few of the reasons for consumers to seek a switch to solar power in Pakistan. With industry pointing out that the nation pays some of the highest electricity tariffs in South Asia, it is indeed a wonder why solar has not established a stronger […]

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China Brings Together Solar, Salt & Shrimp to Introduce One-of-a-Kind Power Station

China has introduced the world’s Largest Salt-Light Solar Power Station, which brings together solar energy with salt production and shrimp farming. The solar plant in Tianjin, China, is constructed on a gigantic salt farm. The project employs double-sided solar panels (bifacial solar panels) to absorb sunlight above as well as the sunlight reflected by the […]

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CleanMax Inaugurates 400 MW Wind Solar Hybrid Project in Gujarat

CleanMax Enviro Energy Solutions, a C&I renewable energy firm has inaugurated a 400 MW wind-solar hybrid project in Babra, Gujarat. The firm says that this is the first project to have the latest 3.3 MW Envision turbines. The said project was completed within 16 months of inception, and it was ensured that only unutilized commercial […]

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Water-Scarce Rajasthan Poses New Challenges For Solar Pumps

By-Parul Kulshrestha  As temperatures rose in June this year, Jaman Singh Saini, a 69-year-old farmer from Badangarh village in Jhunjhunu district of Rajasthan, was irrigating his 31-acre farmland of millets, using an electric pump which came with its own challenges – erratic electricity supply, voltage fluctuation and associated costs. About 10 years ago, in 2013, […]

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9 European Countries Collaborate on European Solar Telescope

As many as nine European countries, including the UK, are working together to construct the European Solar Telescope (EST). The EST will be the biggest of its kind solar telescope ever constructed in Europe. It is intended to provide insights into the phenomena of space weather. Several UK universities are leading a consortium to develop […]

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With 224MW Solar Capacity, SCCL Achieves 40% of Its Net Zero Targets

Union Coal Minister Pralhad Joshi recently told the Parliament that the Singareni Collieries Company Limited (SCCL) had achieved around 40 percent of its net-zero targets. The Minister disclosed this information while responding to a coal supply and consumption query. He said that both Coal India Limited (CIL) and Singareni Collieries Company Limited (SCCL) are working […]

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