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Texas utility Austin Energy is going to be paying 5 cents per kilowatt-hour for solar power, and it could mean lower customer rates.
Austin Energy is about to sign a 25-year PPA with Sun Edison for 150 megawatts of solar power at "just below" 5 cents per kilowatt-hour. The power will come from two West Texas solar facilities, according to reports ..
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There are eight key installation practices that will make residential rooftop solar systems more reliable -- and help to avoid potentially expensive repair costs.
“If a million systems are installed and these roofs leak because of incorrect components or poor installation practices, we as an industry could be looking at a half a billion dollars ..
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Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has approved INR 299 crore (USD 48 million) to subsidize the installation of 17,500 solar water pumps in the nation to support irrigation for agriculture.
The total project cost is estimated at INR 997 crore (USD 160 million), and is limited to states that are willing to contribute at least 15% of projec..
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Jakson Group, a leading provider of power solutions announced a blueprint to up the revenue share in its total earnings from solar business. As part of this strategy the company is targeting revenues of Rs 600 crore by March 2017, through expanding its solar power production, mobile and containerised solar gensets, and EPC portfolio.
The company ..
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Ultrathin layers made of Tungsten and Selenium have been created at the Vienna University of Technology; experiments show that they may be used as flexible, semi-transparent solar cells.
It does not get any thinner than this: The novel material graphene consists of only one atomic layer of carbon atoms and exhibits very special electronic properti..
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Three canadian companies are planning to invest INR6,100 crore ($996.5m) in Odisha to develop a 500 MW solar plant and panel manufacturing unit. The consortium, called Sarus Solar, consists of PV manufacturer Canadian Solar, EPC firm Guycan Solar, and investment firm Mackie Research Capital Corporation.… read more →
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Texas utility Austin Energy is going to be paying 5 cents per kilowatt-hour for solar power, and it could mean lower customer rates. Austin Energy is about to sign a 25-year PPA with Sun Edison for 150 megawatts of solar power at "just below" 5 cents per kilowatt-hour. The power will come from two West… read more →
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There are eight key installation practices that will make residential rooftop solar systems more reliable -- and help to avoid potentially expensive repair costs. “If a million systems are installed and these roofs leak because of incorrect components or poor installation practices, we as an industry… read more →
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Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has approved INR 299 crore (USD 48 million) to subsidize the installation of 17,500 solar water pumps in the nation to support irrigation for agriculture. The total project cost is estimated at INR 997 crore (USD 160 million), and is limited to states that… read more →
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Jakson Group, a leading provider of power solutions announced a blueprint to up the revenue share in its total earnings from solar business. As part of this strategy the company is targeting revenues of Rs 600 crore by March 2017, through expanding its solar power production, mobile and containerised… read more →
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Ultrathin layers made of Tungsten and Selenium have been created at the Vienna University of Technology; experiments show that they may be used as flexible, semi-transparent solar cells. It does not get any thinner than this: The novel material graphene consists of only one atomic layer of carbon atoms… read more →
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Colorful, see-through solar cells invented at the University of Michigan could one day be used to make stained-glass windows, decorations and even shades that turn the sun's energy into electricity. The cells, believed to be the first semi-transparent, colored photovoltaics, have the potential to vastly… read more →
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University of Cincinnati researchers are reporting early results on a way to make solar-powered panels in lights, calculators and roofs lighter, less expensive, more flexible (therefore less breakable) and more efficient. Researchers are experimenting with adding a small fraction of graphene nanoflakes… read more →
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A new study by Berkeley Lab researchers at the Joint Center for Artificial Photosynthesis (JCAP) shows that nearly 90% of the electrons generated by a new hybrid photocathode material designed to store solar energy in hydrogen are being stored in the target hydrogen molecules (Faradaic efficiency).… read more →
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he government is reviewing the subsidy scheme under its flagship programme aimed at promoting off-grid solar applications such as irrigation pumps, home lights and solar lanterns after its dues to solar equipment makers swelled to 1,000 crore because of unanticipated rise in demand. The vendors, which… read more →
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