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A study which could go a long way in solving Bangalore’s power crisis is likely to be completed by October 2009. The study titled ‘Solar photo voltaic (PV) rooftop project” which is looking at the techno-economic feasibility of large scale deployment of solar PV in households is being conducted by...

The Clinton Foundation plans to set up solar farms in the Indian state of Gujarat that will have a total combined capacity of at least 3MW. The organisation recently signed a memorandum of understanding with the Gujarat government to build four or five solar farms that would each have an...

Sep 22, 2009 American Superconductor Corp. has formed AMSC India to serve India’s rapidly growing wind energy and power grid markets with AMSC’s power electronics and superconductor-based solutions. With its regional head office in Delhi and a service office in Pune, it will provide local applications engineering, sales, business development,...

Eaton Power Quality, a subsidiary of US based Eaton Electrical, expects to get Rs 100 crore revenue in next three year from its solar power solution in Indian market. The company expects this growth to come from remote BTS in telecom sector, solar farms and schemes like energy feeding to...

The grid connected solar power initiative of India, located in Asansol, West Bengal, has started functioning. The project, which has been set up as DPSC and Green Energy Development Corporation collaboration, is expected to produce 3 million units of electricity per annum. The company said that they were buying solar...

16 September 2009 After the ‘roof-top’ proposal in which consumers are encouraged to install solar panels on their terrace to tap solar energy, discom NDPL will soon set up a 50-100 MW solar power project in Rajasthan that will cater to its consumer base in the national capital. The project...

Recent reports talked of the world’s largest solar steam cooking system that was installed at the Saibaba Sansthan Trust in Shirdi, Maharashtra, to cook food for 20,000 pilgrims every day. The system, designed and installed by Gujarat-based Gaddhia Solar Energy Systems was completed within 10 months. It comprises 73 automatically...

The central government will convert 10,000 villages which do not have electricity into solar-powered settlements 2012, Union minister Farooq Abdullah has said recently. This is in line with what the Indian government has been doing past few years, when over 6000 villages have benefitted from a similar activity. The minister...

Electrotherm Renewables, a division of Gujarat based Electrotherm (India) Limited has entered into the field of solar energy with the launch of its Electra solar water heaters. The company said that solar energy team of this division is presently working on solar process heating, solar air drying, solar air-conditioning systems...

After making it compulsory for new buildings to use solar water heaters, the Karnataka state government now plans to install solar panels in major state buildings and public utilities. Bangalore is the leading city in India for the use of solar water heaters, with usage of 60% of household and...