Monthly Archives: January 2013

Audi to make fuel using solar power

Audi is building a plant that will use solar and wind power to make methane from water and carbon dioxide. The plant, which will use technology developed by Stuttgart, Germany-based SolarFuel, is scheduled to start operation later this year. It … Continue reading

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India and Spain to collaborate for research on Renewable Energy

Report by India Education bureau, New Delhi: Dr. Farooq Abdullah, Minister for New & Renewable Energy today met Spanish delegation led by Ms. Carmen Vela Olmo, Minister of State for Research, Development and Innovation. Both the leaders agreed to enhance research, … Continue reading

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Surana Ventures offers solar plants at Rs 6 cr/MW

CHENNAI, JAN 30: At a time when solar power plants cost between Rs 8 – 9 crore per MW, a Hyderabad-based solar module manufacturer has come forward to offer to supply solar equipment at Rs 6 crore per MW. “We can … Continue reading

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Tamil Nadu solar tender gets lowest financial bid at Rs 5.97/kwh

CHENNAI: The lowest financial bid for Tamil Nadu’s plan to set up 1000 mega watt of solar power, India’s single-biggest solar tender, has come in at Rs 5.97 per kilowatt hour, experts said. However, state utility Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation Ltd will … Continue reading

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2012 – The best or worst of times for solar energy?

Solar Predictions of 2012 Reviewed Yogi Berra might have been referring to the solar industry when he said, “It’s tough to make predictions, especially about the future.” But that never stops people from trying! As we look back at the … Continue reading

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Pennar Industries awarded orders of INR 40 cr for solar projects

Pennar Industries Limited, a Hyderabad-based company engaged in the production and marketing of specialised and engineered steel solutions, has bagged orders aggregating Rs 40 crore. The orders were awarded by Larsen and Toubro Limited for steel mounting structures for its … Continue reading

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Anti-dumping duties to increase cost of solar in India

NEW DELHI: Indian manufacturers of solar cells and modules would gain if the government imposes an anti-dumping duty, but it would also raise prices for project developers and eventually increase the price of power generated from these plants, industry officials … Continue reading

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India & Solar’s New Normal: Distributed Generation

The Bloomberg Cleantech numbers for 2012 are in and the story is one we’re by now familiar with – small solar is a big deal. Despite a slight dip in overall clean tech investment, solar continues to dominate and the big … Continue reading

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Solar becomes lifeline for power-starved Bihar, cheap and inferior equipment dominate market

Solar becomes a lifeline for power-starved Bihar, but cheap and inferior equipment dominate market. Daily wager Bijendra Sao is fussing about at Exhibition Road in Patna to shop for his daughter’s dowry. The doting father wants the best that he … Continue reading

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Goodbye NSM 2013?

The government recently delayed announcing the NSM Phase 2 for lack of funds. Akhilesh Magal, Head of Project Development at BRIDGE TO INDIA discusses why the NSM phase 2 may not see the light in 2013. The underlying reasons are: … Continue reading

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