Category: Solar News

BIAL inaugurates 3.35 MW rooftop solar power plant

Bengaluru: Bangalore International Airport Limited (BIAL) – operator of the Kempegowda International Airport — on Wednesday inaugurated its rooftop solar power project. This solar plant will generate 3.35 MW of power for Bengaluru airport and an annual solar generation of around 4.7 million units.  The plant is installed across 8 rooftops within the airport premises…
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Australian gold mine digs solar energy and battery storage

The hybrid system is projected to reduce fuel consumption by between 10% to 13%. An Australian gold mining company has announced plans to install a giant solar and battery storage facility. Gold Fields has contracted Aggreko to design, build and operate the 8MW solar power system, along with the battery plant at Granny Smith, located in Western Australia’s Goldfields region. The hybrid system…
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‘Inkjet’ solar panels poised to revolutionize green energy

What if one day all buildings could be equipped with windows and facades that satisfy the structure’s every energy need, whether rain or shine? That sustainability dream is today one step closer to becoming a reality thanks to Polish physicist and businesswoman Olga Malinkiewicz. The 36-year-old has developed a novel inkjet processing method for perovskites…
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ClearVue’s Solar Glass Approaches Prime Time

ClearVue has installed its solar PV glass at a shopping centre in Western Australia, converting an atrium’s windows into clean power generators. It’s quite fitting this demonstration project is occurring at Vicinity Centres’ Warwick Grove Shopping Centre – Vicinity has been ploughing millions of dollars into decking out many of its shopping centers with (conventional) solar power…
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Saudi Arabia launches new $1.5bn phase of solar energy plan

The Renewable Energy Project Development Office of Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Energy, Industry and Mineral Resources (MEIM) has launched the next phase of the kingdom’s renewable energy plans. Expressions of interest are being sought for seven solar projects during the launch of the National Industrial Development and Industrials Program . The announcement represents the next…
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75-year-old street vendor now uses solar power to roast corn in style.

Selvamma, a 75-year-old woman street vendor who has been selling roasted corn outside the Bengaluru Vidhana Soudha (State Legislative Assembly) for 20 years now, has got a new upgrade up her sleeve now. She sells the same roasted corn, but now uses a solar-powered fan to roast the corn. The recent upgrade has been provided…
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Ottawa announces $15.3M for solar project in southeast Alberta

The federal government has announced a $15.3-million funding commitment for a solar energy project in southeast Alberta. The funding, to be spread out over two years, will help fund the construction of a $49-million solar farm near Suffield, Alta. The Suffield Solar Project is owned and developed by Canadian Solar and will employ about 250…
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Students Design Driverless Bus That Runs on Solar Power

Indian researchers have unveiled a first-of-its-kind bus — an autonomous vehicle powered by solar energy. Globally, most autonomous vehicles developed till date are powered by petrol, diesel, CNG or charged using grid-based electricity. Therefore, this Indian innovation has a double advantage. The bus can run for 70 km on a single charge. The prototype has…
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