India’s requirement to design policy on solar PV waste management, manufacturing standards

The government needs to bring out a policy on solar module waste management and standards for use of material for manufacturing, according to consultancy Bridge To India. “There is an urgent need to formulate appropriate quality standards for use of environmentally sustainable materials in manufacturing of modules. This will help in minimising potentially hazardous end-of-life module waste in India,” said a BTI statement.…

Southeast Asia Becoming A Center For Renewable Energy Development

April 2, 2019 Technological innovations and favourable government policies are among the four trends expected to drive Southeast Asia’s transition to renewable energy in the coming years.A report published by global auditing firm KPMG on Tuesday titled ‘The Renewable Energy Transition’ noted that while there are still 70 million ASEAN citizens without access to reliable…

Global Solar Market

Recent development in solar industry has turn up the world in to renewable fusion. Solar market consisting of solar photovoltaic modules, solar cell, solar thermal, solar pump, solar modules manufacturing components and other related products in this category.According to the PV Market Alliance, global PV markets should double during the next five years, reaching between…

How Solar Is Powering The Middle East Towards Renewables

The United Arab Emirates wants two-thirds of its electricity to come from carbon-free sources by 2050. Think about energy generation in the Middle East and you probably think of oil. But in fact, the region is at the forefront of the race to decarbonize energy production. In March, production started at one of the region’s…

The World Will Add 70,000 Solar Panels Every Hour In The Next 5 Years

According to article published by Formative Content, “By 2022 the worlds renewable energy capacity overall should increase by 43%”. The amount of solar power capacity expected to be added in the coming years is equivalent to 70,000 new solar panels every hour – enough to cover 1,000 soccer pitches every day. It is estimated that…

New Scheme for Farmers for Installation of Solar Pumps and Grid Connected Solar Power Plants

The Government has approved launch of new scheme for farmers for installation of solar pumps and grid connected solar power Plants, with an objective of providing financial and water security to farmers. The scheme consists of three components: (i) Component-A: 10,000 MW of Decentralized Ground Mounted Grid Connected Renewable Power Plants. (ii) Component-B: Installation of…

Simple, Inexpensive Frame To Boost Solar Cell Efficiency

NEW YORK: Scientists have designed a metal frame that increases the amount of sunlight captured by a solar cell, enhancing its energy production by almost one-third.The simple, inexpensive and ingenious method could increase solar energy captured for people in developing countries, as well as remote regions that are off the grid,researchers said.”In Uganda, between 20…