As part of its diversification programme for clean coal energy, Coal India Limited (CIL) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Rajasthan Vidyut Utpadan Nigam Limited (RRVUNL), for developing a solar power project of 1,190 MW. Though India has sufficient coal reserves
Tata Power Green Energy Limited (TPGEL), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Tata Power, has commissioned a 225MW Hybrid power project in Rajasthan. The power generated from the project will be supplied to Tata Power, Mumbai Distribution under a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA), valid
Volvo Car India, in partnership with industry body Assocham, has installed solar panels at community and primary health centres in Uttar Pradesh and Haryana. Solar panels have been installed in Jewar, Gautam Buddh Nagar in Uttar Pradesh and Kheri Kalan, Bhorikalan and
Researchers at Stanford University have designed a photovoltaic cell that eliminates the need for batteries and collects energy from the environment during both the day and night. The device uses heat that leaks back from Earth to space. The researchers claim that
No innovation in the globally warming world is complete without sustainability. The objective of being sustainable now reflects prominently in the way India builds its structures with the interest moving on LEED-rated green buildings to constructing public infrastructure using diverse waste, like
India added 1.7 GW of rooftop solar in 2021 with installations up 138 per cent compared to 2020, the highest-ever recorded increase in a calendar year, says the Mercom India Rooftop Solar Market Report Q4 and Annual 2021. The maximum increase was
On November 1, 2021 Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced at the 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26) in Glasgow that India will achieve the target of net zero emissions by 2070. Seven years earlier, on August 15, 2014, delivering his first
More than 15,000 property owners have received a 5 per cent tax rebate after the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) offered a tax rebate for properties with rainwater harvesting and/or solar water heating systems. The number of properties benefitted under the scheme increased
