Happy 30th Anniversary! SolarPACES Conference 2024 Photo Contest

With the 30th edition of the SolarPACES Conference approaching, we would like to express our gratitude to all participants for sharing their cutting-edge research with the global CSP community! The submission of over 500 abstracts promises an exceptional conference in October.
Join us in celebrating with a special photo contest: We invite you to participate by submitting photos that encapsulate the finest moments and memories from past events or highlight the…
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Tata Power confident on solar business; to add more consumer under PM Surya Ghar Yojna

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Tata Power is betting big on the solar business and aims to add more consumers under the solar rooftop scheme, ‘PM Surya Ghar Yojana’, wherein the Union government plans to provide solar rooftops to over one crore households.
The management of the company, in the Q4FY24 earnings conference call, said that the solar…
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Researchers Boost the Efficacy of Solar Panels

Solar energy is a crucial asset in the fight against climate change, and researchers at the University of Ottawa have devised a smart approach to optimize its effectiveness. Their innovative method includes incorporating artificial ground reflectors, a simple yet powerful enhancement.The researchers found that by integrating these reflectors into solar setups, they could improve the system’s energy production and efficiency, making such projects more economically viable. This discovery is…
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Tata Power plans 66 pc higher capex at Rs 20,000 cr in FY25; to spend 50 pc on renewable energy projects

New Delhi: Tata Power has planned a 66 per cent higher capital expenditure of Rs 20,000 crore in this fiscal compared to a year ago, which will mainly focus on projects supporting energy transition and India’s net-zero emission target by 2070. During the year ended March 2024, the capex (capital expenditure) was around Rs 12,000 crore, the company’s CEO Praveer Sinha said during a post earnings conference call. “This year we are targeting to spend around Rs 20,000 crore,” he said in reply…
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East Central Railway Seeks Bids for 1.1 MW Rooftop Solar Installation at Sonpur Division

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The Indian Railways, under the Ministry of Railways, Government of India, has initiated a project to install Rooftop Solar PV systems aimed at generating and supplying power. As per the notification dated May 3, 2024, the selected Solar Power Developers (SPD) will be tasked with the engineering, design, procurement, erection, installation, testing, and commissioning of these solar systems. Additionally, the SPD will handle the…
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CERC Orders Compensation to Azure for Bird Diverters Installed in GIB Region

The Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) has issued an order directing Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) and distribution companies to compensate Azure Power‘s special purpose vehicle companies, Azure Power Maple and Azure Power Forty One, for the additional expenditure incurred due to installation of bird diverters on transmission lines. The compensation has been ordered in compliance with the Supreme Court order of 2021, which mandated the installation of bird…
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Solar-hydrogen solution rolled out for off-grid settings – pv magazine International

A new mobile power generator that combines solar and renewable hydrogen to provide zero-emissions power for remote and off-grid applications has been unveiled by Australian startup H2PowerBox. May 8, 2024 David CarrollFrom pv magazine AustraliaH2PowerBox has launched its eponymous integrated solar-hydrogen energy system that generates and stores hydrogen through electrolysis during the day and uses a fuel cell to convert it back to electricity when needed, providing an alternative to mobile…
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