Almost 10 GW of wind-solar hybrid capacity is already under implementation in the country which has only 100 MW of such capacity installed at present, according to Crisil.Wind-solar hybrid plants—which have found favours globally—are becoming the preferred renewable energy (RE) option in India, too, with...
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The government in Dhaka hopes plans for the Spectra Solar Project, and the international backing for it, will help showcase the attractiveness of solar investment in the country for private sector money.The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the governments of Germany and Canada are financing...
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Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have developed a new approach to improve the electrical properties of monolayer graphene grown by CVD that could be used in the production of more efficient and stable ultra-light organic cells. They used parylene to develop transparent graphene...
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The Norwegian government has decided to postpone the planned reduction of the Plusskundeordningen solar-rebate program, currently managed by the Norwegian Water Resources and Energy Directorate, until the end of this year.The Norwegian government has announced a NOK3.6 billion ($383.5 million) plan to support the energy...
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Dutch startup Solar Visuals and the Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific Research (TNO) have developed new "mimic design" facade modules that reproduce the features of building surfaces. Lenneke Slooff-Hoek, a senior scientist for TNO, told pv magazine that the panels can be made in any...
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Ikea has launched its turnkey home solar offer in Australia, making it the first market outside of Europe in which consumers can purchase home solar kits from its website. The company has partnered with Solargain to bring solar to as many Aussie rooftops as possible.From...
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