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Dassault Systèmes Congratulates Solar Impulse on the Historic Completion of Its Round-the-World Aviation Journey

26.07.16

Dassault Systèmes Congratulates Solar Impulse on the Historic Completion of Its Round-the-World Aviation

RFQ (Request for qualification) for implementation of roof top solar PV system of capacity 0.983374 MWp in Carriage Repair Workshop Harnaut under PPP model.

26.07.16

Organisation Name : East Central Railway Organisation Type : Central Govt. Ministry/Department Ministry : Ministry of Railways Tender Ref.

Estuaries can become a power source

26.07.16

Scientists have found a new source of clean energy that will join the existing list of solar, wind, and hydropower, says a report in Nanowerk News, a leading nanotechnology portal. The new source -- called osmotic power -- is generated by a process called "osmosis"

Selection of consultancy firm for preparation of DPR for devlopment of identified Solar Park

26.07.16

Rewa Ultra Mega Solar Limited (RUMSL), a joint venture of Solar Energy Corporation of India and Madhya Pradesh Urja Vikas Nigam, invites Sealed Tenders from Consultancy Firms for preparation of Detailed Project Report (DPR) for development of identified Solar Parks.

Solar Impulse 2 completes historic round-the-world trip

26.07.16

Landing in Abu Dhabi after a total of 23 days of flight and 43,041 km travelled in a 17-leg journey, Si2 has proven that clean technologies can achieve the

Solar plane’s arrival highlights UAE’s clean-energy push

26.07.16

The United Arab Emirates might not seem like an obvious spot to begin and end a globe-spanning flight promoting renewable energy. It is OPEC’s fourth biggest oil producer, after all, where gas guzzlers rule the road and the air conditioning is always on — not just at its indoor ski slope.

The 175GW renewables goal – an Indian rope trick?

26.07.16

The Indian rope trick was a popular magical illusion of the 19th Century and beyond, involving a lot of smoke and other visual distractions, a coil of rope that uncurled and rose up improbably towards the sky and sometimes a small boy who climbed it.

JA Solar Reaches Important Milestone: Monocrystalline PV Product Shipments Total 7GW Over Last Decade

26.07.16

The strong shipment performance is the result of JA Solar's unremitting commitment to the development of higher-efficiency solar products. JA Solar was founded in 2005, and started production in March 2006.

IoT: A crucial component in building Smart Cities

26.07.16

Internet of Things (IoT) has led to the evolution of "Smartness" in everything from the grid to the city. The number of advances in M2M/ IoT technology has initiated energy-efficient innovations, which are driven by Big Data analytics and M2M/ IoT Application Platforms.

Sungrow’s 4MW Project in Ukraine Successfully Connected to Grid

26.07.16

Sungrow, the world’s largest PV inverter manufacturer, announces the successful connection to the grid of a 4MW project in extremely harsh conditions. The project uses Sungrow’s SG60KTL string inverter and is located in the Ukraine.

Bill Shorten fails big test by placing personal loyalty above talent

26.07.16

The decision by Bill Shorten to take the easy way out, and add numbers to his shadow ministry, rather than recognise true talent, is a poor end to his otherwise

SunEdison Australia sold to major US manufacturing giant

26.07.16

The Australian business of SunEdison has been sold to US-based manufacturing company Flextronics, continuing that company’s growing interest in the solar and battery storage space.

CleanFund and Soligent Partner to Help Solar Installers Sell More Solar Energy Systems to Commercial Building Owners

26.07.16

CleanFund, the #1 specialty direct provider of long-term PACE financing for renewable energy, energy efficiency, water conservation and seismic improvements to commercial properties in the U.S., and Soligent, the largest-volume B-to-B pure play distributor of solar system products in the U.S., have

SunPower Congratulates Solar Impulse 2 for Completing Round-the-World Flight

26.07.16

Innovative solar technology from SunPower (NASDAQ: SPWR) helped Solar Impulse 2 blaze new trails for renewable energy.

Solar-powered aeroplane scripts history, completes round-the-world trip

26.07.16

Solar Impulse 2, a solar powered plane, lands at an airport in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates July 26, 2016. REUTERS/Stringer London: Solar Impulse 2, a solar-powered aeroplane completed the first, round-the-world flight after touching down in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday.

Solar Impulse pioneers round-the-world flight with zero fuel

26.07.16

Taking turns at the controls of Solar Impulse 2 (Si2) – their zero-emission electric and solar airplane, capable of flying day and night without fuel – Bertrand Piccard and André Borschberg succeeded in their crazy dream of achieving the first ever Round-The-World Solar Flight.

Solar plane's arrival highlights UAE's clean-energy push

26.07.16

United Arab Emirates, OPEC's fourth biggest oil producer, emerges an unlikely champion of clean

The global impact of air conditioning: big and getting bigger

26.07.16

Lucas Davis, University of California, Berkeley With a heat wave pushing the heat index well above 100 degrees Fahrenheit (38 Celsius) through much of the U.S., most of us are happy to stay indoors and crank the air conditioning. And if you think it’s hot here, try 124°F in India.

Solar Bibi project launched to empower women

26.07.16

Islamabad, July 24, 2016 (PPI-OT): A project has been launched with an aim to provide solar solutions to women entrepreneurs so that they can improve their businesses and spread the benefits of solar energy throughout rural areas of the twin cities.

Will a private legal fight between 2 Solar Manufacturers lead to the end of the US-Chinese Trade War

26.07.16

Will Anti Dumping Duties come to an end China and USA have been lodged in a long drawn trade war over solar products, even as Chinese solar panels continue to account for a majority of USA panel market share. In 2013-14, USA imposed anti-dumping duties on Chinese solar panel imports.