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3D printing enables new solar power receivers to better absorb sunlight

By : sustainabilityo..., Oct 31, 2017

Engineers at Sandia National Laboratories have designed new fractal-like, concentrating solar power receivers that are up to 20 per cent more effective at absorbing sunlight than current...

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Energy firms back European Union plan for CO2 cap on power subsidies

By : sustainabilityo..., Sep 20, 2017

A group of energy firms has backed a disputed plan by EU regulators to attach emissions limits to subsidies for providing back-up power capacity to avert blackouts.

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State discoms lower losses in FY16, improve cost coverage

By : sustainabilityo..., May 5, 2017

Operational performance of state power distribution companies has improved with a decline in commercial losses of electricity and marginally better coverage of costs in fiscal 2016, a report by...

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Piyush Goyal calls for more efficiency in energy consumption

By : sustainabilityo..., May 4, 2017

Union Power Minister Piyush Goyal on Wednesday called for bringing in more efficiency in energy consumption and said power consumption in the country is bound to increase in case of inefficiency...

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Pollution cuts solar yield by 25%

By : sustainabilityo..., Apr 26, 2017

India is making a big push for solar energy, with power capacity expected to double this year. But some of the gains, especially in north India, could be offset by a growing problem: air...

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PLANT PV launches ‘Silver-on-Aluminum’ paste with a 1% power output gain for c-Si solar cells

By : sustainabilityo..., Apr 19, 2017

PLANT PV, has introduced its first major product to enable significant improvements in conventional solar cell power output. PLANT PV’s new ‘Silver-on-Aluminum’ paste is designed for easy...

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Government falls way short of renovation and maintenance targets

By : sustainabilityo..., Mar 14, 2017

The renovation and modernisation of ailing thermal power plants under the 12th Five Year Plan has been severely affected by poor financial condition of state utilities as a mere 4,702.26 MW...

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Trina sets new mono PERC cell efficiency record of 22.61%

By : sustainabilityo..., Dec 20, 2016

‘Silicon Module Super League’ (SMSL) member Trina Solar has set a new world record of 22.61% efficiency for a p-type mono-crystalline cell, with Passivated Emitter and Rear Cell (PERC)...

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Piyush Goyal assures electricity for all by May 2017

By : sustainabilityo..., Oct 10, 2016

India would have 100 per cent electrification for all by May 1, 2017, Union Power Minister Piyush Goyal said on Saturday.

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Increased efficiency and timely tariffs revision critical for UDAY’s success: ICRA

By : sustainabilityo..., Sep 15, 2016

State-owned distribution utilities will benefit from the Ujwal Discom Assurance Yojana (UDAY) scheme in FY2017 but stricter focus on efficiency and timely tariff revisions is critical for their...

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