Solar Electricity

BMW Group Sources Aluminium Produced Using Solar Energy

Written by Ameya Naik | Sunday February 7, 2021

Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA) has now become the first company in the world to also use solar electricity for commercial production of aluminium, which it will initially supply exclusively to the BMW Group.

IGNOU Inaugurates Solar Power Plant On 35th Foundation Day

Education | Edited by Aarzoo Snigdha | Monday November 23, 2020

The Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU), has installed a 500 kWp Grid Connected Rooftop Solar Power Plant at multiple buildings in the university premises.

Haryana Government Makes Solar Power Systems Mandatory For Private Schools

Education | Edited by Shihabudeen Kunju S | Thursday February 23, 2017

To make the private schools of the state more self-sufficient in the field of electricity, the Haryana government has found a new way; the state asked all the private schools to install solar power systems.

India Matters: Here Comes The Sun

India News | Written by Sutapa Deb | Saturday November 7, 2015

Dayamanagudisalu village in Kolar district is a village of 120 poor Muslim families, 125 kilometres from the technical hub of Bengaluru.

In Darkness For Years, This Village Turned To The Sun

India News | Written by Tazeen Qureshy | Thursday October 22, 2015

Reeling under darkness for years, a small village in Odisha now enjoys uninterrupted power supply. Situated around 25 kilometres from state capital Bhubaneswar, Barapitha now has the distinction of being the first fully solar-powered village in the state.

Manipal University Students Design Solar Powered Car

India News | Maya Sharma | Wednesday April 22, 2015

In the wake of rising levels of air pollution, 27 students of the Manipal Institute of Technology in Karnataka have developed a solar-powered car called SERve or the Solar Electric Road Vehicle in order encourage people to go green.

'Delhi Air Life and Death Matter', Says Al Gore on India's Inconvenient Truth: Full Transcript

India News | NDTV.com | Tuesday February 24, 2015

On his visit to New Delhi, former US Vice President and climate change evangelist Al Gore said Indians must know that this is a life and death issue. Speaking exclusively to NDTV, Mr Gore sounded the warning on what's at stake. He also praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi's efforts in encouraging clean energy. Mr Gore said PM Modi's plan to dramati...

Meet Mr Sunshine

India News | mid-day.com | Monday August 1, 2011

For A Ramon Magsaysay awardee, Harish Hande is surprisingly easy to reach. Scarred by my previous experiences with tight-fisted companies' fortress-like PR mechanisms that make it as difficult as possible for the media to reach their clients, I dialled the number on the website of the Solar Electric Light Company (SELCO) India with consternation, o...

Hybrid solar solutions to cut power costs

Offbeat | Press Trust of India | Tuesday April 14, 2009

A team of Indian technologists are working on developing hybrid solar solutions that is expected to bring down electricity costs significantly and help supply power without transmission lines.