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Source: http://ibnlive.in.com/news/alumis-provide-solar-power-to-a-school-in-delhi/85723-3-1.htmlNew Delhi: Four brothers of Kheda Garhi village in Delhi have quite literally brought a ray of hope into the lives of students in the village school which was battling a power crisis.The village school is now the first government institution to run entirely on solar power.The solar panels have proven to be an eco friendly boon to the school’s energy crisis. Thanks to the efforts of its alumni, the Goswami brothers.Engineer Bhuvenesh Goswami says, “When I visited the school last year, I found the lights and fans didn’t work. Even … Continue Reading

The device, called Blue Earth, was unveiled at the Mobile World Congress technology event in Barcelona, and Samsung said it underlined the Korean company’s commitment to environmental stability.The phone is designed to resemble the shape of a shiny pebble, and uses a small solar panel to provide power.”This phone demonstrates our small but meaningful commitments for the future and our environment,” said JK Shin, an executive vice president at Samsung.Blue Earth is made from recycled … Continue Reading

Solar Heroes are here in India. With the growing interest in solar industry in India, a Solar trade Mission to the country is being undertaken from 16th to 20th February 2009, organized by Solar Plaza. The trade mission, traveling through Delhi, Bangalore and Hyderabad will include plant visits to Moser Baer PV, IndoSolar (both in Delhi NCR) and XL Telecom, Solar Semiconductor (both in Hyderabad).The trade mission include members from companies such as First Solar, Sun Lab … Continue Reading

The paper is available on the website. (Click here)This paper investigates the sizing and costing methodology for a stand-alone photovoltaic (SAPV) power system based on the number of sunshine hours available in the world. The sizing and costing of the PV system for the electrical load of 3.65 kWh/day was presented in this paper for different continents of the world. The unit cost of electricity generated from the PV system was determined based on their life cycle cost analysis. The capital cost and unit cost of electricity for the SAPV systems were evaluated as $9,198/kWp and $0.6/kWh respectively … Continue Reading

Today we are facing acute energy shortages, resulting in power shading from 4 to 10 hours every day at different locations in India. This is high time, we must work out solutions over energy crisis with additional advantages if possible. The average per capita consumption of energy in India is around 500 units per annum. In spite of high rate of development these figures are very low, compared to developed countries. (Middle East 10,000+, USA 8000+, Europe, Australia, Japan etc 4000+) In our country major contribution to electrical energy generation is by … Continue Reading