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Two of the eight missions in the National Action Plan on Climate Change were ready for implementation through the cabinet-level decisions regulatory mechanisms and even through legislation if necessary, said Shyam Saran, the special envoy of the Prime Minister on climate change, here on Friday.The National Solar Mission and the National Mission for Enhanced Energy have already been through by discussions and evaluation by the Prime Minister’s Council on Climate change, Mr. Saran said at the Environment and Energy Conclave 2009 hosted by the Bengal Chamber of Commerce and Industry.“The Prime Minister has said that the … Continue Reading

To find alternative sources of energy, everybody is on the lookout for better options. As such, solar power equipments are picking up fast as apart from several government departments, private institutions are also coming forward for the same. Joining the list of new entrants are the railway authorities, who have also started installing solar equipments in railway running rooms, hospitals and even at crossings, where solar lamps were being used. This has helped them to get rid of kerosene lamps which were being earlier used. According to information, the authorities have installed solar geysers in railway … Continue Reading

JSW Energy Limited, a part of JSW group, is soon coming out with its Initial Public Offer to raise Rs.3000 for its under construction 3000MW power projects. With this JSW Energy is targeting to be a leading power generator by 2015 with 11,400MW generation capacity. JSW Energy is distributing its business and investments into renewables such as Solar Energy. As per the draft offer document, JSW Energy has been allotted a 5 MW Solar Power Plant based on photo voltaic technology by the Government of Gujarat. Apart from this it is also proposing solar power plant in Rajasthan … Continue Reading

One of the largest Thin Film Solar Fabs in Mainland China Ramps up in Record TimeTrubbach, Switzerland/Baoding, China, August 18th, 2009, — As China boosts solarenergy to meet growing power demand and reduce dependence on imported fuels,Tianwei and Oerlikon Solar announced the completion of one of the mainland China’slargest thin film solar panel factories. The facility was completed ahead of schedule.This first phase of the Tianwei project produces 500,000 modules per year, whichgenerates a total of 46 megawatts of power.Oerlikon Solar leads the thin film solar equipment sector with ten factories in production… Continue Reading

A Chinese ban on imports of a waste material used for solar wafers may be bad news for foreign competitors but it is a big boost to China’s solar sector.Scrap polysilicon, which can be reused to make solar wafers, is low-grade silicon that fails to meet the grade for chips found in most electronics.Beginning this month, China stopped accepting scrap polysilicon to comply with environmental regulations.The ban threatens the income of Chinese scrap polysilicon traders and limits the market for companies that sell to them, such as top contract chipmaker TSMC. It is particularly harsh for small … Continue Reading