India’s Solar Mission : Ministry ready with a draft

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Dr. Farooq Abdullah’s statement on National Solar Mission

Following is the text of the statement in the Lok Sabha today by Dr. Farooq Abdullah, Union Minister for New & Renewable Energy on Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission – “Solar India”:

“I am happy to announce that the Government has approved a new policy on development of solar energy in the country by launching of [...]

Solar Energy Conclave 2010

11 January 2010, Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi

The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) along with Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FICCI) is organizing a ‘Solar Energy Conclave 2010′ which will provide a common platform to share the experience of various stakeholders including the NRI’s in promotion of Solar Energy in India [...]

National solar mission gets government approval

In an ambitious plan to meet energy demands, government today approved the national solar mission, which aims to generate 20,000 MW by 2022.

A meeting of the Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, approved launching of the Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar mission ‘Solar India’ at an estimated cost of Rs 4,337 crores.

“It is a [...]

DOW™ POWERHOUSE™ Solar Shingle Named a Best Invention of 2009 by TIME Magazine

The Dow Chemical Company’s (NYSE:DOW) DOW™ POWERHOUSE™ Solar Shingle, the revolutionary flexible photovoltaic solar cell packaged in the form of a roofing shingle that can be easily integrated with standard asphalt shingle materials, has been named one of “The 50 Best Inventions of 2009″ by TIME magazine.

“The introduction of the DOW™ POWERHOUSE™ Solar Shingle exemplifies [...]

National Solar Mission finalized; to be launched soon

The ambitious National Solar Mission of the Government of India has been finalized and approved in principle by Prime Minister’s Council on Climate Change. The mission which was earlier proposed to be launched on 14th November would now be launched as soon as approval of the government to the recommendations is obtained.

“Now, the recommendations of [...]

Punj Lloyd forays into solar energy

Punj Lloyd, after establishing itself in the biofuels market, has made inroads into the solar industry. The company has partnered with Delta Solar, Singapore and the joint venture Punj Lloyd Delta Renewables will provide Solar PV and Solar Thermal solutions with an emphasis on technology and providing application specific solutions.

Mr. Atul Punj, Chariman, Punj Lloyd [...]

Final Solar Mission to give equal status to PV and Thermal technologies; tariff between Rs 16.00 – Rs 17.50

The Final National Solar Mission would provide equal tariffs for both the technologies used for solar based power generation – Photovoltaics (PV) and Thermal.

In the Generation Based Incentive Policy for Grid Connected Solar PV / Thermal power generation plants announced last year, differential tariffs were available for power generated through PV and thermal technologies. The [...]

Moser Baer gets allotment letter for Fab City, Andhra Pradesh

Moser Baer PV (MBPV), part of optical storage media company Moser Baer, got allotment letter for its facility at Fab City, Hyderabad, during the inaugural session of Solarcon India 2009. This was given to Dr Rajeewa Arya by the state chief minister Mr. K Rosaiah.

This facility by MBPV is part of its planned expansion of [...]