Earlier this month, SolarIndiaOnline reported about Solar Mission plans to install 20,000MW capacity by 2020 in the story Renewable is not an alternative anymore

Ministry has finalized the draft for the National Solar Mission. After the first initiative of installing generation capacity of 50MW through Solar, the ministry has now gone all the way, to make [...]

The total cost of the system is around 12 lakhs (US$ 24000) and company is expecting a payback period of 3-4 years. The system is expected to reduce the use of diesel to 40% by the hospital. However electrical back up has been given to the system if there is no sunshine.
Fortis hospital is also [...]

After the notification from Delhi government on the mandatory use of Solar Water Heaters in all commercial organisations where hot water is required, the hospitals and hotels have started taking action.Kotak Urja recently has installed solar water heaters in 4 hospitals in Delhi including all Fortis hospitals. Located at South Delhi’s biggest residential complex-Vasant Kunj, [...]

To celebrate the Earth Day, Ministry of Environment and Forest (MoEF) organized a seminar at Delhi Secretariat and announced its plans to make Delhi more beautiful and eco friendly. Sh. Rakesh Mehta, Chief Secretary of the Ministry and Sh. J. K. Dadoo, Environment Secretary, addressed these plans to the audience.

Speaking in the seminar, Sh. J. [...]

I realise that I am the future of the country and my action can save the earth. I am a member of Green Generation Youth Campaign said Shreya Katiyal, a student participating in the event. The Green Generation Campaign has been launched on 22nd April 2009 by Development Alternatives (NGO) with the support of Ministry [...]

Loyola Institute of Solar Energy and Technology (LSET) was inaugurated in Madurai, Tamil Nadu, to encourage use of solar energy. It will function as a resource, research, training and production centre with focus on popularising solar energy and products.

S.Vincent, Member Secretary, Tamil Nadu State Council for Science and Technology, and Kalyani Annie, Vice-Chancellor, Tamil Nadu [...]

A new report launched by the Commonwealth Business Council (CBC) highlights that major challenges lie ahead if India is to realize its vast renewable energy potential. Despite the Indian Government being the only nation in the world that has a dedicated ministry to develop renewable and clean technologies, the report highlights a catalogue of ills [...]

Paper Projects Vision for Solar Photovoltaics (PV) in India and Identifies Solar PV as Area with Tremendous Potential

SEMI India announced an outline and vision for the Indian solar market, including growth opportunities and potential socio-economic development benefits, the current market situation and public policy needs. The SEMI India white paper entitled, The Solar PV Landscape [...]

Chairman and Managing Director of Tamil Nadu Energy Development Agency Mohan Verghese Chunkath inaugurated a technology demonstrator for a solar thermal power plant prototype at the K.G. Design Services, a division of K.G. Information Systems in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu.

With a 30-member team, K.G. Design Services started developing the technology almost a year ago to capture [...]