And here is another mega solar idea – this time with a farmer focussed one. An ambitious scheme is being laid out where more than a dozen villages in the Chitradurga district with join together to create a massive solar park (over…
Solar Trackers – Their on-the-ground benefits and challenges – Perspectives from prominent tracker manufacturers
Read an excellent article on the use of solar trackers from this Greentech Media report. The news report uses perspectives from some of the top (US) solar tracker makers. While of course, each tracker maker expectedly highlights some of the features…
Is Rs 4.63/unit solar power price by SunEdison realistic and sustainable?
The recent bid by SunEdison of Rs 4.63/unit for the 500 MW solar PV block of Andhra Pradesh has set the market talking about how fast the cost of solar is coming down At the same time, those in the…
India’s Vizag Port Going Solar through a 10 MW Solar Power Plant
An interesting read here on how a major Indian port is planning to go solar in a big way. The Vishakapatnam port is one of India’s major ports, and it is planning a 10 MW ground mounted solar power plant,…
MW Solar Power Plants Performing Better Than Expected
Now, this is an interesting piece of news for many developers and prospective developers of solar farms. According to a new report by Fitch Ratings, based on a survey of a few solar power plants set up in 2011, results…
California Farmers Shifting to Solar Energy Crop?
California is a well-known solar energy hub. But we all would have thought that was because it gets lots of sunshine. Looks like there is another reason – large parts of California does not get enough water. Here’s an interesting…
India to have 13 GW of Solar PV by End of 2016?
Some estimates I read suggest India could have a total solar PV installed capacity of over 13 GW by end of 2016. Now, this is a much higher number than the installed capacity of 4.3 GW as of end Sep…
Europe’a largest solar park, 300 MW of it, connected to the grid
The largest solar park in Europe, a 300MW project developed by France-based firm Neoen near Bordeaux, has been connected to the grid, reports PV Tech. This park has had international players associated with it. A consortium composed of Eiffage, its subsidiary…
Solar Cell and Panel Efficiency
Summary: Conventional solar PV cell efficiency are in the range 10-22%, and module efficiency in the range 9-20%. If only we had super high efficient solar cells, the whole world would only be using solar to power everything. So what…
Solar Panels – A Nice Package to Capture the Sun!
Summary: Solar panels that you see in rooftops and large solar farms are an assembly of many solar cells. What is a solar panel? Is it the same as a solar module? And what is the difference between a solar…