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Emmvee’s 750-mw solar module unit near Bengaluru to go on stream next month, help raise exports to US, EuropeThe new unit is part of Emmvee group’s Rs 1000 crore investment that was cleared by the high-level clearance committee, headed by then chie...
Solar PV cells manufactured using ‘blue wafers’ no longer to be classified as domestically manufactured cells: MNREA solar PV cell shall be considered to be domestically manufactured only if the same has been manufactured in India using un-diffused silic...
Solar Panels: Noiseless, emissionless power generationSolar panels use the photovoltaic effect to convert sunlight’s energy into electrical energy.
Solar PV modules: Features, applications and how do they workThin-film solar modules are made up of layers whose thickness is only 2 microns; they are up to 40 times thinner than a human hair strand.
PolyCrystalline Solar Panels: Cheap yet efficient long lasting solar panelsSeveral fragments of silicon are melted together to form the wafers of polycrystalline solar panels.
Silicon solar panels: These can become a source of free electricitySilicon solar panels come in varying sizes to suit various applications. Silicon solar panels typically comprise 32, 36, 48, 60, 72 and 96 ...
Amorphous solar panels: With tech advancements, these can someday be integrated onto clothing itemsAmorphous silicon panels are cheaper to construct as they use only a fraction of the silicon required for other types.
Thin film solar panel: Most suitable for applications with large rooftops or wide open spacesThe installation process of these panels is much easier and less labour intensive than that of traditional silicon panels.
Solar array: Panels that can be used for heating, power generation and lightingSolar arrays have a distinctive cell layout as well as modular shape for matching the space restraints of specific mounting areas.
- Print solar cells at the cost of a newspaper!
Toronto, Feb 18 (IANS) Researchers have found a novel way to print perovskite solar cells easily and at a cost similar to bringing out a ne...
- Fossilised algae may soon power electric vehicles
New York, Oct 23 (IANS) Inexpensive and energy-efficient lithium-ion batteries from fossilised remains of single-celled algae called diatom...
New way to manufacture solar cells foundThe research shows that an alternative material called perovskite is more efficient and adaptable than previously thought, scientists said.
'Zero-energy' buildings in the offingThe US National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has confirmed this world leading 7.6 per cent efficiency in a one square centimetre area...
Scientists develop new technology to improve efficiency of solar cellsThey've created nanosized pillars of silicon that "tower" above the gold film and redirect the sunlight before it hits the metallic surface.
Now solar cells made of animal blood to tap energyPal further noted that these cells can work for a larger period - from dawn to dusk - unlike the silicon cells which can work only under su...
Solar energy: Some technological advances that seem promisingThe next decade could also see the emergence of artificial photosynthesis, the holy grail of solar energy research. We describe a pick of s...
- BHEL targets Rs 50K cr turnover by 2020
BHEL is targeting a Rs 50,000-crore turnover by calendar 2020 from its current level of Rs 27,000 crore through a spate of new JVs in relat...