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Satellite researchers studied China’s desert solar farms; vegetation developed across 30.8 square kilometres within and around the installations- In 2018, Europe’s extreme drought cut crop yields, but potatoes beneath German solar panels produced 11% more
- A Latvian astronomer and his wife drove 190 miles to a secret Soviet ghost town in 1994; found a 600-ton telescope the Russians had poured acid on - adapted the Cold War machine built to spy on the West and listen to the stars
- In 2018, the U.S. Air Force signed a 35-year lease for underused Mojave desert land. 8 years later, the site hosts 1.9 million solar panels, turning a historic aircraft testing ground into a massive renewable-energy hubIn 2018, the U.S. Air Force signed a 35-year lease for underused desert land at Edwards Air Force Base in California. What happened next wa...13 Aug, 2026, 06.07 PM IST
- China expanded solar panels across its grasslands; nine years later, the plants above and microbes below had both changedA recent study reveals solar panels significantly alter grassland ecosystems. These installations change plant diversity and soil microbial...29 Jul, 2026, 06.08 PM IST
- How California’s solar farms are helping save the endangered San Joaquin kit fox: Inside the surprising conservation success giving one of America’s rarest foxes a fighting chanceMassive solar farms in Central California are now protecting endangered San Joaquin kit foxes. These projects offer safe havens, reducing p...08 Jul, 2026, 03.05 PM IST
- India’s solar crisis has been failure of planning, coordination and infrastructure: Swaminathan AiyarIndia’s rapid solar expansion is creating an unusual crisis where electricity prices on the Indian Energy Exchange briefly fell to zero in ...27 May, 2026, 11.06 PM IST
- Solar farms could be disrupting bird and bat migration, new studies revealSolar farms, vital for clean energy, are inadvertently harming migrating birds and bats. Their reflective surfaces mimic lakes, luring wild...07 May, 2026, 10.02 PM IST
- Harsh Goenka's video of China's mountains blanketed with solar panels sparks debate on 'clean energy's cleanliness'Indian industrialist Harsh Goenka has ignited a viral debate over the environmental and aesthetic trade-offs of large-scale renewable energ...12 Feb, 2026, 10.58 AM IST
- China's solar sector blazes trail in commitment to renewablesBeijing aims to bring emissions of planet-heating carbon dioxide to a peak by 2030 and to net zero by 2060, part of its commitments under t...29 Aug, 2024, 11.29 AM IST
- Why is China increasing restrictions on renewable power plants?China is expected to increase curbs on renewable power plant output due to grid capacity issues. The curtailment rates, known as curbs, are...06 Feb, 2024, 05.07 PM IST
- China aims to build 450 GW of solar, wind power on Gobi desertPresident Xi Jinping has pledged to bring China's total wind and solar capacity to at least 1,200 GW and to cap its carbon emission to a pe...05 Mar, 2022, 08.07 PM IST
- ReNew Power commissions 250 MW solar project in RajasthanAccording to the statement, the project has a total generation capacity of 300 MW, which was won by ReNew Power in tranche 3 of the competi...09 Sep, 2021, 09.16 PM IST
- Sterling and Wilson Solar commissions its first Solar project in OmanSterling and Wilson Solar Limited (SWSL) has become the first Indian company to commission a solar photovoltaic (PV) project in this region...02 Jun, 2020, 02.30 PM IST
- Western Rajasthan produces surplus power, thanks to wind and solar energyThe combined production of solar and wind mill energy is much higher than the average energy requirement varying between 130 MW and 140 MW ...31 Dec, 2019, 12.04 PM IST
- Western Rajasthan produces surplus power, thanks to wind and solar energy31 Dec, 2019, 10.50 AM IST
- Himachal Pradesh government to set up joint venture to generate 1,000 MW solar power in SpitiHimachal Pradesh government is setting up a joint venture to generate 1,000 MW of solar power in the cold desert of Spiti, adjoining Tibet,...16 Jan, 2016, 02.43 PM IST
- China starts construction of largest solar power plant in Gobi desertChina has started construction of its largest solar power plant spread over 6,301 acres that can supply electricity to 1 million households.22 Jul, 2015, 04.29 PM IST
- India's wind power potential over one lakh MW: Piyush GoyalTo another question, the Minister said the government has proposed to tap the country's solar and wind energy potential lying unexplored in...31 Jul, 2014, 10.23 PM IST
- Renewable Energy Push: Solar Panels to line border in KutchWith about 45 investment promises lined up in solar energy sector, Gujarat plans to promote the desert as a hub for renewable energy.05 Aug, 2009, 08.04 AM IST
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