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Solar Energy
Oserian Seeks Nod to Produce Solar Power
Flower grower and exporter Oserian Development Company has applied for variation of its two megawatt (MW) geothermal power generation licence to include harnessing of solar energy. The firm, which uses geothermal steam to power business—from lighting hundreds of staff houses…
Siemens Gamesa Signs 160 Megawatt Solar Deal In India
Siemens Gamesa, the world’s second-largest wind turbine manufacturer, announced this week that it is expanding its solar business, after successfully securing an order to provide a complete turnkey EPC solution for 160 megawatts of solar in India. It is no…
FPL Unveils New Solar-Plus-Storage System
Florida Power & Light Company has unveiled a solar-plus-storage system that is believed to be the first in the country to fully integrate battery technology with a major solar power plant in a way that increases the plant’s overall energy…
Australia’s Solar Power Boom Could Almost Double Capacity in a Year, Analysts Say
A record-breaking month of rooftop installations and a flood of large-scale solar farms could almost double Australia’s solar power capacity in a single year, industry analysts say. A massive solar energy boom is being predicted for 2018, after an unprecedented…
Solar Energy Corp. Of India Announces 2 Gigawatt Tender
On the heels of the wind energy auctions held by the Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) last year, the agency has launched a solar power tender as well. The SECI has floated a tender for the allocation of 2…
India Achieves 20 Gigawatts Solar Capacity 4 Years Ahead Of Initial Target
India achieved an operational solar power capacity of 20 gigawatts by the end of 2017, Mercom India Research has claimed. According to Mercom India Research, a record 9.5 gigawatts of solar power capacity was likely added in 2017, taking the…
Solar Panels Do Work On Cloudy Days
Some critics of solar power say that solar panels don’t produce electricity on cloudy days. This claim is false. Solar panels can still can produce 10–25% of their typical output on a cloudy day. Obviously, this amount is much less…