Technicians work on solar panel in power station at Hub, near Karachi. — Reuters/File Well-off consumers with rooftop solar systems should have the opportunity to donate excess clean energy for charitable causes, benefiting deserving segments of society. Moin M Fudda, former managing Read More
Installing solar panels is one of the only home improvement projects that will actually save you money (and help reduce your carbon emissions). Whether you live in Providence, Warwick or Pawtucket, Rhode Island receives enough sunlight to make solar panels a worthwhile Read More
Solar energy panels have gained visibility in neighborhoods across the country. Where it once was a rarity to see solar panels on the roofs of homes, today a stroll or drive around a given community is bound to reveal a number of Read More
Image for illustration purposes. Photo: Pixabay South Africa’s rapid rooftop solar adoption, with households and businesses installing over 5,400 MW in just a year, has eased pressure on the national grid – leading to the longest load shedding break since January 2022. However, this surge has Read More
“The future is green energy, sustainability, renewable energy.”—Arnold Schwarzenegger Who can refute the fact that electric power can now be included in the category of fundamental rights of modern human beings. With a heavy reliance on innumerable gadgets on electricity, there is Read More
Hanwha Q Cells’ solar module installed in a garage in North Carolina, the US (Courtesy of Hanwha Q Cells) Hanwha Q Cells Co., a solar power unit of South Korean chemicals-to-defense conglomerate Hanwha Group, strives for its revenue stream diversification as intensifying price competition with Chinese solar modules has hit the Korean firm’s earnings. The solar module maker is set Read More
Representational image. Credit: Canva As India grapples with the challenges of meeting its ever-growing energy demands, innovative solutions are needed to ensure a sustainable and reliable power supply. One promising avenue is the harnessing of solar energy through rooftop solar installations, coupled Read More
Concentrated solar-thermal power Just as humans first focused sunlight with glass lenses more than 2,700 years ago, concentrated solar-thermal power (CSP) creates electricity using the same basic mechanism. CSP utilizes mirrors to point sunlight into a receiver to heat up a fluid Read More