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Tata Power witnessing a five-fold year-on-year jump in rooftop solar installations at 25,000 per month

Tata Power witnessing a five-fold year-on-year jump in rooftop solar installations at 25,000 per month

The Union Cabinet had in February 2024 approved PM-Surya Ghar Muft Bijli Yojana with a total outlay of ₹75,021 crore for installing rooftop solar | Photo Credit: PTI Tata Power has been witnessing a five-fold year-on-year jump in rooftop solar installations at around 25,000 per month, backed by the PM Surya Ghar scheme. “We are […]

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Kenyan Solar Firm Miale Secures EUR 5M Boost From Swedish Investor

Kenyan Solar Firm Miale Secures EUR 5M Boost From Swedish Investor

Miale Solar Inventions Ltd, a Kenyan cleantech firm with Swedish heritage, has secured a EUR 5 million (KES 767.25 M) funding commitment to accelerate renewable energy adoption across East Africa. The investment comes from Trine, a Swedish impact platform known for financing green energy in emerging markets. This capital injection marks the beginning of a

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Australia consults on Solar Sharer mechanism as rooftop solar reshapes NEM demand

Australia consults on Solar Sharer mechanism as rooftop solar reshapes NEM demand

The initiative would be implemented via the Default Market Offer (DMO) framework, requiring retailers in regulated jurisdictions to make an SSO tariff available from 2026-27. The Solar Sharer programme is designed to respond to structural shifts in Australia’s electricity supply and demand profile driven by rapid growth in distributed PV.  The consultation paper notes that

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Australia’s UNSW reveals atomic-scale self-repair mechanism in silicon solar cells

Australia’s UNSW reveals atomic-scale self-repair mechanism in silicon solar cells

The findings, published in Energy & Environmental Science, directly observe chemical bond reconfiguration during degradation and subsequent sunlight-driven recovery, a capability long inferred from electrical measurements but previously unresolved at the material level. Solar cell performance is compromised by ultraviolet-induced degradation (UVID), a decline in efficiency caused by high-energy UV photons interacting with surface layers,

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Dr. Ifetayo Adeniyi Lays Foundation for Solar-Powered Toilet at His Alma Mater, Sagamu High School

Dr. Ifetayo Adeniyi Lays Foundation for Solar-Powered Toilet at His Alma Mater, Sagamu High School

Dr. Ifetayo Adeniyi, CEO of Megastar Media Communications and President of the Society of Digital Newspaper Owners of Nigeria (SDNON), has laid the foundation for a solar-powered toilet facility at his alma mater, Sagamu High School, Sagamu, Ogun State, as part of his ongoing Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiatives. The project represents Dr. Adeniyi’s second

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This popular solar-powered Wi-Fi security cam is now 50% off

This popular solar-powered Wi-Fi security cam is now 50% off

Image: Eufy Home surveillance used to be pretty complicated, involving steps like running internet and power cables all over your house to connect everything into a cohesive network. Nowadays, you can get it all done with Wi-Fi and battery power—and if you get a security camera with a built-in solar panel, you don’t even have

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Premier Energies commissions 400MW solar cell plant in India

Premier Energies commissions 400MW solar cell plant in India

The expansion is being funded through a mix of capital sources, including INR13 billion (US$141 million) raised through an initial public offering (IPO) last year, a INR22 billion debt facility secured from the state-owned Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency (IREDA) and other internal sources.  The Hyderabad-headquartered firm is targeting a significant scale-up of its manufacturing footprint, with

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