Tata Power, India’s largest integrated power utility, today announced the successful synchronisation of its second unit of 525 MW (Unit 2) of its Maithon Mega Power Project in Dhanbad, Jharkhand under the requisite standard requirements. The first Unit of 525 MW (Unit 1) was commissioned in September 2011. With this development, Tata Power’s gross generation [...]
Solar powered auto rickshaws will now be seen on the streets of Delhi. After solar and electric cars grabbing the limelight it is now the turn of solar powered auto rickshaws appropriately nicknamed ‘Soleckshaws’. These have been designed and developed by Central Mechanical Engineering Research Institute in conjuncture with Council of Scientific and Industrial Research.
Designs are in final stages of approval and rickshaw powered by solar power will be available in three variants of maximum speed limits of 25 km per hour. The variants will cost Rs.85, 000 for plastic frame with enhanced battery life, Rs.75,000 for a simple plastic frame while the cheapest model will cost Rs.45,000 for a metal body.
Initially about 1000 such solar powered rickshaws will be introduced in the capital by June 2012 in a trial basis while authorities expect at least 10000 such vehicles to be introduced in the final stage. These rickshaws will ply on selected routes and can be used for transportation to schools, colleges and other historical places in and around the city. A subsidy is being proposed on these solar powered rickshaws and the government has already approved a road tax refund and VAT exemption on the base price of these Soleckshaws which should be a major attraction to ensure that these vehicles are a success.
SunEdison’s 100-kW unit rises on Standard Chartered Bank’s rooftopSunEdision has put up a 100-kW solar plant on roof of building of Scope International in Chennai. Scope is Standard Chartered Bank’s captive BPO and its headquarters is in Chennai. Spread over 20,000 sq ft of roof space, the plant uses 875 solar panels and will generate 3 million units of electricity over the next [...] |
Canadian Solar says cheaper solar panels help U.S.NEW YORK — Cheaper solar panels could do more to create jobs than setting up a tariff to protect manufacturing positions in the U.S., Canadian Solar Inc. CEO Shawn Qu said in an interview on Monday. While Canadian Solar Inc.’s CSIQ +2.04% corporate headquarters is located in West Guelph, Ontario, most of its manufacturing of solar panels takes [...] |
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China Sunergy to double sales to IndiaChina Sunergy, which produces solar modules, expects to double its sales in India in 2012, sources in the company have said. The Chinese company made news in India last month by announcing that it was willing to bring in equity and debt funds to the aid of its customers in India. The company also said [...] |
Solar Charge Controllers 10A, 20A, 30A and 50A Price in IndiaPWM Solar Charge Controllers 10A / 120 Watts Solar Charge Controller - Rs.1,300 20A / 240 Watts Solar Charge Controller - Rs.3,200 30A / 360 Watts Solar Charge Controller - Rs.4,200 30A / 360 Watts Solar Charge Controller with LCD Display - Rs.6,000 50A / 120 Watts Solar Charge Controller with LCD Display – Rs.8500 Price as on March 2012 Where to get ? [...] |
 30A Solar Charge Controller with LCD Display available in IndiaCM series controller is a kind of intelligent and multifunctional solar charge controller. These serial products adopt customized LCD display screen, which makes the operation on the interface rather convenient. All the controlling parameters can be reset flexibly to satisfy your different needs. Features Visual LCD graphic symbol Brief key operation Grade auto switch of [...] |
 30A Solar Charge Controller available in IndiaThe EPIP-30 solar Controller is designed with a microcontroller for automatic lighting control functions and time functions. THIS TECHNOLOGY PROVIDES: Proven reliability Precise lighting controller PWM battery charging OPERATION: Digital LED display shows the 16 lighting options(by switch with 5 seconds ) Number display, from 0 to 7, DC output. Number display, from 0. to [...] |
 20A Solar Charge Controller available in IndiaThe EPIP-20-R solar Controller is designed with a microcontroller for automatic lighting control functions and time functions. THIS TECHNOLOGY PROVIDES: Proven reliability Precise lighting controller PWM battery charging OPERATION: Digital LED display shows the 16 lighting options(by switch with 5 seconds ) Number display, from 0 to 7, DC output. Number display, from 0. to [...] |