I think we are actually fortunate to have witnessed solar photovoltaic go commercial within our lifetime. With the support of governments around the world and citizens chipping in resources, there is not much doubt that solar is going to be a huge part of our future. But PV as we … [continued]
Last month, CleanTechnica reported on the expectations of the Indo-US clean energy sector from Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to the United States. It was mentioned that a multi-billion push for the renewable power sector is in the making. The ball for this will be set in motion with the signing of an MoU … [continued]
Indian Prime Minister Mr. Narendra Modi is all set to do business this week in the US, and renewable energy is really big on his agenda. As per news coming in from several sources, Mr. Modi will seek assistance of the United States to set up 100 GW each of solar and wind … [continued]
A number of stakeholders want the Indian Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) to do away with subsidies for rooftop PV. You read that right, they would like the subsidies to be removed. But this proposal is not as crazy as you might think. MNRE provides what is called … [continued]
During his budget speech, India Finance Minister Mr. Arun Jaitley announced a $67 million package for installing 100,000 solar-powered irrigation pump sets and water pumping stations. Not much talked about, but this is an important step considering India’s irrigation woes and the fact that almost half of its population depends on agriculture for their … [continued]
