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5 Disadvantages Of Switching To Home Solar Power
Residential solar power has become very popular in recent years for those looking to save on household bills. By allowing homeowners to generate their own electricity, solar panels reduce their dependence on utility companies, which can…
Kerala is seeing record rooftop solar adoption. So why is it still facing supply issues?
The answer is not so straightforward. Here's a look at how the electricity consumption patterns in Kerala are undermining the successes from the state's record solar energy generation. According to the latest available state government data…
A US tech start-up wants to turn night into day. The question is why?
For billions of years, life evolved on Earth under conditions of roughly equal periods of dark and light in most places. The sun rose and set. Night followed day. Now, one of Earth's species — humans — plans to tweak this arrangement.
Chinese solar company says its new cell has an efficiency of 35.5 percent
Commercial solar cells only have a conversion efficiency of around 25 percent. Chinese company LONGi has developed a solar cell that it claims has achieved a conversion efficiency of 35.5 percent, as verified by the European Solar Test…
Switzerland's Solar Railway Breakthrough Might Be Coming To Several New Countries
A Swiss startup may have found a way to expand the country's solar power capacity without converting additional farmland into solar panel farms. Instead of clearing land for new solar panel installations, Sun-Ways has been running a pilot that uses…
Centre extends non-ALMM solar cell sourcing relief for select RE projects
The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has extended the relief given to Net Metering and Open Access renewable energy projects to continue sourcing solar PV cells from non-ALMM-listed manufacturers till December 2026. The Ministry also…
Action Comics #1100 Preview: Superman's Landmark 1,100th Issue
Posted in: Comics, DC Comics, Preview | Tagged: superman Action Comics #1100 celebrates Superman's milestone with an all-star lineup as the Man of Steel faces his future in this landmark issue. Action Comics #1100 arrives Tuesday, July 22nd…
This Week In Space podcast: Episode 219 - SpaceX Goes to War!
SpaceX Goes to War! - And Other Space Headlines - YouTube On Episode 219 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik discuss the space headlines for the past few weeks. It's been busy, and some exciting things are happening! A couple of…
Daylight at the Push of a Button - U.S. Startup Gets the Green Light to Test Space Mirrors
A U.S. startup wants to deliver daylight on demand—in the middle of the night. Scott Kelly/NASA via AP/Keystone A U.S. company wants to turn night into day by using space-based mirrors to direct sunlight to Earth on demand. A permit for a…
Elon Musk Warns: Two Major Threats Endanger Humanity Today
In an interview with Rolling Stone magazine, SpaceX and Tesla CEO Elon Musk shared his thoughts on climate change and artificial intelligence, which he believes pose threats to humanity's survival. When you think of Elon Musk, you envision someone…
DCM Shriram to expand renewable energy capacity to 176 MW with new hybrid power project
DCM Shriram Ltd will increase its renewable energy capacity to 176 MW (peak) across its Bharuch and Kota facilities after signing a definitive agreement with Serentica Renewables India 38 Pvt Ltd to develop a 58 MW (peak) hybrid renewable energy…
Tamil Nadu has near-100% MoU conversion rate, says Niti Aayog report
Tamil Nadu has emerged as one of India's best-performing States in translating investment commitments into actual projects, with a near-100 per cent memorandum of understanding (MoU) conversion rate, according to NITI Aayog's Investment…
SpaceX Stock Is Down 45% From Its Peak. Should Investors Buy the Dip or Run for the Hills?
Elon Musk's space transportation, satellite internet connectivity, and artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure company, Space Exploration Technologies (SPCX 5.41%), went public on June 12 with an opening price of $150 that day. In the days that…
Smart solar panels follow the sun, hide from hail and produce up to 56% more power
Researchers at Graz University of Technology (TU Graz) have developed a new type of solar panel system that not only follows the sun to generate more electricity but also folds itself away to protect against hail, strong winds and snow. The…
Solar agriculture: The missing piece in India's sustainability journey
India has built 283 GW of renewable energy capacity. Solar has become the cheapest source of electricity in the country. The next frontier for this energy revolution is the farm. Agriculture uses roughly 20 per cent of India's total electricity…
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