Solar self-reliance stays in the shadows
Way forward: Should India try to occupy the space of high-value niche solar products? - ISTOCK.COM
Way forward: Should India try to occupy the space of high-value niche solar products? - ISTOCK.COM×
Does India have what it takes to compete with Chinese manufacturing might in everything from silicon to modules?
Based on the promised incentives and protection from imports, many companies including Adani, Azure, ReNew and Waaree have expressed their willingness to manufacture solar cells and modules in India.
But is the government’s pitch good enough? Second, can Indian manufacturers compete against the Chinese?
Traces of life Scientists look beyond solar system
World
March 6, 2021
Washington: Searching for traces of life on Mars, like Nasa is doing, is one thing. But scientists are also looking further afield. Could it be found beyond our solar system? A study published on Thursday in the prestigious journal Science reveals the discovery of a new exoplanet that could be instrumental in the hunt.
Researchers will try to determine whether there is an atmosphere on the super-Earth and traces of life around a star other than our Sun. The end of the road is finding biomarkers or biosignatures in the atmospheres of exoplanets, which is signs of life on habitable Earth-like planets, said Jose Caballero, an astronomer at Spain’s Centro de Astrobiologia and one of the co-authors of the study.
A Logan social enterprise is turning electronic trash into a global treasure, repurposing old laptop batteries to create a solar-powered solution for poverty-stricken families across the world.
In January, India's cumulative PV capacity reached 38.8 GW. This was enough to surpass wind and make solar the first renewable energy source in the country.From pv magazine India The installed solar capacity
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Worcester, Massachusetts (Newsfile Corp. - March 5, 2021) - Mass Megawatts (OTC Pink: MMMW) today announced the first sale of a solar unit with our patent pending solar tracker. The 6.25 kilowatt unit that Mass Megawatts sold reduces the cost of solar power by employing a furling technology borrowed from wind technology for protection in the case of high wind events. The technique improves the efficiency of solar arrays without adding significant additional expense. Mass Megawatts is responsible for the site development, fabrication, installation, and the interconnection obligations of the small solar project. The solar unit will contribute to the electrical requirements of a small commercial facility in Armstrong Township, Pennsylvania.