By N N Sachitanand

Despite its limitations, the global growth rate of solar photo voltaic installations has spurted.

Those who dislike nuclear energy because of its safety problems strongly tout solar energy as a clean and renewable alternate for India. India experiences clear sunny weather for over 250 days a year, with the average daily solar energy incident over the country being as high as 5.8 kilowatt-hours per square metre, With a land area of roughly 3 million sq km, this translates to a total energy incidence of 6000 trillion units/year (1 unit = 1 kilowatt hour).

A recent development in solar energy is a solar tower/chimney.It is a method used for large-scale generation of electricity from solar radiation.The principle is very simple.It is based on the well kn

Now developed from everyday plastic

An extension of the pursuit of inner purity to purer forms of energy

Solar power is getting a major boost in Bhutan. More schools, health units and monasteries in remote areas will get solar energy now. The officials of the department of power in Bhutan have

The long-standing record for electricity produced by solar cells made from cadmium telluride has been broken by researchers working at the US department of energy's National Renewable Energy

A delegation from photovoltaics (PV) organisations of India visited Japan to participate in a PV seminar to discuss PV policy, technology development, applications and industry status in the two

Scientists discover why photovoltaic cells will never beat the green leaves

A new solar cell design could slash the cost of producing solar electricity by at least 80 per cent, claim researchers at the University of South Wales in Australia (Environmental Science &

Harnessing solar energy has been a long-standing scientific goal. The latest approach employs chemicals that, like the leaves of a tree, soak up solar energy for use later

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