Tag archives for Solar
Chinese firm helps build world’s largest solar power complex in Morocco’s desert
In the early morning of January, as the snow covering the Atlas Mountains in central Morocco remains unmelted, the Chinese staff of the NOOR Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) projects in…
World Bank endow US$100m for Sindh Solar Energy Project
A financing agreement signed between the Pakistan government and World Bank worth US$100 million for Sindh Solar Energy Project to enlarge solar power generation and right to use electricity in…
Catastrophic galaxy collision soon send solar system flying into space
Apart from the fear of a deadly asteroid smashing into Earth, a new research has pointed out a soon-to-happen catastrophic collision of an upcoming galaxy that is expected to sling…
New technology moves “solar windows” closer to reality
Chinese scientists said they have come up with a more efficient luminescent solar concentrator (LSC), which can be applied on "solar windows" to turn sunlight into electricity. Researchers at the…
JS Bank cohorts with Adaptive Technologies for Solar Energy
JS Bank cohorts with Adaptive Technologies with regards to its financing initiatives for Small & Medium Enterprises (JS Smart Roshni), solar panel financing for the residential sector (JS GharApna) and…
Astronomers discover most distant object in solar system
Astronomers have discovered the most distant object in the solar system, a dwarf planet about 120 astronomical units from the sun. The distance is 120 times the distance between the…
Ultra fast development of solar power in Pakistan
During the Government headed by General Ziaulhaq NIST was established in 1981 at Islamabad and was headed by a technocrat from Atomic Energy Commission. This was done to develop solar…
Bill Gates: Solar, wind energy isn’t enough to battle climate change
Everyone knows that climate change is a major problem, so does billionaire Bill Gates. However, he believes that the current approaches to combat it aren’t just enough and are completely…
China’s solar subsidy backlog estimated to be approximately $17.4 billion
Many solar power projects in Ningxia, in the northwestern region of China, are finding it difficult to stay afloat, according to a report published by Reuters. These projects may face…
Energy firm in Pakistan secures $600k off-grid solar
By the end of 2018, about 10,000 poor homes of Pakistan will have access to the solar power. To scale up the operations and extend distribution of smart solar home…
Pakistan Post to install Solar system in 83 GPOs
Pakistan Post will install Solar System in its 83 General Post Offices 'GPOs' with an estimated cost of Rs 205 million. Initially, Pakistan Post installed 10 KVA Solar System in…
Sindh government announced tariff-based auction for solar power project
Sindh government has announced its intention to launch a tariff-based auction to develop a 50-megawatt solar power project in the province. It will be the first project to implement the…
Govt announced open tariffs for Solar energy
Government has announced that it has scrapped the upfront tariff mechanism for projects based on domestic renewable energy resources and through competitive bidding will award power generation contracts. Government would…
ACTED Pakistan trained women in solar energy
ACTED Pakistan launched a pilot project to promote sustainable solutions for women empowerment, through training in nontraditional sector for Pakistani women that is solar energy. ACTED for the first time…
Regulation approved for solar power net metering system
Pakistan government has launched a new regulation for the solar power net metering system to encourage solar energy use in worsening energy crisis. Alternative Energy Development Board (AEDB) has approved…
Green light to sell solar panels across Pakistan
Pakistan has approved rules for allowing owners of solar panels to sell power across the country. They make to energy grid of country and will be used to convert thousands…
Siemens to equip 140 MW of solar parks in Pakistan, Brazil
German commercial predominant Siemens (ETR: SIE) said these days it has gained an order for the turnkey electric device and set up of two sun electricity plants in Brazil and…