Solar Energy

Reliance Industries to acquire over 79 per cent stake in US-based SenseHawk

Founded in 2018, SenseHawk is an early-stage California-based developer of software-based management tools for the solar energy generation industry. SenseHawk helps accelerate solar projects from planning to production by helping companies streamline processes and use automation

Virescent to acquire 100 MW solar power portfolio from Jakson Group; details here

Sameer Gupta, chairman and managing director of the Jakson Group, has said that the company aims to sell more of its solar power portfolio. It is also looking at a long-term relationship with Virescent

India adds record 7.2 GW solar capacity in Jan-Jun 2022, says Mercom India

The sector witnessed the highest ever quarterly and half-yearly solar capacity additions and India's cumulative installed solar capacity now stands at 57 GW

Piyush Goyal calls for deepening trade ties with Africa; exploring solar energy, startup ecosystem

The trade between India and African countries has been pretty balanced with exports of trade and services of about $40 billion and imports of $49 billion

Haryana: 'Proposal to install solar panels on canals across state,' says Power minister Ranjit Singh Chautala

The minister said that the state government is paying special attention to promote the use of solar energy

Dark times: Why Australia has asked its residents to turn off their lights every day for two hours

Shortage of coal, the Russia-Ukraine war and mismanagement of resources has led to concerns that Australia may experience a blackout

Climate change threatens India’s solar and wind energy potential, shows new analysis

The future projections are significant as India sets out on its mission to meet as much as 50 per cent of its energy requirements from renewable energy by 2030

China working on space-based solar panels, plans to replace ground-based solar panels

A group of Chinese engineers and scientists are working on launching an array of satellites in space, that will relay solar energy to the Earth and generate electricity. Countries like the US and the UK are also working on something similar.

India's big solar and renewable energy push signals challenge to Chinese dominance

India has consistently relied on imports from China for solar hardware which is then used for the construction of panels and large-scale solar farms across the country

RIL Q2 profit jumps 46% to Rs 15,479 cr compared to last year; consolidated revenue at Rs 1.74 lakh cr

All businesses showed growth over pre-COVID levels with the digital services segment gaining record quarterly business in Q2