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India’s solar capacity expands by record 5,525.98 MW, doubling growth

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In the last year, 2016-17, the country’s solar energy capacity expanded by a record 5,525.98 MW. According to reports released by the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy ( MNRE ), India had added 3,010 MW in the previous year, thus translating to an almost doubling of growth in the past year. Image : National Geographic Cumulative solar capacity currently stands at 12,288.83 MW, against 6,762.85 MW at the end of March 2016, says an  ET  report. Renewable Energy and Mines Minister Piyush Goyal was visibly satisfied  that the growth is impressive, even if it falls short of the target.  Santosh Vaidya, Joint Secretary at the  MNRE , said, By the end of next year, our minister has committed to a cumulative target of 20,000 MW. This would mean adding another 7,750 MW in 2017-18. Once we do so, we will have reached the Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission (JNNSM) target two years in advance. The cumulative target the  MNRE  had set earlier was 17,000 MW by the end of 2016-17.
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Rooftop solar producing more energy than WA's biggest turbine

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Rooftop solar producing more energy than WA's biggest turbine By Anthony Stewart PHOTO:  About 20 per cent of homes across the south west interconnected grid in WA have solar panels. (ABC News: Nic MacBean) RELATED STORY:  Clean Energy Council predicts huge uptake of power storage batteries RELATED STORY:  Excess power stations face closure to bring prices under control: WA Energy Minister MAP:  Perth 6000 Rooftop solar panels in the South-West Interconnected System (SWIS) in Western Australia are now producing as much energy as the state's largest power turbine, according to research from Curtin University. SWIS stretches from Kalbarri north of Perth to Ravensthorpe in the state's south, taking in the Perth metropolitan area. Curtin University sustainability professor Peter Newman said 20 per cent of homes across the grid have rooftop solar panels installed. "We are in the extraordinary position of saying that Perth [SWIS] now has rooftop solar
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Transparent Solar Panels Otherwise Seen As Windows

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Transparent Solar Panels Otherwise Seen As Windows At UCLA Transparent solar panels made possible  by researchers at UCLA and MIT. In 2012, a UCLA team of researchers from the California NanoSystems Instutue, the UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science and UCLA’s Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, lead by study leader Professor Yang Yang of materials science and engineering, demonstrated a high-performance, solution-processed, visibly transparent polymer solar cell through the incorporation of near-infrared light-sensitive polymer using silver nano-wire composite films as the top transparent electrodes… In short, smart people at UCLA collaborated to devise a see through solar film that only harnesses the energy of invisible light! The UCLA team described their new kind of polymer solar cell (PSC) that produces energy by absorbing mainly infrared light, not visible light, making the cells nearly 70% transparent t
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Beautiful Electree Mini – Solar Charger for Your Smartphone

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Beautiful Electree Mini – Solar Charger for Your Smartphone Inspired by bonsaï trees and fractal patterns found in nature, Electree mini provides solar-derived power to environments typically void of renewable energy. Electree + USB will provide a 1A standard USB port. If you live in a sunny country, you’ll be able to recharge your smartphone everyday. Electree mini is also a formidable companion for your smart watch, even with a cloudy weather you’ll always be able to recharge it. This colorful charging lantern stores energy in small batteries and can be used directly to power your gadgets every day. Muller has launched an Indiegogo campaign to fund the manufacturing process of Electree Mini, and we think this one is definitely worth our support.
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Forget roofs, are solar roads the next big thing?

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iPhone Display with Solar Panel To Be Seen in Future

iPhone Display with Solar Panel To Be Seen in Future Apple has sort out the solution to fulfill the hunger of iPhone, rumors are that the future iPhone models will be seen flaunting solar displays. Solar power is always in mind when we think of supplying power to our personal gadgets and why not, we all have seen a few gadgets out there in the market which do carry such functionality at present, it is definitely possible to get the same in our Smartphones. And when these kind of rumors are spread for Apple devices we are pretty sure that something is going on behind the scene. According to U.S. Patent No. 8,730,179 which defines “Integrated touch sensor and solar assembly”. It looks like Apple is really trying hard to make it a reality to offer their consumers a built in solar panel under a smartphone’s touch-screen.  Solar panel will be built under the touch panel that will have a flexible display. It will be really interested to see how Apple really manages to do so.
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Israel is building a 100Mw solar power plant.

Israel is building a 100Mw solar power plant. It will supply more than 200,000 Israelis with electricity. There are further plans for an even more huge 500 Mw solar power plant, making Israel a solar energy leader.
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