ClearVue has installed its solar PV glass at a shopping centre in Western Australia, converting an atrium’s windows into clean power generators. It’s quite fitting this demonstration project is occurring at Vicinity Centres’ Warwick Grove Shopping Centre – Vicinity has been ploughing millions of dollars into decking out many of its shopping centers with (conventional) solar power…
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The Renewable Energy Project Development Office of Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Energy, Industry and Mineral Resources (MEIM) has launched the next phase of the kingdom’s renewable energy plans. Expressions of interest are being sought for seven solar projects during the launch of the National Industrial Development and Industrials Program . The announcement represents the next…
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Selvamma, a 75-year-old woman street vendor who has been selling roasted corn outside the Bengaluru Vidhana Soudha (State Legislative Assembly) for 20 years now, has got a new upgrade up her sleeve now. She sells the same roasted corn, but now uses a solar-powered fan to roast the corn. The recent upgrade has been provided…
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The federal government has announced a $15.3-million funding commitment for a solar energy project in southeast Alberta. The funding, to be spread out over two years, will help fund the construction of a $49-million solar farm near Suffield, Alta. The Suffield Solar Project is owned and developed by Canadian Solar and will employ about 250…
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Indian researchers have unveiled a first-of-its-kind bus — an autonomous vehicle powered by solar energy. Globally, most autonomous vehicles developed till date are powered by petrol, diesel, CNG or charged using grid-based electricity. Therefore, this Indian innovation has a double advantage. The bus can run for 70 km on a single charge. The prototype has…
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