Sometime back, we reported that India’s Cochin airport has gone solar in a massive way. Now, it is the turn of Australia’s Adelaide airport. The airport will be installing a 1.17 MW rooftop solar installation soon. Construction will be completed…
Australian Rooftop Solar One of the Most Cost Effective, Says Report
Last I checked, rooftop solar in the US costs about $2.5-$3.5 per W – $2.5/W if it is a commercial rooftop and $3.5 if it is residential. For Australia, a Cleantechnical report states that the corresponding figures are $1.6-$1.76/W, which also states that…
The Challenge for Solar Cookstoves and Solar Cookers
At Solar Mango, we keep getting queries about the use of solar for residential cooking. And our stock answer has been: Solar cookers are not yet there. It is true that solar thermal based cooking has been used in countries such as…
India’s Vizag Port Going Solar through a 10 MW Solar Power Plant
An interesting read here on how a major Indian port is planning to go solar in a big way. The Vishakapatnam port is one of India’s major ports, and it is planning a 10 MW ground mounted solar power plant,…
MW Solar Power Plants Performing Better Than Expected
Now, this is an interesting piece of news for many developers and prospective developers of solar farms. According to a new report by Fitch Ratings, based on a survey of a few solar power plants set up in 2011, results…
California Farmers Shifting to Solar Energy Crop?
California is a well-known solar energy hub. But we all would have thought that was because it gets lots of sunshine. Looks like there is another reason – large parts of California does not get enough water. Here’s an interesting…
Solar Nanogrid Market Growing Fast, Says Navigant Research
Solar Nanogrids? Now, if that brings up images of some real hi-tech nanotech stuff, hold on! Solar nanogrids are far simpler entities. They refer to small distributed solar power generating systems which could be supplying to a local network of consumers, typically…
High Efficiency Solar Panels Could Mean Solar Can Live Without Subsidies Soon
A spate of announcements recently saw mainstream solar module efficiencies reach 20+%, well in fact, 22% and above. First, it was SolarCity that said it will roll out 22% efficiency; within a couple of days, Panasonic shot back saying its modules off…
Many UK Installers to Move to Other Tech Owing to Proposed FiT Cut
The UK government is proposing steep cuts to its feed in tariffs for rooftop solar power plants, that could make the risk the entire solar industry’s prospects in that country. The U.K.’s Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) has…
