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Concentrated Photovoltaics Helps Crop Growth And Generate Electricity

Researchers at the Tarbiat Modares University in Iran have found that concentrator photovoltaics (CPV) helps in shading management while equally distributing the solar...

April 25, 2023

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Gourav Mishra

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Technology
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Agrivoltaics Could Solve the Land Scarcity Problem for Solar

In India, agriculture plays a critical role in the economy, with nearly 60% of its land under farming and almost 300 days of sunshine every year. The country has an...

July 18, 2022

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Peer Mohamed Azees

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Mercom Research Focus

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Utility Scale
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Oorja Raises $1 Million in Seed Funding for Agri Solar Solutions

Oorja Development Solutions, a Delhi-based off-grid solar services provider, said it had secured $1 million in seed funding from Schneider Electric Energy Access Asia...

October 12, 2021

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Harsh Shukla

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Finance and M&A

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Solar
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Andhra Pradesh Accepts SECI’s Offer for 9 GW of Solar at ₹2.49/kWh

The Andhra Pradesh government has agreed to procure 9 GW of solar power from the Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI). SECI will supply power to the state’s...

September 21, 2021

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Rahul Nair

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Markets & Policy

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Solar
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Tamil Nadu Plans to Install 5,000 Solar Pumps for Farmers Providing 70% Subsidy

Tamil Nadu has proposed installing 5,000 solar pumps for which 70% subsidy will be provided, according to the state’s first-ever ‘agriculture budget’...

August 16, 2021

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Rahul Nair

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Markets & Policy

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Solar

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