solar energy

Solar panels are notoriously difficult to recycle and end up in landfills. This has a severe impact on your health and the environment. However, a team of researchers at the Indian Institute of Science in Bengaluru is exploring whether old discarded solar panels can be reused as building material.

With a goal to expand the renewable energy capacity to 500 GW by 2030, India has come up with many wind and solar projects that dot its landscape. Take a look.

Looking for ways to cut down electricity and water bills? Here is a list of houses across the country that use innovative methods to be energy-efficient and reduce wastage.

Agrivoltaics refers to the practice of generating solar power on farmland while optimising farm output. Here's how farmers in Kenya are benefitting.

Zest Outdoor, an outdoor advertising agency in Mumbai, has installed solar panels on billboards at 17 locations in the city. The electricity generated is being supplied to the Western Railways, free of cost.

A solar power bank for street vendors? Prerna Wadikar from Bengaluru has built a device using lithium ion technology that makes access to portable energy more affordable.

मध्य प्रदेश के बैतूल जिले का बांचा गांव देश का पहला ऐसा गांव है, जहां न किसी घर में लकड़ी के चूल्हे का इस्तेमाल होता है और न ही एलपीजी सिलेंडर का। जानिए कैसे बदली इस आदिवासी बहुल गांव की किस्मत!

Lucknow-based Greenwear Fashion, founded by Abhishek Pathak, produces a variety of fabrics, including Khadi, woven on solar looms and handlooms, and also creates different types of garments using these fabrics.

High power bills giving you a nasty shock? Here's how you can lower your electricity bill by smartly minimising the energy consumption in your home.

Residents of Dheeraj Dreams, situated in Bhandup, Mumbai, adopted solar energy in 2018. Facilitating their transition was Oorjan Cleantech, a technology and finance-enabled distributed solar company.