A 1 kW solar PV plant would cost you ₹75,000. And yes, a 10 KW PV plant costs over ₹5,75,000. Ouch! Isn’t that too big an investment to make? How on earth would you afford it? And why would you, even if you can, make this huge a dent in your savings? Well, well, well….we … Read more
Say ‘solar’ in a developed nation, and the image that comes to mind, and in magazines too, mind you, is that of thousands of individual houses’ solar rooftop systems. Sadly, in India, an individual house with a solar rooftop system (or SRT, as they are popularly called) is still a rarity. Only 20% of the … Read more
What’s all the buzz about Rooftop Solar PV systems these days? Ever wondered about the shining, glassy surfaces that suddenly appear atop your familiar buildings – schools, commercial establishments, residential societies? This is because the world’s energy map is changing, and people are catching up! Shifting to renewable sources of energy is no longer just … Read more
People around the world are waking up to the need to transition to solar energy. Economic reasons aside, what drives this shift is the growing recognition of the environmental benefits of solar energy. You must have come across the green campaigners (and that includes us as well!) ranting on how necessary a shift it is … Read more
Are you the President, the Vice-President or a Committee Member of your residential society? How would you want to be remembered as – an environmentalist, someone with prudent economic sense or a farsighted changemaker – after your tenure? What about all the three? Read on to find out why residential societies across the nation are … Read more
Sun – the ball of fire at the hearth and heart of our solar system. Sun is the source of energy to one and all – from the teeny-tiny unicellular organisms to the grandest of the planets revolving dutifully in their orbits. Why, then, did we take us this long to turn to the Sun … Read more