What is a solar power plant

The most ambitious solar thermal setup was the Helios IV, which was built in Oregon and later reconstructed in Colorado—this version was 35 feet in diameter, moved automatically to follow the sun’s path in the sky, and roasted 30 pounds of coffee at a time. “Pueblo shut us down at one point because they thought we were building a death ray,” Mike told me. All the while, the company was racking up customers from small coffee houses to specialty groceries. … [Read more...] about “They thought we were building a death ray:” Meet Colorado’s solar java roasters

Today I've rounded up four such power stations, all on sale, all designed to provide extra juice at home or out in the world. Needless to say, the higher the price tag, the more power you'll have at your disposal, the more options for charging or operating different kinds of hardware. … [Read more...] about Power all your gear with one of these portable power stations, on sale starting at $100

HCM City (VNA) - The Ho Chi Minh City Power Corporation (EVN HCMC) held an awards ceremony for the 2020 emulation programme “Power-saving families” on January 26. Launched by the municipal Steering Committee for Power Supply, Saving, and Safety and EVN HCMC, the ceremony aims to encourage households to join hands to use electricity effectively and economically and raise public awareness about the effort. The organising board said nearly 900,000 households saved 443.67 million kWh of electricity last year, helping reduce carbon dioxide emissions by over 400,000 tonnes and saving more than 920 billion VND (40 million USD). At the ceremony, 480 outstanding power-saving households for 2020 were honoured. The board set a goal of encouraging local residents to install solar panels as well as increase LED lighting systems to 20 percent in 2020 and 100 percent by 2025. EVN HCMC Deputy General Director Bui Trung Kien said the power sector will work with municipal … [Read more...] about HCM City honours power-saving households

New Delhi: The Centre needs to come up with higher budgetary allocation for power distribution infrastructure in the upcoming Union Budget, sector stakeholders and experts said.ICRA has recommended higher budgetary allocation to strengthen the power distribution infrastructure and improve the financial viability of the distribution segment, including the implementation of amendments to the Electricity Act.The government should take measures to augment fund availability and ease land acquisition challenges with a view to achieve the renewable capacity targets, it said.Further, the ratings agency has also suggested support measures to promote investments in the roof-top solar segment.Sector experts have also sought long-term policy measures to promote domestic module manufacturing.Recommendations have also been made to promote investments in transmission infrastructure for harnessing power from renewable projects.Jaideep Mukherji, CEO of Smart Power India, said that as the power sector … [Read more...] about Higher allocation needed for power distribution infra in Budget 2021: Experts

MUMBAI: Engineering major Larsen & Toubro plans to invest more in technology services business to increase its share in the company’s portfolio, while exiting infrastructure assets where it is a developer, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer SN Subrahmanyan told ET’s Rachita Prasad in an interview. While engineering and construction, and IT services will be key growth drivers going ahead, L&T also plans to rollout two digital platforms in 2021 marking L&T’s foray into the business-to-consumer space, he added. Edited excerpts: L&T’s performance in the third quarter of 2020-21 indicated recovery after the complete disruption due to the coronavirus pandemic. What are the steps you are taking to deal with its overhang going ahead?As a big and diverse organisation, we had virtual meetings during the lockdown where we went through every part of the organization to cut costs and bring in efficiency. The government put in place a mechanism to … [Read more...] about L&T to invest in IT services, divest infra assets to be future ready: CEO SN Subrahmanyan