solar

Chinese companies ‘interested’ to invest in Pakistan’s solar, water projects

BEIJING: The leading Chinese companies during the official visit of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif to… Read More

Spanish envoy, Sindh minister exchange views on wind, solar energy projects

Imtiaz Shaikh said there were enormous chances of investment in energy projects in Sindh. Read More

Ivory Coast looks to solar vehicles to replace bush taxis

Hi-tech, cheap -- and quiet. The Ivorian resort of Jacqueville just outside Abidjan is betting… Read More

China says US solar tariffs violate trade rules, lodges WTO complaint

SHANGHAIi: China’s commerce ministry said a U.S. decision to subsidize renewable energy firms and impose… Read More

Norway solar firm signs 2.5 bn-euro deal with Iran

TEHRAN: Just days after US President Donald Trump called for further isolation of Iran, a… Read More

Epic world solar car race begins in Australia

DARWIN: An epic 3,000-kilometre (1,860-mile) solar car race across the desert heart of Australia designed… Read More

New era in solar energy fuelling growth in renewables: IEA

PARIS: The renewable energy sector is growing faster than expected, driven largely by a "new… Read More

Rs5 bn solar village electrification afoot in rural areas, says Sindh CM

KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah on Saturday said that solar electrification of… Read More

Stratospheric solar plane makes first test flight

PAYERNE, SWITZERLAND: The first solar plane aimed at reaching the stratosphere made an initial low-altitude… Read More

Tesla to take orders for solar roof tiles starting April

Tesla Motors Inc will start taking orders for its solar roof tiles in April, Chief… Read More

Facebook internet drone passes first full-scale test

SAN FRANCISCO: Facebook announced that it had completed its first successful test of its solar-powered Aquila drone, being… Read More

Pioneering solar pilots ‘make sci-fi reality’

NEW YORK: The Swiss pilot readying to cross the Atlantic in a solar-powered plane on… Read More

Dubai to build 1,000 MW solar power plant

DUBAI: Dubai has announced plans to build a 1,000-megawatt solar power plant by 2030, the year… Read More

Solar-powered plane lands in Arizona on round-the-world flight

LOS ANGELES: A solar-powered airplane midway through a historic bid to circle the globe completed… Read More

Severe solar storm may disrupt power, satellites

MIAMI: A pair of solar eruptions over the weekend have unleashed a severe geomagnetic storm that could… Read More

Solar plane starts second leg of epic round-the-world bid

MUSCAT: Solar Impulse 2 took off Tuesday from Oman, launching the second leg of its… Read More

Solar-powered plane takes off in first round-the-world attempt

ABU DHABI: The first attempt to fly around the world in a plane using only… Read More

Pilots set for first round-the-world solar flight

ABU DHABI: The first attempt to fly around the world in a solar-powered plane will… Read More

Drought-hit Thar turns to solar water treatment

MITTHI: Worsening drought has led to over 80 percent of water resources in Tharparker district… Read More