Indian airport becomes the first in the world to be powered ENTIRELY by solar energy using 46,000 panels - but will the idea take off?
Cochin International Airport runs on a 45-acre plot of 46,000 solar panels producing 60,000 units of electricity a day · The green initiative makes the Indian airport 'absolutely power neutral', saving 300,000 tons of carbon emissions · Over the next 25 years it is set to have the impact of planting 3million trees, according to an airport statement
Australia's New South Wales inks major solar power deal
Australia's New South Wales (NSW) government inked a deal with a local company to build a major solar power hub in the state's central west region, media release quoted the state government as saying on Friday.
In pics: solar power farm in Pakistan
Photo taken on Dec. 1, 2017 shows the solar power farm in Bahawalpur, Pakistan. At the edge of Cholistan desert, a 300 megawatt solar power farm has become the major electricity source for about 280,000 families in Bahawalpur. The solar power farm was recently awarded the Luban Prize for Construction Project (Overseas Project), China's top prize in construction industry, for its outstanding construction quality. (Xinhua/Liu Tian)