• June 5, 2026

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China: Huang Ming receives Right Livelihood Award

At the end of September 2011, the founder and President of Himin Solar Energy, one of the largest solar thermal manufacturers in China was honoured with the Right Livelihood Award. […]

India: NABARD to offer Subsidy for Solar Water Heaters

In its Circular No.147 /ICD- 36 /2011  dated 3 August 2011, the Indian National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) has included solar water heating systems as an eligible […]

Japan: Tsunami Victims receive Solar Water Heaters

Japanese solar water heater manufacturer Chiryu Heater has equipped 110 new houses for the victims of the tsunami in the small town of Sumita. The beneficiary survived the Tsunami in the […]

Sweden: Feeding Solar Heat into the Grid

In Sweden, it is not uncommon to feed solar heat into district heating networks. "After a bit of persuasion, most district heating companies will agree to buy the heat, but […]

India: New national Helpline for Solar Water Heaters

As part of the Global Solar Water Heating Market Transformation and Strengthening Initiative (GSWH Project), the Indian Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has started a voice-activated National Helpline on Solar […]

Canada: District Heating with 90 % Solar Fraction

As Bruce Sibbitt, Engineer at Natural Resources Canada (NRCan), announced during his presentation at the Solar World Congress in Kassel, Germany, in September, the solar district heating system at the […]