NEW YORK - The world’s largest fully solar-powered boat, “Turanor PlanetSolar,” docked in New York on Tuesday during a mission to study the effects of climate change on the Gulf Stream current.Sponsored in part by the Swiss government, the 35-meter (115-foot) catamaran is crowned ...

KARACHI (PR):  After saving your money for years, JS Bank is now saving energy for you. JS Bank has been at the forefront of innovative solutions that provide unparalleled convenience. Continuing in this pioneering spirit, JS Bank has initiated a Go Green drive converting the Dhoraji branch to ...

WASHINGTON - The solar-powered Solar Impulse aircraft landed near the US capital early Sunday on the second to last leg of its cross-country journey, organizers said. The single-seater plane, which runs on four electric propellers powered by 12,000 solar cells mounted on its 63-meter wingspan, ...

Islamabad -Government should provide incentives in the new federal budget to encourage the promotion of solar energy in the country, which was the best short-term solution to Pakistan’s growing energy shortage problem.This was observed by Zafar Bakhtawari, President, Islamabad Chamber of ...

FAISALABAD (PR): Allied Bank Limited inaugurated its first ever totally solar powered branch atJhang Road,Faisalabad. This is the first such branch by any bank inPakistanand demonstrates Allied Bank’s commitment towards healthy and clean environment by reducing its carbon footprint. This ...

GENEVA - China’s Premier Li Keqiang has slammed the European Union for plans to probe the country’s telecom products and impose taxes on its solar panels, Chinese state media reported on Saturday.Cited by the Xinhua news agency, Li said the planned measures would “not only cause ...

Geneva - China’s Premier Li Keqiang has slammed the European Union for plans to probe the country’s telecom products and impose taxes on its solar panels, Chinese state media reported on Saturday.Cited by the Xinhua news agency, Li said the planned measures would “not only cause ...

LOS ANGELES - The first manned aircraft that can fly day and night powered only by solar energy set a new distance record Thursday when it landed after the second leg of a cross-country US tour.The Solar Impulse project, founded and led by two Swiss pilots, aims to showcase what can be accomplished ...

LOS ANGELES - Solar Impulse, the first aircraft that can fly day and night fueled entirely by energy from the sun, embarked Wednesday on the second leg of its historic journey across the American continent.The solar-powered airplane departed at 1147 GMT from an airport in Phoenix, Arizona en route ...

Fata Secretariat on Tuesday distributed 200 solar lamps among tribesmen of South Waziristan Agency.The Rural Livelihood and Community Infrastructure Project (RLCIP) under the Directorate of Projects Fata Secretariat distributed the lamps.  Assistant Political Officer Hameedullah Khattak was ...

 BERLIN : German Economy Minister Philipp Roesler said the European Commission made a “grave mistake” by agreeing to impose punitive import duties on solar panels from China and urged the Commission to work to prevent the eruption of a trade conflict. “It’s a grave ...

WASHINGTONThe Sun has unleashed four potent solar flares this week, marking the most intense activity yet this year and causing limited interruptions to high-frequency radio communications.One of them was classified as an X3.2 flare, with X-class flares being the most intense type, the US space ...

LAHORE - Punjab Chief Minister Najam Sethi on Monday said that people can get rid of traffic jams by using traffic signals powered by solar energy.“Traffic jam and long queues of vehicles have added to public woes and sometimes causes a mess owing to loadshedding. Snarl-ups can be averted by ...

lahore - The Buksh Foundation and LPP held inauguration of ‘Lighting a Million Lives’ project. This event celebrated the completion of the first phase of the LAML project in district of Lodhran, whereby 4 villages were electrified in this phase; impacting 2,500 individuals directly ...

  MOFFETT AIRFIELD,California   The first-ever manned airplane that can fly by day or night on solar power alone landed in the dark at a major southwesternUSairport, a live feed from the organizer's website showed early Saturday. Solar Impulse, piloted by Swiss adventurer Bertrand ...

  MOFFETT AIRFIELD   The first-ever manned airplane that can fly by day or night on the Sun’s power alone took off on the first leg of a trip across theUnited States. Solar Impulse, piloted by Swiss adventurer Bertrand Piccard, left the runway in northernCaliforniaat6:12 am(13:12 ...

KARACHI - Students of Sir Syed University of Engineering and Technology (SSUET) have produced an environment friendly solar energy operated car that can be used at nighttime as well and can also run on electricity.The car derives energy from sun through solar panels fixed at the back of the car ...

President Asif Ali Zardari Saturday sought Chinese assistance in hydel, thermal and solar power generation to overcome Pakistans power crisis and invited Chinese companies to carry out feasibility study in the country. After a presentation on small and medium sized dams, water conservation and ...

A total solar eclipse began its flight on Wednesday across a narrow swathe of Asia, where hundreds of millions of people watched the skies darken despite thick summer clouds. The longest total solar eclipse of the 21st century was visible along a roughly 250 km-wide (155 miles) corridor, according ...

The world's first cargo ship partly propelled by solar power took to the seas on Friday in Japan, aiming to cut fuel costs and carbon emissions when automakers ship off their exports. Auriga Leader, a freighter developed by shipping line Nippon Yusen K.K. and oil distributor Nippon Oil Corp., took ...

Pakistan Muslim League-N Chief Mian Nawaz Sharif has once again assured government of PML-N's unflinching support in war against terrorism. He said there would be no point scoring on the issue. Sharif said this while addressing a party meeting held at the Punjab House in Islamabad. PML-N Chief said ...

Military operation is also feared in Darra Adam Khel town of the NWFP while locals said that the number of troops in the area has been increased after a clash between the Taliban and security forces. Local sources said that Taliban militants attacked a temporary camp of the security forces with ...