Wintery Breath Clouding The Sunny Solar Sky! Updated On Wed, Dec 19th, 2018 by Saurenergy Winter has already approached and the month of December is also knocking our doors. Before we plan for Christmas and New Year holidays, I reckon, this is the perfect time to look back on the past one year journey of our solar industry and do some analysis on it. This New Year not only brews […] Read more
California Becomes 1st State to Mandate Solar for All New Homes Updated On Fri, Dec 7th, 2018 by Saurenergy The unanimous action finalizes a previous vote by the Energy Commission and fulfills a decade-old goal to make the state reliant on cleaner energy. California became the first state in the nation to require homes built in 2020 and later be solar powered, following a vote by the Building Standards Commission. The unanimous action finalizes […] Read more
CCEA Approves Sale of Govt’s 52.63% Stake in REC to PFC Updated On Fri, Dec 7th, 2018 by Saurenergy It may also allow for cheaper fund raising with increase in bargaining power for the combined entity. The Cabinet has provided its ‘In Principle’ approval for the strategic sale of the government’s existing 52.63 percent total paid-up equity shareholding in Rural Electrification Corporation (REC) to Power Finance Corporation (PFC). The government said in a notification […] Read more
Cabinet Okays Energy Efficiency MoU Between India, France Updated On Fri, Dec 7th, 2018 by Saurenergy Further, this MoU between the two countries is expected to take forward information exchange on policies, programmes and technologies relating to enhanced energy efficiency and demand side management. The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been apprised of Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between India and France in the field of energy efficiency […] Read more
Tata Power-DDL to Settle on-the-spot Power Theft Cases Updated On Fri, Dec 7th, 2018 by Saurenergy The company added that, cases that are either pending in any Court of Law or are yet to be filed in any Court of Law will be taken up by the Lok Adalat. In response to consumer’s requests, Tata Power Delhi Distribution (Tata Power-DDL), in association with the Delhi State Legal Services Authority (DSLSA), is […] Read more
Hanwha Q CELLS’ Product Portfolio Successfully Clears Fraunhofer CSP Test Updated On Thu, Dec 6th, 2018 by Saurenergy The company’s modules were tested by Germany’s Fraunhofer CSP and found to display negligible power loss during high-temperature testing conditions of up to 75 degrees Celsius. Hanwha Q CELLS, one of the largest solar cell and module manufacturers in the world, confirmed that its leading range of solar modules have delivered exceptional performance in a recent test conducted by […] Read more
Volvo Researches on E-Bus Batteries Used to Store Solar Energy Updated On Thu, Dec 6th, 2018 by Saurenergy Volvo Buses is taking part in a research project whereby used electric bus batteries get a second lease of life as solar energy storage units. The inauguration of what is probably Europe’s first ever energy warehouse using electric bus batteries is currently under way. The batteries from electric bus in Gothenburg and Sweden, are getting a […] Read more
NISE Offers Skill Development Program on Solar Analytics Updated On Thu, Dec 6th, 2018 by Saurenergy Solar analytics is aimed at developing CoE (Centre of Excellence) on analytics for organization as well as developing skills for managing the same. The National Institute of Solar Energy (NISE) will organize a five day skill development program on solar analytics from December 17 to 21, 2018, at NISE Campus, Gurugram, as per the Ministry […] Read more
SB Energy, Adani Green Win 840 MW at SECI’s Hybrid Auction Updated On Thu, Dec 6th, 2018 by Saurenergy SB Energy has won the project at Rs 2.67 per unit of electricity generated while Adani Green Energy won at Rs 2.69 per unit at the auction. In the Solar Energy Corporation of India’s (SECI’s) first wind-solar hybrid auction of 1,200 MW capacity, SoftBank-backed SB Energy and Adani Green Energy won 450 MW and 390 MW respectively. Further, […] Read more