GARV-II Mobile App to track Rural Household Electrification and Citizen Engagement Window ‘SAMVAD’ Launched Updated On Wed, Dec 21st, 2016 by Saurenergy Union Minister of State for Power, Coal, New & Renewable Energy and Mines, Piyush Goyal on Tuesday launched the ‘GARV–II’ App, as the next step in Government of India’s aim to provide access to electricity to all households in the country. The ministry notes that under this module, village–wise and habitation–wise base line data on household electrification for all States has been […] Read more
Aruna Sharma inaugurates 5MW solar plant in Visakhapatnam Updated On Wed, Dec 21st, 2016 by Saurenergy Dr. Aruna Sharma, Secretary Steel has inaugurated the 5 MW Solar Plant installed by RINL at a cost of Rs.33 crores in the presence of Shri P Madhusudan, CMD, RINL, Smt Urvilla Khati, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Steel and Directors of RINL in Vishakhapatnam. RINL has joined other major corporates in harnessing solar power with […] Read more
Azure Power announces successful installation and operation of its rooftop solar power plant for DMRC Updated On Wed, Dec 21st, 2016 by Saurenergy Azure Power has announced the successful installation and operation of its rooftop solar power plant for Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) at the Sultanpur facility. This is the first phase of a 14 MW allocation by DMRC to Azure Power, one of the largest by DMRC to a solar power developer. The tariff on the […] Read more
Thin Film Solar Cells Market Size to Exceed $30bn by 2024: Global Market Insights Updated On Tue, Dec 20th, 2016 by Saurenergy Global Market Insights forecasts the thin film solar cells market size to exceed USD 30 billion by 2024. The research firm notes that strong concerns towards fossil fuel depletion with stringent regulations to reduce greenhouse gas emission will drive global thin film solar cells market share. Financial incentives including tax rebate, subsidies, net metering, FIT, […] Read more
sPower Connects its Largest Solar Project to the Grid Updated On Tue, Dec 20th, 2016 by Saurenergy sPower and the California Department of Water Resources (DWR) has announced commencement of commercial operations of the 107 megawatt (MWdc) Solverde 1 solar farm. The project is located in the City of Lancaster, Calif., in northern LA County. sPower installed more than 330,000 solar modules with a peak construction crew of 250 plus workers. The […] Read more
First Funding agreement signed for ARENA’s program to accelerate the rollout of big solar projects Updated On Tue, Dec 20th, 2016 by Saurenergy Australian Renewable Energy Agency’s program to drive down the cost and accelerate the rollout of big solar projects has just seen the first funding agreement signed. The new agreement commits up to $8.9 million of ARENA funding towards Genex’s $126 million Kidston Solar Project in North Queensland. ARENA CEO Ivor Frischknecht said the Kidston project was […] Read more
Pika Energy’s B Link (B301c) battery converter receives ETL listing to the UL-1741 standard Updated On Tue, Dec 20th, 2016 by Saurenergy Pika Energy has announced that its B Link (B301c) battery converter has received ETL listing to the UL-1741 standard for power converters. With the listing of the B Link converter, all of the products in the Pika Energy Island product suite are now UL-listed and shipping to solar installers and OEM partners. The Pika Energy Island […] Read more
Rural Development Minister Kimidi Mrunalini asks farmers to use solar pumps Updated On Tue, Dec 20th, 2016 by Saurenergy Rural Development Minister Kimidi Mrunalini has asked farmers to use solar pumps and stressed on the use of solar devices for energy conservation reports The Hindu. The Minister flagged off a rally taken out by students of various colleges on Monday. The rally was organized as part of ongoing energy conservation week celebrations. Farmers would […] Read more
With 2017 approaching, India aspires to become the fastest growing solar market in the world Updated On Tue, Dec 20th, 2016 by Saurenergy As the 2017 knocks at the door, it is worth taking a look at the Indian solar sector to analyze key the trends, challenges and outlook. Key highlights include record project volumes – both for capacity addition and issue of new tenders, improving power Distribution Company (DISCOM) financial position as a result of UDAY scheme, […] Read more
