Author: Saur News Bureau

Chennai Metro to go fully solar by next year

Chennai Metro Rail Ltd. (CMRL) is reportedly planning to go fully solar in phase one of 2017. 1MW of solar power will be available in next few months, while another 8MW is expected to be accessible by next year. CMRL by installing solar panel will not only make it self-sufficient but it also plans to […]

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Punjab Naatshala switches to solar power

The centre for theatre and culture experience, Punjab Naatshala taps into solar power installing 20KW solar panel to meet its energy consumption needs. The installed solar panel is expected to cut down on 75 per cent of its power expenses. Punjab Naatshala Founder Jatinder Brar to the Tribune said “We had been experimenting with the […]

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SunPower’s four-megawatt solar power system is under construction at CSUF

SunPower has announced that construction is underway on a four-megawatt SunPower solar power system at California State University, Fullerton (CSUF)’s three parking areas. The university will purchase the solar power from solar power system under a PPA that offers competitive rates. According to CSUF this will enable the university to offset over one-third of their peak electrical […]

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30 percent of 472 villages electrified this month are off-grid

According to the Rural Electrification Corporation (REC), electrification of 472 villages was completed this month (6june-28june) and about 142 of them got an off-grid connection. Solar PV has remained the most deployed off-grid connection in the country, with total installed capacity of 7.5GW as of May 2016. Nine out of eleven projects sanctioned under renewable […]

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5th IPPAI Power Awards 2016 to be held in Goa on September 24

Independent Power Producers Association of India (IPPAI) is hosting its flagship event – the Regulators and Policymakers Retreat (RPR) on September 24th in Goa this year. RPR is an annual awards event though which IPPAI recognizes individuals, organizations, Indian States, State Electricity Regulatory Commissions (SERCs) or DISCOMs that have administered a significant contribution towards the […]

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SolarCity announces Special Committee for Tesla Deal

Just after the American electric car maker, Tesla proposed an acquisition deal with SolarCity – the solar panel manufacturer company has recently formed a special committee of just two directors to evaluate Tesla Motors $2.8 billion acquisition deal. SolarCity independent directors Donald Kendall and Nancy Pfund will serve on the committee. Kendall is the chief […]

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SunPower sets a new solar power panel efficiency record of 24.1 percent

SunPower has set a new solar power panel efficiency record of 24.1 percent, surpassing the previous world record for the highest efficiency of a solar panel using silicon cells. Early this year SunPower achieved 22.8 percent efficiency for its X-Series solar panel. “With greater efficiency, we can fit more watts on the roof with the outstanding […]

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New architecture to produce an affordable solar cell

Researchers have developed new architecture that can produce an affordable solar cell with efficiencies comparable to conventional silicon solar cells and takes very few processing steps. The new architecture uses unconventional, transparent materials that can be placed at room temperature – the process is currently used to increase the electrical conductivity of key surfaces in […]

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