Japan Keen to Increase Cooperation in Energy Sector Updated On Sat, Aug 12th, 2017 by Saurenergy Japanese Ambassador Kenji Hiramatsu is looking forward to enhance the cooperation in areas like environmental equipment for coal thermal power plants, grid stabilization, pump-up storage hydro power, smart telecommunication towers, solar irrigation pumps and bio fuels Japan has said its technologies can provide solutions for challenges being faced by India in the energy sector which […] Read more
Amplus Energy inks PPA deal with Honda Motorcycle and Scooter India for 30MW solar energy Updated On Fri, Aug 11th, 2017 by Saurenergy Honda Motorcycles will meet 85 per cent of plant’s energy needs through solar power supplied by Amplus Energy. Amplus Energy Solutions on Thursday announced that it has inked a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) deal with Honda Motorcycle and Scooter India to provide 30MW solar energy. The solar power will be provided to Honda’s Narsapura Karnataka […] Read more
Solar Energy Installed Capacity Touched 13652 MW : Piyush Goyal Updated On Thu, Aug 10th, 2017 by Saurenergy The minister also informed that the States of Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu and Telangana have crossed the solar energy installed capacity of 1 GW, as on 31.07.2017. Piyush Goyal, Minister of State for Power, Coal & New and Renewable Energy and Mines in a written reply to a question […] Read more
12 UK and Indian Universities to Build 5 Solar Power Stations in India Updated On Thu, Aug 10th, 2017 by Saurenergy The 7 million pound grant is a part of a new solar power project ‘SUNRISE’ aimed at developing printed photovoltaic cells and new manufacturing processes which can be used to make solar energy products in India. A consortium of 12 British and Indian universities, including Oxford and Cambridge, has received a 7-million-pound grant from the […] Read more
NISE Revises Testing Fees for Concentrated Solar Thermal (CST) systems Updated On Tue, Aug 8th, 2017 by Saurenergy NISE has announced that it has revised testing fees of CST Technology effective from 1st August 2017 National Institute of Solar Energy (NISE) has announced that it has revised testing fees of Concentrated Solar Thermal (CST) Technology effective from 1st August 2017. The revised testing fees are as follows: S. No Type of Testing […] Read more
NISE organizing 6th Workshop on Prospects for Start-ups in Solar Energy Technologies Updated On Tue, Aug 8th, 2017 by Saurenergy The target audience for the workshop is existing and prospective Solar Entrepreneurs, EPC contractors, Graduate Engineers, MNRE channel partners, Energy department officials of Govt of India, Officers from state nodal Agencies and individuals business men interested in solar field notes NISE In line with the Startup India Initiative by the Government of India, NISE is […] Read more
MPs ask Government to put Adequate Focus on Renewable Sources of Energy Updated On Tue, Aug 8th, 2017 by Saurenergy During a discussion on the India Institute of Petroleum and Energy Bill, 2017 in the Lok Sabha, a number of members from the Opposition parties said a majority of leading economies globally are moving towards bio-fuels and renewable sources of energy and India must take similar initiative. Opposition lawmakers has asked the government to put […] Read more
India-China Tension at border to not affect Solar Sector: Industry Updated On Tue, Aug 8th, 2017 by Saurenergy Reports of the border stand-off between India and China continue to hog headlines, one of the concerns raised is whether this would have a bearing on the solar sector in India because local project developers are dependent on solar cells and modules imported from China. As reports of the border stand-off between India and China […] Read more
Solar and Wind tariff will come down considerably in near future: Govt. Updated On Sat, Aug 5th, 2017 by Saurenergy “The department of renewable energy is quite confident that since majority of renewable items are taxed at five per cent GST, the wind and solar power tariff will go down considerably in near future” The solar and wind tariff will come down considerably in the near future, said a government official on Friday. “It will […] Read more
