Schneider Electric launches ‘Be a Responsible Indian’ awareness campaign Updated On Tue, Aug 29th, 2017 by Saurenergy Schneider Electric aims to inspire all the citizens of India to reduce energy wastage by optimizing its usage in cities, so that electricity could be made available to areas that are still dark or have intermittent access to power, especially under-developed areas that are far from the grid. Schneider Electric has launched an awareness […] Read more
MNRE, GIZ Signs Agreement to Improve Framework Conditions for Grid Integration of Renewable Energies Updated On Tue, Aug 29th, 2017 by Saurenergy Wolfgang Hannig, Country Director, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH India and A.N. Sharan, Joint Secretary, MNRE signed the agreement The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) and Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH India signed an agreement on technical cooperation under the “Indo-German Energy Programme – Green Energy Corridors (IGEN-GEC)” on […] Read more
Tata Power Renewable Energy Ltd. boosts generation capacity by four-fold Updated On Tue, Aug 29th, 2017 by Saurenergy Tata Power Renewable Energy Ltd. generated 1440 MUs that from renewable energy sources (wind & solar) in FY17 as compared to 329 MUs in FY16. Tata Power has announced that the Company’s 100% subsidiary, Tata Power Renewable Energy Ltd. (TPREL) increased its generation capacity by 337 per cent in FY17 as compared to FY16. Tata […] Read more
Renewable energy capacity of 100 GW should be achieved by 2019-20 Niti Aayog Updated On Mon, Aug 28th, 2017 by Saurenergy Niti Aayog has set for the government an ambitious goal of 100 giga watt of clean energy by 2019-20 and wants financial provision for generation and infrastructure rather than just capacity creation. Premier think-tank Niti Aayog has set for the government an ambitious goal of 100 giga watt of clean energy by 2019-20 and wants […] Read more
MNRE issues guideline Tariff Based Competitive Bidding Process to increase affordability of Solar Power Updated On Mon, Aug 28th, 2017 by Saurenergy The guideline for Tariff Based Competitive Bidding Process has been issued by MNRE under the provisions of Section 63 of the Electricity Act, 2003 for long term procurement of electricity by the ‘Procurers’ Ministry of New & Renewable Energy (MNRE) has issued Guidelines for tariff based competitive bidding process for procurement of power from grid connected […] Read more
MAHAGENCO Invites Bids For 200 MW Solar Plant Updated On Sat, Aug 26th, 2017 by Saurenergy Maharashtra State Electricity Generation Company has invited bids of 50 MW each to be developed across the western, western/northern, Vidarbha and the Marathwada regions of the state to in public private partnerships. As a part of its plan to set up 2,500-mw solar capacity over the next five years, the state- run generation company Mahagenco […] Read more
Arctech Solar Partners with IHS Markit for a Live Tracker Webinar on August 30 Updated On Sat, Aug 26th, 2017 by Saurenergy IHS Markit supply chain research manager, Cormac Gilligan, and Arctech Solar President, Guy Rong, will lead the webinar, providing expertise on solar trackers’ large market opportunity, insight into key markets for trackers in 2017, and providing real life examples of tracker installations. Arctech Solar has announced that it has partnered with IHS Markit, a global […] Read more
1366 Technologies and Hanwha Q CELLS Boost Direct Wafer Champion Cell Efficiency to 20.3% and Cell Efficiency Average to 20.1% Updated On Thu, Aug 24th, 2017 by Saurenergy Direct Wafer Products Exceed the Average of the Multi Reference Group While Enabling Ultra-Low Cost. Silicon wafer manufacturer 1366 Technologies has announced a new performance record for 1366’s Direct Wafer technology with the achievement of 20.3% cell efficiency, independently confirmed by Fraunhofer ISE CalLab. The company achieved this repeated efficiency record in a joint effort […] Read more
Cyborg Bacteria Can Harvest Solar Energy to Produce Fuel Updated On Thu, Aug 24th, 2017 by Saurenergy To enable humans to capture more of the Sun’s energy than natural photosynthesis can, scientists have taught bacteria to cover themselves in tiny, highly efficient solar panels to produce useful compounds. Scientists have created cyborg bacteria – microbes covered with tiny, highly efficient solar panels – that are better than plants at harvesting the Sun’s […] Read more
