China installed 20GW of solar PV in first half of 2016, three times higher from 2015 Updated On Sat, Jul 23rd, 2016 by Saurenergy China’s solar surge has accelerated drastically in the first half (H1) of this year, with reports stating that the country added 20 GW of new PV capacity in the six months to June 30, which is times as much as during the same period a year ago. Wang Bohua, General Secretary of the China Photovoltaic […] Read more
Total installed solar power generation capacity touches 7,805 MW Updated On Sat, Jul 23rd, 2016 by Saurenergy New and Renewable Energy Minister Piyush Goyal in Parliament informed that installed solar power generation capacity in the country has touched 7,805 MW mark by June-end this year. Rajasthan topped the charts with grid connected solar power generation capacity of 1,294.60 MW, followed by Tamil Nadu and Chhattisgarh with 1,267.41 MW and 1,123.36 MW respectively. India has set an ambitious […] Read more
SECI invites bid for 300MW solar projects with storage to be built in AP and Karnataka Updated On Sat, Jul 23rd, 2016 by Saurenergy Solar Energy Corp. of India (SECI) for the first time invited bids for 300 megawatts solar energy projects to be built in Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka. The project also includes storage as a requirement as part of a trial program aimed at making the renewable resource a more reliable source of power. In Andhra Pradesh […] Read more
Dr. Harsh Vardhan launches Solar Power Tree for Generation of Electricity Updated On Sat, Jul 23rd, 2016 by Saurenergy Dr. Harsh Vardhan, Union Minister for Science & Technology and Earth Sciences, has come up with a ‘Solar Power Tree’, which is an innovative way to generate electricity using solar power in a limited space. The Solar Power Tree has been engineered by the Central Mechanical Engineering Research Institute (CMERI), a laboratory of the Council […] Read more
India’s Topmost Oil Firms to build Solar Farm with 1GW Capacity in Madhya Pradesh Updated On Sat, Jul 23rd, 2016 by Saurenergy Just yesterday we reported that PM Narendra Modi has invited India’s top fossil fuel ventures to contribute in solar, and how Indian Oil Corp. along with Oil India Ltd. have been working together to develop a 1-gigawatt solar farm in Madhya Pradesh. The senior officials of the state’s renewable energy agency told that Indian Oil […] Read more
Hawaiian Electric with Navy to build a 20MW solar facility at the Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam Updated On Fri, Jul 22nd, 2016 by Saurenergy Hawaiian Electric Company with Department of the Navy announced plans to build a 20 megawatt (28 megawatts DC) solar facility at the Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, West Loch Annex. Hawaiian Electric will build, own and operate the solar facility at the joint base. In exchange for the land needed for the project, the base will […] Read more
Canadian firm Nova Scotia Power Development Limited procures 80 MW solar project in Nigeria Updated On Fri, Jul 22nd, 2016 by Saurenergy Earlier, it was Indian EPC Sterling and Wilson who bagged 250 MW Solar Project in Nigeria; now the Canadian energy company Nova Scotia Power Development Limited (NSPDL) has collaborated with CDIL, another Canadian renewable energy company with projects focused in Africa, to develop an 80MW ground-mount solar project in Nigeria. Nova Scotia Power Development Limited […] Read more
NALCO Inviting Bids For 20MW Solar PV Project in Madhya Pradesh Updated On Fri, Jul 22nd, 2016 by Saurenergy National Aluminium Company Limited (NALCO), a Navratna CPSE under Ministry of Mines, Govt. of India inviting bid for setting up a 20MW solar PV project in Madhya Pradesh. The identified Govt. revenue land of approximately 55.62 hectare bearing Khasra Number 892,860,909,914,908,917,921,919,974,975,976 at Palra village, Susner Tehsil, Agar Malwa Dist of M.P, as per the requirement […] Read more
RE Industry gears up for Renewable Energy India 2016 Expo Updated On Fri, Jul 22nd, 2016 by Saurenergy UBM India is all set to host the 10th edition of its flagship event, Renewable Energy India Expo (REI) scheduled from 7th to 9th September 2016 at the India Expo Center, Greater Noida. India’s green economy community and participants from overseas will congregate at the REI Expo to discuss industry trends, challenges and market insights […] Read more
