MNRE benchmarks Cost for Solar equipment to induce efficient energy Updated On Thu, Feb 11th, 2016 by Saurenergy The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy has proposed an upward revision of the benchmark cost of the Concentrating Solar Thermal (CST) Technologies Programme to spur efficient energy in the country. According to the changes, the benchmark cost will be related to performance efficiency in design and manufacturing of solar thermal power systems so that […] Read more
Australian Expertise in Rooftop Solar can aid India’s Renewable needs – Piyush Goyal Updated On Thu, Feb 11th, 2016 by Saurenergy Recently, at the roundtable of ‘Renewable Energy Challenge for Grid Integration’, Power Minister Piyush Goyal pronounced “Australia’s rooftop solar expertise has to be looked into to transfer technology at affordable rates expanding renewable energy in India.” The minister said, “India can use Australian expertise in rooftop solar as almost a third of Australian homes in […] Read more
Solar Power Units of CIAL to Come Up in Indian Railways Updated On Mon, Feb 8th, 2016 by Saurenergy Minister of Power Piyush Goyal visits the CIAL Solar Plant at Nedumbassery Airport premises along with Prakash Javedkar, Minister of State for Environment, Forests and Climate Change. Referred to the visit, Piyush Goyal said that, ‘All railway stations and air terminals in the country would be instructed to install Cochin International Airport model solar energy […] Read more
PM Modi Whoops Odisha for Innovation in Every Field Updated On Mon, Feb 8th, 2016 by Saurenergy Prime Minister Narendra Modi on his Two-day visit to Odisha has alarmed for innovation in every field and cited that the nation’s young researchers ought to take the challenge call of tapping solar energy. “The moment innovation stops, systems lose their life. We have to create an environment for innovation. The innovation should be affordable […] Read more
MNRE revises benchmark cost of Concentrating Solar Thermal (CST) Systems Updated On Sat, Feb 6th, 2016 by Saurenergy From a recent statement from The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE), the government body had revised the benchmark cost of Concentrating Solar Thermal (CST) Technologies program. The MNRE has taken the initiatives with the aim of promoting energy efficiency and Green India. The newly revised benchmark cost will be related to the performance […] Read more
CPWD to Generate 42.50MW of Green Energy in the Capital Updated On Fri, Feb 5th, 2016 by Saurenergy After the COP 21 Paris meet, Modi government has planned to keep the focus on utilization of renewable energy from 2016. As a part of the promotional program of Green Energy, the Central Public Works Department (CPWD) said that, ‘It plans to produce 42.50MW of solar power across the country besides replacing energy inefficient electrical […] Read more
CSE Claims about the Lack of Interest in Solar Thermal of India Updated On Thu, Feb 4th, 2016 by Saurenergy With an end goal to comprehend why the solar thermal power division has not been empowered for power generation and other applications, Centre of Science and Environment (CSE) sorted out a conference recently, on the titled ‘The forgotten solar: Solar thermal and its development’. According to CSE report, states of concentrated solar in India, which […] Read more
Dreams of Solar Power Park in Himachal Pradesh Updated On Thu, Feb 4th, 2016 by Saurenergy State Govt. of Himachal Pradesh plan to establish a 1,000-MW solar park in the Spiti Valley is facing perennial hassles. Given the intense terrain of Spiti, the state government is looking for assistance from all corners for transmitting power produced at the solar park. The project has sought for the support of Power Grid Corp. […] Read more
Indian Govt to Dispatch an Incentives Scheme for Solar Power Plants Updated On Thu, Feb 4th, 2016 by Saurenergy The Indian Govt. is working on incentives scheme for solar power projects, generating capacity of 3,000MW or above. The authority has reported that incentives scheme is like to assign in the forthcoming Fiscal Year 2016-2017. ‘An interministerial committee led by the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP) Secy will secure the report very soon, […] Read more
