Piyush Goyal launches Urja & Vidyut Pravah mobile App alongside Ujala Scheme in Goa Updated On Fri, Jun 17th, 2016 by Saurenergy Power, Coal and New and Renewable Energy Minister- Piyush Goyal on Thursday launched ‘URJA’- Urban Jyoti Abhiyaan Mobile app and Vidyut Pravah” App on the side-lines of ongoing two day Conference of Power Ministers at Cansaulim in South Goa. The URJA app developed by Power Finance Corporation on behalf of Ministry of Power for Urban […] Read more
Average costs for electricity generated by solar and wind could decrease by 59% by 2025: IRENA Updated On Thu, Jun 16th, 2016 by Saurenergy International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) in its latest report revealed that average costs for electricity generated by solar and wind technologies could decrease by between 26 and 59 per cent by 2025. The report, The Power to Change: Solar and Wind Cost Reduction Potential to 2025, finds that with the right regulatory and policy frameworks in […] Read more
ACME to sell 275MW of its operational solar assets to IDFC Alternatives: Report Updated On Thu, Jun 16th, 2016 by Saurenergy IDFC Alternatives is reportedly gearing up to buy 275 megawatts (MW) of operational solar assets from ACME Solar. Livemint citing sources reports that the deal between the two companies will likely close in stages as “IDFC will need separate approvals from the lenders of the various assets and other approvals as per the power purchase […] Read more
Con Edison, SunPower partners on 4MWh solar + battery storage project in New York Updated On Thu, Jun 16th, 2016 by Saurenergy Con Edison and SunPower has partnered on a pilot project to offer solar power systems with battery storage to more than 300 New York homeowners. Hundreds of homes with solar power and battery storage will provide the utility with a cost-effective and innovative “virtual power plant,” and homeowners with a backup system in case of […] Read more
RECOM partners with WEDIS Group for 10MW photovoltaic plant in Fuerstenwalde, Germany Updated On Wed, Jun 15th, 2016 by Saurenergy RECOM announces the construction of a 10MW photovoltaic plant in Fuerstenwalde, Germany. The company has partnered with investment group WEDIS Group AG and is providing bridge financing for the construction of the entire project, which began this month. Over 35,000 of RECOM’s Black Panther 285 mono high efficiency panels will be installed and are expected to produce approximately 10,000 MWh/year of energy from the […] Read more
SECI tendering 450MW solar PV projects in Maharashtra Updated On Wed, Jun 15th, 2016 by Saurenergy Solar Energy Corporation of India has issued request for selection (RfS) document for selection of Grid connected Solar PV Projects of 450 MW in Maharashtra in Part-B (Open) under NSM Ph-II, Batch-IV. Interested bidders have to download the official copy of RfS & other documents after logging into the TCIL website by using the Login […] Read more
SunPower to construct a 7.75-megawatt solar power system at Toyota headquarters Updated On Wed, Jun 15th, 2016 by Saurenergy Toyota has announced that SunPower is designing and plans to construct a 7.75-megawatt solar power system at its North American headquarters in Plano, Texas The 7.75-megawatt solar power system is expected to generate 25 percent of the headquarters’ total electricity deman. The project will be comprised of three solar carport structures using high efficiency SunPower […] Read more
Havells India forays into solar business Updated On Tue, Jun 14th, 2016 by Saurenergy Havells India on Monday in a filing with the BSE informed that the Company is launching solar solutions including Solar power generating systems, Home lighting kits, Solar Pumps, Solar street lights etc. The company will start rolling out the solar products pan India in phases, starting from month itself. However, Havells did not reveal exact […] Read more
MNRE invites comments/suggestions/views on Draft National Wind-Solar Hybrid Policy by June 30 Updated On Tue, Jun 14th, 2016 by Saurenergy The Government of India has set an ambitious target of generating 175 GW of renewable energy including 100 GW from solar and 60 GW from wind by the year 2022. So far various policy initiatives have been taken by the government to achieve this target. Studies reveal that solar and winds are nearly complementary to […] Read more
