Goa Amends Solar Policy to Grant Solar Prosumers 50% Subsidy Updated On Mon, Jan 28th, 2019 by Saurenergy Small and large prosumers will now receive a 50 percent subsidy instead of the earlier proposed interest-free loan. To further incentivise the generation and adoption of solar power in the state, the Goa government has approved the amendments to the Goa State Solar Policy 2017. The solar policy with proposed amendments was issued last month […] Read more
Visakhapatnam Port to Source its Energy Needs from Solar Power Updated On Mon, Jan 28th, 2019 by Saurenergy After meeting its peak energy requirement of 12 million units per annum for powering the port and its BOT (Build-Operate-Transfer) operators, the port authority is selling the surplus 5 million units to the State. The Visakhapatnam Port Trust (VPT) has confirmed that after achieving its financial growth target for the fiscal year three months ahead […] Read more
Viz-A-Viz with Dr. Rahul Walawalkar, Executive Director | India Energy Storage Alliance (IESA) Updated On Mon, Jan 28th, 2019 by Saurenergy High Time for Policymakers to take Decisive Action If we really want to tap into the country’s estimated 300GWh of storage opportunity in the next four years for domestic manufacturing, this is high time for policymakers to take decisive action, believes Dr. Rahul Walawalkar, Executive Director, India Energy Storage Alliance (IESA), a membership driven alliance […] Read more
Rooftop Solutions Provider ZunRoof Raises Third Round of Angel Funding Updated On Mon, Jan 28th, 2019 by Saurenergy Cleantech startup Zunroof has raised its third round of angel funding, looking to double its business in 2019. Gurgaon-based Rooftop Solar solutions provider Zunroof has announced that it has raised an undisclosed amount in its third round of angel funding from Livspace founder Ramakant Sharma and Arun Diaz of IntelleGrow, along with lead investors off […] Read more
Tata Power Solar’s Residential Rooftop Solution Now in Bangalore Updated On Fri, Jan 25th, 2019 by Saurenergy Tata Power Solar has launched a residential rooftop solution in Bangalore after a successful debut in Delhi, Mumbai, Ajmer, Bhubaneswar and Gandhinagar. Tata Power Solar, one of India’s largest solar energy company, has now launched its complete residential rooftop solution in Bangalore. The residential rooftop solutions are expected to save up to Rs 50,000 […] Read more
Self-Assembling Nanomaterials Offer Affordable Harnessing of Solar Power Updated On Fri, Jan 25th, 2019 by Saurenergy To develop the materials, researchers combined various versions of two frequently used industrial dyes diketopyrrolopyrrole (DPP) and rylene. New nanomaterials developed by researchers at the Advanced Science Research Center (ASRC) at The Graduate Center of The City University of New York (CUNY) could provide a pathway to more efficient and potentially affordable harvesting of solar energy. […] Read more
Egypt Building One of the World’s Largest Solar Parks Updated On Fri, Jan 25th, 2019 by Saurenergy The park on completion will house 32 power stations across the 37 sq. km. site and will be able generating close to 1,650 MW of electricity. One of the world’s largest and most ambitious solar energy projects is underway at a site in the Western Desert, some 650 km south of Cairo. The Benban Solar […] Read more
IKEA Store to Be Equipped with Solar Rooftop and EV Charging Stations Updated On Fri, Jan 25th, 2019 by Saurenergy This installation will represent the 56th solar project for IKEA in the U.S., and contribute to the company’s solar presence atop nearly 90% of its U.S. locations, with a total generation of more than 56 MW. IKEA, the world’s leading home furnishings retailer, has announced that its future store in Norfolk, Virginia in the US […] Read more
Facebook Signs Virtual PPA for 80 MW of Solar Power Updated On Fri, Jan 25th, 2019 by Saurenergy Under the agreement, Digital Realty has executed a long-term renewable power purchase contract to secure approximately 80 MW of solar power capacity for Facebook to power its Virginia Data Center. Digital Realty, a leading global provider of data center, colocation and interconnection solutions, has announced the signing of a virtual power purchase agreement on behalf […] Read more