Redflow launches home solar storage battery ZCell to take on Tesla and Panasonic Updated On Wed, Mar 30th, 2016 by Saurenergy Australia based battery developer Redflow has launched its first residential energy storage solution named ZCell made from easily recyclable and reusable components. Redflow‘s ZCell battery unlike its competitors, does not use lithium and is more recyclable than its competitors. It can store 10 kilowatt hours (kWh) of energy which will let users ‘timeshift’ solar power […] Read more
Detroit City Council approves 20-year lease with DTE Energy to build a 10-acre solar energy array Updated On Wed, Mar 30th, 2016 by Saurenergy The Detroit City Council on Tuesday approved a plan to build solar array and park on vacant land on the west side of the city. DTE Energy will install 10-acre solar energy array on vacant city-owned land near Interstate 96 and Greenfield at the former O’Shea Park. The Council has unanimously approved a 20-year lease […] Read more
Andhra villages Toorputallu and Pedhamyanavanilanka to run completely on solar power Updated On Tue, Mar 29th, 2016 by Saurenergy As part of green development initiative, two villages of Andhra Pradesh- Toorputallu and Pedhamyanavanilanka will run completely on solar power from this year. Commerce and Industry Minister, Nirmala Sitharaman who adopted both the villages of Andhra under Sansad Aadarsh Gram Yojna (SAGY) said “these will be the first two villages in the country to be […] Read more
USAID, ADB signs MoU to develop solar parks across India Updated On Tue, Mar 29th, 2016 by Saurenergy The US Agency for International Development (USAID) and Asian Development Bank has signed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Monday for providing Rs 5,681 crore ($848 million) in funding to develop solar parks across India. Under the MoU USAID will align the technical resources of two of its programs to support ADB’s investments in the development […] Read more
Mouser is now offering gallium nitride (GaN) solutions from Panasonic Updated On Tue, Mar 29th, 2016 by Saurenergy Mouser Electronics is stocking Panasonic’s gallium nitride (GaN) solutions to meet efficiency and power density needs. Panasonic’s gallium nitride technology can help save energy and reduce system size in a variety of industrial and consumer power-switching systems. GaN solutions comprise power transistors, gate drivers, and evaluation boards that engineers can use to reduce energy loss […] Read more
SECI’s latest tender for solar plants in Uttar Pradesh find bidders at Rs. 4.43 per kwH Updated On Tue, Mar 29th, 2016 by Saurenergy The Solar Energy Corporation of India’s (SECI)’s latest tender for solar plants in Uttar Pradesh with base tariff of Rs 4.43 per kwH has managed to tug bidders, though many in the trade believed the price too aggressive. RattanIndia Solar Ltd has bagged 50 MW solar projects at the Allahabad solar park, while SolaireDirect bagged […] Read more
Power Ministry achieves the target of electrifying 7,000 villages in the current fiscal Updated On Mon, Mar 28th, 2016 by Saurenergy The Power Ministry on Monday said it has achieved the target of electrification of 7,000 villages in this FY2016. During last week (from 21st to 27th March 2016) 196 villages have been electrified across the country under Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojna (DDUGJY), of these electrified villages, 75 are in Assam, 22 in Arunachal […] Read more
Panasonic’s Solar Lantern Deployment Crosses 14000 mark in India Updated On Mon, Mar 28th, 2016 by Saurenergy Panasonic has passed the halfway mark of “100 Thousand Solar Lanterns Project” with cumulative number of solar lanterns donated exceeding 50,000 on March 10, 2016. Panasonic’s project started in February 2013 with a donation of 3,000 units to Myanmar, followed by donations to other areas in Asia and Africa without access to electricity. The number […] Read more
Oman’s AER to encourage local homeowners to install solar arrays on their rooftops Updated On Mon, Mar 28th, 2016 by Saurenergy Oman’s Authority for Electricity Regulation (AER) will encourage local homeowners to install solar arrays on their rooftops. Qais Al-Zakwani, executive director of the Authority for Electricity Regulation on Monday said Authority will introduce a programme that will encourage households to install solar arrays and feed the power into the national grid. AER reviewing minimum technical […] Read more
