Ameresco completes 18.6 MW solar facility in Frederick, Maryland Updated On Sat, Jun 18th, 2016 by Saurenergy Ameresco has announced that it has completed 18.6 megawatt (MW) direct current (15.0 MW alternating current) solar facility located at the U.S. Army Garrison Fort Detrick Army installation in Frederick, Maryland. The large-scale solar project, now operational, is comprised of 59,994 solar panels installed across 67 acres of land throughout Area B at Fort Detrick. […] Read more
Global PV inverter shipments to reach 90GW and value more than $7.1 billion by 2020: GTM Research Updated On Fri, Jun 17th, 2016 by Saurenergy GTM Research in its latest report, The Global PV Inverter and MLPE Landscape 2016 revealed that global shipments of solar PV inverters will reach 90 gigawatts (AC) by 2020. This represents an average annual growth rate of 11 percent between 2016 and 2020. The report states that of the 59.7 gigawatts shipped in 2015, 66 […] Read more
Piyush Goyal says it’s not the poor but big people behind power theft Updated On Fri, Jun 17th, 2016 by Saurenergy The Union Minister for Power, Coal and Renewable Energy Piyush Goyal Addressing the Conference of State Power, Energy and Renewable Energy Ministers at Goa said that his Ministry is committed to ensuring that every household is electrified and all farmers in the country get adequate and timely power in the country. The minister further added […] Read more
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
