Solar-Apps Energy announces availability of all in one solar LED street lights Updated On Sat, Jul 30th, 2016 by Saurenergy Solar-Apps Energy has announced the availability of its all in one solar LED street lights. These new street lights use Lithium Phosphate batteries instead of inefficient lead acid. It comes with a LED heat sink for longer life, and fixed point tracking solar panel for highest efficiency. According to the company these all in one […] Read more
Germany’s energy storage market will grow 11-fold and reach $1B by 2021: GTM Research Updated On Fri, Jul 29th, 2016 by Saurenergy GTM Research in its latest report ‘The German Energy Storage Market: 2016-2021’, has revealed that Germany’s energy storage market will grow 11-fold in megawatt terms between 2015 and 2021 and will reach an annual value of $1.03 billion. Germany is already one of the world’s leading energy storage markets. At the end of 2015, Germany […] Read more
Georgia Power’s 1600MW of renewable energy mostly to be Solar PV Updated On Fri, Jul 29th, 2016 by Saurenergy The Georgia Public Service Commission (GSPC) approved a deal between utility Georgia Power and organizations including Southern Alliance for Clean Energy (SACE) that will focus on expanding the utility’s commitment to renewable energy in its latest long-term plan. As per the deal, the Georgia Power is committed to develop and procure 1600 MW in the […] Read more
Master Plan For Making Chandigarh a Model Solar City Prepared: Piyush Goyal Updated On Fri, Jul 29th, 2016 by Saurenergy Power, Coal, New & Renewable Energy minister, Piyush Goyal on Friday informed the Lok Sabha in a written reply that master plan for making Chandigarh a Model Solar City under the ‘Development of Solar Cities’ programme of MNRE has been prepared. The solar city cell has also been established. Goyal said that UT Administration, Chandigarh […] Read more
Azure Power installs 10MW rooftop solar PV project in Mohali, Punjab Updated On Thu, Jul 28th, 2016 by Saurenergy Azure Power has installed a 10MW rooftop solar PV project in Mohali, Punjab. The 10 MW solar rooftop project is spread across eight locations in the state. Power produced by the solar plant will be sold to Punjab State Power Corporation Limited under 25-year power purchase agreement (PPA) at a tariff of Rs. 7.59/kWh. The […] Read more
Uganda Debuts Solar-Powered Bus Updated On Thu, Jul 28th, 2016 by Saurenergy Kiira Motors‘s solar-powered bus has made a public debut in Uganda. Recently the company showcased the solar powered bus named Kayoola at Uganda’s capital. The bus has 35 seats and is the first public bus in Africa to be powered by the Sun. According to the chief engineer of the project, Mairo Obuwa, engines of […] Read more
Ministry of Power Raises RPO Trajectory for both Discoms and States Updated On Thu, Jul 28th, 2016 by Saurenergy Ministry of Power has raised the Renewable Purchase Obligations (RPO) trajectory for solar power in India. The Renewable Purchase Obligations makes it mandate for both Distribution Companies (Discoms) and states to purchase a certain percentage of their energy from renewable. Distribution Companies in India will now have to purchase 2.75% of their energy mix from […] Read more
Bras Solar to open solar panel factory in Brazil Updated On Thu, Jul 28th, 2016 by Saurenergy China based Bras Solar has announced that it will open a solar panel factory in Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil. Construction is expected to start this year and the facility is expected to have an initial revenue of USD 61mper year, it will be up and running by 2017. The company aims to reach revenue […] Read more
Modernize Announces The Launch of ModSun Solar Cost Calculator for Homeowners Updated On Wed, Jul 27th, 2016 by Saurenergy Modernize has announced the launch of ModSun, an easy-to-use solar panel cost calculator for homeowners. ModSun is powered by the only solar resource with nationwide Light Detection and Ranging (LIDAR) data, it accurately maps each square meter of a rooftop’s size, slope, orientation and average sunlight intensity. According to the company ModSun can instantly provides […] Read more
