Bengaluru to use aircraft to design roadmap for rooftop solar generation Updated On Tue, Aug 23rd, 2016 by Saurenergy The Bangalore Electricity Supply Company (BESCOM) has signed an agreement with Centre for Study of Science, Technology and Policy (CSTEP) and Karnataka Renewable Energy Development Limited (KREDL) to design a roadmap to boost the quantum of power generated using solar energy. A senior official from BESCOM’s Demand Side Management department mentioned that “The Ministry of […] Read more
Solar silver demand to be over 2,500 tonnes for 2016: Capital Gold Group Updated On Mon, Aug 22nd, 2016 by Saurenergy The Capital Gold Group has released its internal think tank study named “Sustainability, Solar, and Silver” revealing that demand for silver utilized for Solar Panel manufacturing to go higher in the next 5 years, driven by sustainability initiatives of multi-national corporations and governments worldwide. “Corporate Social Responsibility programs are evolving from green concepts to massive solar panel […] Read more
Central University of Karnataka goes solar Updated On Mon, Aug 22nd, 2016 by Saurenergy Located at the Kadaganchi in Aland taluk, the Central University of Karnataka (CUK) has installed 250 kW grid tied solar power plant within its campus, facilitating the administration to save lakhs of rupees every month. Vice-Chancellor H.M. Maheshwaraiah said that “We have been saving lakhs of rupees every month since the start of power production […] Read more
Schneider Electric introduces Lithium-ion batteries solutions for UPS operations Updated On Mon, Aug 22nd, 2016 by Saurenergy Schneider Electric has introduced a Lithium-ion battery solution for Uninterrupted Power Supply (UPS) operations. The new lithium-ion battery solution for three-phase uninterruptible power supplies (UPSs), brings- compact, lightweight, long-lasting and sophisticated energy storage protection to data centers, industrial process, or critical infrastructure. Lithium-ion battery system from the house of Schneider comes as a complete package […] Read more
Work on proposed 5000MW solar park in Pavagada to commence soon Updated On Mon, Aug 22nd, 2016 by Saurenergy D.K. Shivakumar, Karnataka’s Energy minister has stated that the proposed 5000MW solar park at Pavagada in Tumakuru district will start soon. Speaking at the valedictory of the training programme for linemen, engineers, accounts officers and other staff of KPTCL and Hescom and KPTCL, the energy minister said that the plant is tipped to be one […] Read more
SECI invites bids against RfS of Agencies for preparation of PFRs for rooftop solar PV projects Updated On Mon, Aug 22nd, 2016 by Saurenergy Solar Energy Corporation of India Limited (SECI) invites bids against request for selection (RfS) of bidders from the Agencies for Preparation of Feasibility Assessment Reports for Installation of Grid connected rooftop solar PV system in India. Interested Bidders can download the official copy of RfS & other documents from TCIL website. SECI notes that bidder […] Read more
Renewable Energy Plans of NTPC Making Our Job Harder Updated On Sat, Aug 20th, 2016 by Saurenergy Recently reports stated that India’s largest state owned electricity generator NTPC is gearing up to become the biggest renewable energy company in the next 10 years. It seems that this report did not go well down the esophagus of the renewable energy Industry. Vinay Kumar, COO at Greenko on professional networking site said that “these […] Read more
Solar Energy at Bhandup Treatment Plant soon Updated On Sat, Aug 20th, 2016 by Saurenergy The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has planned to install a solar power system at Asia’s largest water treatment plant in Bhandup as part of its broader energy efficiency upgrade. The authority has decided to set-up a state-of-art solar unit by October, which is expected to generate around 2.5MW power. Dr Sanjay Mukherjee, Additional Municipal Commissioner […] Read more
TERI Conducting 2 day Training Programme On Design and Installation of Solar Rooftop PV System Updated On Sat, Aug 20th, 2016 by Saurenergy The Energy and Research Institute (TERI) is conducting 2- day training programme on designing and Installation of Solar Rooftop PV System. The main objective of the programme starting on 1st September is to provide training, subject specific knowledge addition to new entrepreneurs, channel partners and renewable energy engineers who are venturing into roof-top PV market. […] Read more
