Enphase, Waaree Announce 4.5 MW Solar Installation in India Updated On Wed, May 30th, 2018 by Saurenergy This PV project will be the largest Enphase microinverter-based solar installation globally. California-headquartered Enphase Energy and India-based solar panel maker Waaree Energies has announced 4.5 MW PV project installation using Waaree Enphase AC modules in Hosapet, India. This PV project will be the largest Enphase microinverter-based solar installation globally. Further, the system’s owner, an independent […] Read more
Dupont Displays New Expanded Product Portfolio at SNEC 2018 Updated On Tue, May 29th, 2018 by Saurenergy One of the new highlights is the clear DuPont Tedlar PVF film, an ideal backsheet material for bifacial modules that can generate greater power output. One of the major solar solutions provider, DuPont Photovoltaic Solutions unveiled its broader portfolio covering innovative materials as well as customer collaborations at 2018 SNEC International Photovoltaic Power Generation and […] Read more
India Gets its First Solar-Powered Expressway Updated On Mon, May 28th, 2018 by Saurenergy This is the country’s first highway to be lit by solar power and at every 500 metres, as there are eight solar power plants on this Expressway. The Prime Minister Narendra Modi has inaugurated the country’s first solar-powered smart and green Kundli-Ghaziabad-Palwal (KGP) Expressway which is 135 km long. It is also known as Eastern Peripheral […] Read more
Solar-based WAAS Model Can Improve Access to Affordable Irrigation: Report Updated On Mon, May 28th, 2018 by Saurenergy A study by CEEW has found that half of the 1,600 farmers surveyed across the state expressed dissatisfaction due to depleting water tables and high expenditure on diesel. With multiple problems farmers facing in the country including reducing water table and high expenditure on diesel to run their pumps to irrigate their lands, the Council […] Read more
UNEP Happy to Recognise CIAL as World’s 1st Fully Solar-Powered Airport Updated On Mon, May 28th, 2018 by Saurenergy “I really want to go around the world and speak about the success story (of CIAL),” the Executive Director of the UN Environment Programme said. The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Global Chief Erik Solheim said that UNEP is happy to recognise Cochin International Airport Ltd (CIAL) as the world’s first fully solar energy-powered airport. “We are very happy to do it,” […] Read more
Divergent Rulings Put Solar Companies in Dilemma Updated On Mon, May 28th, 2018 by Saurenergy To seek clarity on the matter the industry has knocked the doors of government. On the one hand, Maharashtra AAR in his two rulings have favored a GST rate of 18% which threats installations as a whole works contract. The solar industry has been thrown into confusion after divergent decisions form two separate Authority for […] Read more
Chandigarh Admin Approves Rs 250 pm Solar Panel Fee for Govt Houses Updated On Mon, May 28th, 2018 by Saurenergy To make it viable for citizenry of the area to generate power, the administration has decided to install at least two kilowatts solar power capacity plant on every government house. As Punjab governor and Chandigarh administrator has approved the rate, the government houses in the city with area of 1 Kanal or more have to […] Read more
Viz-A-Viz with Manoj Kumar Upadhyay, Founder and Chairman | ACME Group Updated On Mon, May 28th, 2018 by Saurenergy Q. As Madras High Court has dismissed the petition filed against levy of safeguard duty on import of solar modules and cells, how you will deal with the challenges in present scenario? Solar power capacity addition is sensitive to solar tariff. Recent study by KPMG also underscores this fact that at a tariff of Rs.3.0 […] Read more
Risen Energy Gets Financing from EBRD for 63MW Solar Project in Kazakhstan Updated On Sat, May 26th, 2018 by Saurenergy The construction of the greenfield 63 MW solar project will kick off in the month of September and is expected to be completed in June next year. Chinese solar panel maker Risen Energy has signed a mandate letter with the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) for financing the construction of a 63 MW solar […] Read more