NIWE Conducts India’s First LiDAR Test to Track Wind Power Updated On Tue, Sep 4th, 2018 by Saurenergy The Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) machine was placed 23 km from the coast of Gujarat for a period of 8 months. In a bid to tap the most potential source of wind power, National Institute of Wind Energy (NISE) has successfully conducted India’s first LiDAR based wind power test off the Gulf of Khambhat […] Read more
India’s Solar Race toward Next Decade Updated On Tue, Sep 4th, 2018 by Saurenergy Buoyed by the quite impressive performance of India’s renewable energy sector and especially in the solar space in recent years, the Government of India took a daring move and revised its ambitious renewable energy targets from 175 GW to 227 GW by 2022. Following the move, it also aimed to auction 40 GW of renewable […] Read more
Will Facebook Run All on Renewable Energy in Two Years? Updated On Tue, Sep 4th, 2018 by Saurenergy World’s largest social networking website, Facebook, in 2015, had set the target of running 50 percent of its facilities on renewable energy by 2018. Facebook has recently set a target of running completely on renewable energy. The market experts on analyzing its previous targets of being 50 percent renewable dependent by 2018 has speculated an […] Read more
Solar Power Efficiency May Evolve Tweaking Plant Machinery Updated On Tue, Sep 4th, 2018 by Saurenergy The Solar power researchers were able to split oxygen and hydrogen from water using the method of photosynthesis. Academicians of University of Cambridge have developed a unique method of harnessing solar power by tweaking the plant’s machinery used for the process of photosynthesis. The researchers were able to split oxygen and hydrogen from water using […] Read more
NLCIL Buildings get Solar Panels for Renewable Energy Updated On Tue, Sep 4th, 2018 by Saurenergy NLCIl solar installation is the part of its commitment to to produce 4,251 megawatt through solar and wind energy. Pushing the use of renewable energy, Government of India’s Neyveli Lignite Corporation of India (NLCIL) has got installed solar panels on seven office buildings at a cost of Rs. 5.49 crore. NLCIl solar installation is the […] Read more
EU Exempts China from Import Restrictions; Mulls Restricting US Updated On Tue, Sep 4th, 2018 by Saurenergy EU’s move of withdrawing restrictions came in after Brussels and Beijing mull to be more defensive of the U.S solar markets being more cooperative in their own trade policies. European Union (EU)has lifted five-year old protectionism restrictions on solar panel imports from China paving way to protecting the domestic developers and manufacturers from the U.S. […] Read more
NTPC Launches its 1st EV Charging Station in Vishakhapatnam Updated On Mon, Sep 3rd, 2018 by Saurenergy NTPC powered EV charging station has been designed by its In-house NTPC engineering team at Simhadri. In line with Government of India’s plans to switch to electric vehicles mobility, NTPC, India’s largest power generating company, initiates its first Electric Vehicle EV Charging Station in Simhadri, Vishakhapatnam. Moreover, NTPC is fully aligned for promoting clean energy […] Read more
MNRE Postpones Commissioning of 7,750 MW Grid-Connected VGF Solar Projects Updated On Sat, Sep 1st, 2018 by Saurenergy MNRE does not hold the developers responsible for the delay in the commissioning of solar PV projects but the supervisory authorities. Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has in a row extended the commissioning deadlines of 7,750 MW grid-connected solar PV power projects under different batches of viability gap funding (VGF) planned under 2nd […] Read more
Bi-Layer Solar Cell Sets Record for Efficiency Updated On Sat, Sep 1st, 2018 by Saurenergy The Solar cell is believed to have converted more than 25 percent of the sun’s energy into electrical power in the category of perovskite-CIGS tandem solar cell. Material scientists from UCLA Samueli School of Engineering have developed a double-layered thin film solar cell that has set efficiency records in generating power from sunlight. The device […] Read more
