Government has selected 60 cities to implement the ‘Solar Cities’ programme: Piyush Goyal Updated On Thu, Dec 15th, 2016 by Saurenergy Minister of State for Power, Coal, New & Renewable Energy and Mines, Piyush Goyal in Lok Sabha on Thursday said that the Centre has selected 60 cities nationwide to implement the ‘Solar Cities’ programme. The minister said “the cities having a population of 50-thousand to 50-lakh are selected under the scheme.” The cities have been […] Read more
India Signs Grant Agreement with IBRD of USD 5.19 million for Improving Energy Efficiency in MSME’s projects Updated On Thu, Dec 15th, 2016 by Saurenergy An agreement for GEF Grant of USD 5.19 Million for “Additional Financing for Financing Energy Efficiency at MSMEs Project- Programmatic Framework for Energy Efficiency” was signed by Raj Kumar, Joint Secretary (MI), Department of Economic Affairs on behalf of the Government of India and Junaid Ali Ahmad, Country Director, World Bank (India) on behalf of […] Read more
NEXTracker to sell Ideal Power’s SunDial as part of their newly launched NX Fusion Plus Updated On Thu, Dec 15th, 2016 by Saurenergy Ideal Power has announced that NEXTracker will be selling its SunDial solar PV plus storage string inverter as part of their newly launched solar plus storage tracker. NEXTracker’s “NX Fusion Plus” will integrate the SunDial together with NEXTracker’s solar tracker, a battery pack, and software to deliver maximum return on investment to solar power plants. […] Read more
Indian Government sanctions Rs 30 crore for solar cities programme Updated On Thu, Dec 15th, 2016 by Saurenergy Funds worth over Rs 30 crore have been sanctioned to 21 states and union territories under the solar cities development programme. These funds were sanctioned during the last three years till November 30 this year. Out of the total sanctioned amount of Rs 30.36 crore under the ‘Development of Solar Cities Programme’ for 21 states […] Read more
Sunrun Launches Solar Plus Energy Storage System ‘Sunrun BrightBox’ in California Updated On Thu, Dec 15th, 2016 by Saurenergy Sunrun has announced the availibility of Sunrun BrightBox , solar energy generation and home battery storage system in California with new features that provide homeowners greater peace of mind with backup and total home energy control. The company notes that with BrightBox, Californians can enjoy a customized and innovative solution with little to no money […] Read more
Scatec Solar partners with local ItraMAS-led consortium to build 200 MW PV in Malaysia Updated On Thu, Dec 15th, 2016 by Saurenergy Scatec Solar has entered the Malaysian large-scale solar energy market by joining forces with a local ItraMAS-led consortium that has signed three 21-year Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs) with the country’s largest electricity utility, Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB). The partnership covers three solar projects totaling nearly 200 MW and involves a total investment of close to […] Read more
Leading companies offer to invest Rs 1,700-cr in Haryana in the field of electronics, solar energy and beverages Updated On Wed, Dec 14th, 2016 by Saurenergy Various leading companies have offered an investment in Haryana in the field of electronics, solar energy and beverages. The offer of about Rs 1,700-crore was made by representatives of various leading companies during the one-on-one meeting held with Haryana Industries Minister Vipul Goel during the road show organized at Mumbai in run up to the […] Read more
West Bengal Government is reportedly planning to generate 180MW of solar power in next two years Updated On Wed, Dec 14th, 2016 by Saurenergy West Bengal government is reportedly planning to generate 180MW of solar power in next couple of years. The state has been able to produce seven megawatt so far . The state government has identified 1,300 government buildings, schools and hospitals for setting up solar panels and planning to invest over Rs 1,000 crore on the […] Read more
Younicos to design and supply a 49 MW lithium-ion battery system for UK’s largest solar project Updated On Wed, Dec 14th, 2016 by Saurenergy Younicos has announced that it has been selected by Centrica to design one of the world’s largest and most sophisticated battery-based energy storage systems. According to the company the 49 megawatt (MW) lithium-ion system that will be completed by winter 2018, will respond to fluctuations in electrical demand in less than a second. The battery […] Read more
