Students design camping tent that uses solar energy to meet the electricity needs of the homeless Updated On Tue, Apr 18th, 2017 by Saurenergy The installation of miniaturised solar technology in a mobile tent is the project being pursued by 12 Latino students at the San Fernando Magnet school in Los Angeles County, for which they received a $10,000 grant from the Lemelson InveTeam organisation at the MIT School of Engineering. A group of Hispanic students living in California […] Read more
Scientists build solar-powered device that can harvest water from dry air Updated On Mon, Apr 17th, 2017 by Saurenergy The solar-powered harvester, which can work in conditions as low as 20 per cent humidity, was constructed at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in the US In a breakthrough, scientists have developed a new system that can harvest litres of water from the air everyday using just ambient sunlight, even in dry or desert […] Read more
VIZ-A-VIZ with Alex Au, CTO, NEXTracker Updated On Sat, Apr 15th, 2017 by Saurenergy “While India tenders for storage + PV projects are beginning to take root after a year or so of fits and starts, NEXTracker has been building a solid foundation of brain power and boots on the ground staff in our Hyderabad office from design engineers, product and project managers. We look forward to enhancing India’s […] Read more
Solar Frontier Americas Sales 40 MW Solar Power Project to Dominion Updated On Wed, Apr 12th, 2017 by Saurenergy Midway II solar power project (sited on 320-acres northwest of Calipatria, California) is part of Solar Frontier Americas’ 106 megawatts (DC) Midway projects portfolio Solar Frontier Americas has announced that it has sold its 40 megawatts (DC) (30 megawatts AC), Midway II solar power plant to a subsidiary of Dominion Energy Inc. Dominion serves more […] Read more
Advanced Microgrid Solutions to Design, Install and Operate 40 MWh of AES Systems at Select U.S. Walmart Stores Updated On Wed, Apr 12th, 2017 by Saurenergy In the first phase of the project, AMS will install 40 megawatt hours (“MWh”) of advanced energy storage systems at 27 Walmart stores in Southern California Advanced Microgrid Solutions (“AMS”) has signed an agreement with Walmart Stores, Inc. to deploy it’s Hybrid Electric Building technology in select Walmart stores in the U.S. Under the agreement, […] Read more
SunPower Solar Installation Underway at New Toyota Headquarters Updated On Mon, Apr 10th, 2017 by Saurenergy The SunPower solar system is expected to generate enough clean energy to offset approximately 33 percent of the headquarters’ energy needs, reducing Toyota’s reliance on traditional electricity from the grid SunPower has announced that construction has begun on an 8.79-megawatt SunPower solar system at Toyota Motor North America’s new headquarters in Plano, Texas, which the […] Read more
SMA Inverters Selected For Massive Copper Mountain Solar PV Project Updated On Thu, Mar 30th, 2017 by Saurenergy SMA Sunny Central Inverters will help in powering around 41000 homes in Boulder City, Nevada through Sempra Renewables’ 94 MW Copper Mountain Solar PV project. SMA inverters were recently selected by Amec Foster Wheeler for Sempra Renewables’ 94 MW Copper Mountain Solar PV project in Boulder City, Nevada. This is the fourth phase of the […] Read more
Envision Solar announces first Florida installation of its Solar Tree product Updated On Fri, Mar 17th, 2017 by Saurenergy The patented Solar Tree product was installed by Tampa Bay Solar using Envision Solar’s installation manual and process. Envision Solar International announced the installation of its Solar Tree product has been successfully completed at 1810 West Kennedy Blvd. in Tampa, Florida. The patented Solar Tree product was installed by Tampa Bay Solar using Envision Solar‘s […] Read more
Vivint Solar Appoints Colt Reid as Vice President Of Sales Operations Updated On Sat, Mar 11th, 2017 by Saurenergy Colt Reid in his new role at Vivint Solar, Reid will manage the company’s inside sales team along with a 75-person sales leadership team to drive sales innovation, account management and sales enablement efforts. Vivint Solar has appointed Colt Reid as vice president of sales operations. Colt Reid in his new role at Vivint Solar, Reid will […] Read more
