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
sPower Inks 105 Megawatt 20-Year Solar PPA with MCE Updated On Fri, Dec 9th, 2016 by Saurenergy sPower has announced that it has been awarded a 20-year power purchase agreement (PPA) with MCE, a Community Choice Aggregation (CCA) program serving Marin County, Napa County and the cities of Benicia, El Cerrito, Lafayette, Richmond, San Pablo and Walnut Creek. The PPA is for 105MWac of photovoltaic solar power. The power will be generated […] Read more
It Is Imperative To Explore New Technologies For Developing Greener Fuels: Piyush Goyal Updated On Wed, Dec 7th, 2016 by Saurenergy Union Minster of State for Power, Coal, New & Renewable Energy and Mines, Piyush Goyal chaired a Ministerial session on ‘Hydrocarbons to fuel the Future: Choices and Challenges’ at the Petrotech-2016 on Tuesday. Goyal at Petrotech emphasized on the point that India, despite the dominance of fossil fuels in its energy mix in the near […] Read more
Industry’s Aspirations on Solar Blueprint Updated On Fri, Nov 25th, 2016 by Saurenergy Every year India faces severe electricity shortage, to meet the rapidly growing demand the country needs a massive addition in capacity. And to sustain the pace of economic growth with a commitment towards the reduction of greenhouse gases, India has to cut its dependency on fossil fuels for electrification. Therefore solar power installations in India […] Read more
Solar Cells Made With Tin Could Make Solar Power Cheaper And More Widespread Updated On Thu, Nov 24th, 2016 by Saurenergy A research team from University of Warwick lead by Dr. Ross Hatton and Professor Richard Walton explained how solar cells could be produced which are more adaptable and simpler to produce than their current counterparts. Researchers note that solar cells made with tin could lead to a more widespread use of solar power, with potential […] Read more
New Energy Policy aims to chart the way forward to meet the Government’s bold announcements: Piyush Goyal Updated On Tue, Nov 22nd, 2016 by Saurenergy The National Energy Policy (NEP) aims to chart the way forward to meet the Government’s bold announcements in the energy domain said Power, Coal, New and Renewable Energy and Mines Minister, Piyush Goyal in Rajya Sabha on Monday. Key four objectives of the new energy policy are access at affordable prices, improved energy security and […] Read more
Geostellar Partners with Progressive National Baptist Convention and Together Solar to Launch Nationwide Community Solar Program Updated On Thu, Nov 17th, 2016 by Saurenergy Geostellar, the nation’s original online solar energy platform, announced today a partnership with the Progressive National Baptist Convention (PNBC), a vital Baptist denomination with an estimated membership of 2.5 million people, and Together Solar, a developer of shared-solar energy generation projects, to offer clean, renewable power through PNBC member churches to their communities and congregations. […] Read more
Carbon Capture and Storage Seen as Essential to Energy Future Updated On Wed, Nov 16th, 2016 by Saurenergy Limiting carbon emissions requires the rapid, widespread adoption of carbon capture and storage (CCS) technology to augment alternative energy sources such as nuclear, wind and solar, according to the Global CCS Institute’s 2016 Status Report. The Institute today convened a panel of experts to discuss the conclusions of the report, and how carbon reduction goals might […] Read more
20 Countries Including Brazil And France Sign Framework Agreement Of International Solar Alliance Updated On Wed, Nov 16th, 2016 by Saurenergy More than 20 countries, including Brazil and France signed the framework agreement of the International Solar Alliance (ISA). ISA was launched by PM Narendra Modi and French President Francois Hollande at the COP21, Paris climate summit last year. The framework agreement of International Solar Alliance (ISA) was opened for signatures on the sidelines of UN’s […] Read more
