Rail Minister Suresh Prabhu Flags Off Newly Manufactured Solar Powered Guard Van of Goods Train Updated On Thu, Oct 6th, 2016 by Saurenergy Minister of Railways Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu on Wednesday inspected and flagged off the newly manufactured solar powered Guard Van of Goods (Freight) Train at Delhi Safdarjung Railway Station. The new Guard Van is equipped with Solar powered Light, Fan, Mobile Charging Point along with the facility of Zero discharge Bio Toilet.. Speaking on the occasion […] Read more
M. Venkaiah Naidu inaugurates Rs.114 cr social infrastructure that runs on green energy Updated On Wed, Oct 5th, 2016 by Saurenergy Minister of Urban Development, M. Venkaiah Naidu on Wednesday inaugurated three components of modern social infrastructure under East Kidwai Nagar General Pool Residential Accommodation (GPRA) Redevelopment Project. This new social infrastructure has been built by National Buildings Construction Corporation (NBCC) at a total cost of Rs.114 cr. The three components of GPRA project are – […] Read more
ABB to install solar based micro grid at Vadodara facility Updated On Wed, Oct 5th, 2016 by Saurenergy ABB has announced that it will install a fully integrated and standardized micro-grid at its Vadodara facility in Gujarat, India to help boost renewable energy generation while reducing dependency on fossil fuel. This micro-grid, with a rooftop photo voltaic field at the company’s biggest manufacturing location in India with around 3,000 employees, will help ensure […] Read more
MNRE Inviting Comments on National Lab Policy for Renewable Energy Sector Updated On Fri, Sep 30th, 2016 by Saurenergy Early this year in July the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) started marking the final seal on a national lab policy to set norms for standardization, testing and certification of renewable energy related products in India, and also define the infrastructure required for the testing centres. We reported that the draft policy document […] Read more
India’s Department of Posts plans to harness solar power at its offices Updated On Tue, Sep 20th, 2016 by Saurenergy The Department of Posts has planned to harness solar power by launching a project at its headquarters in Delhi and plans to expand it to its buildings spread across the country, a top official said today. “We are examining the process of harnessing roof-top solar energy. To start, we are looking whether it can be […] Read more
WTO rules against India in solar mission dispute with the United States Updated On Sat, Sep 17th, 2016 by Saurenergy The India’s solar mission dispute with the United States has finally met with an ending; with India losing its appeal to overturn the US complaint that New Delhi had discriminated against importers in the Indian solar power sector. The WTO’s appeals judges upheld an earlier ruling that found India had broken WTO rules by requiring […] Read more
French Technology Companies in Renewable Sector Pledges to Contribute to India’s Energy Targets Updated On Wed, Sep 14th, 2016 by Saurenergy A French delegation specializing in the renewable energy sector recently visited India. The delegation comprised leading French technology companies, and representatives of associations and federations of the French renewable energy sector. The French technology companies are looking for partnerships to contribute to the renewable energy targets in India through innovative solutions and technology cooperation. These […] Read more
JinkoSolar Urged to Support India’s Ambitious Solar Target Updated On Wed, Sep 14th, 2016 by Saurenergy JinkoSolar Holding recently attended the India-China CEO’s Dialogue, organized by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) in New Delhi, India. At the high level meeting with Minister of Finance, Minister of Energy, Minister of Corporate Affairs, and other India’s top governors, JinkoSolar urged to support India’s ambitious solar target and discussed the challenges faced by […] Read more
National Solar Energy Federation of India issues backing down instructions to TNERC Updated On Mon, Sep 12th, 2016 by Saurenergy The National Solar Energy Federation of India has moved the TNERC (Tamil Nadu Electricity Regulatory Commission) against the State utility curtailing solar power generation and has also issued backing down (unplugging of solar power from the State grid) instructions, despite owing a must-run status. Solar developers in Tamil Nadu and Rajasthan have been facing evacuation […] Read more
