MNRE Seeks to Attract Solar Manufacturers with Duty Cushion upto 2023 and beyond Updated On Tue, Sep 24th, 2019 by Saurenergy The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) under Minister R.K. Singh has set the stage for yet another round of blame games, by making case for duties on solar equipment imports, once the safeguard duty is over on Mar 31, 2020. The MNRE has recommended to the the Ministry of Finance to bring imports […] Read more
World’s Largest Solar Battery Plant to Come Up in LA Updated On Mon, Sep 23rd, 2019 by Saurenergy 8Minute, the largest independent solar company in the US, is planning to build a massive new facility called Eland Solar & Storage Center for its Los Angeles utility. After rejecting 8Minute’s proposal in August this year, the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) last week approved the 400 MW / 1.2 GWh project […] Read more
Floating Solar to Grow by 22% YoY, Reach 2.4 GW in 2019 Updated On Mon, Sep 23rd, 2019 by Saurenergy According to new research, there will be at least 2.4 gigawatts (GW) of floating solar installed globally by the end of 2019. Although floating solar systems typically involve higher costs than traditional ground mount arrays, project sizes are increasing, which will bring costs down. According to the latest research, the global average project size of […] Read more
AT&T RE Purchases to Surpass 1.5 GW With new 960 MW VPPA Updated On Mon, Sep 23rd, 2019 by Saurenergy AT&T has announced that its renewable energy purchases will surpass 1.5 GW of clean energy capacity with the addition of new VPPAs worth 960 MW. Texas-based telecommunications company AT&T has announced that its renewable energy purchases will surpass 1.5 gigawatts (GW) of clean energy capacity with the addition of new Virtual Power Purchase Agreements (VPPAs) […] Read more
US Utility Solar Pipeline Sets New Record at 37.9 GW Updated On Mon, Sep 23rd, 2019 by Saurenergy The US solar industry now has the largest pipeline of utility-scale solar projects in its history, according to a new market report The US solar industry now has the largest pipeline of utility-scale solar projects in its history, signalling promising future prospects for solar energy development. According to the latest US Solar Market Insight Report from […] Read more
Delhi can Become EV Capital of India With More Capital: Report Updated On Mon, Sep 23rd, 2019 by Saurenergy Delhi will need to deploy electric passenger vehicles, EV for last-mile connectivity and several public charging stations in the next year to realise its dream of clean, green and people-centric mobility solutions. To realise its dream to have clean, green and people-centric mobility solutions, Delhi may need to deploy nearly 35,000 electric and accessible passenger vehicles, at […] Read more
Dispute Resolution Committee to Give Decisions in 3 Weeks : MNRE Updated On Mon, Sep 23rd, 2019 by Saurenergy MNRE will soon make a functional dispute resolution committee for solar and wind projects beyond contractual agreements within 3 weeks The government will by next week make functional a dispute resolution committee which would settle disputes of solar and wind energy projects beyond contractual agreements within 3 weeks, a senior MNRE official has said. In […] Read more
India Making Fantastic Efforts in Renewable Energy: UN Chief Updated On Mon, Sep 23rd, 2019 by Saurenergy India is a key to international efforts on climate action and is making a fantastic effort to grow its renewable energy basket, UN Chief Antonio Guterres has said. India is a very important actor and “fundamental partner” in international efforts on climate action and is making a “fantastic effort” to grow its renewable energy basket, UN chief […] Read more
MNRE Awards 4 Grants in 2nd Round of PACEsetter Fund Updated On Mon, Sep 23rd, 2019 by Saurenergy MNRE recently awarded grants to the four projects selected in the second round of PACEsetter fund programme. The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has recently announced that it has awarded grants to the four projects selected in the second round of PACEsetter fund programme. The PACEsetter fund was constituted by India and the USA in […] Read more