Vacancy in MNRE for 9 Posts of Scientists from GATE Qualified Candidates Updated On Sat, Sep 8th, 2018 by Saurenergy The vacancy in MNRE will also provide science aspirants to work in the country’s premium green energy organization. Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has sought job applications from the Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) qualified candidates for filling up vacancy in MNRE for 9 posts of Scientists ‘B’ on direct recruitment base. […] Read more
Punjab Lags in Installation of Solar Rooftop Power Plants Updated On Fri, Sep 7th, 2018 by Saurenergy Punjab has seven buildings each fitted with a solar power plant of certain generating capacity across the districts of Mohali, Bathinda and Ludhiana. As the country sees a surge in the solar energy development, Punjab state government is said to have a blind eye towards India’s aggressive approach towards solar power development. Punjab government is […] Read more
Network of Electric Vehicles Charging Stations Across Cities, Highways Updated On Fri, Sep 7th, 2018 by Saurenergy In a bid to promote the use of electric vehicles, the ministry has procured Electric Vehicles for some of its officials. Taking another step towards the use of electric vehicles in the country, Power Secretary, Ajay Kumar Bhalla stated in a curtain-raiser press conference of first Global Mobility Summit ‘MOVE’ that government is considering setting […] Read more
NISE to Organize ‘Programme on prospects for Start – Ups in Solar Energy Technologies’ Updated On Thu, Sep 6th, 2018 by Saurenergy NISE is aiming at letting the participants equip with the scope and business opportunities in solar photovoltaic, solar thermal and solar water pumping technologies. In line with the Startup India Initiative by the Government of India, National Institute of Solar Energy (NISE) is organizing a five-day Programme on prospects for Start–Ups in Solar Energy Technologies […] Read more
Solar Module Manufacturing Quality Management – A Huge Opportunity Updated On Wed, Sep 5th, 2018 by Saurenergy Manufacturing sector plays a vital role in the success of the industrial development of any country and also contributes significantly towards it’s economy. With market globalization, India’s manufacturing industries, including photovoltaic (PV) module manufacturing industry, has improved their competitiveness to face tougher challenges in the market. In today’s scenario, quality has become the key focus […] Read more
‘Black Silicon’ Helps Reduce Solar Panel Cost Updated On Wed, Sep 5th, 2018 by Saurenergy The black silicon technology can only reduce the costs of solar components till a certain limit. Taking a step towards cost considerations of solar modules, researchers at Aalto University have found a way to reduce production costs of solar cells by more than 10 percent by using ‘black silicon’. Moreover, creating Nano-textures on silicon with […] Read more
India’s Solar Race toward Next Decade Updated On Tue, Sep 4th, 2018 by Saurenergy Buoyed by the quite impressive performance of India’s renewable energy sector and especially in the solar space in recent years, the Government of India took a daring move and revised its ambitious renewable energy targets from 175 GW to 227 GW by 2022. Following the move, it also aimed to auction 40 GW of renewable […] Read more
Will Facebook Run All on Renewable Energy in Two Years? Updated On Tue, Sep 4th, 2018 by Saurenergy World’s largest social networking website, Facebook, in 2015, had set the target of running 50 percent of its facilities on renewable energy by 2018. Facebook has recently set a target of running completely on renewable energy. The market experts on analyzing its previous targets of being 50 percent renewable dependent by 2018 has speculated an […] Read more
Gov’t Cuts Component Manufacturing Requirement to Prevent High Tariff Bids in Solar Tender Updated On Mon, Sep 3rd, 2018 by Saurenergy The government has also brought down the maximum permissible tariff rate for the solar tender to Rs 2.75 per unit from an earlier cap of Rs 2.93. In a bid to attract healthy number of developers in a recent solar auction and prevent higher tariff bids from the bidders, the government has reduced the component […] Read more