Viz-A-Viz with Basant Jain, Chief Executive Officer, Mahindra Susten Updated On Sat, Jun 23rd, 2018 by Saurenergy Q. Being a major player in the solar space, how do you contribute towards India’s clean and green energy initiative? Mahindra Susten (Part of USD 20.7 Billion Mahindra group) is a leading player in the Cleantech space. It is amongst India’s top 2 companies providing turnkey EPC solutions for grid connected solar projects and has […] Read more
Honda Installs Solar Energy System at its American Motor Campus Updated On Fri, Jun 22nd, 2018 by Saurenergy The installation, standing at 2.0 MW direct current, is Honda’s one of the largest on-sight renewable energy installations anywhere in the world. Adding to the move of shifting from conventional source of energy to green energy, Honda in US has started a solar energy system at the American Honda Motor campus in Torrance, Calif. The […] Read more
Nigeria Eyes 30% Renewable Energy by 2030 to National Grid Updated On Fri, Jun 22nd, 2018 by Saurenergy A loan of $66m and $8m was granted to Nigeria for the solar project after it joined other countries to sign the International Solar Alliance (ISA) in March 2018 in New Delhi, India. Intensifying its collaboration with India on clean energy, the Federal Government of Nigeria has set a target for 30 percent renewable energy […] Read more
LG Chem Hosts Global Innovation Contest 2018 (GIC 2018) “Finding Innovations to Change the World” Updated On Thu, Jun 21st, 2018 by Saurenergy Seoul, South Korea – Proposal submission from June 18th to September 30th – Applicants can register through the official website of GIC – Energy, Environment, Functional Materials, and Biotechnology are the subjects of the contest – Win up to $150,000 R&D expense and technical exchange opportunity LG Chem (KRX: 051910) is exploring innovative technologies that […] Read more
NMC, PGCIL to Set up Floating Solar Power Plant on Gorewada Lake Updated On Wed, Jun 20th, 2018 by Saurenergy Water treatment plant (WTP) that is adjacent to the lake will be the first beneficiary of the power generated from the panels. Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) and Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (PGCIL) has decided to set up a floating solar power plant on Gorewada Lake to fulfill its electricity needs. This project is […] Read more
Bengaluru International Airport to Go Solar by 2020 Updated On Tue, Jun 19th, 2018 by Saurenergy Our aim is to make the airport 100% renewable-energy powered by 2020. We also plan to increase our consumption through on-site and off-site solar power purchase agreements By the year 2020, the Bangalore International Airport Limited (BIAL) has signed up a target of running its Kempegowda International Airport (KIA) totally on solar power. The power demand per day […] Read more
BMTC Plans to Create New Revenue Model, Generate Solar Power Updated On Fri, Jun 15th, 2018 by Saurenergy We have had talks with a few solar project developers. The corporation has also written to Bescom and Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission (KERC). In order to create a new revenue model and continuing with its core business of running public transport, Bengaluru Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC) is contemplating to generate solar power. In the city of […] Read more
Uttarakhand HC Rules Against Solar Power Panels on Fields Updated On Thu, Jun 14th, 2018 by Saurenergy Under the Grid Interacted Rooftop and Small SPV (solar photovoltaic) Power Plant scheme, the Uttarakhand government is promoting the use of small-scale rooftop solar power plants in the state. The National Solar Mission of the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy provides a subsidy of 30% to the applicants. In an order, the Uttarakhand high […] Read more
Tata Power Renewable Energy Inks PPA with GE for Solar Rooftop Solns Updated On Wed, Jun 13th, 2018 by Saurenergy The solar rooftop projects installation will help to generate over 1 million kWh of electricity per year, and will lead to an average tariff reduction of around 30 percent. Tata Power’s wholly-owned arm Tata Power Renewable Energy has signed a power purchase agreement (PPA) with GE to provide solar rooftop solutions for 6 manufacturing and services sites in […] Read more
