India Must Strengthen Grid Infra to Boost Renewable Energy: IRENA Updated On Thu, Mar 29th, 2018 by Saurenergy IRENA Director-General Adnan Z Amin says the main constraint in India right now is the grid. There is a huge upsurge in investment,” he said of the renewable projects being implemented in the country. India must strengthen grid infrastructure to support its “strong push” towards renewable energy especially solar, said the head of the International […] Read more
Govt Issues Penalty for Violating DCR Norms Under MNRE’s Solar PV Projs Updated On Fri, Feb 23rd, 2018 by Saurenergy The move has come to avoid misuse of policy. The Government of India (GoI), through the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE), has issued a memorandum titled – “Penalties for violation of norms of Domestic Content Requirement (DCR) under Solar PV power projects under MNRE’s Schemes / Programmes”. The memorandum was published on the MNRE […] Read more
Dedicated R&D Department Needed in CEA, Says R.K. Singh Updated On Wed, Feb 21st, 2018 by Saurenergy Only way of improving life and system is questioning. This is the spirit I look for in my system, he added. R.K. Singh, Union Minister of State (IC) for Power and New & Renewable Energy, has stressed upon the need of a dedicated R&D department in CEA to coordinate the research in power sector. The […] Read more
Dealing With Cracks in India’s Solar Dreams Updated On Thu, Feb 8th, 2018 by Saurenergy In a first of its kind study in India, scientists from Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IITB) and National Institute of Solar Energy, New Delhi, conducted a detailed survey at 51 locations across India to check for the degradation in the performance of photovoltaic modules. This study, to establish reliability of the modules, could help […] Read more
BACKSHEETS Selecting the Right Materials for Solar Modules & EVA Updated On Sat, Jan 27th, 2018 by Saurenergy From cells to glass to encapsulant to backsheets, each component of a solar panel is relevant to performance and plays an important role in a PV panel. By definition, Backsheet is a film that protects the solar cell from severe environmental conditions. A solar backsheet is the last layer at the bottom of the solar […] Read more
UNIST Researchers Develop Highly Stable Perovskite Solar Cells Updated On Sat, Dec 30th, 2017 by Saurenergy A recent study, affiliated with UNIST has presented highly stable perovskite solar cells (PSCs), using edged-selectively fluorine (F) functionalized graphene nano-platelets (EFGnPs). This breakthrough has gotten much attention as it is made out of fluorine, a low-cost alternative to gold. This study has been jointly led by Professor Jin Young Kim in the School of […] Read more
Schemes launched by the Government to promote Solar Energy in the country Updated On Thu, Dec 28th, 2017 by Saurenergy Minister of State (IC) for Power and New & Renewable Energy, Shri Raj Kumar Singh, in a written reply to a question on schemes initiated by Government to promote Solar Power in the country, in Lok Sabha today informed that in order to promote solar energy, the Government have launched several schemes in the country. […] Read more
Year End Review 2017 –MNRE Updated On Wed, Dec 27th, 2017 by Saurenergy Government is on its way to achieving 175 GW target for installed Renewable Energy capacity by 2022 India attains 6th position in global Solar Power installed capacity By November 2017, a total of 62 GW Renewable Power installed, of which 27 GW installed since May 2014 and 11.79 GW since January 2017 Historic Low Tariffs […] Read more
Strict Quality Norms imposed for Solar Equipment and Components to restrict low quality Solar PV equipment in Indian market: Shri R.K. Singh Updated On Thu, Dec 21st, 2017 by Saurenergy Minister of State (IC) for Power and New & Renewable Energy, Shri Raj Kumar Singh, in a written reply to a question in Lok Sabha today, informed that there is no formal specific information relating to any specific solar equipment or component being of low quality and sold in Indian market. Shri Singh further informed […] Read more
