Rooftop Subsidy in India Updated On Mon, Oct 24th, 2016 by Saurenergy For the huge solar energy potential that remains untapped in India, a considerable amount constitutes of rooftops. With about 0.24bn households spread across the length and breadth of the country, there are enough roofs to generate 40 percent of the total solar generation target to be achieved by the government by 2022. A Solar PV […] Read more
Indian companies win Solar for All contest for innovative community solar electrification solutions Updated On Sat, Oct 22nd, 2016 by Saurenergy The Canopus Foundation and the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE, who collaboratively organized the 2nd Solar for All Contest for Innovative Community Solar Electrification Solutions 2016, on 19th October, had announced the winners. For the past nine months, Solar for All was running the Contest to find the best innovations in providing rural […] Read more
TANGEDCO releases tenders for solar projects Updated On Fri, Oct 21st, 2016 by Saurenergy Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation Limited has released tenders for solar power projects in 2016-17. This is the first time the distribution company has floated tenders for solar projects, while the previous ones were scrapped by Tamil Nadu Electricity Regulatory Commission in 2014. Since then TANGEDCO has been signing MoUs at a fixed tariff […] Read more
Tata Power Solar tops the list as the No.1 rooftop player for the third consecutive year Updated On Fri, Oct 21st, 2016 by Saurenergy Tata Power Solar, India’s largest integrated solar company, has been ranked the Topmost Rooftop Player among EPC companies in the recently published India Solar Rooftop Map 2016 report by BRIDGE TO INDIA, a leading cleantech consulting firm. According to the report, the total installed capacity in the rooftop segment is 1020 MW as of September […] Read more
Hartek Power secures 460 MW solar orders Updated On Thu, Oct 20th, 2016 by Saurenergy Hartek Power has announced that the company has bagged orders for commissioning of 460MW solar projects in the first half of the current financial year, registering an increase of 373% over last year when the company had secured 123MW orders. The 460MW orders secured by the Chandigarh based solar firm include 16 substation projects of […] Read more
India secures payment for 500MW SunEdison Solar Project Updated On Wed, Oct 19th, 2016 by Saurenergy State-owned Solar Energy Corp. of India said the government received fees needed for a 500-megawatt solar park, won by bankrupt renewable-energy developer SunEdison Inc., to go ahead. Solar-park charges of 2 billion rupees ($30 million) along with signed implementation agreements have been received, SECI Managing Director Ashvini Kumar said in an interview. SunEdison Energy India […] Read more
Researchers at Worcester Polytechnic Institute develops new light-activated semiconductor material Updated On Tue, Oct 18th, 2016 by Saurenergy Researchers, including one of Indian origin, have developed a revolutionary light-activated semiconductor nano-composite material that can be used in a variety of applications such as grippers for surgical robots, more efficient solar cells and photo detectors. “Very few materials are able to convert photons directly into mechanical motion,” said Balaji Panchapakesan, associate professor at Worcester […] Read more
PM Modi plans state aid package of Rs 210 billion rupee to boost India’s solar industry Updated On Tue, Oct 18th, 2016 by Saurenergy The Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi’s is planning a 210 billion-rupee ($3.1 billion) package of state aid for India’s solar panel manufacturing industry, according to two officials. The so-called Prayas initiative, short for “Pradhan Mantri Yojana for Augmenting Solar Manufacturing,” a central-government plan designed to lift India’s installed photovoltaic capacity as well as to […] Read more
Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit 2017 road show held in China Updated On Tue, Oct 18th, 2016 by Saurenergy The government of Gujarat which is a favorite destination for Chinese investors, held a road show here inviting them to take part in the ‘Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit’ to be held early next year. A delegation of Gujarat government officials and industrialists led by Sanjay Prasad, Principal Secretary, Agriculture and Cooperation, made presentations about the […] Read more
