Madhya Pradesh at GIS attracted Investment of Rs.20000 Cr for new and renewable energy sector Updated On Mon, Oct 24th, 2016 by Saurenergy On the concluding day of Global Investors’ Summit 2016 five MoUs for investment of Rs 20,000 crore were signed in new and renewable energy sector in presence of CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan and Union Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas (Independent charge) Dharmendra Pradhan and Energy Minister Paras Jain in Indore. After the MoU ceremony […] Read more
IDFC Alternatives acquires three solar projects from Punj Lloyd Updated On Mon, Oct 24th, 2016 by Saurenergy The India infrastructure fund of IDFC Alternatives has bought three solar projects in Rajasthan and Punjab from Punj Lloyd Infrastructure as part of the company’s plan to set up a strong foothold in the renewable energy space through acquisitions — as much as 1 GW in a year or so. IDFC Alternatives signed the deal […] Read more
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
