Chandigarh’s Total Solarification Faces Multiple Hurdles Updated On Tue, Jun 5th, 2018 by Saurenergy The installation of solar power plants on the rooftops was made mandatory for all non-residential a well as residential buildings whose area around them is 1 Kanal and above, and the deadline for installation was set 17 May 2018 but was later extended by six months. Although it was made mandatory by the Chandigarh Administration […] Read more
REC Pledges $1 Million Contribution Towards International Solar Alliance Updated On Tue, Jun 5th, 2018 by Saurenergy In presence of the Power Minister R K Singh, REC’s Director (Technical) S K Gupta and other senior officials from the two organizations, the REC Chairman and Managing Director P V Ramesh handed over the cheque to Interim Director General of ISA Upendra Tripathy. Rural Electrification Corporation, (REC) a state-run power sector financier has announced […] Read more
Difficult to Achieve 40 GW Solar Rooftop Installation by 2022: Experts Updated On Mon, Jun 4th, 2018 by Saurenergy The target of installing 100 GW of solar capacity by the government has to be achieved by 2022 and out of which the amount of energy that has to come up from rooftop projects is 40 GW. Due to the slow pace of the growth of solar rooftop segment, it would be very difficult for […] Read more
Campaigns to Raise Awareness of Solar Energy Important, says Manipur Dy CM Updated On Sat, Jun 2nd, 2018 by Saurenergy Manipur Deputy Chief Minister Yumnam Joykumar Singh said that the public awareness campaigns are necessary and should be initiated to raise the awareness about the importance of solar energy. In order for any project to be successful, public awareness is really important, and that is true for solar energy and its importance in the country […] Read more
CGPL, TPCDT Partner to Provide Rooftop PV Systems to All Households in Tunda, Gujarat Updated On Fri, Jun 1st, 2018 by Saurenergy This project targets 100 percent households in the region and will provide individual houses rooftop solar photovoltaic (PV) system which would be connected to the grid without having battery banks. Coastal Gujarat Power Ltd (CGPL) has joined hands with Tata Power Community Development Trust (TPCDT) for its ‘Suryoday’ project, aiming to provide universal rooftop solar […] Read more
8minutenergy, NV Energy to Build Largest Solar Project in Nevada Updated On Fri, Jun 1st, 2018 by Saurenergy Although there are many large projects of NV Energy, the Eagle Shadow Mountain will be the largest solar PV project ever built for the company. This is a part of its latest renewable projects which in total are over 1 GW. In the Clark County of Nevada, NV Energy has chosen 8minuteenergy to develop 300-MW […] Read more
New Material for Solar Cells Discovered With AI Software Assistance Updated On Fri, Jun 1st, 2018 by Saurenergy The ability to convert light into electricity depends on both the organic and polymer layer. Although there were efforts by scientists to use different material for it however all the efforts lead to only waste of time and energy. Solar cells will play a crucial role in shifting to a renewable economy. Based on light-absorbing […] Read more
Suzlon Energy Posts Q4 Net Loss at Rs 470 Cr; 340 MW Solar Projects Commissioned Updated On Thu, May 31st, 2018 by Saurenergy There is traction across all new and emerging segments in the sector as evidenced in several positive policy actions for offshore, wind‐solar hybrid, repowering, captive, and feed‐in‐tariff for small projects upto 25 MW, says Tulsi Tanti. Solar & other renewable energy solutions provider Suzlon Energy reported its consolidated net loss at Rs 469.85 crore in […] Read more
Solar Street Lighting Market to Grow at Brisk Pace for Few Years: Research Updated On Wed, May 30th, 2018 by Saurenergy The governments of many countries such as India, China, and the US have made stringent regulations and schemes such as feed in tariffs and quota based renewable portfolio standards (RPS), or promotion of renewable sources of energy such as solar, wind power and others. A recent market research from P&S Market Research has showed that […] Read more