Budget 2018: Reactions From the Solar Industry Updated On Thu, Feb 1st, 2018 by Saurenergy Jaitley in his budget 2018 speech proposed that the duty on solar tempered glass or solar tempered [anti-reflective coated] glass for the manufacture of solar cells, panels, modules be reduced from 5 percent to zero. The Budget 2018 presented by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has proposed to eliminate the import duty on components that […] Read more
Mumbai’s Housing Society Goes Solar Cuts Electricity Bill By 83% Updated On Mon, Jan 29th, 2018 by Saurenergy The solar grid cost Kurla residents Rs14 lakh, but they expect to recover the expenses over the next four-and-half years, said members of Green Power Projects Pvt Ltd that installed the project. Mumbai’s housing society in Kural has switched to solar power to cut their electricity bill by 83 percent. The housing society including Twin […] Read more
Rajasthan Deploys ABB Technology for Clean Solar Power Updated On Thu, Jan 25th, 2018 by Saurenergy ABB managing director Sanjeev Sharma said, “We have provided services to monitor and track supply at Jawai and Banswara water schemes apart from oilfield in Barmer.” In a significant development, Rajasthan has deployed ABB technologies, the power and automation technology group, for 40 percent of clean solar power generated in the state, an official said. […] Read more
Rajasthan to Generate 7,000 MW of Solar Energy by 2019 End Updated On Sat, Jan 20th, 2018 by Saurenergy Rajasthan Renewable Energy Corporation Ltd (RRECL) managing director BK Dosi said, “Rajasthan is on course to triple its solar power generation capacity in next two years to 7,000 MW from 2,246 MW at present.” The Bhadla solar park, once fully operational, will generate 2,255 MW, making it “the largest solar park in the world”. It […] Read more
How Automating O&M is Changing the Solar Game? Updated On Fri, Jan 19th, 2018 by Saurenergy It’s the zenith of time when we keep aside the analog system trying to be devised under discreet technology. To more prudently christen the above statement, the unanimous metaphor in technology is automation, machine learning and cognitive technologies. With that saying, a light note on how a robot like “Vicky” of the popular American comedy […] Read more
Andhra Pradesh to Have a Mega Solar Plant Set Up By Chinese Firm Updated On Fri, Jan 19th, 2018 by Saurenergy CETC will make the interest in a Solar PVC Manufacturing park coming up on around 18 sections of land in Sri City in Chittoor locale. CETC Renewable Energy Technology Company, a subordinate of China Electronics Technology Group, will set up a mega solar assembling plant in Andhra Pradesh with a venture of $50 million. It […] Read more
NEXTracker Delivers Smart Tracker Technology to Solar Power Plant in North Africa Updated On Tue, Jan 16th, 2018 by Saurenergy NEXTracker’s award-winning smart solar tracker, NX Horizon, holds the #1 tracker market share leadership position worldwide with over 11 gigawatts of systems sold. NEXTracker has announced that global solar EPC company Sterling and Wilson selected NEXTracker to supply 325 megawatts (5 blocks of 65 MW each) of its smart solar trackers to its project within […] Read more
J&K Govt Provides 91,000 Solar Lights to Households in Un-Electrified Villages Updated On Tue, Jan 16th, 2018 by Saurenergy Minister for Social Welfare Sajjad Gani Lone said solar lights were provided under the Remote Village Electrification Programme. In a significant development, the Jammu and Kashmir government has distributed 91,000 solar home lights to the households in un-electrified villages in the state. Minister for Social Welfare Sajjad Gani Lone said the home lighting devices were […] Read more
FPL Opens Four New Solar Power Plants And Shuts Another Coal Plant Updated On Tue, Jan 9th, 2018 by Saurenergy FPL’s new solar plants are designed to effectively pay for themselves over their operational lifetimes. Florida Power & Light Co. has announced the latest major milestones in its ongoing strategy of advancing clean energy affordably for customers: the retirement of one of Florida’s largest coal-fired power plants and the opening of four new solar power […] Read more
