Rebate for Solar Power Hoardings in Mumbai Updated On Wed, May 16th, 2018 by Saurenergy According to BMC guidelines the advertisements on display boards that are illuminated with solar energy will get 10% of discount on fees for the first year of its display. In a revamped policy, Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has issues draft guidelines for advertisement and sky line display in the city. BMC has sought suggestions from […] Read more
Andhra Pradesh to Give Farmers Power to Sell Power Updated On Mon, May 14th, 2018 by Saurenergy The project will be launched on a pilot basis in Visakhapatnam, Vizianagaran and Srikakulam district. The first 75,000 solar pump sets worth Rs 3.5 lakh each will be provided to farmers in these districts. On an estimate the pilot project will cost around Rs 2,625 Crore. Andhra Pradesh government is planning to initiate a scheme […] Read more
Chandigarh Can’t go Green by 31st December Updated On Mon, May 14th, 2018 by Saurenergy The deadline and desirability of making city 100% renewable energy powered was set by Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE). However, as said by the electricity department of Chandigarh, the target cannot be achieved in such time frame; rather it can only be achieved in the long term. As the deadline for becoming 100% […] Read more
Researchers at Sardar Patel University Develop Solar Cells From Organic Dyes Updated On Thu, May 10th, 2018 by Saurenergy Cells developed by the university researchers not only can be used on cloths but also on walls of buildings, windows and doors, which is unlike of traditional silicon panels that are used as roof-tops installations. Flexible, yet durable solar cells have been developed by researchers at Sardar Patel University that can be fixed on apparels […] Read more
Oz Plans Country’s Largest Solar Farm at 1500 MW Updated On Tue, May 8th, 2018 by Saurenergy The proposed solar farm has six times larger capacity than its closest rival, The Sunraysia Solar farm in the country. Australia is proposing its largest solar farm in the suburb of Ipswich, east of Harlin along the D’Aguilar Highway. The farm will have a final capacity of 1500 megawatts of power generation. The proposed plant […] Read more
Goa Govt to Provide Solar Lamps for Forest-Dwellings Updated On Wed, May 2nd, 2018 by Saurenergy The permission will be sought from the forest department, which is a requirement in wildlife protected areas, to provide solar lamps to interested households. The Goa Energy Development Agency and the power department jointly to provide solar lamps to the households who don’t have access to power and are living in remote forest areas of the state. […] Read more
Viz-A-Viz with Harsh Thacker, Sr Analyst- MOVE (Moving Onwards Vehicle Electrification) Updated On Mon, Apr 30th, 2018 by Saurenergy Q. With all automobile companies helming towards Electric Vehicles, demand for energy and suitable ecosystem is the initial glitch, how is IESA working to outpace these snags? India has a significant market potential for batteries and electric vehicles. Our analysis projects the EV market potential for India would be around 77 million between now […] Read more
HP Churns Mobility in Irrigation, Installs Mobile Operated Solar lift Updated On Sat, Apr 28th, 2018 by Saurenergy The installed solar lift is a mobile-operated project fostering mobility and making easy for farmers to use. Accessed easily through phones, now farmers can easily turn the pump on and off with just a click. The ‘shakti’ mobile app controls the solar panel via a chip that is being added to the panel. Agriculture department […] Read more
Out of Cash, Gujarat Stops Paying Subsidies to Rooftop Solar Scheme Beneficiaries Updated On Thu, Apr 26th, 2018 by Saurenergy The state government pays subsidies to beneficiaries in the range of Rs 10,000 to 20,000 against the total cost of installation of rooftop solar panels. The state has stopped the payment as it has not received the funds from the Centre’s budget grants of the current year. Gujarat Government has stopped the subsidies it used […] Read more
