Chhattisgarh Issues Terms & Condition for Distributed Solar Projects Updated On Thu, Jan 10th, 2019 by Saurenergy If a project installed at consumer’s premises delivers excess electricity to the DISCOM, the DISCOM will procure such excess energy generated at the end of the settlement period at the rate of Rs 1/kWh. The Chhattisgarh State Electricity Regulatory Commission (CSERC) has issued its CSERC Regulation 2019 (terms and conditions for distributed solar projects in the […] Read more
Amendments to Guidelines for Tariff Based Bidding on Solar Projects Updated On Thu, Jan 10th, 2019 by Saurenergy MNRE has made amendments to the guidelines for the bidding process of solar photovoltaic projects. Issuing changes in the bid submission deadline, the period of financial closure and commissioning period The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has issued a notification with amendments to the guidelines for the tariff-based competitive bidding process for […] Read more
Huawei Supplies 1500V Smart PV Soln for Solar Plant in Saudi Arabia Updated On Wed, Jan 9th, 2019 by Saurenergy The plant is expected to be completed in October 2019. Power projects developer ACWA Power has chosen Huawei, as the sole supplier of inverters to integrate FusionSolar 1500V Smart PV Solution, including the SUN2000-90KTL string inverter and cutting edge FusionSolar Smart PV Management System in Saudi Arabia’s first large-scale ground-mounted PV plant. ACWA Power won […] Read more
Iowa’s First Solar and Storage Power Plant Goes Live Updated On Wed, Jan 9th, 2019 by Saurenergy The cutting edge facility incorporates both single-axis tracking and vanadium-flow battery energy storage. Maharishi University of Management’s new solar power plant, designed and installed by Ideal Energy powered up for the first time in Mid-December. The cutting edge facility incorporates both single-axis tracking and vanadium-flow battery energy storage. The plant is the first system of […] Read more
Pranav R Mehta Becomes the First Indian to Head Global Solar Council, Headquartered in Washington DC Updated On Wed, Jan 9th, 2019 by Saurenergy Shri Pranav R Mehta, Chairman, Global Solar Council, addressing a Press Conference at Press Club of India on 7th Jan, 2019 about Global Solar Council and its activities A visionary in the field of Solar Energy and the chairman of National Solar Energy Federation, Shri Pranav R Mehta, has taken over as the president of […] Read more
NGT Worried Over Lack of Policy on Antimony-Coated Solar Panels Disposal Updated On Wed, Jan 9th, 2019 by Saurenergy A Bench headed by Justice Raghuvendra S Rathore asked the counsel appearing for the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, Ministry of Environment and Forests and other parties to seek instructions on the issue and apprise it about the time needed to come out with such rules. The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has expressed concern over lack […] Read more
List of BIS Standards Applicable for Components of Solar PV Applications Issued Updated On Tue, Jan 8th, 2019 by Saurenergy The list includes six products along with Indian Standard Number and the Title of Indian Standard. The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has also issued the list of BIS standards applicable for components of solar PV applications. The list includes six products along with Indian Standard Number and the Title of Indian Standard. […] Read more
MNRE Issues Technical Specifications for 12 W White-LED based Solar Street Lighting System Updated On Tue, Jan 8th, 2019 by Saurenergy The government said in a notification that, indigenously manufactured PV module should be used in the system. The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has issued technical specifications for 12 W White-LED based solar street lighting system. The government said in a notification that, indigenously manufactured PV module should be used in the system. […] Read more
Fraunhofer ISE Achieves Record Efficiency for Multi-Junction Solar Cell Updated On Tue, Jan 8th, 2019 by Saurenergy Further, the outstanding achievement is that the III-V layers were directly grown on the silicon. The researchers of the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE (Fraunhofer ISE) have achieved a new efficiency record of 22.3 percent for a multi-junction solar cell made of silicon and III-V semiconductor materials. Further, the outstanding achievement is that the […] Read more
