Ministry of Power Issues Building Code for Residential Buildings Updated On Fri, Dec 21st, 2018 by Saurenergy It aims to benefit the occupants and the environment by promoting energy efficiency in design and construction of homes, apartments and townships. Ministry of Power has recently launched the ECO Niwas Samhita 2018,an Energy Conservation Building Code for Residential Buildings (ECBC-R). The Code was launched on the occasion of National Energy Conservation Day 2018 in […] Read more
Chennai Corporation’s Buildings to go Solar Under the Smart City Project Updated On Fri, Nov 30th, 2018 by Saurenergy Working under the smart city initiative, government offices, schools, and hospitals under the Corporation will generate a total of 3.06 MW of electricity. Moving towards a sustainable future, Greater Chennai Corporation is going to provide electricity for 662 buildings under its ambit with the use of solar power. Working under the smart city initiative, government […] Read more
Stanford Researchers Develop a Rooftop Device That can Make Solar Power and Cool Buildings Updated On Fri, Nov 9th, 2018 by Saurenergy A new rooftop device under development will be able to produce electricity from sunlight while also beaming heat directly into space to cool buildings. Stanford electrical engineer Shanhui Fan wants to revolutionize energy-producing rooftop arrays. Today, such arrays do one thing – they turn sunlight into electricity. But Fan’s lab has built a device that could have […] Read more
Bihar Gov’t Buildings to Get Rooftop Solar from November Updated On Mon, Oct 8th, 2018 by Saurenergy The center and the state government have to equally share the burden of installing similar rooftop solar systems on individual households, organizations and government buildings according to the scheme. Under its grid connected rooftop scheme, Bihar Government has handed-over the task of installing rooftop solar systems on government buildings to Bihar Renewable Energy Development Agency […] Read more
Solar System Installation Mandatory for New Building Approval: HC Updated On Mon, Oct 1st, 2018 by Saurenergy High court passed the interim direction on a plea moved by Tamil Nadu Spinning Mills Association alleging that Tangedco was backing down from producing wind energy deliberately. In a bid to force solar use by the public, Madras High Court (HC) has directed the government to add solar power system installations as a norm in the approval […] Read more
Azure Roof Power to Electrify Government Buildings in Madhya Pradesh and Delhi Updated On Sat, Sep 15th, 2018 by Saurenergy Azure Power, one of India’s leading independent solar power producers, announced it has won 11.2 MW and 600 KW rooftop solar power projects in bids conducted by Madhya Pradesh Urja Vikas Nigam Limited (MPUVNL) and Indraprastha Power Generation Company Ltd (IPGCL) respectively. Azure Power will provide power for 25 year to various Government establishments in […] Read more
NLCIL Buildings get Solar Panels for Renewable Energy Updated On Tue, Sep 4th, 2018 by Saurenergy NLCIl solar installation is the part of its commitment to to produce 4,251 megawatt through solar and wind energy. Pushing the use of renewable energy, Government of India’s Neyveli Lignite Corporation of India (NLCIL) has got installed solar panels on seven office buildings at a cost of Rs. 5.49 crore. NLCIl solar installation is the […] Read more
Mamata tweets ‘Solar PV Panels on Government Buildings, Schools Updated On Mon, Aug 20th, 2018 by Saurenergy West Bengal power minister Sobhandeb Chatterjee had earlier said that the Bengal government is expecting to add over 2,000 megawatt (mw) of power in the next five years including 300 mw of solar power. Feeling isolated by not being one of the states who have recently announced solar power initiatives for their buildings like Rajasthan, […] Read more
Chennai Corporation Buildings to Run on Solar Energy Updated On Sat, Aug 18th, 2018 by Saurenergy The earlier plan which included the installation on 1,000 buildings has been tweaked down to 662 Chennai corporation buildings such as schools, primary health centers, offices, public halls, and dispensaries. The Tamil Nadu state government has approved its long-awaited plan to install rooftop solar panels at Greater Chennai Corporation buildings in order to reduce dependency […] Read more
