Schneider Electric names Peter Herweck as Executive Vice President and Member of the Executive Committee Updated On Thu, Sep 22nd, 2016 by Saurenergy Schneider Electric is appointing Peter Herweck as Executive Vice President of the Industry Business and Member of the Executive Committee. Peter, 50- began his career at Mitsubishi Electric as a software development engineer in Japan before joining Siemens in 1993, where he held a variety of positions in the automation and drives field in Germany […] Read more
India’s Department of Posts plans to harness solar power at its offices Updated On Tue, Sep 20th, 2016 by Saurenergy The Department of Posts has planned to harness solar power by launching a project at its headquarters in Delhi and plans to expand it to its buildings spread across the country, a top official said today. “We are examining the process of harnessing roof-top solar energy. To start, we are looking whether it can be […] Read more
JinkoSolar Urged to Support India’s Ambitious Solar Target Updated On Wed, Sep 14th, 2016 by Saurenergy JinkoSolar Holding recently attended the India-China CEO’s Dialogue, organized by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) in New Delhi, India. At the high level meeting with Minister of Finance, Minister of Energy, Minister of Corporate Affairs, and other India’s top governors, JinkoSolar urged to support India’s ambitious solar target and discussed the challenges faced by […] Read more
Indian companies dominating the domestic solar market: Report Updated On Tue, Sep 13th, 2016 by Saurenergy Home grown companies are taking hold of domestic solar PV market reports consultancy firm Bridge to India in its ‘India Solar Map 2016”. According to the map with 460 MW capacity commissioned in the last year, Adani ranks number 1 amongst project developers followed by Acme and Welspun. Interestingly First Solar and SunEdison are the […] Read more
Maxim replaces protection diodes with new cell-string optimizer technology Updated On Mon, Sep 12th, 2016 by Saurenergy New cell-string optimizer technology from Maxim Integrated Products allows photovoltaic (PV) panels to harvest significantly more energy and simplifies design complexity for solar installation projects. Maxim’s cell-string optimizers are highly integrated DC-DC converters that replace the bypass diode and perform maximum power point tracking (MPPT) deep inside the PV module. By replacing each diode with […] Read more
MNRE issue guidelines for smooth implementation of grid connected solar rooftop projects Updated On Sat, Sep 10th, 2016 by Saurenergy Ministry of New and Renewable Energy’s scheme for grid connected rooftop solar projects states that the Central Financial Assistance (CF A) would be 30% of the benchmark cost or actual project cost, whichever is lower, for such projects in residential, social and institutional sectors in General Category States/ UTs and 70% for such projects in […] Read more
Ujaas Energy seeking for shareholders’ approval to raise Rs 500 crore Updated On Thu, Sep 1st, 2016 by Saurenergy Ujaas Energy is looking for shareholders’ approval to raise Rs 500 crore through issuance of equity or equity-linked instruments. “It is proposed to raise funds of upto Rs 500 crore in one or more tranches through a mix of equity/equity-linked instruments..securities,” Ujaas Energy Ltd said in the notice of its annual general meeting, scheduled on […] Read more
AMTL bags solar PV work order for a multi-storey green building in Noida Updated On Wed, Aug 31st, 2016 by Saurenergy Advance Metering Technology Ltd (AMTL)- one of the fastest growing private players in the energy efficiency segment – today announced its foray into the EPC business segment with the award of work order for a multi-storey green building in Noida. AMTL will execute the project on turnkey basis. As part of the contract, the company […] Read more
I Would Praise the Govt for Meticulously Planning and Executing Solar Policy in India: Nalin Sharma , VP Ecoppia Asia Updated On Wed, Aug 31st, 2016 by Saurenergy As utility solar becomes competitive; companies are vigorously undergoing enhancements in efficiency and production. Automated systems and digital adoption is driving every corner of the industrial sector. In strive to automate the traditional and inefficient solar cleaning processes; Ecoppia’s robots are well poised to make a transformative effect in the perverse cleaning solution segment. The […] Read more