US Announces $12 Million to Advance Early-Stage Solar Research Updated On Sat, Dec 23rd, 2017 by Saurenergy The funding for solar research will advance solar forecasting technologies in a coordinated way with partnerships between national labs, universities, and industry. The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced $12 million in new funding for eight projects to advance predictive modeling capabilities for solar generation. “These models will lead to more accurate forecasts of solar […] Read more
Govt to Achieve Target of 100 GW of Solar Power by 2022: R K Singh Updated On Thu, Dec 21st, 2017 by Saurenergy The government is confident of achieving the target of 100 GW of solar power capacity by 2022 says Power Minister. The Union Government is confident of achieving the target of 100 Gigawatt (GW) of solar power capacity by 2022, Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Power and Renewable Energy R K Singh said. While speaking […] Read more
What Solar Panels Do at Night? Updated On Fri, Dec 15th, 2017 by Saurenergy Sun is the prime source wherein solar panels efficiently convert sunlight into electricity. But why can’t solar panels gleefully generate electricity at night. Righto! The designing and technology of solar panels have been developed to work with sun. Few experts argue that Moonlight can be used to power PV cells at cost of 345:1. That […] Read more
Lightsource and BP Join Forces to Drive Growth in Solar Power Development Worldwide Updated On Fri, Dec 15th, 2017 by Saurenergy Lightsource sees opportunities to create additional value through integrating solar power with British Petroleum’s other businesses and trading capabilities as well as through BP’s international scale and relationships. Lightsource and British Petroleum have agreed to form a strategic partnership, bringing Lightsource’s solar power development and management expertise together with BP’s global scale, relationships and trading […] Read more
Game of Forecast Updated On Thu, Dec 7th, 2017 by Saurenergy As per F&S regulations, it is clear that the wind and solar power generators connected to the State grid shall, either by themselves or through a QCA or through an Aggregator, Considering National Action Plan on Climate Change, Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs), India’s national policies and other initiatives encouraging renewable, India has a massive target […] Read more
RK Singh Comes to Rescue Solar Projects From Uncertainty of Anti-dumping Duty Updated On Wed, Dec 6th, 2017 by Saurenergy Extending his support to the industry, the minister mentioned while the decision on anti-dumping duty on solar imports is still undeclared. The Minister of power, new and renewable energy RK Singh commented that the new bidders and the existing solar energy projects should be protected from the uncertainty of antidumping duties on import of low […] Read more
HDFC Ergo Designs Solar Energy Shortfall Insurance Policy to Cover Losses Updated On Wed, Dec 6th, 2017 by Saurenergy HDFC Ergo has designed the policy to provide insurance against losses arising out of nontraditional and non-physical damage related risks that solar projects face. In a significant development, HDFC Ergo General Insurance Company has designed a solar energy shortfall insurance policy to insure bidders against the likely loss of business if the generation doesn’t meet […] Read more
Mumbai Residents Turn to Solar Panels For Savings Updated On Sat, Dec 2nd, 2017 by Saurenergy Cuffe Parde residents in South Mumbai have decided to install solar panels to generate electricity for the supply of water to their open space. To protect the environment and cut their expenses on power bills, Cuffe Parde residents in South Mumbai have decided to install solar panels to generate electricity for the supply of water […] Read more
Manipur is the Recently Added State to be Benefitted by Saubhagya Scheme Updated On Fri, Dec 1st, 2017 by Saurenergy The scheme is set to make electricity affordable for “The poorest of the poor” and promised 24×7 power supply by March 2019. State of Manipur is now included in the list of states to bestowed with the Saubhagya scheme, which aims to provide electricity to India’s each and every household. Minister for Power and New […] Read more