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
Maharashtra to Generate 25 GW of Energy through Solar Updated On Sat, Dec 23rd, 2017 by Saurenergy Solar energy projects of 4,000 MW as work orders will be given between March and December 2019. Chandrashekhar Bawankule, Maharashtra Energy Minister, briefed the legislative council about the government’s set target of generating 25GW of electricity through solar power. The brief information was given in response to the questions asked by MLCs Anandrao Patil, Hemant […] Read more
Madhya Pradesh CM Lays Foundation for ‘World’s Largest’ 750 MW Solar Power Plant Updated On Sat, Dec 23rd, 2017 by Saurenergy The solar power plant will come up at Gurh tehsil in the district and the power generated at this station will be provided to Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) to run its trains in the national capital. In a first, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has laid the foundation stone for the “world’s […] Read more
Canadian Solar Bags 112 MWp Solar Power Project in Brazil Updated On Fri, Dec 22nd, 2017 by Saurenergy Canadian Solar will develop and build the project in Pernambuco state. The company will start the construction in 2020 and the project is expected to reach commercial operation before January 2021. Canadian Solar, one of the world’s largest solar power companies, has won a 112 MWp solar photovoltaic (PV) project in Brazil during the country’s […] Read more
China is Building a Solar Power Highway That Can Charge Electric Cars Updated On Fri, Dec 22nd, 2017 by Saurenergy The solar power highway is expected to produce 280 MWh of electricity a year – enough to power the village’s street lights. China is building a 2 km stretch of solar highway that will be able to generate electricity from sunlight. The two-kilometre-long highway located in Jinan could charge electric cars as they are travelling […] Read more
India Can Save Up to Rs 54,000 Crore by Replacing Coal Plants with Renewables: Green Peace India Updated On Fri, Dec 22nd, 2017 by Saurenergy Solar power has reached a new record low of Rs 2.44 and the wind at 2.64 dropped below the 3/kWh as per the new tariff bids, said the analysis. Green Peace India has analyzed that the country can reduce air pollution upon the replacement of exorbitant coal plants by renewable and can even save up […] Read more
Jipmer to Set-Up a 1,500KW Rooftop Solar Power Plant Updated On Fri, Dec 22nd, 2017 by Saurenergy All the solar panels will be installed at the institute’s rooftops. Jipmer’s standing finance committee has also given the green signal to the project. S C Parija, director, Jawaharlal institute of postgraduate medical education and research (Jipmer) announced of setting up of a 1,500 KW rooftop solar power plant costing at Rs 7.63 crore by […] Read more
Details of Solar, Wind and Biomass Based Power Generation Updated On Thu, Dec 21st, 2017 by Saurenergy Minister of State (IC) for Power and New & Renewable Energy, Shri Raj Kumar Singh, in a written reply to a question in Lok Sabha today, informed about the State-wise details of solar and wind power generation during each of the last three years and the current year. (all figures in MU) 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 […] Read more
ST Technology & solutions develop Smart Grids Sector Updated On Wed, Dec 20th, 2017 by Saurenergy The expertise of STMicroelectronics in the smart grids sector is commodious. In fact the Geneva headquartered semiconductor and electronics heavyweight was an early innovator in the smart grid landscape. Traversing across the years of innovation and technology advancement, Allan Lagasca – ST’s smart grid honcho draws the company’s innovative journey on building a sustainable and […] Read more