India Aspiring For Global Leadership in Climate Action: Anand Mahindra Updated On Fri, Jul 28th, 2017 by Saurenergy Heavy investment in solar and wind has helped drive down costs of electricity to a point where, in many places, renewable sources can generate electricity more cheaply than conventional sources such as coal. India is aspiring for a global leadership in climate action and has set an “ambitious” goal of receiving 40 per cent of […] Read more
Chandigarh’s Solar Power Ambitions Hit Roadblock Updated On Thu, Jul 27th, 2017 by Saurenergy Solar projects of around 6 megawatt of the society, which is already struggling to meet the target of generating solar power set by central government, are hanging fire for want of mandatory NOC from the power department. UT electricity department’s stand not to issue no-objection certificates (NOC) for gross-meter solar power connections has put Chandigarh […] Read more
Code Green Solar Expands Commercial Installations Updated On Wed, Jul 26th, 2017 by Saurenergy Code Green Solar has broadened its market from residential solar; reaching new heights in commercial solar installations. Code Green Solar has completed a solar installation for Engine Distributors Inc. (EDI). The Ford Motor Company partner was founded in 1958 and is currently a leading engine distribution company. The roof mount is of 137.46 size DC […] Read more
Pimpri Municipal Corporation Building to Get 50kW Solar Power Updated On Tue, Jul 25th, 2017 by Saurenergy The Civic Administration of Pimpri plans to implement a 50kW solar power generation project, and has invited bids from contractors. The project cost is estimated at Rs. 48 lakh. The Civic Administration will be implementing a solar power generation project at the Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation building in Pimpri, in a bid to cut costs. […] Read more
OG&E and SunPower Announce 10-Megawatt Solar Plant in Oklahoma Updated On Sat, Jul 22nd, 2017 by Saurenergy SunPower will design and build a SunPower Oasis Power Plant system at the Covington site, while OG&E will own the renewable energy credits associated with the system. OGE Energy Corp. electric utility subsidiary Oklahoma Gas & Electric Company (OG&E) and SunPower Corp. has announced that two companies have signed a contract to build a 10-megawatt […] Read more
Etrion Completes 9.5 MW Aomori Solar PV Project in Japan Updated On Sat, Jul 22nd, 2017 by Saurenergy The Aomori solar project was built in collaboration with Japanese company Hitachi High-Technologies. The solar PV project is expected to produce approximately 10.7 GWh of solar electricity. Etrion Corporation, a solar independent power producer has completed construction of 9.5MW utility-scale solar PV project in Japan, and connected to the grid the remaining two sites of […] Read more
Gurugram Gets Fresh Push for Solar Power, Encourages Solar Rooftop Installations Updated On Sat, Jul 22nd, 2017 by Saurenergy Though the Haryana government made installation of solar power system mandatory, still not much has been seen in the last few years. District Administration of Gurugram is now trying to give solar power a fresh push and educating people on the benefits of solar energy. The District Administration of Gurugram is planning to organize a […] Read more
University of Virginia, Dominion Energy and Coronal Energy Announce Ambitious Solar PV Project Updated On Fri, Jul 21st, 2017 by Saurenergy As part of a 25-year agreement, the University of Virginia will purchase the entire output of a proposed solar PV project. Coronal Energy will develop the project, while Dominion Energy will construct and own the installation. The University of Virginia continues to expand its portfolio of carbon-free generation and achieve key sustainability targets with another […] Read more
Centre to Notify Guidelines for Renewable Power Procurement Updated On Fri, Jul 21st, 2017 by Saurenergy Until the guidelines are drafted, the till then projects will be set up under existing provisions of the Electricity Act, 2003 under section 62 wherein the State Regulatory Commission is to be approached for fixation of tariff. The Union Ministry of New and Renewable Energy has clarified that a guideline for procurement of renewable power […] Read more
