Renewable Energy Employs 9.8 Million People Worldwide: IRENA Updated On Wed, May 24th, 2017 by Saurenergy “Falling costs and enabling policies have steadily driven up investment and employment in renewable energy worldwide since IRENA’s first annual assessment in 2012, when just over seven million people were working in the sector.” According to a new report from the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) more than 9.8 million people were employed in the […] Read more
Jolywood Sends Letter to United States International Trade Commission Updated On Tue, May 16th, 2017 by Saurenergy Jolywood submitted letter in response to US-based solar manufacturer Suniva’s request for the USITC to launch an investigation into the protection measures of global crystalline silicon photovoltaic products for import to the United States Jolywood Solar Technology Co. Ltd. recently submitted a letter to the United States International Trade Commision (USITC). Jolywood’s letter was in response […] Read more
SEFA Grants Us$ 1 Million to a 20 MW Off-Grid Rooftop Solar Project in Zimbabwe Updated On Wed, May 10th, 2017 by Saurenergy The African Development Bank’s Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa will support the project’s financing by funding technical feasibility work, legal advisory in regards to the preparation of key solar project agreements, as well as offering financial advisory towards developing a bankable project. The African Development Bank (AfDB)-managed Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa (SEFA) has approved […] Read more
PM Modi reviews progress of key infrastructure sectors including renewable energy, petroleum, natural gas, power and housing Updated On Tue, May 9th, 2017 by Saurenergy “Remarkable progress has been made in several sectors, including generation of renewable energy, affordable and rural housing, LED bulbs etc.” Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday reviewed progress of key infrastructure sectors including petroleum and natural gas, power, renewable energy and housing. The review meeting, which came soon after the review of connectivity-related infrastructure sectors […] Read more
Solar FlexRack Selected for SunShare Community Solar Power Project Pipeline in Minnesota Updated On Wed, May 3rd, 2017 by Saurenergy The Solar FlexRack pre-assembled racking system was selected for its speed and ease of installation significantly reducing labor time and overall solar power project costs. Solar FlexRack, a division of Northern States Metals and innovative leader in solar power tracker, racking and services solutions has announced that its G3P fixed tilt racking has been selected […] Read more
Secret to Hit 40GW Updated On Sat, Apr 29th, 2017 by Saurenergy Government of India has rightly made rooftop solar power one of its top clean energy priorities. In 2014, the government revised the national solar installation target from 22 GW to an aggressive 100 GW by 2022 which is helping the country to become one of the world’s fastest-growing solar markets. The 100 GW target was […] Read more
Kerala Solar Energy Policy Updated On Thu, Apr 27th, 2017 by Saurenergy OBJECTIVE Objective of the state solar policy include:- Increase the installed capacity of the solar sector in the State to 500MW by 2017 and 2500 MW by 2030. Contribute to long term energy security of the State of Kerala as well as ecological security by reduction in carbon emission. Adopt a multi-pronged approach in targeting […] Read more
Jharkhand Solar Energy Policy Updated On Thu, Apr 27th, 2017 by Saurenergy Jharkhand Solar Energy Policy Updates 2017 A 50 percent subsidy to residential consumers and a 10 percent subsidy to commercial (industrial) consumers installing rooftop solar will be provided by the Jharkhand State government, the policy was implemented in July 2017. OBJECTIVE The objectives of the Policy are as follows To encourage participation of private sector […] Read more
Haryana Solar Energy Policy Updated On Thu, Apr 27th, 2017 by Saurenergy Haryana Solar Energy Policy Updates 2017 A discussion paper was released by the Haryana Electricity Regulatory Commission (HERC) in July 2017, stating Terms and Conditions for Determination of Tariff from Renewable Energy Sources, Renewable Purchase Obligation (RPO) and Renewable Energy Certificate (REC)) Regulations, 2017. The draft mentioned the useful life for solar power projects determined […] Read more
