California Becomes 1st State to Mandate Solar for All New Homes Updated On Fri, Dec 7th, 2018 by Saurenergy The unanimous action finalizes a previous vote by the Energy Commission and fulfills a decade-old goal to make the state reliant on cleaner energy. California became the first state in the nation to require homes built in 2020 and later be solar powered, following a vote by the Building Standards Commission. The unanimous action finalizes […] Read more
AfDB Approves ZAR 3Bn for 100MW Solar Project in SA Updated On Mon, Dec 3rd, 2018 by Saurenergy The solar power project, which is located in the Humansrus Solar Park, Northern Cape Province of SA, is expected to generate 466 GWh/year. African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved a senior loan of ZAR 3 billion to the 100 MW Redstone Concentrated Solar Project, which is expected to boost South Africa’s (SA’s) energy mix and hasten transition to renewable energy. […] Read more
Hungary Plans to Fully Rely on Renewable Energy by 2030 Updated On Fri, Nov 30th, 2018 by Saurenergy An estimated drop of 30% in the prices of photo-voltaic modules will give Hungary an opportunity to meet its renewable energy targets. Setting the right precedent, Hungary has announced that it aims to phase out the use of coal by 2030 and will be fully reliant on renewable energy for country’s energy needs. With a […] Read more
India Ready to Share Renewable Energy Expertise: R K Singh Updated On Fri, Nov 16th, 2018 by Saurenergy The minister was talking to delegates of various countries during the seminar of ‘Know India Programme’. Taking a leadership role in the renewable energy domain, Union Power and New & Renewable Energy Minister R K Singh said that India is ready to share its expertise in renewable energy sector with small island nations. The minister […] Read more
Adapt or Die – Can Renewables Save the Planet, or Is It Too Late? Updated On Thu, Nov 15th, 2018 by Saurenergy Since the recently held Global Climate Action Summit where global leaders debated the practicalities of taking the climate change battle to the next level, media sources the world over have all been reporting the same thing: if global warming is not kept in check, there will be dangerous environmental and socio economical consequences. The BBC headlined with […] Read more
Solar will Become More Competitive than Coal by 2040: IEA Updated On Wed, Nov 14th, 2018 by Saurenergy IEA also said in the report that Renewable energy has surpassed fossil fuels worldwide as the main source of new electricity generation. Power generation using solar energy will be more competitive than that via coal before 2040, International Energy Agency (IEA) has predicted in its World Energy Outlook 2018 report. IEA also said in the […] Read more
“The Transformation of Energy System is not Going to Happen Overnight and We Should all Participate in it!” LONGi Chairman Zhong Baoshen Appeals to The Public Updated On Tue, Nov 6th, 2018 by Saurenergy The application of clean energy and vigorous development of energy storage technology provide us with a new way of life: we can enjoy eco-friendly and low-cost energy without sacrificing the quality of life. At present, the global energy structure is accelerating to the direction of low carbon and carbon free. The transformation represented by new […] Read more
Cabinet Gives Nod for Resolution to Open ISA Membership Updated On Fri, Nov 2nd, 2018 by Saurenergy ISA is an alliance of more than 121 countries initiated by India, most of them being sunshine countries, to work for efficient exploitation of solar energy so as to reduce dependence on fossil fuels The Union Cabinet on Thursday gave ex-post facto approval for India moving a resolution for opening up of International Solar Alliance […] Read more
PROINSO and Surya Energi Indotama Mini-Grid Expertise Recognised at Solar Power Portal Awards 2018 Updated On Wed, Oct 31st, 2018 by Saurenergy PROINSO, a global leader in the solar energy market, and its partner PT Surya Energi Indotama (SEI) have won the Solar Power Portal Award 2018 in the category “Community Solar Installation of the Year” for the 492kWp mini-grid project in Indonesia. PROINSO and its partner PT Surya Energi Indotama have completed over 40MWh of mini-grid projects in […] Read more
