Dominion Announces Significant Expansion of Solar Energy in Virginia in Collaboration With Amazon Updated On Fri, Nov 18th, 2016 by Saurenergy Dominion has announced a major expansion of its solar alliance with Amazon Web Services (AWS), Inc., an Amazon.com company, to add 180 megawatts of solar generating capacity in five Virginia counties. Construction of the facilities will be enabled through long-term power purchase agreements between Dominion subsidiary, Dominion Energy, Inc., and an affiliate of Amazon’s cloud […] Read more
Viking Cold Solutions’ Thermal Energy Storage system demonstrates over 30% energy savings in a 3rd party study and is recommended for adoption by utilities in California Updated On Wed, Nov 16th, 2016 by Saurenergy Viking Cold Solutions, announced that a Southern California Utility, along with an independent 3rd party energy management firm, ASWB Engineering, completed a Field Demonstration Study of the Viking Cold Thermal Energy Storage (TES) system. The study verified a reduction in electricity consumption of 30% and 39% in two separate low temperature cold storage facilities in the San […] Read more
Carbon Capture and Storage Seen as Essential to Energy Future Updated On Wed, Nov 16th, 2016 by Saurenergy Limiting carbon emissions requires the rapid, widespread adoption of carbon capture and storage (CCS) technology to augment alternative energy sources such as nuclear, wind and solar, according to the Global CCS Institute’s 2016 Status Report. The Institute today convened a panel of experts to discuss the conclusions of the report, and how carbon reduction goals might […] Read more
ACWA Power launches new clean energy division to capitalize on the MENA market potential Updated On Fri, Nov 11th, 2016 by Saurenergy ACWA Power is all set to launch a new clean energy company to accelerate growth of its current renewable energy portfolio of 1 GW and capitalize on the rapidly growing market potential for renewable energy in emerging markets. According to UN Environment Programme (UNEP) in 2015, US$266 billion was invested globally in renewable power capacity, […] Read more
TRACKING THE SUN Updated On Wed, Nov 9th, 2016 by Saurenergy Solar power has been identified as one of the emerging sectors of future growth. The solar energy is abundant in our country, and India gets normally 300 days of solar radiation in a year. The inexhaustible sun power not only augments energy generation, but also contributes towards the improvement of environment, energy conservation, and additional […] Read more
Atul Arya, Head Energy Systems Division – Panasonic India Updated On Sat, Nov 5th, 2016 by Saurenergy “We see a lot of potential in application of energy storage across Indian Railways.” The solar storage sector has emerged as a wakeful technology wherein it is echoing solar + storage as the next big thing. Amid, government recent helm to pilot MW projects with storage, this sector is rejigging the innovation-driven companies’ stimulus. To […] Read more
UNSW develops a new PERC technology solar cell Updated On Tue, Oct 25th, 2016 by Saurenergy The University of New South Wales (UNSW) has announced that its new solar cell technology can help India save Rs 6000 crore annually in operational costs. The technology will be showcased during a roundtable discussion in Sydney with Renewable Energy Minister Piyush Goyal on Thursday, UNSW said in a release. UNSW has developed Passivated Emitter […] Read more
Suzlon partners with Canadian Solar for 30 MW solar projects in Telangana Updated On Thu, Oct 20th, 2016 by Saurenergy Suzlon Group has partnered with Canadian Solar for two solar projects of 15 MW each at the sites of Ramannapet and Kamareddy, Telangana. Canadian Solar shall acquire 49% stake in Avighna Solarfarms Limited and Amun Solarfarms Limited, the special purpose vehicles (SPVs) setup by Suzlon for executing these projects. Canadian Solar shall provide its top […] Read more
Asian Development Bank to allocate 500 million dollars loan for putting up solar rooftops in India Updated On Tue, Oct 4th, 2016 by Saurenergy The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is set to provide $500 million in financing for rooftop solar systems that will help the Indian government expand energy access using renewable energy. ADB will provide the financing to Punjab National Bank – one of India’s largest commercial banks – which will use the ADB funds to make loans […] Read more
