Green Energy Association Mulls to Move SC Against APTEL Order on RECs Updated On Mon, Apr 16th, 2018 by Saurenergy Last week, the Appellate Tribunal for Electricity (APTEL) had rejected the petition of Green Energy Association and other similar pleas against the CERC’s order. Industry body Green Energy Association is planning to move the Supreme Court against the tribunal APTEL’s order which upheld power regulator CERC’s ruling reducing forbearance and floor price of renewable energy certificates (RECs) of solar and non-solar energy. The Green […] Read more
Surat Tops Among Green Energy Producers in India Updated On Fri, Apr 13th, 2018 by Saurenergy SMC produces 86.5 GWh of renewable energy as compared to its per year requirement of 245 GWh, which is 35 percent of its requirements. The municipal body of the diamond city, Surat Municipal Corporation (SMC), produces nearly 40 MW of renewable energy from solar, wind and biogas. Also, additional 10 MW of green energy is expected to […] Read more
Surat District Co-Op Bank Becomes India’s First District Bank to Built on Green Concept Updated On Thu, Apr 12th, 2018 by Saurenergy It has become the first district bank among 370 district banks in the country and 18 in Gujarat to built on the green concept. More than 100 years old Surat District Cooperative Bank has become the country’s first district bank for constructing its new headquarter in Surat on the green building concept. It has become the first among the […] Read more
Hyderabad Can Generate 1,730 MW Rooftop Solar Power, says Report Updated On Thu, Apr 12th, 2018 by Saurenergy Hyderabad can reduce its power demand by almost 15 per cent. A joint research undertaken by the Greenpeace India and Gujarat Energy Research and Management Institute (GERMI) has said that, Hyderabad has a potential of generating 1,730 MW power through rooftop solar panels and can achieve the top place in the country. The report further stated that, if […] Read more
NCI in Maharashtra gets its First 790kwp Solar Power Plant Updated On Tue, Apr 10th, 2018 by Saurenergy It has been installed on the rooftop of NCI and is expected to generate 3,500 unit electricity per day. The first ever solar power captive plant having 790kwp capacity has been installed in the premises of National Cancer Institute (NCI), Hingna Road in Maharashtra. The solar plant was inaugurated by the Energy Minister Chandrashekshar Bawankule. It […] Read more
World’s New Power Generation Banking on Sunshine Updated On Sat, Apr 7th, 2018 by Saurenergy The United Nations Environment report indicated that the solar energy has dominated global investment in new power generation like never before in 2017. The world installed a record 98 gigawatts of new solar capacity, far more than the net additions of any other technology – renewable, fossil fuel or nuclear. Climbing investment Solar power attracted […] Read more
World Added More Solar than Fossil Fuel Power Generating Capacity in 2017: UN Report Updated On Fri, Apr 6th, 2018 by Saurenergy Solar power also attracted far more investment, at USD 160.8 billion, up 18 per cent, than any other technology. Solar energy dominated global investment in new power generation like never before in 2017, a UN report has said. The world installed a record 98 GW of new solar capacity, which is far more than the […] Read more
Nuclear Power and Renewables Propelling Clean Power Generation Updated On Thu, Apr 5th, 2018 by Saurenergy The highlight of the ‘Paris Agreement’ at the United Nation’s COP21 global climate conference held in late-2015 was its ‘binding’ aspects for the signatory countries. Although partial in their scope, these constitute a more decisive step compared to the earlier global climate summits. To make the emission reduction commitments made by nations, called ‘Intended Nationally […] Read more
Fraunhofer ISE, EVG Develop New Solar Cell to Convert 1/3 Sunlight into Power Updated On Wed, Apr 4th, 2018 by Saurenergy Silicon solar cells dominate the global photovoltaic market today with a share of 90 percent. The researchers of the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE (Fraunhofer ISE) together with the company EV Group (EVG) have developed a new silicon-based multijunction solar cell, which can convert exactly one-third of the incident sunlight into useful electricity. […] Read more