Stanford University Announces Second Solar Plant, Fully Solar by 2021 Updated On Thu, Dec 13th, 2018 by Saurenergy Finalizing an agreement with Recurrent Energy for an 88-megawatt solar photovoltaic plant to be constructed in central California, the university has beaten California’s goal of going carbon-free by two decades. In a major solar push, Stanford University has announced its second solar power plant which will enable the university to go fully solar by late […] Read more
ISA-EU Sign Agreement to Promote Solar Energy Updated On Wed, Dec 12th, 2018 by Saurenergy ISA, which is a joint initiative of India and France, was launched in 2015 to help the 121 member countries in increasing the utilization of the potential solar energy. India led ISA and the European Union signed an agreement to enhance solar energy on the sidelines of the ongoing Conference of the Parties to the […] Read more
EDF Renewables Signs Two 20-Yr PPA For Solar+Storage Proj in California Updated On Tue, Nov 13th, 2018 by Saurenergy The Project is slated to achieve commercial operation by the end of 2021. The agreement is for generation and storage of solar energy. EDF Renewables North America signed two 20-years Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with Silicon Valley Clean Energy (SVCE) purchasing 55 percent of the output, and Monterey Bay Community Power (MBCP) getting the remaining […] 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
New Material, Manufacturing Process use Sun’s Heat for Cheaper Renewable Electricity Updated On Sat, Oct 20th, 2018 by Saurenergy Solar power accounts for less than 2 percent of U.S. electricity but could make up more than that if the cost of electricity generation and energy storage for use on cloudy days and at nighttime were cheaper. A Purdue University-led team developed a new material and manufacturing process that would make one way to use solar power […] Read more
D. E. Shaw Renewable Investments Acquires Willow Springs Project from First Solar Updated On Thu, Oct 18th, 2018 by Saurenergy 100MWAC project adds to DESRI’s portfolio of PV assets First Solar, Inc. (Nasdaq: FSLR) and D. E. Shaw Renewable Investments, L.L.C. (DESRI) today announced the acquisition by a DESRI affiliate of the 100 Megawatt (MW)AC Willow Springs Solar Project in Kern County, California. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. The project, which was developed by First […] Read more
Extensive Wind, Solar Farms Vow Rains in Sahara Updated On Fri, Sep 14th, 2018 by Saurenergy Substantiating the statement, the scientists told that large-scale wind and solar farms in the Sahara could provide enough energy to replace the fossil fuel energy used currently and in the foreseeable future. As a speculative breather to the dry and scanty Sahara Desert, Scientists of University of Maryland asserts that large scale wind and solar […] Read more
Indian Smart Cities Shining Brighter with Sun Updated On Wed, Sep 12th, 2018 by Saurenergy A great scientist, thinker, writer and Former President of India, Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, dreamed of seeing India as a ‘Developed Country’ by 2022 when it celebrates its 75th Independence Day. The roadmap of ‘Smart Cities’ is a part of the ‘India Vision 2020’ which initially designed by the Government of India’s Technology Think Tank […] Read more
California Assembly Passes 100% Carbon-Free Electricity Bill Updated On Wed, Aug 29th, 2018 by Saurenergy Followed by the passage by the California Assembly the ‘Senate Bill 100’ is one procedural step away from it successful implementation. In a bid to reduce the greenhouse gas emissions and switch to renewable energy sources for all of its power requirements, California State Assembly has passed the historic bill decarbonizing its electricity systems. Followed […] Read more