ChakraPaani: A ‘Solar Hand Pump’ Designed to End Rural India’s Water Woes Updated On Fri, Jun 9th, 2023 by Saurenergy The MSME sector is proving its worth in the age of innovation and creativity. One such firm in Kanpur, Shri Ram Rashmi Industries has come up with a new solar hand pump called ChakraPaani which it claims needs just a third of solar energy electricity compared to other solar pumps. When the radiation is low, […] Read more
Mcdonald’s Operator Westlife To Power A Third Of New Stores With Solar By FY24 Updated On Mon, Jun 5th, 2023 by Saurenergy To mark World Environment Day 2023, Westlife Foodworld Ltd. (formerly Westlife Development Ltd.) – owner and operator of McDonald’s restaurants in West and South India will progressively install rooftop solar panels on one-third of its new restaurants in FY24. This move is part of the company’s goal to increase the use of renewable energy. In […] Read more
Indian Military Installs Its First Solar Plant At Narengi Station-Assam Updated On Sun, Jun 4th, 2023 by Saurenergy With an objective of providing green and reliable power to its troops, the Indian Army is transforming the Narengi Military Station into a completely renewable-based military facility. The Narengi Military Station is situated near Guwahati, Assam and the army has installed a solar power plant at the military station which has a capacity of 1-MW. […] Read more
Lightsource bp Secures $460 Million For 368-MW Utility Scale Solar Projects Updated On Fri, Jun 2nd, 2023 by Saurenergy Global renewable energy firm Lightsource bp has closed on a $460 million multi-project financing package, which will support the construction and operation of a 368 MW portfolio. This RE portfolio comprised of two utility-scale solar projects in the United States. The debt for this project has been managed by Bank of America, ING Capital, Lloyds […] Read more
Nexamp Secures $400 Million for Community Solar in Six US States Updated On Thu, Jun 1st, 2023 by Saurenergy Boston based national clean energy provider Nexamp has announced over $400 million in tax equity and debt commitments led by US Bancorp Impact Finance and Mitsubishi UFJ Finance Group (MUFG). The funds will support the creation of 49 solar power and battery storage projects in six US states. The renewable energy projects will come up […] Read more
India’s Solar O&M Market: A tale of increased domination of new evolving technologies Updated On Tue, May 30th, 2023 by Saurenergy If you track the Indian solar sector or are a regular SaurEnergy reader, you might remember the increasing frequency of news reports on the topic of robotic cleaning of solar panels. Be it Ecoppia, Airtouch (incidentally, both are Israeli firms), or the domestic Skilancer Solar and many more, robotic cleaning has created a disruption in […] Read more
New Solar Plant in Chandigarh To Meet Complete Power Demand of UT Secretariat Building Updated On Tue, May 30th, 2023 by Saurenergy The city of Chandigarh is set to welcome a solar energy plant with capacity worth 800 kW in Artificial Lake Parking. The project cost is pegged at over Rs 4.66 Cr. It will also entail operation and maintenance for a span of ten years. The said plant will generate 96000 Kwh units every year, promising […] Read more
RERC Asks Railways To Install ABT Meters To Avail Wind Energy From Rajasthan Updated On Tue, May 30th, 2023 by Saurenergy In its latest order, the Rajasthan Electricity Regulatory Commission (RERC) asked the Indian Railways to install ABT (Availability Based Tariff) Meters for hassle-free consumption of green energy from Rajasthan. ABT Meters are frequency-based price mechanisms mainly used when unscheduled electricity-related transactions occur. The RERC order came to the fore after the discoms in Rajasthan moved a […] Read more
Jaipur Vidyut Vitran Nigam Issues Tender for 347 MW Solar Projects Under PM-KUSUM Updated On Mon, May 29th, 2023 by Saurenergy Jaipur Vidyut Vitran Nigam Limited (JVVNL) has issued a tender for 347 MW of solar projects under PM KUSUM (Pradhan Mantri Kisan Urja Suraksha evam Utthaan Mahabhiyan) Program. The project will be developed under RESCO Model. The last date for submission of bids is June 16, 2023. The successful bidder will look into the installation […] Read more
