Global Solar Investment to be higher than Coal, Gas and Nuclear Combined in 2017: Frost & Sullivan Updated On Wed, May 17th, 2017 by Saurenergy Lower project costs and continued regulatory support for renewable energy in key markets will see global renewable power investment reach $243.1 billion in 2017, with solar photovoltaic (PV) the fastest growing segment, followed by wind power – by 2020 non-hydro renewables will account for 65% of global power investment Frost & Sullivan forecasts the global solar investment to […] Read more
Tata Power Solar and Dell India Have Built India’s Largest Vertical Solar Farm Updated On Mon, May 15th, 2017 by Saurenergy The first of its kind, India’s Largest Vertical 120kV Solar Farm has been built on Dell’s Bengaluru campus. The plant will produce enough energy to light-up its entire cafeteria and basement parking. Tata Power Solar, India’s largest integrated solar company, and Dell International Services India Pvt. Ltd. have together built India’s largest vertical solar farm […] Read more
Piyush Goyal emphasizes on promoting indigenous solar equipment manufacturing Updated On Fri, May 12th, 2017 by Saurenergy The government’s main thrust would be to promote indigenous manufacturing of high quality solar equipments, Union Power Minister Piyush Goyal said India is looking forward to increase the capacity of renewable energy in the power sector to 225 Giga Watts by 2022, the government’s main thrust would be to promote indigenous manufacturing of high quality […] Read more
Renewable energy in key markets will see global power investment reach $443.5 billion in 2017: Frost & Sullivan Updated On Thu, May 11th, 2017 by Saurenergy Frost & Sullivan notes that solar photovoltaic (PV) will be the fastest growing segment, followed by wind power, accounting for 37.5 percent and 21 percent of global investment, respectively, by 2020. Continued regulatory support for renewable energy in key markets will see global power investment reach $443.5 billion in 2017 said Frost & Sullivan in its report. […] Read more
EnSync Terminates Supply Agreement with SPI Solar Updated On Thu, May 11th, 2017 by Saurenergy Pursuant to the Supply Agreement EnSync agreed to sell and SPI agreed to purchase energy management system solutions for solar projects and related services EnSync Energy Systems has reported that due to the failure of SPI Solar Inc. to meet its purchase obligations under its supply agreement with the Company, the Company has terminated the […] Read more
Solar Frontier’s CIS solar panels installed at Shell HQ buildings in Thailand Updated On Tue, May 9th, 2017 by Saurenergy Solar Frontier’s CIS thin-film solar panels are 119.68 kW in size and are installed on two rooftops of Shell House HQ in Bangkok Solar Frontier has announced the installation of its CIS thin-film solar panels at two buildings at the Shell head-quarters in Thailand. The project was constructed by Energy Pro Corporation Ltd., a Thai […] Read more
Puerto Rico Unveils Region’s Largest Operational Solar Power Plant Updated On Mon, May 1st, 2017 by Saurenergy Located in the northwest coastal town of Isabela, the solar power plant of Puerto Rico will produce more than 100,000 megawatts of energy an hour in its first year. Puerto Rico has unveiled what officials say is the Caribbean’s largest solar power plant in operation. Gov. Ricardo Rossello said that the solar power plant will […] Read more
Solar Mounting Structures: Racking Matters Updated On Thu, Apr 27th, 2017 by Saurenergy Globally, solar installations have been growing at an impressive pace. A large share of growth has been contributed from India, and with 100GW of target by 2022 in its hand, India is on the verge of becoming the world’s biggest solar nation. Continuous reduction in the solar system prices with respect to higher grid rates […] Read more
Rajasthan Solar Energy Policy Updated On Wed, Apr 26th, 2017 by Saurenergy Rajasthan Solar Energy Policy Updates 2017 The new fixed tariff of Rs. 3.93 (~$0.06)/kWh as the generic tariff levelised for 25 years for solar PV projects excluding accelerated depreciation (AD) has been announced by the Rajasthan Electricity Regulatory Commission (RERC) in October 2017. The fixed AD component is fixed at Rs. 0.27 (~$0.004)/kWh making the […] Read more
