Himachal Pradesh Joins UDAY, Benefit of Approximately Rs. 823 crores to accrue to the State Updated On Fri, Dec 9th, 2016 by Saurenergy Government has signed a MoU with Himachal Pradesh and the State DISCOM under the Ujwal DISCOM Assurance Yojana (UDAY) for operational and financial turnaround of the DISCOM. Himachal Pradesh is the 18th State to join the UDAY scheme. According to Ministry of Power an overall net benefit of approximately Rs. 823 crores would accrue to the State […] Read more
Haryana Government signs MoU with Prestige Ocean Holding for 100MW solar project Updated On Wed, Dec 7th, 2016 by Saurenergy Leading Chinese company Prestige Ocean Holding and Investments Limited has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Haryana Government for the setting up of 100 MW solar power projects in the State with an investment of 500 crore. Haryana Principal Secretary, New and Renewable Energy Department Ankur Gupta signed the agreement on behalf of the […] Read more
Oxford PV secures £8.1m funding and three key strategic investors Updated On Tue, Dec 6th, 2016 by Saurenergy Oxford Photovoltaics has announced a further equity investment of £8.1million, which adds to the company’s £8.7m first close investment announced on 18 th October 2016. The bulk of this investment comes from three new strategic investors Statoil ASA, Legal & General Capital and a technology-focused, innovative family fund investor who sees the potential of the […] Read more
Solar water pump market in India struggles to take off Updated On Tue, Dec 6th, 2016 by Saurenergy In 2014, PM Narendra Modi set a target to install 1 million solar water pumps, equivalent to approximately 3000 MW, for irrigation and drinking water by 2021. But actual cumulative installed base stood at merely 25000 pumps as of April 2016. The bleak performance is despite the government offering massive subsidies of as much as […] Read more
Perovskite photovoltaic cells hit new world efficiency record Updated On Mon, Dec 5th, 2016 by Saurenergy Engineers at the University of New South Wales (UNSW) in Sydney, Australia, have smashed the world efficiency record for perovskite photovoltaic (PV) cells. The 12.1% efficiency rating was for a 16 cm2 perovskite solar cell, the largest single perovskite photovoltaic cell certified with the highest energy conversion efficiency, and was independently confirmed by the international […] Read more
Oxford PV Signs JDA With a Global Manufacturer Of Solar Cells And Modules Updated On Sat, Dec 3rd, 2016 by Saurenergy Oxford Photovoltaics has announced the signing of a Joint Development Agreement (JDA) with a global manufacturer of solar cells and modules. Under the agreement both the companies will work together to further develop Oxford PV’s perovskite-based solar technology – taking it from lab scale to manufacturing-ready status. Oxford PV touts that it holds the world’s […] Read more
What’s Stored in the Solar Storage Updated On Thu, Dec 1st, 2016 by Saurenergy The war of storage is no novice in the generation of digital transformation. Perhaps, the word storage can be framed with human evolution as we dignified civilization and society further to individual home, hence imagining a home is also a fact of storage where it composites humans and their endeared beholdings. Now, the fact of […] Read more
DEWA signs PPA with Masdar for third phase of the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park Updated On Wed, Nov 30th, 2016 by Saurenergy Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) has signed a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with Abu Dubai Future Energy Company (Masdar), for the 800MW third phase of the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park. The agreement was signed by Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, MD & CEO of DEWA, and Dr Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber, UAE […] Read more
Operations & Maintenance Best Practices Updated On Mon, Nov 28th, 2016 by Saurenergy Electricity generated through coal plants is becoming expensive day by day. Power cuts are frequent, and increasing dependence on diesel generators is causing a lot of damage to the environment. The demand-supply gap for electricity is rising in the country which makes it imperative for people to start thinking of other ways of realizing their […] Read more
