GAIL Installs India’s Second Largest Rooftop Solar Plant in Uttar Pradesh Updated On Tue, Jan 2nd, 2018 by Saurenergy The rooftop solar plant in Uttar Pradesh will generate over 79 lakh kilowatt hour (KWh) of electricity. State-run gas transmission utility GAIL India Limited said it has commissioned the country’s second biggest rooftop solar power plant in Uttar Pradesh. The firm has installed 5.76 megawatt peak (MWp) captive solar plant at its petrochemical complex at […] Read more
Madras High Court Puts Temporary Restraint on Removing Private Firm’s Solar Power Panel Updated On Sat, Dec 30th, 2017 by Saurenergy The solar power company produces 49 MW power and supplies it to the Tamil Nadu Electricity Board. The Madurai bench of the Madras high court has temporarily restrained the revenue authorities from removing the solar panel of a private solar power company at Mannur taluk in Tirunelveli district. The company produces 49 MW power and […] Read more
UNIST Researchers Develop Highly Stable Perovskite Solar Cells Updated On Sat, Dec 30th, 2017 by Saurenergy A recent study, affiliated with UNIST has presented highly stable perovskite solar cells (PSCs), using edged-selectively fluorine (F) functionalized graphene nano-platelets (EFGnPs). This breakthrough has gotten much attention as it is made out of fluorine, a low-cost alternative to gold. This study has been jointly led by Professor Jin Young Kim in the School of […] Read more
Scientists Elevate Quantum Dot Solar Cell World Record Updated On Sat, Dec 30th, 2017 by Saurenergy Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) established a new world efficiency record for quantum dot solar cells, at 13.4 percent. Colloidal quantum dots are electronic materials and because of their astonishingly small size (typically 3-20 nanometers in dimension) they possess fascinating optical properties. Quantum dot solar cells emerged […] Read more
Columbia Engineers Develop Floating Solar Fuels Rig for Seawater Electrolysis Updated On Fri, Dec 29th, 2017 by Saurenergy The electrolyzer component of this device is based on a simple, membraneless design that enables efficient operation with high product purity and without active pumping of the electrolyte. In a single hour, more energy from the sun hits the Earth than all the energy used by humankind in an entire year. Imagine if the sun’s […] Read more
Canadian Solar Signs O&M Agreement with Axium Infinity for Eight Solar PV Plants Updated On Fri, Dec 29th, 2017 by Saurenergy Canadian Solar will be responsible for plant monitoring, performance management, preventative maintenance, and corrective maintenance at all eight solar PV facilities. Canadian Solar, one of the world’s largest solar power companies has announced that it has recently signed an Operation & Maintenance agreement with Axium Infinity Solar LP for eight solar PV plants totaling 105.5 […] Read more
Solar Power to Light up Medical Institutes, Hospitals in UP From 2018 Updated On Thu, Dec 28th, 2017 by Saurenergy To boost solar power in the state, solar panels will be installed at the roof of the buildings to generate electricity Solar energy is likely to light up several state run medical institutes and hospitals of Uttar Pradesh in 2018. A 400-kilowatt solar power station has been already set up in the King George’s Medical […] Read more
Schemes launched by the Government to promote Solar Energy in the country Updated On Thu, Dec 28th, 2017 by Saurenergy Minister of State (IC) for Power and New & Renewable Energy, Shri Raj Kumar Singh, in a written reply to a question on schemes initiated by Government to promote Solar Power in the country, in Lok Sabha today informed that in order to promote solar energy, the Government have launched several schemes in the country. […] Read more
Concentrating Solar Power Market Expected to Reach 8.9 Billion Dollars by 2025 Updated On Thu, Dec 28th, 2017 by Saurenergy Growing electricity demand along with rising investments to augment the efficiency index will provide an impetus to the concentrated solar power market growth. The global concentrated solar power market is predicted to reach USD 8.92 billion by 2025. Increasing awareness about renewable energy along with government regulations to control growing carbon footprint is further propelling […] Read more
