‘Rooftops for Rent’ a New Turn in Solar Market Updated On Mon, Feb 1st, 2016 by Saurenergy ‘Give us your rooftop and we will give you cheap solar power’, new business model used by the solar energy companies to boost the solar installation capacities. Properties like Industrial establishments, commercial buildings, malls and large gated communities are the targets for this solar mission in India. ‘Around 240 sq mtre of rooftop space is […] Read more
What is International Solar Alliance (ISA) – Things You Should Know! Updated On Mon, Feb 1st, 2016 by Saurenergy When the whole world is undergoing an energy crisis moment – The world leaders and political heads have come together to mark the most abundant form of energy ‘solar’ and technologically empower to feed the sphere with ‘Green Energy.’ The International Solar Alliance (ISA) is one of its kind historic pact among solar resource wealthy […] Read more
South Eastern Railways to Bet on Solar Updated On Wed, Jan 27th, 2016 by Saurenergy Marking an occasion organized by the MCC Chamber of Commerce and Industry, South Eastern Railways (SER) GM Ashish Kumar Goel additionally declared the plans to dispose of more than 600 unmanned level intersections in the following three years. “Over 50 locations including stations, hospitals, running-rooms and facilities have been identified where solar energy will be […] Read more
Sand Particles can be used for Solar Energy Updated On Thu, Jan 14th, 2016 by Saurenergy When sun is at its zenith, its known fact that with bare feet it’s hard to wobble around the beach, now researchers is known to have demonstrated solar energy using sand particle. The research project called ‘Sandstock’ has been seeking to develop a sustainable and low-cost gravity-fed solar receiver and storage system through sand particles, […] Read more
Overall 2015 Was a Good Year for Solar Sector attracted Rs. 1.77 Lakh Cr Funds Updated On Tue, Jan 12th, 2016 by Saurenergy Solar sector globally attracted corporate funding worth $25.3 billion (nearly Rs 1.70 lakh crore) in 2015 against that of $26.5 billion (nearly Rs 1.77 lakh crore) in 2014, explains a report. “Total global corporate funding in the solar sector, including venture capital/private equity (VC), debt financing, and public market financing, raised by public companies came […] Read more
100MW Solar Cell Line to Expand Hyderabad Facility – RenewSys India Updated On Mon, Jan 11th, 2016 by Saurenergy RenewSys India (RIPL) has arranged a 100MW solar cell line from a European manufacturer to extend its own particular manufacturing facility in Hyderabad. According to the source, the new line will be consigned in 2016, will grow RIPL’s solar cell producing capacity to 130MW. Moreover, RIPL strategies to arrange another 100MW line from the same […] Read more
$1.5 Billion International Aid for India’s Rooftop Solar Projects Updated On Fri, Jan 8th, 2016 by Saurenergy To uplift India’s rooftop solar initiative, the World Bank, Asian Development Bank and the New Development Bank formed by the BRICS Nations are opening loans for the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy. Upendra Tripathy, secretary at the MNRE said, “We are getting $500 million (Rs. 3,345 crore) from each of them to fund rooftop […] Read more
Intended Capital Cost for Solar PV – Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) Updated On Thu, Jan 7th, 2016 by Saurenergy Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) passed an instruction for resolution of standard capital expense for solar PV ventures for the fiscal year 2016-17. The instruction gauges capital expense including expense of gear, development, land, transmission and pre-operative costs of solar PV ventures for the upcoming FY at INR 50.1 million/MW (USD 0.76 million). Giving a […] Read more
KSA, Al-Afandi Solar Aims to Build Massive Solar Power Plant in The Middle East Updated On Thu, Jan 7th, 2016 by Saurenergy The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s Royal Commission has come under an agreement with Al-Afandi Solar to build one of the largest commercial processing plants for solar cell and silicon panel. Yanbu Royal Commission Chief Executive Dr. Alaa Nassif and Al-Afandi Solar Dy. Ibrahim Al-Afandi marked the billion-dollar solar facility contract. The facility is expected to fill a […] Read more
