Indian State of Odisha plans to implement roof-top solar plants in major cities Updated On Wed, Sep 28th, 2016 by Saurenergy The Odisha government will be implementing the installation of roof-top solar projects across all major cities in the state. Energy Minister Pranab Prakash Das stated in assembly while replying to a written question that the Green Energy Development Corporation of Odisha Limited (GEDCOL) will be implementing the project in major cities of the state. The […] Read more
MNRE invites EoI for conducting a study of Impact of Training Programme sponsored by the Ministry Updated On Wed, Sep 28th, 2016 by Saurenergy The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy has been sponsoring short-term training programme mainly in areas of construction/manufacturing, installation, operation & maintenance and entrepreneurship of Renewable Energy Systems under its HRD Programme as well as other programmes. Now MNRE wants to get a valuation done of the trainings in-term of utility of the trained manpower […] Read more
HERC upswings incentive on rooftop solar plants installed for residential buildings Updated On Tue, Sep 27th, 2016 by Saurenergy A step that might help push solar power generation in the state, the Haryana government has quadrupled the incentive given to rooftop solar plants installed under the state’s new solar policy for residential buildings, from 25p per kWh to Rs1 per kWh. The notice released from Haryana Electricity Regulatory Commission (HERC) states that from starting […] Read more
SunToWater Technologies Begins Presales of Solar-Powered Water Generation Technology Updated On Tue, Sep 27th, 2016 by Saurenergy SunToWater Technologies has announced that it has started to accept priority reservations for its solar-powered Water Generator, which according to the company can make water anywhere in the world – even in extremely dry climates and polluted air. SunToWater in a statement notes that its residential water generator can make 40-100 gallons of fresh drinking […] Read more
JinkoSolar with SEIA launches PV recycling program Updated On Tue, Sep 27th, 2016 by Saurenergy JinkoSolar in partnership with the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) and a coalition of other solar companies has launched China’s first PV recycling program. It includes a network of cost-effective recyclers that can responsibly dispose of decommissioned PV modules. PV system owners now have dedicated resources to help aid in responsible disposal of modules once […] Read more
Precipitable Water effect on Spectral Shift and Solar PV Module Energy Updated On Mon, Sep 26th, 2016 by Saurenergy Amit Kumar Mittal, Technical Director, First Solar Power India Kendra Passow, Performance and Prediction Engineer, First Solar Mitchell Lee, Performance and Prediction Engineer, First Solar Introduction: Photovoltaic (PV) module technologies are characterized according to Standard Test Conditions (STC) as per IEC 60904-3 1. This standard defines reference conditions at an irradiance level of 1000 […] Read more
PHP Systems/Design Launches Solar Panel Mounting System Updated On Mon, Sep 26th, 2016 by Saurenergy Designer and manufacturer of high-performance rooftop pipe and equipment support systems- PHP Systems/Design (PHP) has launched a solar panel mounting system . The new panel mounting system added to their comprehensive line of rooftop support system products to meet market demands and further ongoing commitment to sustainable building practices. The company notes that PHP Solar Panel […] Read more
Apply online to get subsidy on solar power panels Updated On Mon, Sep 26th, 2016 by Saurenergy Consumers can apply online to avail subsidy on solar power panels. The online application submission procedure has been initiated by Department of Renewable Energy, Haryana (HAREDA) to encourage people go solar. You can submit the form with required documents visiting HAREDA’s portal — hareda.gov.in. TOI citing official reports that application for subsidy has to be […] Read more
This solar-charged battery directly stores energy from sunlight in a tank Updated On Sat, Sep 24th, 2016 by Saurenergy Researchers at University of Wisconsin–Madison have developed solar-charged battery that directly stores energy from sunlight in a tank. Song Jin, a professor of chemistry at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, has integrated the solar cell with a large-capacity battery. He and his colleagues have made a single device that eliminates the usual intermediate step of making […] Read more
