Specialists Warn of Dubious, Less Durable Solar Products Updated On Sat, Jun 23rd, 2018 by Saurenergy The awareness programme was launched to explore the opportunity that needs to be tapped in the backdrop of the Central Government fixing solar power target to one lakh MW by 2022. As the country is going through a transformation from the conventional source of energy to clean energy there are various dubious or less durable […] Read more
Viz-A-Viz with Basant Jain, Chief Executive Officer, Mahindra Susten Updated On Sat, Jun 23rd, 2018 by Saurenergy Q. Being a major player in the solar space, how do you contribute towards India’s clean and green energy initiative? Mahindra Susten (Part of USD 20.7 Billion Mahindra group) is a leading player in the Cleantech space. It is amongst India’s top 2 companies providing turnkey EPC solutions for grid connected solar projects and has […] Read more
Viz-A-Viz with Damian Miller, CEO, Orb Energy Updated On Thu, Jun 21st, 2018 by Saurenergy Q. Could you please tell our readers about Orb Energy and its journey? NP Ramesh and I were colleagues at Shell Solar for almost seven years. After Shell exited the solar market in 2006, we secured venture funding and started Orb Energy (Orb) in India. By the start of 2007 we had started full-fledged operations […] Read more
SolarEdge Unveils EV Charging Station at Intersolar Europe Updated On Wed, Jun 20th, 2018 by Saurenergy Now, the company will also provide standalone EV charger that offers greater system design flexibility, specifically for sites where the inverter and EV charger cannot be installed at the same location. Israel-based inverter solutions provider SolarEdge Technologies has unveiled its residential Electric Vehicle (EV) charging station at Intersolar Europe. Now, the company will also provide standalone […] Read more
World to Get 50% Electricity from Wind and Solar by 2050, says BNEF Report Updated On Wed, Jun 20th, 2018 by Saurenergy “We see $548 billion being invested in battery capacity by 2050, two thirds of that at the grid level and one third installed behind-the-meter by households and businesses,” said Seb Henbest, Head of Europe, Middle East and Africa for BNEF and lead author of NEO 2018. The world will generate half of the power generation […] Read more
Seraphim Wins Ukraine’s Largest 246 MW Solar Project Updated On Fri, Jun 15th, 2018 by Saurenergy This large-scale PV plant is to be constructed in Dnepropetrovsk in central Ukraine. Also, 246 MW of the company’s high-efficiency 330 W poly modules will be delivered to the project site before the end of August. Jiangsu Seraphim Solar System Co (Seraphim) has won the supply agreement for a monumental 246 MW Ukraine solar project, developed by Ukraine’s largest energy group, DTEK. […] Read more
Enphase to Buy SunPower’s Microinverter Business Updated On Thu, Jun 14th, 2018 by Saurenergy According to the Enphase Energy, The five-year agreement is intended to accelerate global adoption of AC modules as the de facto residential solution. After trading hours, the Enphase Energy announced that it plans to acquire microinverter business of SunPower for $25 million in cash and $ 7.5 million in shares of Enphase common stock. According […] Read more
Uttarakhand HC Rules Against Solar Power Panels on Fields Updated On Thu, Jun 14th, 2018 by Saurenergy Under the Grid Interacted Rooftop and Small SPV (solar photovoltaic) Power Plant scheme, the Uttarakhand government is promoting the use of small-scale rooftop solar power plants in the state. The National Solar Mission of the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy provides a subsidy of 30% to the applicants. In an order, the Uttarakhand high […] Read more
Union Cabinet Nods for 3 lakh Solar Street Lights in NE States, Maoist Affected Areas Updated On Thu, Jun 7th, 2018 by Saurenergy Prasad said that 3,00,000 solar street lights will be installed throughout the country with special emphasis on areas where there is no facility for street lighting systems through grid power, northeastern states, and Maoist-affected districts. In order to light up the streets of northeastern states and Maoist affected districts, the Union Cabinet on Wednesday has […] Read more
