Dominion Announces Significant Expansion of Solar Energy in Virginia in Collaboration With Amazon Updated On Fri, Nov 18th, 2016 by Saurenergy Dominion has announced a major expansion of its solar alliance with Amazon Web Services (AWS), Inc., an Amazon.com company, to add 180 megawatts of solar generating capacity in five Virginia counties. Construction of the facilities will be enabled through long-term power purchase agreements between Dominion subsidiary, Dominion Energy, Inc., and an affiliate of Amazon’s cloud […] Read more
PGCIL Seeks US$ 1,000 Million Loan from ADB for Green Energy Corridor Updated On Fri, Nov 18th, 2016 by Saurenergy Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (PGCIL) has sought a loan of US$ 1,000 million for green energy corridor from the Asian Development Bank (ADB). The USD 1,000 million loan comprises Sovereign guaranteed loan of US$ 500 million and Non-Sovereign loan of US$ 500 million said Piyush Goyal, Minister of State (IC) for Power, Coal, […] Read more
3019 MW of Solar Energy Capacity Added in 2015-16: Piyush Goyal Updated On Fri, Nov 18th, 2016 by Saurenergy Power, Coal, New & Renewable Energy and Mines, Minister Piyush Goyal in Lok Sabha on Thursday said that a total of 3019 MW of solar energy capacity addition was recorded during the year 2015-16. The minister shared that World Bank has recently approved a total amount of US $ 625 million consisting of World Bank […] Read more
Biodico Completes Resource Assessment of ‘Zero Net Energy Farm’ in California Updated On Thu, Nov 17th, 2016 by Saurenergy Biodico Inc. today said that it has completed its resource assessment to support the next stage of development for its “Zero Net Energy Farm” project, which is funded in part by the California Energy Commission to create environmentally sound energy solutions for the state’s agricultural industry. Based on the results, Biodico will proceed with the […] Read more
National Energy Partners Secures $15 Million in Financing from Forum Equity Partners Updated On Thu, Nov 17th, 2016 by Saurenergy National Energy Partners (“NEP”) and Forum Equity Partners (“Forum”) announced that they had signed an agreement in which Forum will provide up to $15 million in growth financing for NEP, a leading developer of distributed Photovoltaic Solar Generation Systems for commercial and municipal customers. Under the agreement, Forum will provide development capital and construction equity […] Read more
Vasari Energy Doubles Solar Project Development in Arizona to 140 MW Updated On Wed, Nov 16th, 2016 by Saurenergy Vasari Energy has announces the expansion of its utility-scale solar project in Maricopa County and Gild Bend, Arizona, doubling the company’s solar generating projects within the state, and increasing capacity from 68 MW to 140 MW. The California based energy provider plans to construct and operate a solar facility on the 900 acre development site which will connect the Arizona transmission grid “The Maricopa […] Read more
Carbon Capture and Storage Seen as Essential to Energy Future Updated On Wed, Nov 16th, 2016 by Saurenergy Limiting carbon emissions requires the rapid, widespread adoption of carbon capture and storage (CCS) technology to augment alternative energy sources such as nuclear, wind and solar, according to the Global CCS Institute’s 2016 Status Report. The Institute today convened a panel of experts to discuss the conclusions of the report, and how carbon reduction goals might […] Read more
India and UK to join hands for clean energy R&D centre on solar energy Updated On Mon, Nov 7th, 2016 by Saurenergy As a part of their commitment to the Solar Alliance, India and UK will join hands to establish India-UK networked Centre on Solar Energy. While speaking at the India-UK Tech Summit, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said, “We have agreed to establish India-UK Clean Energy R&D Centre on solar energy with joint investment of 10 million […] Read more
West Bengal to release renewable energy regulations for housing complexes Updated On Mon, Nov 7th, 2016 by Saurenergy West Bengal Electricity Regulatory Commission (WBERC) is expected to unveil renewable energy regulations in a fortnight, paving the way for households and housing complexes to install solar rooftop panels and connect the same with the grid. WBERC Chairman R N Sen said, “We are trying to release the renewable energy regulations in the next 15 […] Read more
