PM Modi Receives ‘UNEP’s Champions of the Earth’ Award Updated On Wed, Oct 3rd, 2018 by Saurenergy The award was already announced for PM Modi on 26th September on the sidelines 73rd UN General Assembly at New York City. In an encouragement to India’s enhanced approached towards the use of renewable energy, UN General Secretary, Antonio Guterres presented United Nations’ highest environmental honor, ‘Champions of the Earth’ Award to India’s PM Modi. […] Read more
SoftBank Group to Offer Free Electricity to ISA Members Updated On Wed, Oct 3rd, 2018 by Saurenergy The 2nd REINVEST aims at accelerating the worldwide effort to scale up renewable energy and connect the global investment community, one of which is SoftBank, with Indian energy stakeholders. MNRE has organized 2nd Global Renewable Energy Investment Meeting and Expo, (REINVEST- 2018) aiming to take another step towards inclusion of renewable energy in the energy mix. During […] Read more
Bifacial photovoltaics – The Future has two sides Updated On Wed, Oct 3rd, 2018 by Saurenergy Solar modules are aligned to or even track the sun. The rear of standard solar modules only receives a small fraction of the energy captured by the front of the module. Nevertheless, the back surface can contribute 5% to 30% of the overall energy balance. The word “bifacial” keeps cropping up nowadays in the photovoltaics […] Read more
Azure Power Signs Record 415 MP Gov’t PPAs in a Single Day Updated On Wed, Oct 3rd, 2018 by Saurenergy Various Government colleges, engineering colleges, polytechnics, Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs) and universities gathered in Bhopal for the Azure Power signing ceremony. Leading independent solar power producer, Azure Power has signed a record 415 PPAs for a portion of 11.2 MW rooftop solar power project won last month for Madhya Pradesh Urja Vikas Nigam Limited (MPUVNL) in which […] Read more
Schoolchildren Set World Record Lighting 5000 Solar Lamps at Once Updated On Wed, Oct 3rd, 2018 by Saurenergy More than 1.25 lakh students participated in SoUL which was held in 850 schools across the country for assembling solar lamps. After IIT-Bombay initiated the programme Solar Urja Lamp (SoUL) for the schoolchildren to assemble solar lamps from solar kits, a world record has been set by the children who lit 5000 solar lamps all […] Read more
‘ISA’ Top Body for Welfare of Mankind in Future: PM Modi Updated On Wed, Oct 3rd, 2018 by Saurenergy While addressing, PM Modi also stressed upon the need to have efficient energy storage solutions for credibility of renewable energy. PM Modi inaugurated the first Assembly of the International Solar Alliance (ISA) at an event which also marked the inauguration of the second IORA Renewable Energy Ministerial Meeting, and the 2nd Global RE-Invest (Renewable Energy Investors’ […] Read more
PM inaugurates first assembly of the International Solar Alliance Updated On Tue, Oct 2nd, 2018 by Saurenergy The Prime Minister, Mr. Narendra Modi, today inaugurated the first Assembly of the International Solar Alliance at Vigyan Bhawan. The same event also marked the inauguration of the second IORA Renewable Energy Ministerial Meeting, and the 2nd Global RE-Invest (Renewable Energy Investors’ Meet and Expo). The Secretary General of the United Nations, Mr. Antonio Guterres, […] Read more
EMMVEE Launches New AC Solar Module at REI 2018 Updated On Mon, Oct 1st, 2018 by Saurenergy The specialty of this solar module is that it can produce AC electricity directly and has an inbuilt micro inverter. Adding to its innovation pipeline, leading solar module manufacturer, EMMVEE Photovoltaic Power has launched a new type of alternative current (AC) solar module at the Renewable Energy India expo 2018 (REI 2018). Moreover, the specialty […] Read more
Na, K Mixture Doubles Max Volt of Flow Battery Updated On Mon, Oct 1st, 2018 by Saurenergy The two metals when mixed form a liquid metal at room temperature which has at least 10 times the available energy per gram as other elements for the negative-side fluid of a flow battery. The use of flow batteries to store intermittent renewable energy is still a far cry due to the limited amount of […] Read more
