Trina Solar’s cumulative shipments of solar modules hits 1 GW milestone in the Indian market Updated On Thu, Jun 9th, 2016 by Saurenergy Trina Solar has announced that its cumulative shipments of solar modules to India have exceeded 1 GW to date with around 20% market share in the region in 2015. The company in a statement said it has successfully built an extensive sales network throughout India, offering innovative solar PV solutions to developers, distributors, engineering, procurement […] Read more
Vikram Solar bags National Excellence Award 2016 for Roof Top Solar Power Projects Updated On Thu, Jun 9th, 2016 by Saurenergy Vikram Solar received National Excellence Award 2016 for Roof Top Solar Power Projects in the Domestic Solar Module Manufacturers Category by the Government of India. The Award was presented by Piyush Goyal, the Minister of State for Power, Coal and New & Renewable Energy at the National Workshop on Roof Top Solar Power at Vigyan […] Read more
US and India announces creation of a $20 million USICEF initiative Updated On Wed, Jun 8th, 2016 by Saurenergy The United States welcomed the launch of the International Solar Alliance (ISA), recognizes the critical role it can play in the development and deployment of solar power, and intends pursuing membership in the ISA. To further strengthen ISA together, US and India will jointly launch the third Initiative of the ISA which will focus on […] Read more
Indian Navy pledges 1.5% of its works budget towards renewable energy generation Updated On Mon, Jun 6th, 2016 by Saurenergy Indian Navy completed two years of its Green Initiatives Programme on World Environment Day. On the occasion the Navy has set itself an aggressive target of 21 MW Solar PV installations, to be implemented in three phases. The initiative is in line with the National Mission of Mega Watt to Giga Watt towards achieving 100 […] Read more
US renewables row: Government for bilateral solution Updated On Fri, Jun 3rd, 2016 by Saurenergy The Indian government has decided not to drag US to the WTO for alleged desecration of the world trade body’s norms on renewable energy as it prefers a bilateral solution, said Union Power Minister Piyush Goyal. “The US has requested for bilateral talks to which Govt. has readily agreed. The commerce ministry is in dialogue […] Read more
India and US signs MoU to enhance cooperation on energy security, clean energy & climate change Updated On Fri, Jun 3rd, 2016 by Saurenergy Indian government and US signed Memorandum of Understanding ( MoU) on 2nd June, 2016, to enhance cooperation on energy security, clean energy and climate change through increased bilateral engagement and joint initiatives for promoting sustainable growth. These activities are intended to increase incentives for innovation including research and development, and voluntary and mutually-agreed technology transfer, […] Read more
SoftBank’s investments in India to surpass $10 billion in 5-10 years Updated On Wed, Jun 1st, 2016 by Saurenergy Japanese telecom and Internet giant SoftBank has announced that its investments in the country will surpass USD 10 billion in 5-10 years. Chief Executive Masayoshi Son to PTI said SoftBank will make its first USD 350 million investment in a solar project in India and expand in next 5-10 years, probably around USD 10 billion. […] Read more
Ministry of Power and USAID launches portal to promote Net Zero Energy Buildings Updated On Fri, May 27th, 2016 by Saurenergy Ministry of Power with United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has launched country’s first integrated web portal (www.nzeb.in) to promote and mainstream Net Zero Energy Buildings (NZEB). The portal offers complete information about Net Zero Energy Buildings – that generate as much energy as they use – as well as how to achieve near-zero […] Read more
GE Power and Partners convened to discuss the country’s evolving electricity landscape Updated On Thu, May 12th, 2016 by Saurenergy GE and partners convened distinguished members from the government of India, policy leaders and industry experts to discuss the country’s evolving electricity landscape and explore pathways towards a modern, affordable, reliable and sustainable energy future. The most prominent topics of discussion were energy efficiency and digital solutions for India, which were shown to have the […] Read more