Greenam Energy Installs Its 1st Floating Solar Plant at Tuticorin Updated On Tue, Apr 16th, 2019 by Saurenergy Greenam Energy, a wholly owned subsidiary of Singapore-based AM International Holdings, has set up its first floating solar power plant at Tuticorin. The 24 MW floating solar power plant would be one of its kind and is the first floating renewable energy initiative to optimise energy production in industrial plants, a company statement said. “Greenam […] Read more
Solar Pumps Sales Projected to Prosper at 11.7% CAGR Until 2027 Updated On Tue, Apr 16th, 2019 by Saurenergy The global sales of solar pumps have been projected to prosper at 11.7 percent CAGR between 2017 and 2027, as India prepares to take centre stage with robust applications in irrigation. A new research report has estimated that the global solar pumps market will reach up from a value of $822 million in 2017 to a value […] Read more
Mumbai Housing Complex Goes Solar, To Reduce Electricity Bill by 70% Updated On Tue, Apr 16th, 2019 by Saurenergy This would be the equivalent of reducing 140 diesel cars a month and around 1,700 such cars a year from Mumbai’s roads. In what is, perhaps, the largest renewable energy project in the city, a housing society in the Mumbai suburbs is looking at cutting its electricity bill by 70% by generating 700-kW solar energy […] Read more
Siemens Gamesa Wins 77 MW Order For Denmark’s Largest Onshore Wind Project Updated On Mon, Apr 15th, 2019 by Saurenergy Siemens Gamesa has signed an order with Eurowind Energy for Thorup-Sletten, the largest onshore windfarm in Denmark to date. The company has signed the agreement for the supply of 18 onshore turbines that will have a total capacity of 77 MW and an electricity production equivalent to the average annual consumption of approximately 65,000 households. […] Read more
China’s CEI, French EDF Group Team Up for Offshore Wind in Jiangsu Province Updated On Fri, Apr 12th, 2019 by Saurenergy China Energy Investment and Electricite de France Group (EDF Group) have signed a deal to jointly develop an offshore wind power project in China’s eastern Jiangsu province. The project is the first offshore wind power venture with both domestic and foreign investment in China. A total of 7.94 billion yuan (US$1.18 billion) will be invested, […] Read more
Sweden Comes Out on Top in IEA’s Energy Transition Country Review Updated On Fri, Apr 12th, 2019 by Saurenergy Sweden is a global leader in building a low-carbon economy, with the lowest share of fossil fuels in its primary energy supply among all IEA member countries, and the second-lowest carbon-intensive economy. Sweden has been successful in its energy transformation through market-based policies that focus on energy efficiency and renewable energy, notably CO2 taxation, which has […] Read more
EDP Deploys Portugal’s First MW-Scale Solar Plus Storage Project Updated On Fri, Apr 12th, 2019 by Saurenergy Portuguese power utility company, EDP has announced that it will deploy its largest solar photovoltaic farm with energy storage in Portugal. The company has signed an agreement with battery maker Exide Technologies. It provides for the deployment of two photovoltaic solar production units, with a total capacity of 3.8 MW, for self-consumption in its facilities […] Read more
Madhya Pradesh Tenders For 25 MW Rooftop Solar Projects under RESCO Model Updated On Wed, Apr 10th, 2019 by Saurenergy The last date for online bid submission is May 10, 2019, and the last date for bid submission (hard copies) is May 15, 2019. The Madhya Pradesh Urja Vikas Nigam Ltd. (MPUVNL) has invited Request for Proposal (RfP) for the selection of bidders for the implementation of 25 MW grid-connected rooftop solar PV systems under […] Read more
MNRE Invites Suggestions on Draft Guidelines for Series Approval of Inverters for Lab Testing Updated On Wed, Apr 10th, 2019 by Saurenergy These guidelines are applicable for SPV based off-grid, grid-tie and hybrid inverters of capacities up-to 150KW. After issuing draft guidelines for storage batteries, the Ministry of New & Renewable Energy (MNRE) has invited comments or suggestions from public and related stakeholders on the guidelines drafted for series approval of inverters for conducting lab testing. Further, […] Read more
