India’s Utility Solar Capacity Grows 72% in 2017-18, says Bridge To India Report Updated On Thu, Jun 21st, 2018 by Saurenergy The total solar installation was 10.4 GW, the rest comprising rooftop solar plants and off-grid solutions, taking India’s cumulative solar capacity to 24.4 GW, it said. Solar consultancy firm Bridge To India in its latest annual report on the sector said that India’s utility solar capacity grew by a whopping 72 percent in FY18 as […] 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
Ludhiana Railway Station Plans Solarification to Save on Bills Updated On Tue, Jun 19th, 2018 by Saurenergy The project will be implemented by the Azure Power Company, an independent power producer, which has already signed a contract with the railway ministry. In order to shift from conventional source of energy to more clean energy and save crores of rupees annually, the authorities at Ludhiana railway station have decided to install solar power […] Read more
Osmania University to Go Solar to Save Monthly Bills Updated On Thu, Jun 14th, 2018 by Saurenergy It would cost about Rs 5 crore to set up the infrastructure for a solar power plant to generated one MW power. There is enough land on the campus and we will make use of it to set up the solar power plant To curtail the monthly bills on their power, Osmania University is set […] 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
GE Power Launches New ADMS Soln to Support TPDDL’s Efforts to Modernize Delhi’s Electric Grid Updated On Wed, Jun 13th, 2018 by Saurenergy This newly launched solution will facilitate advanced monitoring, analysis and improve control and planning operations, enabling TPDDL to enhance the reliability, safety, and efficiency of Delhi’s distribution network. GE Power’s grid solutions business has launched a first-of-its-kind Advanced Distribution Management Solution (ADMS) in India in collaboration with Tata Power Delhi Distribution (TPDDL). The project has […] Read more
BHEL Gets EPC Orders Worth Over Rs 125 Cr to Set-up Solar PV Plants in Gujarat Updated On Tue, Jun 12th, 2018 by Saurenergy The company has bagged the first order from Gujarat Alkalies and Chemicals Ltd (GACL) for setting up of a 20 MW SPV power plant. State-owned Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd (BHEL) has won the two orders in Gujarat worth aggregating more than Rs 125 crore for setting up of Solar Photovoltaic (SPV) power plants on Engineering, Procurement […] Read more
Amazon to Generate 8,000 KW of Solar Power via Solar Panels Installations Updated On Fri, Jun 8th, 2018 by Saurenergy Apart from expanding existing capacity in Delhi, the company has plans to add large-scale solar panel systems at the fulfillment centers and two sortation sites located in Mumbai, Chennai, and Bangalore. In order to generate the clean energy and fulfill its power demands for fulfillment centers and sortation sites, Amazon India is eying to install […] Read more
