Koyna’s Dam to get floating solar panels to generate 600MW power Updated On Thu, Jul 28th, 2016 by Saurenergy A proposal to set up floating solar panels on a surface area of 891 square kilometres on Koyna dam has been cleared. It will be used for solar power generation. The primary survey for the dam has been completed and the next stage of planning is currently underway. Departments like water resources, transmission, and renewable […] Read more
Uganda Debuts Solar-Powered Bus Updated On Thu, Jul 28th, 2016 by Saurenergy Kiira Motors‘s solar-powered bus has made a public debut in Uganda. Recently the company showcased the solar powered bus named Kayoola at Uganda’s capital. The bus has 35 seats and is the first public bus in Africa to be powered by the Sun. According to the chief engineer of the project, Mairo Obuwa, engines of […] Read more
Bras Solar to open solar panel factory in Brazil Updated On Thu, Jul 28th, 2016 by Saurenergy China based Bras Solar has announced that it will open a solar panel factory in Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil. Construction is expected to start this year and the facility is expected to have an initial revenue of USD 61mper year, it will be up and running by 2017. The company aims to reach revenue […] Read more
Duke Energy’s 15,000 solar panels in Osceola County is now providing carbon-free energy Updated On Wed, Jul 27th, 2016 by Saurenergy Duke Energy’s 15,000 solar panels on 17-acre facility soaking up the sun in Osceola County are now providing clean, renewable energy to the customers in Florida. The new Duke Energy owned and operated Osceola Solar Facility is about the size of 13 football fields and produces nearly 4 megawatts of carbon-free energy. It officially began commercial operation on May […] Read more
Solar Impulse completes round-the-world flight with zero fuel Updated On Tue, Jul 26th, 2016 by Saurenergy Solar Impulse completes the first solar-powered flight around the world, proving that innovation, technology and a pioneering mindset can address global challenges The solar powered plane landed at its starting point in Abu Dhabi at 04:05 am local time, after a final leg of 48 hours and 37 minutes from Cairo. “This is a truly […] Read more
Phoenix Solar secures EPC to develop a 19.6MW solar plant in Texas Updated On Tue, Jul 26th, 2016 by Saurenergy Phoenix Solar, a subsidiary of Phoenix Solar AG, has been awarded the rights to develop a 19.6 MW solar plant in Texas, U.S. The U.S. subsidiary of the German-headquartered solar developer has been chosen by renewable energy company Apex to engineers, procure and construction (EPC) a single-axis tracking solar plant in Texas. The project, once […] Read more
JA Solar Reaches Important Milestone in Monocrystalline PV Product Shipments Updated On Tue, Jul 26th, 2016 by Saurenergy JA Solar Holdings has announced that as of middle of July this year, the company’s shipments of monocrystalline PV products over the last ten years had totaled 7GW. Founded in 2005, JA Solar started production in March 2006. The company focuses on the research and development of monocrystalline cell products. Since 2010, JA Solar has […] Read more
Palestine grants its first solar power plant in West Bank Updated On Tue, Jul 26th, 2016 by Saurenergy The Palestine Energy Ministry has granted permit to develop its first ever large scale solar power plant in the West Bank, near the city of Hebron. Palestine-based energy engineering and technology solutions firm Rack Tech has joined hands with Amsterdam-based solar power firm Gigawatt Global to build the $10 million plant will have installed capacity […] Read more
Solar Power Tariffs expected to drop to as low as INR 3.50 a unit in 3 years Updated On Tue, Jul 26th, 2016 by Saurenergy Solar power tariffs in India, which fell below Rs. 5 per unit since last November, are once again expected to sink further as the industry doubles volumes every year and the cost of producing power continues to drop. A report published in the Mint mentions that that tariffs will fall to as low as 3.5 […] Read more
