India committed to promote International Solar Alliance, says Goyal Updated On Fri, Oct 7th, 2016 by Saurenergy Terming Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s International Solar Alliance (ISA) initiative as a unique implementation-focused alliance, Union Power Minister Piyush Goyal said the 3P model of Partnerships, Programmes and Planning will be the key to achieve this. Speaking at the ‘SWITCH’ Electrical Show here, Union Power Minister mentioned, “An idea then, ISA has now transformed into […] Read more
M. Venkaiah Naidu inaugurates Rs.114 cr social infrastructure that runs on green energy Updated On Wed, Oct 5th, 2016 by Saurenergy Minister of Urban Development, M. Venkaiah Naidu on Wednesday inaugurated three components of modern social infrastructure under East Kidwai Nagar General Pool Residential Accommodation (GPRA) Redevelopment Project. This new social infrastructure has been built by National Buildings Construction Corporation (NBCC) at a total cost of Rs.114 cr. The three components of GPRA project are – […] Read more
ABB to install solar based micro grid at Vadodara facility Updated On Wed, Oct 5th, 2016 by Saurenergy ABB has announced that it will install a fully integrated and standardized micro-grid at its Vadodara facility in Gujarat, India to help boost renewable energy generation while reducing dependency on fossil fuel. This micro-grid, with a rooftop photo voltaic field at the company’s biggest manufacturing location in India with around 3,000 employees, will help ensure […] Read more
IHS Markit expects global energy storage inverter shipments slated for solid growth Updated On Wed, Oct 5th, 2016 by Saurenergy As the energy storage market rises, and as prices for storage continues to fall, more than 900 MW of energy storage grid-tied inverters were shipped globally in 2015. The global energy storage inverter shipment is forecast to surge at a compound annual growth rate of 38 percent, to 4.5 GW in 2020, according to IHS […] Read more
Asian Development Bank to allocate 500 million dollars loan for putting up solar rooftops in India Updated On Tue, Oct 4th, 2016 by Saurenergy The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is set to provide $500 million in financing for rooftop solar systems that will help the Indian government expand energy access using renewable energy. ADB will provide the financing to Punjab National Bank – one of India’s largest commercial banks – which will use the ADB funds to make loans […] Read more
NISE organizing Fifth, 3-Day Skill Development Program On Solar PV system Design Updated On Tue, Oct 4th, 2016 by Saurenergy National Institute of Solar Energy (NISE) is conducting fifth, 3-day national skill development programs on Solar PV system Design using “PVSYST & PVSOL” software to meet the needs and upgrade the technical expertise of solar professionals. The main objective of this programme is to understand an off- grid system, on- grid system and hybrid System, […] Read more
Enertis Solar launches a new mobile laboratory for the analysis of solar PV Updated On Mon, Oct 3rd, 2016 by Saurenergy Enertis, one of the leading global consulting and engineering firm and a leader in the international renewable energies sector has launched its first PV Mobile Lab in Chile. The launch of the new PV Mobile Lab in Chile contributes extensively to the international expansion plan of the company and to the consolidation of Enertis in […] Read more
MNRE amends new guideline for selection of 3000 MW Grid connected solar PV power projects Updated On Sat, Oct 1st, 2016 by Saurenergy The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy has brought new amendment to the guideline for selection of 3000 MW Grid connected Solar PV Power Projects under NSM, Phase-II, Batch-II. The Section 3.5 stands modified as follows: Existing provision Modified provision 3.5 Qualification Criteria for Short-Listing of Bids/ Projects A. Financial Criteria Infusion: Minimum paid up share […] Read more
MNRE Inviting Comments on National Lab Policy for Renewable Energy Sector Updated On Fri, Sep 30th, 2016 by Saurenergy Early this year in July the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) started marking the final seal on a national lab policy to set norms for standardization, testing and certification of renewable energy related products in India, and also define the infrastructure required for the testing centres. We reported that the draft policy document […] Read more
