Chandigarh jail goes green with 350 kWp rooftop solar plant Updated On Mon, Apr 25th, 2022 by Saurenergy To commemorate World Earth Day, the current year’s theme being “Invest in our Planet”, another green energy initiative has been undertaken by the department of science and technology and renewable energy, Chandigarh. A 350 kWp Rooftop SPV Power Plant at Model Jail Complex, Sector 51, Chandigarh was inaugurated by UT adviser Dharam Pal in the […] Read more
AMEA Power to build two solar power plants in Morocco Updated On Thu, Apr 21st, 2022 by Saurenergy Morocco, which has planned some ambitious renewable energy projects to take advantage of its geographical location, has awarded a contract for the development of two solar power projects to AMEA Power – a UAE energy company. The two solar projects will be part of the first phase of Noor PV II Programme. This programme will […] Read more
Deferment of ALMM Policy: A much awaited but temporary relief to the solar market Updated On Mon, Apr 11th, 2022 by Saurenergy India had ambitioned to achieve 100 GW of solar installation by 2022. However, as per MNRE, we had achieved only 51 GW of solar by Feb 2022. While we haven’t met the goal, there has been meaningful and significant growth in the overall solar industry. Also, the Government has set a steeper target of 280 […] Read more
Gautam Solar Introduces ‘Gel Battery’ for Better Storage Across Sectors Updated On Thu, Apr 7th, 2022 by Saurenergy Gautam Solar has launched a new Gel Battery for domestic and international markets to address the need for energy storage for solar power plants, electric vehicles, telecom and rural electrification. Gautam Solar says that its Gel Batteries are cost -effective, thermally stable, long lasting and sealed maintenance free with no topping up ever required. Gautam […] Read more
Amplus Solar Hits 1 GW Solar Capacity Milestone Updated On Thu, Apr 7th, 2022 by Saurenergy Amplus Solar, the Gurugram based distributed solar energy provider started in 2013, has hit a key milestone in India. One Gigawatt (1GW) capacity of solar assets. Serving a portfolio of A-rated commercial and industrial customers primarily, Amplus Solar commissioned its first project of 100kW at an engineering college in Maharashtra in May 2014 and continued […] Read more
Tripura’s Forest dept seeks to set up solar-powered fences to avert man-jumbo conflict Updated On Fri, Apr 1st, 2022 by Saurenergy The forest department in Tripura has moved a proposal before the state government for erecting solar-powered electric fences around some villages in Khowai district’s Teliamura subdivision, where several instances of elephant attacks in the recent past left at least one man dead and many others injured, a senior official told a news agency. Atharamura hill, […] Read more
ENGIE North America Gets $800m Financing for 665 MW Wind, Solar Projects Updated On Fri, Apr 1st, 2022 by Saurenergy ENGIE North America has announced that the company has successfully completed Tax-Equity financing for its Iron Star (Kansas) and Priddy (Texas) wind projects and Equity financing for the portfolio of these assets along with Hawtree solar project. The solar project was recently declared commercially operational. Together the projects total 665 MW. ENGIE says that leading […] Read more
Even as New York hits fresh highs on solar power, Indian metros lag despite advantages Updated On Thu, Mar 31st, 2022 by Saurenergy The New York Independent System Operator said March 29 that about 750 MW of incremental behind-the-meter solar power capacity has been added over the past year, helping the state recently set a record high of 2,328 MW of BTM meter solar output, reports US data and analytics provider S&P Global. The NYISO estimated that BTM […] Read more
Half of Coal Mines in Turkey Could Power 7 Million Household With Solar Power Updated On Fri, Mar 25th, 2022 by Saurenergy A new report ‘Solar Potential of Coal Sites in Turkey’ by campaign group – Europe Beyond Coal – has revealed that more than half of the coal mines of Turkey are suitable for conversion into solar power farms. The coal mines, most of which are open cast mines and the improvement in solar technologies and […] Read more