As Solar Spreads Out, Marketing Makes an Entrance Updated On Tue, Nov 29th, 2022 by Saurenergy Just over 30 months ago, SaurEnergy did a feature on rooftop solar, “Residential Solar. Market Yes, But Marketing?” That story, in our April 2020 issue talked about the potential in the rooftop solar category, albeit, residential. But there was almost complete lack of formal marketing tactics from firms to attract customers. The few firms with […] Read more
Solar Is Changing Fast, Here Are 5 Ways It Already Has Updated On Mon, Nov 28th, 2022 by Saurenergy When the Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission was launched back in January 2010, India had a total installed solar capacity of around 160 MW. The mission itself had a target of 20 GW by 2022. However, changes on the ground in terms of technology, availability and fresh climate realities meant a wholesale upgrade on those […] Read more
HCG Hospital Chain Installs 2.25 MW Solar Power Plant Updated On Mon, Nov 28th, 2022 by Saurenergy Hospitals in India have been recognising the many advantages of installing solar panels, such as curbing electricity bills since healthcare is an energy intensive industry. Among the most recent hospitals to take the solar route is Healthcare Global Enterprises Ltd (HCG), which is among the largest cancer care hospital chains in India. In a bid […] Read more
Actis’ BluPine Energy Buys 404 MW of Solar Power Assets from Atha Updated On Fri, Nov 25th, 2022 by Saurenergy Delhi-based renewable energy and storage solution provider company, that is 100% backed by global investment firm Actis Llp, BluPine Energy has purchased 404 MW of solar power assets from Atha Group, a private equity corporation headquartered in London. The enterprise value of the solar assets owned by Atha in this transaction is close to Rs. […] Read more
India Gets Its First Center of Excellence for Green Port and Shipping Updated On Wed, Nov 23rd, 2022 by Saurenergy The first National Center of Excellence for Green Port and Shipping (NCoEGPS) in India was unveiled recently by the Union Minister of Ports, Shipping, and Waterways, Sarbananda Sonowal. This is a significant effort on the part of the Ministry of Ports, and Shipping to provide greener solutions. The Union Minister made the revelation at INMARCO […] Read more
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman Launches ‘Women in Solar Energy’ Portal Updated On Wed, Nov 23rd, 2022 by Saurenergy Women should be at the center of energy transition and drive India’s renewable energy journey growth story, says India’s Finance Minister, Nirmala Sitharaman at the NSEFI’s (National Solar Energy Federation of India) ‘Women in Energy’ event. On November 21, 2022, The National Solar Energy Federation of India (NSEFI) hosted a conference on women in the […] Read more
SECI Opens Up Bidding For Rs 19,500 Crore Solar PLI Updated On Mon, Nov 21st, 2022 by Saurenergy It’s finally here. The Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) has invited bids for the much awaited Solar PLI (performance Linked Incentive) tender that is expected to give a huge boost to the solar sector in terms of manufacturing prowess and backward integration domestically. The tender, under tranche II of the PLI program has a last […] Read more
Enertech & Redington Team up to Provide Solar Hybrid Solutions in India Updated On Fri, Nov 18th, 2022 by Saurenergy To meet the growing need for solar hybrid inverters in India, Redington Limited, an IT technology provider based in Chennai, announced its cooperation with Enertech, a manufacturer of solar inverters. To increase sales and after-sales support for solar hybrid inverters, the Enertech and Redington Ltd cooperation will take advantage of Redington’s extensive national distribution network […] Read more
JinkoSolar’s TOPCon Module Reaches Highest Conversion Efficiency of 23.86% Updated On Wed, Nov 16th, 2022 by Saurenergy JinkoSolar Holding Co, that claims to be one of the largest and most innovative solar module manufacturers in the world, has announced that the maximum solar conversion efficiency of JinkoSolar’s 182 mm N-type module has reached 23.86%, refreshing the record of 23.53% for N-type module, also set by JinkoSolar, in July 2021. JinkoSolar said that […] Read more
