First Hybrid Solar And Wind Power Project Comes Up In Kerala By ANERT Updated On Mon, Jun 6th, 2022 by Saurenergy In a novel beginning, the Electricity Minister of the Kerala Government, K Krishnankutty, has inaugurated a hybrid solar and wind energy project in the state. The renewable energy project was developed by the Agency for New and Renewable Energy Research and Technology (ANERT) as the first of this kind in Kerala at Chooralmala in Wayanad. […] Read more
AfDB, MASEN and RES4africa to impart solar training for Sahel Countries Updated On Mon, Jun 6th, 2022 by Saurenergy North Africa is the receiver of the highest irradiance on the planet and there is an increased focus on pushing more solar projects in the region. For the same, the African Development Bank (AfDB), MASEN and RES4Africa have agreed to join forces on a dedicated solar energy training programme in 2022. The official statement by […] Read more
We Should Soon Witness Large Solar+Storage Offgrid Setups In India. Updated On Fri, Jun 3rd, 2022 by Saurenergy The electric mobility space has been a hotbed for startups, who saw the opportunity in the green transition. It helped that the transition is calling for a virtual reinvention of multiple aspects of the way mobility was done, right from vehicles, to vehicle batteries, to charging and more. One such startup in the news has […] Read more
KSEB Moves Kerala Regulator To Shift From Net To Gross Metering For Solar Prosumers Updated On Wed, Jun 1st, 2022 by Saurenergy The Kerala State Electricity Board (KSEB) has moved the Kerala State Electricity Regulatory Commission to approve of amendment to the rules of metering and billing against the consumers not only generating solar and wind power more than 500 kilowatts a month but also receiving the supply of power from KSEB. In doing so, KSEB would […] Read more
Fraunhofer Researchers Develop the World’s Most Efficient Solar Cell Updated On Wed, Jun 1st, 2022 by Saurenergy Researchers at the Germany based Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE, using a new antireflection coating, claimed on May 30 to have successfully developed the most efficient solar cell of the world. Presenting the results at the 2nd International tandem PV Workshop in Germany, the researchers claimed to have increased the efficiency of the […] Read more
Disruption In Supply Chain Doubles Downtime Days For Solar Developers Updated On Mon, May 30th, 2022 by Saurenergy Disruption in supply chain has reversed the downward trend in average business interruption (BI) claims for renewables developers, according to a report attributing the disruption in supply to surge in energy prices and the COVID-19 pandemic. The average number of downtime days has nearly doubled in the solar sector globally, surging beyond the renewable sector-wide […] Read more
Odisha Gets First Solar Tree Courtesy ITI Berhampur Updated On Mon, May 30th, 2022 by Saurenergy The principal of Berhampur Industrial Training Institute (ITI) in the Ganjam district of Odisha has said that the students of the institute have developed a solar tree which is currently installed inside the ITI campus. Principal Rajat Panigrahy informed that the construction of the solar tree is just like a tree where the solar panels […] Read more
Solar Developers, Telangana Discom Dispute Referred Back to State Regulator By APTEL Updated On Mon, May 30th, 2022 by Saurenergy In a dispute involving policy and payments for power injected into the transmission system by Solar power developers in Telangana, APTEL has taken the considered view that the State Power Regulator should reconsider its earlier decision and order on the issue, to ensure clarity in the order and for the long term. Urging the state […] Read more
India says BRICS countries should explore cooperation in solar energy, climate resilience Updated On Mon, May 23rd, 2022 by Saurenergy Union Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Bhupender Yadav has suggested to the BRICS countries to explore cooperation in areas of solar energy, infrastructure, industry transition and climate resilience. Interestingly, the BRICS grouping, besides having the world’s no. 2 and no. 2 emitter in the form of China and India, is also notable for […] Read more
