Solar Energy Sector Losing Sheen With Developers Shunning Projects Updated On Mon, Nov 19th, 2018 by Saurenergy Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) issued tenders for 1,200 megawatt (MW) of wind-solar hybrid scheme and 10,000 MW solar tender linked to manufacturing units Once touted as the sunrise sector, solar energy industry is losing is its sheen with developers showing reluctance towards bidding for projects. Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) issued tenders […] Read more
Acme Solar takes NTPC to Court Over Tariff dispute Updated On Fri, Nov 16th, 2018 by Saurenergy In a solar auction held by NTPC in August, Acme Solar had won a 600MW project in a total of 2000MW. In the latest fallout from the government imposed safeguard duty on solar panels and modules, Acme Solar has dragged the National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) to court over a dispute in tariff. In a […] Read more
Metro Station of the Aqua Line to be Fully Powered by Solar Energy Updated On Fri, Nov 16th, 2018 by Saurenergy Solar panels will be installed over all 21 stations falling on that line, including the parking area and boundary walls. Being the latest addition to the metro network, station on the ‘Aqua line’, connecting Greater-Noida to Noida will be powered by solar energy. The total energy generation from all the station will be 10MW. Solar […] Read more
Ameresco Finishes Three Solar Facilities in Ashland Updated On Tue, Nov 13th, 2018 by Saurenergy The Town partnered with Ameresco to develop the solar PV projects under a 20-year Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) Ameresco Inc., a leading energy efficiency and renewable energy company and the Town of Ashland held a ribbon-cutting at the Town’s capped landfill to celebrate the completion of the three solar facilities. The Town partnered with Ameresco […] Read more
Viz-A-Viz with Manish Aggarwal, Managing Director, Enkay Solar Power Updated On Tue, Nov 13th, 2018 by Saurenergy Q. In present scenario where technology changes frequently, how do you manage to upgrade your technology? As we are new entrants in this field, we were able to induct the state-of-art machinery, therefore up-gradation is not an issue. For instance when we started our production line 4BB cells technology was prevailing. Last year we up-graded […] Read more
Largest Solar Power Study to Date Discovers 25% Power Loss Updated On Mon, Nov 12th, 2018 by Saurenergy RESEARCHERS at the University of Huddersfield have undertaken the largest study to date into the effectiveness of solar panels across the UK and discovered that parts of the country are suffering an overall power loss of up to 25% because of the issue of regional ‘hot spots’. Hot spots were also found to be more […] Read more
Stanford Researchers Develop a Rooftop Device That can Make Solar Power and Cool Buildings Updated On Fri, Nov 9th, 2018 by Saurenergy A new rooftop device under development will be able to produce electricity from sunlight while also beaming heat directly into space to cool buildings. Stanford electrical engineer Shanhui Fan wants to revolutionize energy-producing rooftop arrays. Today, such arrays do one thing – they turn sunlight into electricity. But Fan’s lab has built a device that could have […] Read more
Solar Power Plant Inaugurated on PJTSAU Campus Updated On Tue, Nov 6th, 2018 by Saurenergy Professor Jayashankar Telangana State Agricultural University (PJTSAU) launched a new solar power plant in its campus to augment 717.6 Kilowatts of power. Inaugurating the power plant, University Vice-Chancellor Dr V Praveen Rao said that solar power plant is established in cooperation with the Forth Partner Energy Private Limited in the campus. The solar panels erected […] Read more
MPOWERD® Launches Its First Smart Solar Light With Luci® Connect Updated On Tue, Nov 6th, 2018 by Saurenergy MPOWERD has released its newest innovation—Luci Smart Solar Light + Mobile Charger, Luci Connect —as an exclusive first-to-market offer with specialty outdoor US retailer REI. The global roll out to the brand’s e-commerce site and other retail partners is scheduled for January 2019. As part of the Luci family, Luci Connect harnesses the power of the sun, storing […] Read more
