Viz-A-Viz with Damian Miller, CEO, Orb Energy Updated On Thu, Jun 21st, 2018 by Saurenergy Q. Could you please tell our readers about Orb Energy and its journey? NP Ramesh and I were colleagues at Shell Solar for almost seven years. After Shell exited the solar market in 2006, we secured venture funding and started Orb Energy (Orb) in India. By the start of 2007 we had started full-fledged operations […] Read more
Delhi Gurudwara Gets 1.5 MWp Rooftop Solar PV Plant Updated On Thu, Jun 21st, 2018 by Saurenergy “India is making rapid strides in the field of renewable energy and we will overshoot the target of 175 GW renewable energy by 2022,” says RK Singh. In the presence of Power and New & Renewable Energy Minister RK Singh a 1.5 MWp rooftop solar photovoltaic (PV) plant has been commissioned at the Gurdwara Rakab […] Read more
Govt to Launch Single Solar Power Bid of 100,000 MW: R K Singh Updated On Thu, Jun 21st, 2018 by Saurenergy India is making rapid strides in the field of renewable energy and we will overshoot the target of 175GW renewable energy by 2022. Propelling the growth trajectory in renewable energy, the government is planning a single solar bid of 1 lakh MW for the generation, storage and manufacturing of solar equipment in the country. While […] Read more
Renesola Sells North Carolina Solar Project to Greenbacker Updated On Wed, Jun 20th, 2018 by Saurenergy As per the deal, this project will sell all power generated to the local utility under a 15-year purchase agreement. Chinese solar company ReneSola has sold its utility-scale North Carolina project to New York-based Greenbacker Renewable Energy Company. This North Carolina solar project has a capacity of 6.75 MW and represents the Chinese company’s second project sale to Greenbacker, following […] Read more
Govt. Extends Deadline for Completion of Solar Power Projects Updated On Wed, Jun 20th, 2018 by Saurenergy Earlier, the deadline for commissioning projects was 15 months with a relaxation of one year for land acquisition delays. The solar power projects that have been bid out under the tariff-based reverse auctions are given extension in their deadlines by the Ministry of Power. The relaxations have been offered under the amendment to the guidelines […] Read more
NMC, PGCIL to Set up Floating Solar Power Plant on Gorewada Lake Updated On Wed, Jun 20th, 2018 by Saurenergy Water treatment plant (WTP) that is adjacent to the lake will be the first beneficiary of the power generated from the panels. Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) and Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (PGCIL) has decided to set up a floating solar power plant on Gorewada Lake to fulfill its electricity needs. This project is […] Read more
Shri RK Singh inaugurates solar plant at Gurdwara Rakab Ganj Sahib; calls for a clean environment for our future generations Updated On Wed, Jun 20th, 2018 by Saurenergy “India is making rapid strides in the field of renewable energy and we will overshoot the target of 175 GW renewable energy by 2022.” said Shri R.K Singh, Minister of State(IC) for Power and New & Renewable Energy here today. He was speaking as the Chief Guest at the inauguration of 1500 kWP capacity solar […] Read more
World to Get 50% Electricity from Wind and Solar by 2050, says BNEF Report Updated On Wed, Jun 20th, 2018 by Saurenergy “We see $548 billion being invested in battery capacity by 2050, two thirds of that at the grid level and one third installed behind-the-meter by households and businesses,” said Seb Henbest, Head of Europe, Middle East and Africa for BNEF and lead author of NEO 2018. The world will generate half of the power generation […] Read more
MP Implements 26 MW Rooftop Solar Programs Via RESCOs Updated On Tue, Jun 19th, 2018 by Saurenergy Under the RESCO model, the project developer invests, builds and operates the rooftop solar project using its own funds and/0r taking debt to generate electricity and sell it to the beneficiary. In order to enhance their solar dependency, Madhya Pradesh, via Renewable Energy Service Company (RESCO) mode, is implementing 26 MW multiple rooftop solar programs in […] Read more
