SunPower to Supply 64.4 MW of its E-Series Solar Panels for Seven Solar Power Plants in France Updated On Fri, Feb 17th, 2017 by Saurenergy To date, SunPower has supplied a total of 45 megawatts of its technology to La Compagnie du Vent for the construction of five solar power plants currently operating in France. SunPower has announced today that it will supply 64.4 megawatts (MW) of its high efficiency E-Series solar panels for the construction of seven solar […] Read more
High Quality Graphene Created Using Soybean; also finds usage for solar panels Updated On Thu, Feb 16th, 2017 by Saurenergy Scientists have made use of soybean to create strongest material grapheme that also finds usage in solar panels. In a breakthrough, scientists have used the humble soybean to make the world’s strongest material graphene commercially more viable. Graphene is a carbon material that is one atom thick. Its thin composition and high conductivity means it […] Read more
GST to increase solar tariffs, boost domestic manufacturing and jobs: CEEW Updated On Wed, Feb 15th, 2017 by Saurenergy Key contributors to the increase in solar tariffs, as a result of GST, would include increase in operations and maintenance cost, panel costs, and financing costs. According to a study released by the Council on Energy, Environment and Water (CEEW),India’s emerging solar sector could see tariffs rise by nearly 10% if current tax exemptions were […] Read more
ABB Delivers Substation to Enable Power Flow from Mohamed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park Updated On Wed, Feb 15th, 2017 by Saurenergy ABB is responsible for the design, engineering, supply, installation and commissioning of the substation Mohamed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park ABB has successfully energized a major substation that will help evacuate power from the Mohamed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum (MBR) Solar Park, a key element of the vision to generate 7% of Dubai’s power […] Read more
Madhya Pradesh Shows Solar Power Is Here To Stay And Make Significant Contributions To The Country’s Energy Mix Updated On Wed, Feb 15th, 2017 by Saurenergy Assuring developers of risk mitigation in terms of electricity offtake, by Rewa Ultra Mega Power Limited (a joint venture of Solar Energy Corporation of India Limited and Madhya Pradesh Urja Vikas Nigam Limited), also contributed to the drop. The solar revolution in India marches on, with renewed momentum, if the recently concluded reverse bidding auction […] Read more
Marathwada Institute of Technology Gets its third Solar Power Plant Updated On Tue, Feb 14th, 2017 by Saurenergy In the process of tapping the renewable energy, Marathwada Institute of Technology install a 150 kW solar power plant A 150 kilowatt (kW) capacity solar power plant has been set up at Marathwada Institute of Technology (MIT) with the institution leading by example in the matter of tapping renewable energy. The facility – third in […] Read more
Maharashtra to Take Joint Venture Route for Solar Energy Push Updated On Mon, Feb 6th, 2017 by Saurenergy Maharashtra State Power Generation Company Limited to Adopt Joint Venture Route for Installation of 2500MW Solar Energy in 3 years. Maharashtra State Power Generation Company Limited (MahaGenco) is looking at public-private partnership (PPP) and joint venture routes to undertake works for adding 2500MW grid-connected solar energy capacity in three years. The state power generation utility […] Read more
GHMC Plans Solar Power Plants on Rooftops to Cut Power Bills Updated On Fri, Feb 3rd, 2017 by Saurenergy GHMC has identified 44 of 942 buildings for the installation of rooftop solar power plants to reduce power consumption charges paid to power utilities. To reduce power consumption charges to be paid to power utilities, the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) has decided to install rooftop solar-powered plants to be connected to grids in a […] Read more
8minutenergy receives PPA to develop the over 115 MW Springbok 3 Solar Power Farm Updated On Thu, Feb 2nd, 2017 by Saurenergy 8minutenergy receives the third installation of the Springbok cluster for the development of Solar Power Farm 8minutenergy Renewables, the leading independent solar developer in the U.S., announced it has received approval on a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) to develop the over 115 megawatt-dc (90 MW-ac) Springbok 3 Solar Power Farm, located in Kern County, California. […] Read more