In Conversation with Vineet Mittal, Director & Co-founder, Navitas Solar Updated On Wed, Mar 23rd, 2022 by Saurenergy Navitas Solar has been a well respected player in the solar sector with 200 MW of installed manufacturing capacity in the country. It produces state-of-the-art mono/multi crystalline solar photovoltaic (PV) modules for supply to both on-grid and off-grid residential, commercial as well as industrial establishments. The Surat-based company also provides a complete lifecycle of solar […] Read more
Tronox Announces 200 MW Solar Power Project in South Africa Updated On Wed, Mar 23rd, 2022 by Saurenergy Tronox Holdings, an integrated manufacturer of titanium dioxide pigment, has announced that it has entered into a long-term power purchase agreement (PPA) with the independent power producer, SOLA Group, to provide 200 MW of solar power to mines and smelters of Tronox in South Africa. The news comes even as closer home in India, steel […] Read more
Solar-powered butterfly-shaped mobile home all set for a world tour Updated On Tue, Mar 22nd, 2022 by Saurenergy The SolarButterfly, named Larso, plans to identify, record and publicize 1,000 climate change solutions and works of pioneers to serve as an inspiration for others to follow suit. It has just been announced that LONGi, a major solar technology company, will be a key partner for this project. The project involves a solar-powered mobile home […] Read more
Punjab Invites Bids for 217 MW Solar Power Projects Under PM-KUSUM Updated On Mon, Mar 21st, 2022 by Saurenergy The Punjab Energy Development Agency (PEDA) has invited applications from farmers, groups of farmers, panchayats, cooperatives, Farmer Producer Organisations (FPOs) and water use associations in Punjab for setting up of solar power plants of individual capacity of 1MW, 1.5 MW and 2 MW. the move comes even as Punjab struggles to find a way out […] Read more
Rooftop Solar Can Fulfill Half of Mumbai’s Power Demand, says MCAP Updated On Mon, Mar 21st, 2022 by Saurenergy The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has come up with the Mumbai Climate Action Plan (MCAP) aimed at achieving carbon neutrality by 2050. According to the document, the BMC says that Mumbai can produce 1,724 MW of solar power. This, BMC says, can meet half of the city’s peak energy demand which currently stands at 3600 […] Read more
Solar Plant Manager Updated On Mon, Mar 21st, 2022 by Saurenergy As a Solar Plant Manager you’ll responsible for ensuring that all site activities related to designated projects are carried out in line with the company O&M guidelines and requirements. More specifically:- Manage a portfolio of solar plants, ensuring that all O&M works are undertaken in accordance with the contractual scope, efficiently and effectively. Support proactively […] Read more
Solar mfg generating 30,000 jobs, govt. tells Parliament Updated On Thu, Mar 17th, 2022 by Saurenergy The Minister of State for New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) Bhagwanth Khuba has told Parliament that the solar manufacturing industry is providing 29,900 new jobs every year. The employment generated is based on the installed capacity as the Minister informed the Rajya Sabha. Also, Power Minister RK Singh said that India has achieved 40 per […] Read more
US discom seeks bids for 1300 MW of Wind, Solar Updated On Thu, Mar 17th, 2022 by Saurenergy Indiana Michigan Power (I&M), an American Electric Power company, has issued a request for proposals (RFP) for facilities that will generate approximately 800 megawatts (MW) of wind energy and approximately 500 MW of solar power. I&M’s invitation for bids offers private sector developers the opportunity to propose the best and most cost-effective projects to add significant […] Read more
Air Pollution Impacting Solar Panel Efficiency in India say IIT, Delhi researchers Updated On Thu, Mar 17th, 2022 by Saurenergy A team of researchers from the Centre for Atmospheric Sciences (CAS) at the Indian Institute of Technology (Delhi) have found that air pollution is reducing energy output of solar panels in the country. The decline in solar power generation could be as high as 52%. Sagnik Dey, Dilip Ganguly and colleagues have modelled the particulate […] Read more
