Solar Boom – A Fantastic Fillip for India! Updated On Sun, Jul 1st, 2018 by Saurenergy India’s solar boom proved to be a game changer for the country’s renewable growth trajectory, as the sector witnesses’ sharp momentum during the past four years under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. In 2014, when he took PM’s chair, India had about 2.63 GW of solar energy capacity, which now surged to nearly […] Read more
Canadian Solar Converts Former Japanese Golf Course into 56 MWp Solar Power Plant Updated On Fri, Jun 29th, 2018 by Saurenergy Further, the Yamaguchi Shin Mine project solar power system, powered by 173,000 Canadian Solar CS6U modules, is expected to generate approximately 66,000MWh of electricity every year. Publicly traded solar PV modules maker Canadian Solar has commissioned its 56.3 MWp solar power project in Japan during May this year. The company said in a statement that, “Its 56.3 MWp […] Read more
IIT Madras, CPCL Ink Pact to Solarize Villages Updated On Tue, Jun 26th, 2018 by Saurenergy The proposed project will be executed over the period of next 2 years and will cost around 14.49 crore in Rupees. The project will be executed in coordination with the government of Tamil Nadu. To provide a solar power, clean drinking water and create better sanitation conditions in the villages of Vellalapakkam, Gopurajapuram, and Panangudi […] Read more
Regulatory Challenges to Prolong, No Respite for Renewable Energy Certificates Updated On Tue, Jun 26th, 2018 by Saurenergy The obligated entities may prefer to continue to buy renewable power directly rather than using renewable energy certificates (DECs), to comply with their renewable power obligations There would be a lot of regulatory challenges that renewable certificates will continue to face and obligated entities may prefer to buy clean energy directly. India Rating and Research said, “The […] Read more
China Solar Policy May Further Cut Power Bidding Tariff Updated On Mon, Jun 25th, 2018 by Saurenergy The tariffs, which will be discovered in the next rounds of inter-state transmission system bidding, could hit a new low. It may even breach the Rs 2.44 a unit pricing that was discovered during the Bhadla phase-IV bidding. As Chinese government has decided to deploy caps and reduce feed-in-tariffs for solar projects, it is highly […] Read more
Specialists Warn of Dubious, Less Durable Solar Products Updated On Sat, Jun 23rd, 2018 by Saurenergy The awareness programme was launched to explore the opportunity that needs to be tapped in the backdrop of the Central Government fixing solar power target to one lakh MW by 2022. As the country is going through a transformation from the conventional source of energy to clean energy there are various dubious or less durable […] Read more
260 KW Solar PV Plant to be Installed at Indore Railway Station Updated On Fri, Jun 22nd, 2018 by Saurenergy Indore railway station has already 20 KW capacity of a solar plant which saves around 5 percent of total electricity consumption of the station. In a major move to shift from conventional source of energy to green energy, Indian Railways have decided to install a mega solar power plant at Indore railway station. The station […] Read more
Solar Manufacturing Scenario of India Updated On Fri, Jun 22nd, 2018 by Saurenergy The incredible growth shown by Indian solar market is un-matching and an important for sector where the country can excel. Initiatives` like International Solar Alliance by India and multiple schemes that benefit the industry have been put in place. If fully harnessed the industry has a strategic importance for the country as it can save […] Read more
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
