India imported 84% of solar cells and modules from China in FY16 Updated On Mon, Nov 21st, 2016 by Saurenergy At least 84% of solar cells and modules imports were from China alone in 2015-16. As much as $1.96 worth of solar cells and modules were imported from China against the total imports of these equipment of $2.34 billion in 2015-16, New and Renewable Energy Minister Piyush Goyal stated in a written reply to Rajya […] Read more
The Investors Theorem: Your Rooftop PV Solar Project Updated On Mon, Nov 21st, 2016 by Saurenergy Over the past two decades, there have been many attempts to reform the electric utility market. The costly and complex operations of transporting energy have made utilities natural monopolies, while regulatory barriers and the high fixed costs of building and maintaining regional electrical grid infrastructure have also kept much competition at verge. Now with vigorous […] Read more
Andhra Pradesh CM to inaugurate Polavaram solar power plant at Gollagudem village on Monday Updated On Mon, Nov 21st, 2016 by Saurenergy Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu will inaugurate 5 MW Polavaram Canal Bund Solar power project today at Gollagudem village in West Godavari district. The five megawatt solar power project is expected to generate eight million units of power a year. The solar project spreads across 27 acres of land and is built by APGenco […] Read more
Ascent Solar Announces Third Quarter 2016 Financial Results Updated On Sat, Nov 19th, 2016 by Saurenergy Ascent Solar Technologies, Inc. reported results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2016. Financial Results for the Third Quarter Ended September 30, 2016 Total net revenue booked for the third quarter of 2016 was $453K, a recovery of approximately 78% from second quarter 2016. Gross shipments for the period were about $1.1M but net revenue […] Read more
Solar powered ferry boat Aditya clears trial on Vembanad lake Updated On Sat, Nov 19th, 2016 by Saurenergy The 2.5km stretch of Vembanad lake from Vaikom to Thavanakkadav will witness a rare feat next month when its first solar powered ferry boat ‘Aditya’ will set loose for sailing. Aditya is first one of its kind ferry boat with 75 seaters in the country that is powered with solar. The boat successfully cleared the […] Read more
DTE Energy begins operation of Ypsilanti’s largest solar array Updated On Sat, Nov 19th, 2016 by Saurenergy DTE Energy has completed installation of the largest solar array in the City of Ypsilanti. The array will provide enough clean energy to power approximately 150 homes. The array has 2,520 solar panels, enough panels to nearly cover Eastern Michigan University’s football field. Construction began in June 2016, and the array was commissioned in September. […] Read more
Enel starts construction of Peru’s largest solar PV plant Updated On Fri, Nov 18th, 2016 by Saurenergy Enel, through its Peruvian renewable energy subsidiary Enel Green Power Peru (EGPP), has started the construction of Rubi, which will be the first solar PV plant to be built by the Group in Peru and, once completed, will be the country’s largest PV facility with an installed capacity of 180 MW. “The start of construction […] Read more
Renewable Energy Policy FiT Analysis: Installed Capacity and Targets to 2020 Updated On Fri, Nov 18th, 2016 by Saurenergy Countries worldwide are planning to promote renewable energy in one way or the other in order to reduce dependency on fossil fuels. Hence, mandatory renewable energy targets are being laid down by the governments to ensure that the power producers produce certain proportions of the total electricity generation from renewable energy sources. For instance, the […] Read more
Indian Railways to install 5GW of solar by 2025 in partnership with UNDP: Report Updated On Thu, Nov 17th, 2016 by Saurenergy Indian Railways is reportedly targeting to install 5GW of solar by 2025 in partnership with United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). PV Tech reports that Prodyut Mukherjee, national technical consultant, UNDP at his presentation at the International Conference on Decarbonisation of Indian Railways stated that the target will be realized using vacant Indian Railways land and […] Read more
