Ecotricity announces that it has acquired SunEdison UK solar business Updated On Wed, Apr 27th, 2016 by Saurenergy Ecotricity has announced that it has acquired home rooftop solar business of SunEdison. Before exiting UK, SunEdison had built a portfolio of nearly a thousand rooftop solar installations, a product known as the Energy Saver Plan. Dale Vince, Ecotricity founder, in a statement said: “This is an exciting and important step for Ecotricity. As a […] Read more
Sunverge Energy inverters meet HECO’s new solar technology standards Updated On Wed, Apr 27th, 2016 by Saurenergy Sunverge Energy has announced that its Solar Integration System (SIS) equipped with Schneider XW6848 and XW5548 inverters meets Hawaii Electric Companies’ (HECO) strict technical specifications for solar installations. The Sunverge SIS units will help electric customers in Hawaii rapidly attain reliable power from their renewable generation and storage systems while earning maximum savings under HECO’s […] Read more
Tata Power to raise share of its renewable energy output from its earlier target of 20% to 30-40% by 2025 Updated On Mon, Apr 25th, 2016 by Saurenergy Tata Power has decided to raise share of its renewable energy output from its earlier target of 20%, to 30-40% by 2025 reports PTI Currently the company has working capacity of 9,156 MW which include 693 MW of hydel, 593 MW of wind and 60 MW of solar sources. Speaking to PTI Tata Power managing […] Read more
MNRE formed three panels to improve quality control of solar modules and products Updated On Mon, Apr 25th, 2016 by Saurenergy The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has reportedly formed three panels to enhance quality of solar modules and products. One of the three panels will make policy for testing laboratories, while another will assign technology and product standards and the third will examine regulations governing solar products reports ET. Modi government has set […] Read more
Energy Efficiency Services limited gearing up to set up its 21st overseas office in New York Updated On Fri, Apr 22nd, 2016 by Saurenergy Capitalizing on the tag line, ‘I led the way’, the government owned company, Energy Efficiency Services limited (EESL) is gearing up to set up its 21st overseas office in New York in the near future. Union Minister of State for Power, Coal and New and Renewable Energy, Piyush Goyal speaking at the Renewable Energy Investors Roundtable […] Read more
SkyPower seeking local partners for India solar projects: Report Updated On Fri, Apr 22nd, 2016 by Saurenergy Canada based solar power firm SkyPower is looking for local partners for its India solar projects claims ET. The firm has hired Greenstone Energy Advisors to act as interface with the interested parties and filter, on behalf of the company. SkyPower CEO Kerry Adler Speaking to the publication said that the company has entered every […] Read more
ICRA estimates the capacity addition in the renewable energy sector to increase to 8.8 GW in FY 2017 Updated On Thu, Apr 21st, 2016 by Saurenergy ICRA has estimated the solar capacity addition to increase to about 5.7 GW in FY2017 as against the 3.0 GW seen in FY2016 based on the tenders already floated and proposed for award of solar projects under various State and Central Government policies so far. However, ICRA in its report notes that in the wind […] Read more
Affordability, Access & Inclusiveness Driving India’s Energy Policies”: Piyush Goyal Updated On Thu, Apr 21st, 2016 by Saurenergy India is all set to become the largest energy market representing the aspirations of a billion plus people in the coming years. The growth story of the country is more significant in view of the global scenario when most developed economies are witnessing a declining trend in their energy demand. Power, Coal and New and […] Read more
Firms not doing well will not impact India’s solar programmes: Piyush Goyal Updated On Wed, Apr 20th, 2016 by Saurenergy Renewable Energy Minister Piyush Goyal at an event organized by industry body CII said that some firms not doing well will not impact the programme’s success reports PTI. When asked about the debt problems faced by SunEdison, Goyal said “there are always certain cases of firms failing all over the world in every industry. There […] Read more
