Niti Aayog to go beyond traditional areas of planning, to promote solar rooftop initiative Updated On Wed, Nov 23rd, 2016 by Saurenergy Niti Aayog will broaden its purview to go beyond the traditional areas of planning and look at internal security, defense, social and development goals. “Niti Aayog has initiated an exercise to formulate vision and strategy for the period beyond the 12th Five Year Plan (which ends in March 2017),” Minister of State for Urban Development […] Read more
Tesla, SolarCity Powering entire Island of Ta’u in American Samoa with solar power Updated On Wed, Nov 23rd, 2016 by Saurenergy Tesla has revealed that with SolarCity it is powering nearly the entire island of Ta’u in American Samoa with solar power. Tesla officially acquired SolarCity on Monday. SolarCity in a blog notes that Ta’u now hosts a solar power and battery storage-enabled microgrid that can supply nearly 100 percent of the island’s power needs from […] Read more
Solar pumps saving animals at Bandipur National Park: Report Updated On Wed, Nov 23rd, 2016 by Saurenergy Animals at Bandipur National Park are facing water shortage due to poor rain in the region. According to NIE the forest department has decided to use solar pumps to ease the situation. Forest department is taking to help of solar pumps to fill the partially dried up lakes and ponds in the park. Out of […] Read more
Center grants Rs 2.45 crore for solar city projects Updated On Tue, Nov 22nd, 2016 by Saurenergy The Government of India has granted Rs. 2.45 crore for development of solar city project. The master plan includes preparation of, solar city cells, promotional activities and installation of renewable energy projects under the Solar City Programme in Mysuru and Hubballi-Dharwad. According to a Press Information Bureau release, the Center had already released Rs 0.87 […] Read more
EnergySage Launches First-Ever Community Solar Marketplace Updated On Tue, Nov 22nd, 2016 by Saurenergy EnergySage announced today that it has launched the country’s first Community Solar Marketplace™, which drastically simplifies how property owners and renters research and sign up for community solar by both aggregating the many available options in one place and standardizing project information. Now, interested consumers can locate and compare multiple community solar projects in their […] Read more
Mosaic Announces New Financing Facilities for Over $550 Million in Home Solar Loans Updated On Tue, Nov 22nd, 2016 by Saurenergy Mosaic, the leading provider of solar loan financing for homeowners, today announced the closing of a $250 million warehouse facility with Deutsche Bank as the arranger and administrative agent. Together with recent upsizes to Mosaic’s existing warehouse facility and a forward flow whole loan sale arrangement, this agreement provides Mosaic with $550 million of new […] Read more
PSEG Solar Source Acquires 6.6 MW Solar Project from BayWa r.e. Updated On Tue, Nov 22nd, 2016 by Saurenergy PSEG Solar Source today announced it has acquired a 6.6 MW-dc solar energy facility from BayWa r.e. Solar Projects representing an investment of $12.2 million. The PSEG Hemlock Solar Energy Center is under construction and scheduled to begin operations later this year. The PSEG Hemlock Solar Energy Center has a 15-year power purchase agreement with […] Read more
Net-metering conflicts in the United States sets example for rooftop solar market in India Updated On Tue, Nov 22nd, 2016 by Saurenergy Rapid growth in the rooftop solar market of United States and the number of net-metering connections has given a rise to a battle-front between utilities on one hand and consumers & solar developers on the other hand. Utilities are arguing against the rationale of giving customers full retail credit for their excess energy and vigorously […] Read more
Canadian Solar Reports Third Quarter 2016 Results Updated On Tue, Nov 22nd, 2016 by Saurenergy Canadian Solar Inc., one of the world’s largest solar power companies, announced its financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2016. Third Quarter 2016 Highlights Total solar module shipments were 1,185 MW, of which 1,161 MW was recognized in revenue, compared to 1,290 MW recognized in revenue in the second quarter of 2016, and […] Read more