Telangana confident to achieve a target of generating 960 MW of solar power by next FY Updated On Sat, Apr 2nd, 2016 by Saurenergy Telangana government is confident of achieving 960 MW solar power generation target by end of the next financial year. Principal Secretary of Energy, Arvind Kumar informed about the solar power generation target to the Union Joint Secretary of Ministry of New and Renewable Energy Tarun Kapoor, when officials of the Ministry met him at the […] Read more
OCL India inaugurates West Bengal’s first and largest 5.5 MW Solar PV Power Plant Updated On Sat, Apr 2nd, 2016 by Saurenergy OCL India Ltd. a Dalmia Bharat Group company inaugurated 5.5 MW Solar PV Power Plant for use by its cement grinding unit in Salboni, West Bengal. OCL’s 1.35Mt/yr grinding plant was set up in 2014 with an investment of USD 93m. Representing OCL India’s management team during the inauguration of the solar plant was Director […] Read more
TU Graz researchers developing solar cell + battery hybrid Updated On Fri, Apr 1st, 2016 by Saurenergy The SolaBat project backed by the Austrian Research Promotion Agency (FFG), is entering into almost new research territory. A research team, led by Illie Hanzu from TU Graz’s Institute of Chemistry and Technology of Materials, is making battery and solar cell hybrid out of two single systems which will not only be able to convert […] Read more
Reliance’s 100-MW solar power plant in Pokhran commence power generation Updated On Fri, Apr 1st, 2016 by Saurenergy Reliance Solar Power‘s 100-MW solar power plant in Jaisalmer, Rajasthan has commenced power generation. The solar plant is based on Areva’s compact linear fresnel reflector (CLFR) technology. CLFR system yields higher power cycle efficiency and deliver less pumping losses as compared to other CSP technologies. Additionally it requires lesser area to operate in comparison to […] Read more
TNERC announces new solar power tariff Updated On Fri, Apr 1st, 2016 by Saurenergy The Tamil Nadu Electricity Regulatory Commission (TNERC) has passed comprehensive tariff order on Solar Power which comes into force from 1st April this year. The tariff works out to Rs.5.10 per unit for Solar PV projects and Rs.11.12 per unit for Solar Thermal projects without AD benefit. The AD benefit component of the tariff is […] Read more
NTPC is readying its 5 kWp floating solar PV plant Updated On Fri, Apr 1st, 2016 by Saurenergy NTPC is readying its 5 kWp floating solar photovoltaic power project at the Rajiv Gandhi Combined Cycle Power Project, Kayamkulam. Bidding for design, supply, testing and commissioning of 5kwp floating solar PV plant with 5kwp ground mounted solar PV plant started last year in November. Both the projects of 5kwp floating solar PV plant and […] Read more
Henkel India to provide electricity to villages in Maharashtra installing solar panels Updated On Thu, Mar 31st, 2016 by Saurenergy Henkel Adhesive Technologies India Private Limited a fully owned subsidiary of Henkel AG & Co. KGaA has embarked upon its CSR project ‘Lighting Lives’. The project aims to provide electricity to villages in Maharashtra by installing solar panels and is in line with the global Sustainability Strategy for 2030. Finance Minister Arun Jaitley in his […] Read more
Origin Energy inks deal with Moree Solar Farm to buy solar power output Updated On Thu, Mar 31st, 2016 by Saurenergy Origin Energy has signed an agreement to purchase electricity for 15 years from Moree solar farm in New South Wales. Origin Energy is touting the 15-year power purchase agreement (ppa) as a “landmark”. It is the first agreement that company has struck with a large scale solar facility. Under the agreement the utility will purchase […] Read more
Chennai Metro Rail to have its first solar power generation facilities in six months: Report Updated On Thu, Mar 31st, 2016 by Saurenergy Chennai Metro Rail Limited to install its first solar power plant with a production capacity of 1MW in next six months claims a report. According to The Hindu CMRL will install its first solar power panel on the rooftop Koyambedu depot at and later install it in stations too. The Koyambedu depot which spreads over […] Read more
