‘Black Silicon’ Helps Reduce Solar Panel Cost Updated On Wed, Sep 5th, 2018 by Saurenergy The black silicon technology can only reduce the costs of solar components till a certain limit. Taking a step towards cost considerations of solar modules, researchers at Aalto University have found a way to reduce production costs of solar cells by more than 10 percent by using ‘black silicon’. Moreover, creating Nano-textures on silicon with […] Read more
India’s Solar Race toward Next Decade Updated On Tue, Sep 4th, 2018 by Saurenergy Buoyed by the quite impressive performance of India’s renewable energy sector and especially in the solar space in recent years, the Government of India took a daring move and revised its ambitious renewable energy targets from 175 GW to 227 GW by 2022. Following the move, it also aimed to auction 40 GW of renewable […] Read more
NLCIL Buildings get Solar Panels for Renewable Energy Updated On Tue, Sep 4th, 2018 by Saurenergy NLCIl solar installation is the part of its commitment to to produce 4,251 megawatt through solar and wind energy. Pushing the use of renewable energy, Government of India’s Neyveli Lignite Corporation of India (NLCIL) has got installed solar panels on seven office buildings at a cost of Rs. 5.49 crore. NLCIl solar installation is the […] Read more
Gov’t Cuts Component Manufacturing Requirement to Prevent High Tariff Bids in Solar Tender Updated On Mon, Sep 3rd, 2018 by Saurenergy The government has also brought down the maximum permissible tariff rate for the solar tender to Rs 2.75 per unit from an earlier cap of Rs 2.93. In a bid to attract healthy number of developers in a recent solar auction and prevent higher tariff bids from the bidders, the government has reduced the component […] Read more
Kerala Floods Spare Wayanad’s Floating Solar Power Plant Updated On Mon, Sep 3rd, 2018 by Saurenergy The KSEB’s floating solar plant at Banasura which survived kerala floods was the largest floating solar power plant in the country until August 23 when the 2MW floating solar project commissioned in Visakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh displaced it. The Banasura Sagar Dam floating solar power plant in Wayanad has survived the recent flood ravage in […] Read more
MNRE Postpones Commissioning of 7,750 MW Grid-Connected VGF Solar Projects Updated On Sat, Sep 1st, 2018 by Saurenergy MNRE does not hold the developers responsible for the delay in the commissioning of solar PV projects but the supervisory authorities. Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has in a row extended the commissioning deadlines of 7,750 MW grid-connected solar PV power projects under different batches of viability gap funding (VGF) planned under 2nd […] Read more
Orissa HC Hearing on ‘Solar Safeguard Duty Case’ on Sept’ 19 Updated On Thu, Aug 30th, 2018 by Saurenergy The new hearing date manifestly shows that the safeguard duty is yet to be implemented on the solar imports from China and Malaysia. Nearing the safeguard duty verdict, Orissa High Court has set September 19th, 2018 as the next date for the hearing of ‘Safeguard Duty on Solar Imports Case’. Coming as a historic wrestle […] Read more
Tata Power Commissions 820.8KW Rooftop Solar Power Station at CCI Updated On Thu, Aug 30th, 2018 by Saurenergy Inaugurated by Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, the plant will save the stadium around 25% of the costs spent on electricity consumption. Adding another solar energy production to its portfolio, Tata Power has commissioned a 820.8 KW rooftop solar power plant at Cricket Club of India (CCI). Inaugurated by Maharashtra Chief Minister, Devendra Fadnavis the […] Read more
Amplus Energy Bids Lowest-Ever for MPUVNL’s RESCO Tender Updated On Thu, Aug 30th, 2018 by Saurenergy Amplus Energy offered tariffs in the range of Rs 1.69 per unit to Rs 2.71 per unit with a record low of Rs 1.69 per unit for the 5.2 MW aggregate capacity for the State Municipal Corporations. Amplus Energy Solutions has emerged as a front runner by winning 10.25 megawatts (MW) of solar rooftop plant […] Read more
