Chandigarh Admin Pegs BOT Model for Installation of Free of Cost Rooftop Solar at 22.5 Years Updated On Fri, Sep 1st, 2023 by Saurenergy In a recent development for rooftop solar plants across the city of Chandigarh, the city administration has given its nod to the CREST (Chandigarh Renewable Energy Science and Technology Promotion Society) to peg the build, operate and transfer (BOT) model for twenty two and a half years in the city. The idea for the installation […] Read more
4GW Rooftop Solar Capacity In India Likely By 2024 End: IEEFA Report Updated On Fri, Sep 1st, 2023 by Saurenergy A latest report by the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA) and JMK Research & Analytics claimed that India’s rooftop solar market is likely to add a record 4 Gigawatt (GW) of capacity in the fiscal year of 2024. The report claimed that the sector is on its way to overcoming several major roadblocks. […] Read more
Solar Feeders Promise To Fulfil Solar Targets in Agriculture Updated On Fri, Sep 1st, 2023 by Saurenergy Radheshyam Singh is a marginal farmer from Noorsarai in the Nalanda district of Bihar. While a few farmers from the district have availed the benefits of off-grid solar pumps for irrigation in the past, Radheshyam and most of the farmers in the neighbourhood still depend on the grid. However, dependency on the grid for irrigation […] Read more
Sweden Tries Solar-Powered Hybrid Truck On Public Roads Updated On Thu, Aug 31st, 2023 by Saurenergy A unique hybrid truck with a solar panel-covered trailer is being tested on public roads, as a result of a two-year research collaboration involving Scania, Uppsala University, Eksjö Maskin & Truck, Midsummer, Ernsts Express, and Dalakraft. The solar-powered truck has been developed in a research project partly funded by the government agency of innovation Vinnova […] Read more
The Unicorn In Solar Market : Zetwerk’s Story Updated On Thu, Aug 31st, 2023 by Saurenergy Ever since the solar sector was brought into focus sharply in 2014, in the form of an ambitious capacity addition plan by the central government, the sector has been abuzz. Yes, there have been the predictable, and some unpredictable roadblocks too, be it the covid pandemic, or the price volatility that followed it. But there […] Read more
Tata Power To Build 28 MW Captive Solar Plant For Sanyo Steel Updated On Thu, Aug 31st, 2023 by Saurenergy Tata Power Renewable Energy Limited (TPREL), the renewable arm of Tata Power through its subsidiary TP Alpha Limited (Special Purpose Vehicle –SPV), signed a Power Delivery Agreement (PDA) with Sanyo Special Steel Manufacturing India Pvt. Ltd. for a captive solar plant. It has a capacity of 28.125 MW (AC) (i.e. 39.375 MWp DC). The plant […] Read more
Voltalia Achieves Full Commissioning of Solar Cluster of 50.6 MW Capacity Updated On Tue, Aug 29th, 2023 by Saurenergy Renewable energy player, Voltalia, has successfully commissioned Garrido, the Portuguese cluster that entails five solar plants boasting 50.6 MW cumulatively. Construction for these projects began back in September 2021, advancing towards full capacity since March 2023. Power generation first kicked off at Vale Serrão (2.4 MW), Pinhal Novo (11.8 MW), and Alcochete (23.8 MW). The […] Read more
Tata Power Renewable Energy Ltd in PDA for 4.4 MW Group Captive Solar Plant with Automotive Firm Updated On Tue, Aug 29th, 2023 by Saurenergy Renewable energy firm Tata Power Renewable Energy Limited (TPREL), a subsidiary of Tata Power, has signed a Group Captive Power Delivery Agreement (PDA) for 4.4 MW AC with the ANAND Group, a global automotive systems and parts industry firm. Under this agreement, Tata Power Renewable Energy Limited will facilitate the generation of 10 million units […] Read more
Trina Solar Commissions 15.5 GW Solar Manufacturing Complex In Vietnam Updated On Mon, Aug 28th, 2023 by Saurenergy Keeping up with its international manufacturing expansion, Chinese solar major Trina Solar has commenced the production of 210mm monocrystalline silicon wafers in Vietnam. The first wafers rolled off the production line at the factory in Thai Nguyen city, 80 kilometers north of Hanoi, on Aug. 23. The factory will be able to produce 6.5 GW of wafers per […] Read more
