How micro-converters and power optimizers help solar panels make hay when the sun doesn’t shine Updated On Fri, May 20th, 2016 by Saurenergy Everybody wants to get maximum benefit out of their purchase. And the want applies only too well for solar panels. Producing electricity using unconventional sources like sun, wind, geothermal or biogas hasn’t been an easy task. Apart from innovating on surface materials that converts these kinds of sources into electric current, there’s a host of […] Read more
Punjab Govt. announces installation of world’s largest solar power roof top panel Updated On Mon, May 16th, 2016 by Saurenergy The Punjab government has announced installation of world’s largest solar rooftop panel at the Dera Baba Jaimal Singh Beas, in Amritsar. The project is expected to cost around Rs. 139 crores, it will cover a total area of 82 acres over eight shelters. Tata Power Solar has commissioned the 12 MW solar rooftop project for […] Read more
Duke Energy Renewables enters New Mexico with a 25-MW Caprock Solar Power Project Updated On Wed, May 11th, 2016 by Saurenergy Duke Energy Renewables has announced that the construction of 25-megawatt (MW) Caprock Solar Power Project near Tucumcari in Quay County, New Mexico has started. The project is expected to complete later this year, once completed it will generate enough energy to power about 5,000 average homes. Power from the project will be sold to Western […] Read more
Construction Machinery Giant – Caterpillar forays into the Solar Storage and Microgrid Business Updated On Tue, May 10th, 2016 by Saurenergy Caterpillar – a known name in construction machinery and generators has forayed into the storage and microgrid markets which combine solar PV and energy storage with the company’s power generation equipment. Bringing along a years of experience in power generation –both in provider of generators and power projects, the company has acceptably sneaked into the […] Read more
Airports in India to install solar power plants Updated On Mon, May 9th, 2016 by Saurenergy Civil Aviation Minister Ashok Gajapathi Raju at a program on Sunday asked all the airports across India to install solar energy units. As part of the program, 12 MW solar power units have been already installed at Kochi airport run by the Cochin International Airport Limited. Currently entire airport is operated on solar power. Addressing […] Read more
Delhi College to lighten its surrounding with solar power Updated On Fri, May 6th, 2016 by Saurenergy Delhi University’s Dyal Singh College has always aspired to make campus Green and Clean. In its latest initiative the collage has installed l00kWp Solar Power Panel on its rooftop which will partly meet the requirement of the college and surplus on certain days will be sold out to BSES, so that it can be diverted […] Read more
SELF AUTONOMY – THE HOLY GRAIL OF SOLAR STREETLIGHTS Updated On Thu, May 5th, 2016 by Saurenergy INTRODUCTION: Solar street lighting is a wireless solution with the potential to be the global technology of choice for all the outdoor lighting requirements. One of the key requirements in these streetlights is the need for autonomy or light functionality on cloudy days. The most prevalent solution which also comes with inherent limitations is based […] Read more
SunPower to deliver 11.4 MW of solar power systems to power County of Santa Clara in California Updated On Wed, May 4th, 2016 by Saurenergy SunPower has announced that construction has started on 11.4 megawatts (DC) of solar power systems that will power public facility operated by the County of Santa Clara in California. SunPower will construct a total of six systems at County facilities which are expected to be operational by the end of 2016.The County will own the […] Read more
First roof top solar energy unit setup by a local Sankar Rao inaugurated at Babametta, Andhra Pradesh Updated On Mon, May 2nd, 2016 by Saurenergy Collector M.M. Nayak on Sunday inaugurated first rooftop solar energy unit set up by a local Sankar Ral at Babametta, Vizianagaram, Andhra Pradesh.He congratulated Rao for his initiative and asked people to generate solar power by setting up roof top solar panels at 50 per cent government subsidy for domestic use and also sell the […] Read more