Best Practices for Solar Rooftop Updated On Fri, Dec 7th, 2018 by Saurenergy How to Choose the Best Solar System for Your Roof Being a tropical country, India is blessed to have a good amount of access to natural resources like solar. About 5,000 trillion kWh per year energy is incident over India’s land area with most parts receiving 3-5 kWh per sq. m per day. Based upon […] Read more
JinkoSolar Supplies 55.7MW Solar Panels to Garissa Plant Updated On Tue, Dec 4th, 2018 by Saurenergy Garissa Solar Power Plant is expected to be one of the largest solar power plants in Central and Eastern Africa once completed. JinkoSolar Holding, one of the world’s largest solar module manufacturers, has recently supplied 55.7MW of high-efficiency modules to the Garissa Solar Power Plant. Garissa Solar Power Plant is expected to be one of the largest solar […] Read more
IPGCL Issues 35MW Rooftop Solar Tender for Delhi Updated On Mon, Dec 3rd, 2018 by Saurenergy The online bid submission for the tender has already been started from December 1, 2018 and it will close on December 21, 2018 at 11:00 AM. Delhi Government-owned utility firm Co Ltd (IPGCL) has issued a tender to set up 35 MW rooftop solar PV project in Delhi under Mukhyamantri Solar Power Yojna. The utility […] Read more
Rooftop Solar: Democratising Power Generation – One Roof at a Time Updated On Fri, Nov 30th, 2018 by Saurenergy Rooftop solar was the fastest-growing segment within India’s renewable energy sector last year, but it is still not growing fast enough. Capacity adwdition in rooftop solar stood at around 870 megawatt (MW) in 2017, a far cry from the ambitious target of 5,000 MW for FY 2017-18. As of December 2017, cumulative rooftop solar installed […] Read more
Chennai Corporation’s Buildings to go Solar Under the Smart City Project Updated On Fri, Nov 30th, 2018 by Saurenergy Working under the smart city initiative, government offices, schools, and hospitals under the Corporation will generate a total of 3.06 MW of electricity. Moving towards a sustainable future, Greater Chennai Corporation is going to provide electricity for 662 buildings under its ambit with the use of solar power. Working under the smart city initiative, government […] Read more
Surat to Have 25 MW Solar Capacity by February 2019 Updated On Mon, Nov 26th, 2018 by Saurenergy During phase one, the city administration had received 4500 applications from the residents and commercial establishment. Aiming to become the first solar city of India, Surat is poised to have 25 MW installed capacity by February 2019. Currently having 15 MW of installed capacity, the city tops the solar energy generation chart. A total of […] Read more
Solar-Tectic Gets Patent for CZTS Thin Film Tandem Solar Cell Updated On Sat, Nov 24th, 2018 by Saurenergy The patent, US 10,062,792 titled “Method of Making a CZTS/Silicon Thin-Film Tandem Solar Cell,” is for high efficiency and cost effective earth abundant non-toxic solar cells, with the potential to surpass current dominant silicon wafer solar panel efficiencies as well as those of the commercially available thin-film solar cell technologies such as CIGS, CdTe, and […] Read more
Policy and Technology Helped Drive Solar Module Cost Down: Study Updated On Tue, Nov 20th, 2018 by Saurenergy Policy support by respective governments has been touted as a major reason for this dramatic price drop With the price of solar energy becoming increasingly competitive each day, it is crucial to know why the cost of solar panels and solar energy storage have been dropping. This is what a team of researchers from Massachusetts […] Read more
NHAI Installs Solar Street Lights on Chennai Road Updated On Mon, Nov 19th, 2018 by Saurenergy According to Chennai city police, the poorly lit road was a major accident prone area due to insignificant lighting on the stretch. National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) will be lighting up a stretch of 32-KM Chennai bypass which connects four different national highways, with solar street lamps. According to Chennai city police, the poorly […] Read more
