PM Modi’s Solar Vision Vindicated As IEA Dubs Solar “The New King Of Electricity” Updated On Wed, Oct 14th, 2020 by Saurenergy The International Energy Agency (IEA), has never been a huge fan of renewable energy. The Paris-based agency, formed after the first oil shock in 1973-74 had a a broad mandate on energy security and energy policy co-operation. Over the years, the agency remained focused on oil, even as it grudgingly broadened its own mandate to […] Read more
Chandigarh Administration Targets 2400 Free Solar Installations Updated On Wed, Oct 14th, 2020 by Saurenergy In an effort to meet its solar capacity targets for the union territory of Chandigarh, the city administration has pushed out yet another scheme to drive the move to solar. The latest offer for free installation, on first cum first served basis for city residents, is under the previously approved Renewable Energy Service Company (RESCO) […] Read more
Warner Bros World Abu Dhabi To Get A 7 MW Masdar Built Solar Rooftop Updated On Tue, Oct 13th, 2020 by Saurenergy Masdar, or the Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company PJSC, will be building the largest solar rooftop project in Abu Dhabi soon. The 7 MW capacity structure will power Warner Bros World, another entertainment addition to the city, coming up on Yas island. Masdar was selected for the job by Miral, a domestic entertainment firm representing […] Read more
U.S. Commercial Solar Installations Reach Second-Highest Level In 2019 Updated On Tue, Oct 13th, 2020 by Saurenergy U.S. commercial solar installations reached the second-largest year ever during 2019, rising by 10% year-on-year to 1,286 Mega Watts (MW), according to a report from the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA), an industry body of US solar players. The report claims that around half of all the solar corporate solar capacity that has been installed […] Read more
Two O&M Tenders for 40 MW of Solar By BHEL Updated On Tue, Oct 13th, 2020 by Saurenergy Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL), one of the power sector PSU’s that is increasingly being used as a vehicle to meet manufacturing as well as other objectives in the renewable energy space, has floated two more O&M tenders for solar projects. The first project on offer is the 10 MW solar power project at Charanka […] Read more
As China Starts Giant Solar Park, Four Giant Parks For the Future Beckon Updated On Tue, Oct 13th, 2020 by Saurenergy The world’s largest single location solar plant, of 2.2 GW capacity was inaugurated in China’s Quinghai province this month. Built by state owned utility Huanghe Hydropower Development, the massive plant touts a special achievement along with its size . It has been built in the shortest time among plants of comparable sizes. That single fact […] Read more
Huawei Smart PV Solution Highlights Role In World’s Largest PV Plant Updated On Mon, Oct 12th, 2020 by Saurenergy On September 26, Chinese state-owned utility Huanghe Hydropower Development (“Huanghe Hydropower”) successfully connected its 2.2 GW PV plant to the power grid in Hainan Prefecture, northwestern China’s Qinghai Province. With this, the 2.2 GW project became the world’s first ultra-high voltage power line that delivers 100% renewable energy over long distances and also the world’s […] Read more
Rooftop Solar Dodged Covid Impact In US, Record Year Ahead Updated On Mon, Oct 12th, 2020 by Saurenergy A report from Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF) posits that the US rooftop solar market is set to grow by a record level as the residential sector in the country has managed to avoid any Covid linked slowdown. Follow us on Twitter This resiliency in the sector could mean an addition of 3GW of residential solar […] Read more
Wind-Solar Hybrid Projects Estimated to Reach 11.7 GW by 2023: Report Updated On Fri, Oct 9th, 2020 by Saurenergy India’s total wind-solar hybrid capacity is expected to grow rapidly to reach nearly 11.7 GW by 2023, according to a new report by IEEFA and JMK Research. India’s total wind-solar hybrid capacity is expected to grow rapidly to reach nearly 11.7 gigawatts (GW) by 2023, according to a new report by the Institute for Energy Economics and […] Read more