Solar Energy to Light Up Bundelkhand Expressway in Uttar Pradesh Updated On Fri, Aug 11th, 2023 by Saurenergy Uttar Pradesh is set to welcome its first solar expressway. The 296-kilometer-long Bundelkhand Expressway will be the first solar expressway that will see the installation of solar panels on both sides of its stretch. The project announced comes as part of the state government’s Solar Energy Policy 2022. The policy strives for 22,000 MW of […] Read more
ISA & ACI Tie-up for Deployment of Solar Across Airports Globally Updated On Thu, Aug 3rd, 2023 by Saurenergy The International Solar Alliance (ISA) and Airports Council International (ACI) have signed a memorandum of cooperation with an intent to increase the deployment of solar across airports globally. The aim is to make airports greener to help reduce airport emissions, improve air quality, and make them more sustainable. ISA and ACI will work together to […] Read more
GEAPP to Aid Myanmar with 100 Solar Projects, Unlocking $60 Mn Solar Investment Updated On Mon, Jul 31st, 2023 by Saurenergy The Global Energy Alliance for People and Planet (GEAPP) has revealed that it will lend support to Smart Power Myanmar’s over the period of the next three years to enable it to focus on transforming access to affordable and clean energy for Myanmar’s businesses in the agricultural value chain. In partnership with GEAPP, SPM will […] Read more
Water-Scarce Rajasthan Poses New Challenges For Solar Pumps Updated On Thu, Jul 27th, 2023 by Saurenergy By-Parul Kulshrestha As temperatures rose in June this year, Jaman Singh Saini, a 69-year-old farmer from Badangarh village in Jhunjhunu district of Rajasthan, was irrigating his 31-acre farmland of millets, using an electric pump which came with its own challenges – erratic electricity supply, voltage fluctuation and associated costs. About 10 years ago, in 2013, […] Read more
Meyer Burger Expands ‘Made in USA’ Solar Cells with 2 GW Colorado Springs Facility Updated On Tue, Jul 25th, 2023 by Saurenergy Switzerland-based heterojunction solar panel maker Meyer Burger Technology AG recently unveiled plans to set up a high-performance solar cell manufacturing facility in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The establishment will have an initial production capacity of 2 gigawatts (GW) of solar cells per year. Meyer Burger intends to use solar cells manufactured in the new plant exclusively […] Read more
Consortiums Pre-Qualified for 400 MW Solar Plant in Morocco’s Atlas Mountains Updated On Tue, Jul 11th, 2023 by Saurenergy Morocco’s renewable energy agency, Masen, has announced the pre-qualification of six consortiums to construct a 400 MW solar plant in the Atlas mountains. Named Noor Midelt II, the project aims to strengthen the country’s renewable energy sector and reduce its dependence on fossil fuels. Leading the consortiums are renowned international companies, including Cobra Servicios, Communicaciones […] Read more
Solar Canals Deliver On Promise, Yet Fail To Find Market Updated On Thu, Jul 6th, 2023 by Saurenergy By-Ravleen Kaur A streak of blue cuts across the yellow landscape as one takes a turn while travelling through the Mehsana district of Gujarat. The dry smell of dust alerts one about the arid zone ahead and the heat is an indication of impending summers in this terrain. Soon, the blue line turns grey with […] Read more
US targets Solar For Low Income Households With $7 Billion Grants Competition Updated On Tue, Jul 4th, 2023 by Saurenergy After giving a fillip to utility scale solar and solar manufacturing through the Inflation Reduction Act, the US is now focusing on the one aspect of solar power that has been a challenge. Providing low income families the option to go for solar. Till now, this has been an issue not just in the US […] Read more
Can’t Deny Solar Producers Their Right To Connectivity, Rules APTEL Updated On Mon, Jul 3rd, 2023 by Saurenergy In its latest judgment, the Appellate Tribunal For Electricity (APTEL) said that nobody could deny solar power generators their right to seek connectivity/synchronization with the grid. The order from APTEL came after Hyderabad-based Southern Power Distribution Company of Telangana Limited challenged an impugned order of the Telangana State Electricity Commission (TSERC). The TSERC earlier had […] Read more
