Solar Power System to Convert Plastic into Fuel Invented by IIT Madras Updated On Fri, Jun 8th, 2018 by Saurenergy “We thought that if the plastic can’t come to the industry, let the industry come to the plastic,” Selvaraj said. The team showcased its project on the occasion of the World Environment Day, hosted by the United Nations (UN) in New Delhi. A solar powered system developed by the scientists from IIT Madras can convert non-recyclable […] Read more
ACME Group Won 50 MW Solar Power Project in SECI Reverse Auction Updated On Fri, Jun 8th, 2018 by Saurenergy It is a very tough project due to site access, soil condition, difficult contour, high wind speed and lower GHI (Global Horizontal Irradiance). The tariff remains lower than forbearance price of Rs 3.48 per unit. In an auction conducted by Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI), ACME Group said it has won 50 MW solar […] Read more
Under KUSUM Scheme, Govt. to Provide 2.75 Million Solar Pumps to Farmers Updated On Fri, Jun 8th, 2018 by Saurenergy “Initially the solar-pumps will be distributed as per the demand from each region but at the later stage, if required, we will provide more pumps,” power minister R K Singh. Under the first phase of Kisan Urja Suraksha Evam Utthaan Mahaabhiyan (KUSUM) scheme that is to be launched by July 2018, the government will provide 2.75 million […] Read more
Amazon to Generate 8,000 KW of Solar Power via Solar Panels Installations Updated On Fri, Jun 8th, 2018 by Saurenergy Apart from expanding existing capacity in Delhi, the company has plans to add large-scale solar panel systems at the fulfillment centers and two sortation sites located in Mumbai, Chennai, and Bangalore. In order to generate the clean energy and fulfill its power demands for fulfillment centers and sortation sites, Amazon India is eying to install […] Read more
CleanMax Solar Bags FT, IFC Transformational Business Awards 2018 Updated On Thu, Jun 7th, 2018 by Saurenergy The company was shortlisted out of the 189 entries received from across 126 countries, thus making CleanMax Solar the first Indian company to win this award in a category with Tata Motors at their Sanand facility in Gujarat. In the Transformational Business Award 2018, CleanMax Solar, a sustainability partner for India’s leading corporates, has won […] Read more
Azure Power Wins 75 MW Solar Power Project in NE Updated On Thu, Jun 7th, 2018 by Saurenergy The company will sign a 25 year Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with Assam Power Distribution Company Ltd (APDCL) at a weighted average tariff of Rs 3.37 (~US cents 5.2) per kWh. India’s one of the leading solar power producers Azure Power has won the largest solar power project of 75MW in Assam in the North […] Read more
Azure Power Wins Largest Solar Power Project (75 MWs) in Northeast India Updated On Thu, Jun 7th, 2018 by Saurenergy Azure Power wins 75 MWs, highest allocation out of a 100 MW tender, in Assam Azure Power (NYSE: AZRE), one of India’s leading independent solar power producers, announced that it has won the largest (75 MWs) solar power project in the North Eastern region of India. Azure Power will sign a 25 year Power Purchase Agreement […] Read more
Lower Incentives for Chinese Solar Developers to Benefit India, says ICRA Updated On Thu, Jun 7th, 2018 by Saurenergy Revision in feed-in tariff rates and imposition of installation caps for solar power projects by the Chinese government is expected to negatively affect the demand for solar modules in China. Credit rating agency ICRA said that the reduction in subsidies for solar energy projects in China will benefit Indian solar independent power producers (IPPs) with softer module prices. The agency said in a statement […] Read more
India Intends to Partner with UN to Promote Solar Energy Updated On Thu, Jun 7th, 2018 by Saurenergy While expressing his optimism and hope Syed said that by the next year’s World Environment Day commemoration, solar energy will be part of the energy mix used in the UN headquarters. As part of the efforts to protect and preserve the environment, India’s Permanent Representative to the UN Syed Akbaruddin said, that the country aims […] Read more
