Starbucks Invests in Solar Energy to Power 360 Stores in Texas Updated On Tue, Apr 16th, 2019 by Saurenergy Starbucks Coffee Company, Cypress Creek Renewables and U.S. Bank have announced that they are teaming up on a portfolio of solar farms across Texas. As a part of the deal, two solar farms developed, built and now operated by Cypress Creek, a leading solar solution provider, are providing enough energy for the equivalent of 360 […] Read more
SDMC Shifts Focus to Solar Energy and EV Charging Points Updated On Tue, Apr 16th, 2019 by Saurenergy To encourage the public transition to use electric vehicles, the South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC) has set a target to develop at least 50 public charging stations by the end of this financial year. Speaking at the fourth Asia Pacific Forum on Urban Resilience and Adaptation — Resilient Cities Asia Pacific 2019, SDMC commissioner Puneet […] Read more
Solar Pumps Sales Projected to Prosper at 11.7% CAGR Until 2027 Updated On Tue, Apr 16th, 2019 by Saurenergy The global sales of solar pumps have been projected to prosper at 11.7 percent CAGR between 2017 and 2027, as India prepares to take centre stage with robust applications in irrigation. A new research report has estimated that the global solar pumps market will reach up from a value of $822 million in 2017 to a value […] Read more
Mumbai Housing Complex Goes Solar, To Reduce Electricity Bill by 70% Updated On Tue, Apr 16th, 2019 by Saurenergy This would be the equivalent of reducing 140 diesel cars a month and around 1,700 such cars a year from Mumbai’s roads. In what is, perhaps, the largest renewable energy project in the city, a housing society in the Mumbai suburbs is looking at cutting its electricity bill by 70% by generating 700-kW solar energy […] Read more
NTPC Issues Tender For 500 kW Rooftop Solar Projects Updated On Mon, Apr 15th, 2019 by Saurenergy The last date of bid submission is May 8, 2019. The Kanti Bijlee Utpadan Nigam Ltd. (KBUN), a wholly owned subsidiary of NTPC has issued a tender for the deployment of rooftop solar PV plants on various buildings of plant area of KBUN for the Muzaffarpur Thermal Power Project. The scope of work for the […] Read more
Uttarakhand Irrigation Dept Tenders For 40 MW Solar PV Project Updated On Fri, Apr 12th, 2019 by Saurenergy The last date of bid submission is May 25, 2019. The Irrigation Department of Uttarakhand has issued a tender for the installation of 40 MW solar PV power projects on two of its dams in the state. The 40 MW cumulative capacity will be developed across two dams in the Udhamsinghnagar district of Uttarakhand. The […] Read more
EDP Deploys Portugal’s First MW-Scale Solar Plus Storage Project Updated On Fri, Apr 12th, 2019 by Saurenergy Portuguese power utility company, EDP has announced that it will deploy its largest solar photovoltaic farm with energy storage in Portugal. The company has signed an agreement with battery maker Exide Technologies. It provides for the deployment of two photovoltaic solar production units, with a total capacity of 3.8 MW, for self-consumption in its facilities […] Read more
Scatec Solar Brings First Part of 400 MW Solar Plant in Egypt Online Updated On Fri, Apr 12th, 2019 by Saurenergy Norway-based Scatec Solar has announced that it has grid-connected and reached commercial operation for 65 MW of its 400 MW Benban project in Egypt. The Benban solar power plant is Scatec Solar’s largest project under construction, and the company is the largest contributor to the 1.5 GW Benban site – the world’s largest solar park. […] Read more
SECI Issues Notification For 7500 MW Leh-Kargil Solar Tender Updated On Fri, Apr 12th, 2019 by Saurenergy The Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) has issued a notification for its 7500 MW ultra mega solar PV projects tender in Leh and Kargil, intimating all prospective bidders regarding site identification and visit. “It is to inform all concerned that SECI had meetings with the Addl. Dy. Commissioner, Leh on 25th March 2019, which […] Read more
