Coimbatore’s 2 Smart City Projects Get Administrative Approval Updated On Mon, Jul 9th, 2018 by Saurenergy Out of the two projects one is multi-level car parking facility at DB Road and the other project is 3.6 MW solar power plant at Ukkadam. Under the smart city mission, the city corporation of Coimbatore is ready to implement two of its ambitious projects as the standing committee has provided its administrative nod for the same. […] Read more
Viz-A-Viz with Basant Jain, Chief Executive Officer, Mahindra Susten Updated On Sat, Jun 23rd, 2018 by Saurenergy Q. Being a major player in the solar space, how do you contribute towards India’s clean and green energy initiative? Mahindra Susten (Part of USD 20.7 Billion Mahindra group) is a leading player in the Cleantech space. It is amongst India’s top 2 companies providing turnkey EPC solutions for grid connected solar projects and has […] Read more
Viz-A-Viz with Damian Miller, CEO, Orb Energy Updated On Thu, Jun 21st, 2018 by Saurenergy Q. Could you please tell our readers about Orb Energy and its journey? NP Ramesh and I were colleagues at Shell Solar for almost seven years. After Shell exited the solar market in 2006, we secured venture funding and started Orb Energy (Orb) in India. By the start of 2007 we had started full-fledged operations […] Read more
Higher RPOs to Help India Meet 175 GW Renewable Target, says Greenpeace Updated On Wed, Jun 20th, 2018 by Saurenergy It further added that, MNRE’s recently announced Kusum scheme to promote solar arrays connected to irrigation pumps can play a key role in helping states fulfil their RPOs. Greenpeace India said that 21 per cent target of Renewable Purchase Obligation (RPO) by 2022 will be helping India in meeting the renewable energy goal of 175 GW till 2022, […] Read more
TN to Invest 5,000 Crore in Renewable Energy Updated On Wed, Jun 13th, 2018 by Saurenergy A dedicated central public sector undertaking for solar power, SECI, is working elsewhere on the theme of floating solar projects as well. SECI, at the beginning of this year, issued tenders for a 150 MW plant for Rihand Dam in Uttar Pradesh. To set the voyage for the total transformation of the state’s transmission infrastructure […] Read more
Bangladesh, World Bank Ink $55 Mn Pact to Expand Renewable Energy Usage in Rural Areas Updated On Thu, May 31st, 2018 by Saurenergy The additional financing to the Second Rural Electrification and Renewable Energy Development (RERED II) Project will install 1,000 solar irrigation pumps, 30 solar mini-grids, and about 4 million improved cookstoves in rural areas. In order to expand renewable energy usage in rural areas, the Bangladesh government has inked a USD 55 million financing pact with the World […] Read more
Viz-A-Viz with Saurabh Srivastava, President – Marketing & Product Strategy, Eastman Auto and Power Limited Updated On Wed, May 30th, 2018 by Saurenergy Q. What are the initiatives Eastman Auto & Power has taken in contributing towards India’s clean and green energy initiative? We, at Eastman Auto and Power Limited, are committed to encouraging clean and green energy adoption. In this regard, we have developed batteries for e-rickshaws which play an instrumental role in reducing carbon footprint. We […] Read more
Viz-A-Viz with Manoj Kumar Upadhyay, Founder and Chairman | ACME Group Updated On Mon, May 28th, 2018 by Saurenergy Q. As Madras High Court has dismissed the petition filed against levy of safeguard duty on import of solar modules and cells, how you will deal with the challenges in present scenario? Solar power capacity addition is sensitive to solar tariff. Recent study by KPMG also underscores this fact that at a tariff of Rs.3.0 […] Read more
Eastman’s Maintenance-Free Gel Batteries Successfully Hits Energy Storage Market Updated On Tue, May 8th, 2018 by Saurenergy The highlight of gel batteries is that the electrolyte contained in it does not flow like a liquid ensuring an instant start and long-lasting performance. The gel batteries manufactured by Eastman Auto and Power Ltd, a leading company in the energy storage segment and solar solutions, are making a mark in the power backup market […] Read more