The Triple Challenge Dragging Down Solar In India Updated On Fri, Aug 28th, 2020 by Saurenergy On August 21, the Central Electricity Authority (CEA), the premier national body tasked with laying down the roadmap to power for all citizens, and the policy interventions to get there, released a report on India’s solar and wind sector. Titled simply as “ Report of Under Construction Renewable Energy Projects”, the bland title laid bare […] Read more
ISA Holds Curtain Raiser For 1st World Solar Technology Summit Updated On Mon, Aug 17th, 2020 by Saurenergy The ISA today held a curtain raiser for the first World Solar Technology Summit on September 8. The curtain raiser was a virtual interaction with ISA office bearers. For the Gurugram headquartered ISA, the first Solar Technology Summit is a key event in its mission to make solar the bedrock of future energy generation, and […] Read more
Design Breakthrough can Spur Advances in Solar Lasers and Hydrogen Generation Updated On Thu, Aug 13th, 2020 by Saurenergy Scientists in Japan have developed a fully planar device that converts sunlight into a laser beam, which can efficiently power hydrogen fuel generators. Solar-pumped lasers convert sunlight into laser beams, which can be used to produce hydrogen—a clean type of fuel that can help to tackle the current environmental crisis. But, these lasers usually require […] Read more
India’s Top 5 Solar Power Producers Based on Installed Capacity Updated On Mon, Aug 10th, 2020 by Saurenergy In India’s energy sector which is largely dominated by coal-powered plants, we take a look at the top 5 power producers which are producing power from what India expects will take over from coal in the long term as its leading source of energy – Solar Energy. Solar energy has become the leading resource for […] Read more
CEL Tenders for Supply of 2 Million Multi-Crystalline Solar Cells Again Updated On Fri, Aug 7th, 2020 by Saurenergy Central Electronics Limited (CEL) has once again issued its tender, inviting bids, for the supply of 2 million multi-crystalline solar cells. Central Electronics Limited (CEL) has once again issued its tender for the supply of 2 million multi-crystalline solar cells. As per the tender, the acceptance criteria for the solar cells will include – PERC […] Read more
KfW Grants Rs 600 Cr Loan for 125 MW Solar Project in West Bengal Updated On Thu, Aug 6th, 2020 by Saurenergy KfW has granted a Rs 600 crore loan to WBSEDCL for the work on the first phase of a 125 MW solar project in the Purba Medinipur district of West Bengal. German state-owned development bank KfW has granted a Rs 600 crore loan to the West Bengal State Electricity Distribution Company Limited (WBSEDCL) for the […] Read more
GE Joins 500 MW Pumped Hydro Storage Project in Australia Updated On Wed, Aug 5th, 2020 by Saurenergy GE Renewable Energy and Walcha Energy will jointly develop the 500 MW Dungowan pumped hydro storage project in the New England REZ in NSW, Australia. GE Renewable Energy and Walcha Energy have signed an agreement to jointly develop the 500 MW Dungowan pumped hydro storage project in the New England Renewable Energy Zone (REZ) in […] Read more
The Solar Foundation: Solar Structures Need Attention Updated On Wed, Jul 29th, 2020 by Saurenergy As India’s solar march has gone on, from 2 GW to a possible 42 GW by the end of this year, it’s interesting to see just what got the headlines within the sector. It has undoubtedly been modules, cells and inverters, in that order. What has been missed out is in fact, as important. Yes, […] Read more
A World Solar Bank and India’s Solar Ambitions. Updated On Tue, Jun 30th, 2020 by Saurenergy In the past week, talk of a World Solar Bank, midwifed by the International Solar Alliance (ISA), Prime Minister Modi’s biggest foreign policy initiative has picked pace again. The ISA, whose overarching mandate can be considered the raising of 1 trillion dollars to build, spread and sustain solar energy worldwide, with special attention to the […] Read more