Fortum Plans to Commission 250 MW Solar Power Capacity Every Year Updated On Tue, Apr 11th, 2017 by Saurenergy Fortum has announced that the company will be adding at least 250 MW solar capacity in India every year. Finnish firm Fortum has commissioned a 70MW solar PV plant in Rajasthan, which it won last year at what was then a record low tariff of INR4.34/kWh, is now eyeing to set up at least 250 […] Read more
Solar Energy has a potential to give Mumbai half of its power: Study Updated On Tue, Apr 11th, 2017 by Saurenergy The researchers used city planning maps and development reports from BMC and Google Maps to calculate how much of the city’s rooftop area could be used for solar power generation. Mumbai has the potential to generate 1.72 GWp solar energy across rooftops including residences, educational institutions, government buildings and industries claims a study carried out […] Read more
Indian Railways Plans to Setup Solar Power Plants at 8000 Stations Updated On Tue, Apr 11th, 2017 by Saurenergy The Indian Railway is working on the plan to make use of 500 MW of solar power plants in 8000 stations to meet its electricity needs and cut down carbon footprint. Indian Railways has planned to install 500 MW of solar power plant to meet the energy needs of more than 8000 stations in the […] Read more
India’s Solar Power Capacity Crosses 12 GW Updated On Tue, Apr 11th, 2017 by Saurenergy India has added 12 GW of solar capacity, of which 4800 MW has been contributed from rooftop and 7200 MW from large scale solar power projects. India added 5525 MW solar power generation capacity last fiscal, taking the total from this clean source to 12288 MW. The country has abundant solar power potential which has […] Read more
SunPower Solar Installation Underway at New Toyota Headquarters Updated On Mon, Apr 10th, 2017 by Saurenergy The SunPower solar system is expected to generate enough clean energy to offset approximately 33 percent of the headquarters’ energy needs, reducing Toyota’s reliance on traditional electricity from the grid SunPower has announced that construction has begun on an 8.79-megawatt SunPower solar system at Toyota Motor North America’s new headquarters in Plano, Texas, which the […] Read more
Cleanmax Solar to Set Up 300 MW Solar Power Capacity This Fiscal Updated On Mon, Apr 10th, 2017 by Saurenergy CleanMax plans to set up nearly 300 MW of solar capacity in the country in FY 2017-18. Energy solutions provider CleanMax Solar plans to set up nearly 300 MW of solar capacity, including 100 MW of rooftop installation, this fiscal and will invest around Rs 1,500 crore for the same. Company’s Co-founder Andrew Hines said, […] Read more
Chandigarh Produced 18 Lakh Units of Electricity with Solar Power Alone in 3 Years Updated On Sat, Apr 8th, 2017 by Saurenergy Chandigarh has been successful in reducing 1,304 metric tonne carbon dioxide emission with 18 lakh units of electricity generated through solar power plants. Chandigarh has generated 18 lakh units of electricity through solar power plants in the last three years which is equivalent to planting 14 lakh trees in the city. With the generation of […] Read more
Telangana to Double its Solar Power Generation Capacity Updated On Sat, Apr 8th, 2017 by Saurenergy Telangana government has announced an ambitious target to double solar power 1600 MW in 2017 to around 3400 MW by next year. Telangana government expects to double its solar power generation capacity of the state from 1600 MW in 2017 to around 3400 MW by next year. “Our solar generation capacity will be double in […] Read more
Indian Railways to Add 1000 MW of Solar Power, 200 MW of Wind Energy: Suresh Prabhu Updated On Thu, Apr 6th, 2017 by Saurenergy Indian Railways will be able to draw 25 per cent of its energy needs from renewables and achieve the target of 5 GW of solar power by 2025. Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu has said that railways plans to use renewable energy in a “big” way and is looking to add 1,000 MW of solar power […] Read more