Indian Railways to install 5GW of solar by 2025 in partnership with UNDP: Report Updated On Thu, Nov 17th, 2016 by Saurenergy Indian Railways is reportedly targeting to install 5GW of solar by 2025 in partnership with United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). PV Tech reports that Prodyut Mukherjee, national technical consultant, UNDP at his presentation at the International Conference on Decarbonisation of Indian Railways stated that the target will be realized using vacant Indian Railways land and […] Read more
BUY or LEASE Your Solar panel system? Updated On Tue, Nov 15th, 2016 by Saurenergy Rooftop solar market in India is speculated to add new capacity of 700 MW in 2016 – 15% of total solar capacity addition this year. According to Bridge to India, the cumulative capacity crossed 1 GW by September and is growing at a sizzling 300% over last year. Ministry of Finance has reduced depreciation rate […] Read more
MSEDCL does not have solar net meter: Report Updated On Tue, Nov 15th, 2016 by Saurenergy It’s been more than a year now since the Maharashtra government passed rooftop solar policy; still the Discoms in the state doesn’t have net meters claims a report. According to TOI, consumers in the state have to buy net meters from the open market paying from their pocket. Net metering is a billing mechanism, it […] Read more
Researchers at Australian University discovers new way to make perovskite solar cells Updated On Tue, Nov 15th, 2016 by Saurenergy Researchers at The Australian National University (ANU) have found a new way to fabricate high efficiency semi-transparent perovskite solar cells in a breakthrough that could lead to more efficient and cheaper solar electricity. Dr Tom White from the ANU Research School of Engineering stated that the new fabrication method significantly improves the performance of perovskite […] Read more
Western Railway to install 2 MW solar panels at its suburban stations Updated On Sat, Nov 12th, 2016 by Saurenergy To reduce carbon footprint, the Western Railway will be setting up solar panels at around 30 locations- with a total capacity of 2 MW. The installed solar plant will provide power for its non-traction work. Western Railway expects to reduce dependence on energy from coal-fired plants by around 10% and save lakhs of rupees in […] Read more
1 MW of solar plant at Karnataka’s NIT to get commissioned Updated On Fri, Nov 11th, 2016 by Saurenergy The National Institute of Technology – Karnataka (NIT-K) at Surathkal has emerged the front-runner among 31 NITs in the country to have a roof-top solar-power project with an installed capacity of 1 MW. The 1-MW of solar project on the roof of 11 buildings will be formally commissioned on 12th November 2016. K.N. Lokesh, Director […] Read more
Things to Consider Before Going Solar Updated On Tue, Nov 8th, 2016 by Saurenergy Solar panels on the rooftop of Homes were uncommon as recently as a decade ago. But a glut of policies and incentives from government and state has made them commonplace these days. Obviously, worries about climate change have also played a significant role. Solar panels can lower your electric bill and decrease your household’s carbon […] Read more
Azure power raises 470 million dollars financing for its solar projects Updated On Tue, Nov 8th, 2016 by Saurenergy Azure Power, a leading independent power producer in the solar power sector in India, announces it has tied-up approximately US$ 470 million financing for its projects to be commissioned in 2017. This is one of the largest financing done till date in the Indian solar sector. With this tie-up Azure Power’s cumulative financial commitment to […] Read more
Dr. Gundu Sabde, CMD RelyOn Solar Pvt. Ltd Updated On Sat, Nov 5th, 2016 by Saurenergy RelyOn Solar was founded in April 2010 by Dr. Gundu Sabde with a strong belief that solar energy is going to be alternative to fossil fuels especially in Indian circumstances. The company focuses on off-grid and power plant applications. RelyOn Solar wants to bring energy independence to people where they would have their own power […] Read more
