SolarCity Completes Installation of 18,000+ Solar Panels at Army Family Housing in Maryland and Colorado Updated On Fri, Aug 12th, 2016 by Saurenergy SolarCity and Balfour Beatty Communities, as managing member of military housing projects located at Fort Detrick and Fort Carson have completed the installation of more than 18,000 solar panels at Army family housing. The solar panels are installed on multi-family housing, community centers and maintenance facilities at Fort Detrick, Maryland and Fort Carson, Colorado, to […] Read more
Greenbacker buys majority of 12.1 MW rooftop solar portfolio from OneRoof Energy Updated On Thu, Aug 11th, 2016 by Saurenergy On the heels of a recent $25 million wind power investment, Greenbacker Renewable Energy Company acquired a controlling interest in a 12.1 MW portfolio of 1611 solar systems from a subsidiary of OneRoof Energy Inc., approximately for $19.75 million. The 12.1 MW systems are located on residential rooftops across seven U.S. states, including New Jersey, […] Read more
SolarCity Will Sell “Solar roof” products: Tesla CEO, Elon Musk Updated On Wed, Aug 10th, 2016 by Saurenergy Tesla CEO Elon Musk at the SolarCity’s conference call for its second quarter financial results announced that SolarCity will develop and sell a roof integrated with solar panels. Elon Musk’s presence was quite understandable considering the impending deal for Tesla to acquire the solar installer. Currently SolarCity installs solar panels on rooftop of buildings. Musk […] Read more
Researchers develops Tiny High-Performance Solar Cells That Turns Power Generation Sideways Updated On Mon, Aug 8th, 2016 by Saurenergy Engineers at the University of Wisconsin—Madison have developed high-performance, micro-scale solar cells that can harvest almost three times more electricity from incoming light as compared to existing technologies. According to the researchers the miniature solar panels could power myriad personal devices — wearable medical sensors, smartwatches, even autofocusing contact lenses. The new, small cells, described […] Read more
New Solar Technology to use Desert Sand to Store Energy Updated On Fri, Aug 5th, 2016 by Saurenergy Researchers in Abu Dhabi have tested a pilot device that can store solar energy in sand to improve the efficiency of power plants and provide energy during night. Developed at the Masdar Institute of Science and Technology, the device uses gravity to drain sand from a higher basin into a lower one, heating up the […] Read more
Industrial and Commercial roof top programs are very encouraging: Krishnan Rajagopalan Head Solar Business, Anchor by Panasonic Updated On Tue, Aug 2nd, 2016 by Saurenergy Government’s two most ambitious program are 60 GW Grid Connected Solar Power generation and 24 x7 power access to users. With the current state of Transmission and distribution (T&D)system (where state level balancing of power in Grid is a severe issue), are they complimenting each other or do you see an urgent need for a […] Read more
NISE conducting 3-Days Training Program On “Designing of Concentrated Solar Thermal & Solar Water Heating System” Updated On Mon, Aug 1st, 2016 by Saurenergy National Institute of Solar Energy (NISE), an autonomous center of excellence of Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, Government of India, is conducting 3-Days Training Program On “Designing of Concentrated Solar Thermal & Solar Water Heating System” to meet the needs and upgrade the technical expertise of solar professionals. The 3 days national skill development […] Read more
Solar-Apps Energy announces availability of all in one solar LED street lights Updated On Sat, Jul 30th, 2016 by Saurenergy Solar-Apps Energy has announced the availability of its all in one solar LED street lights. These new street lights use Lithium Phosphate batteries instead of inefficient lead acid. It comes with a LED heat sink for longer life, and fixed point tracking solar panel for highest efficiency. According to the company these all in one […] Read more
BHEL bags 80 MW Solar Photovoltaic Project worth Rs 437 crore Updated On Fri, Jul 29th, 2016 by Saurenergy State-run Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) has bagged prestigious orders worth 437 crore for developing 80 MW Solar Photovoltaic (SPV) power plants on Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) basis from Neyveli Lignite Corp. (NLC) and Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL). With this order, BHEL’s Solar portfolio now stands at 300-MW. The Solar Photovoltaic Plant will be […] Read more
