Solar Canals Deliver On Promise, Yet Fail To Find Market Updated On Thu, Jul 6th, 2023 by Saurenergy By-Ravleen Kaur A streak of blue cuts across the yellow landscape as one takes a turn while travelling through the Mehsana district of Gujarat. The dry smell of dust alerts one about the arid zone ahead and the heat is an indication of impending summers in this terrain. Soon, the blue line turns grey with […] Read more
DRE Finds A Footing In India, Powered By Solar Updated On Tue, Jul 4th, 2023 by Saurenergy Laxmi Bhuyan is a 58-year-old woman from the Sindiba village in the Gajapati district of Odisha. This tribal village, with swatches of fertile land around the village periphery, bolstered the local farmers to grow different fruits and vegetables around the year. However, the raw fruits often yielded low prices for the producers. On the other […] Read more
ChakraPaani: A ‘Solar Hand Pump’ Designed to End Rural India’s Water Woes Updated On Fri, Jun 9th, 2023 by Saurenergy The MSME sector is proving its worth in the age of innovation and creativity. One such firm in Kanpur, Shri Ram Rashmi Industries has come up with a new solar hand pump called ChakraPaani which it claims needs just a third of solar energy electricity compared to other solar pumps. When the radiation is low, […] Read more
J&K Offers Mega Subsidies On Solar Panels, Solar Pumps Updated On Fri, May 19th, 2023 by Saurenergy Jammu and Kashmir Chief Secretary Arun Kumar Mehta, in his latest announcement, said that the power consumers wishing to install rooftop solar in the state would get a 65 percent subsidy from the government. In comparison, those opting for solar-powered pumps would get up to 80 percent subsidy. With the latest move, the deployment of […] Read more
MNRE to Launch New Scheme To Boost Distributed Solar Energy: RK Singh Updated On Fri, May 19th, 2023 by Saurenergy In his latest speech, Union Minister for New and Renewable Energy RK Singh announced starting a new scheme to boost distributed renewable energy (DRE). He announced this during an event on DRE organised by the Council on Energy, Environment and Water (CEEW) and Villgro Innovations Foundation’s Powering Livelihoods. “We are developing a new DRE policy […] Read more
Shakti Pumps Starts Operations in Uganda To Supply Solar Pumps Updated On Wed, Apr 19th, 2023 by Saurenergy Shakti Pumps (India) Limited, of the critical Indian stainless steel submersible solar pump manufacturers, has now announced the commencement of its operations in Uganda. The company has also opened its office in the country to coordinate its expanding business better. Indian External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, Ramesh Patidar, Executive Director of Shakti Pumps, and other […] Read more
Shakti Pumps Gets Patent for Inventing Switching Circuit To Start Single Phase-Induction Motor Updated On Mon, Apr 10th, 2023 by Saurenergy Shakti Pumps Limited, a manufacturer of energy-efficient pumps and motors, has received a patent for inventing a “Switching Circuit To Start Single Phase-Induction Motor”. Intellectual Property India, a Ministry of Commerce & Industry Organisation awarded the patent to the firm, in accordance with the provisions of the Patents Act, 1970. It will hold a validity […] Read more
Europe’s Solar Energy Surge: A Promising Solution Or Just A Palliative? Updated On Thu, Mar 16th, 2023 by Saurenergy Europe is in the middle of its biggest ever solar build out currently, as it seeks to build more solar capacity for every reason from more energy security to clean energy. But can solar deliver for Europe? Is it the panacea to energy security in the long term? Or is it doomed to over promise […] Read more
PHED Invites Bids for Solarization of WBSEDCL-Energized Pumping Installation at West Bengal Updated On Wed, Feb 8th, 2023 by Saurenergy The Public Health Engineering Department has floated a tender and invited bids for the solarization of West Bengal State Electricity Distribution Company Limited (WBSEDCL) energized pumping installation at Jhargram, West Bengal. The bid opening date is 27.02.2023 at 2:00 PM. The bid submission end date is 24.02.2023 at 3:00 PM. The estimated cost is Rs […] Read more