Andhra villages Toorputallu and Pedhamyanavanilanka to run completely on solar power Updated On Tue, Mar 29th, 2016 by Saurenergy As part of green development initiative, two villages of Andhra Pradesh- Toorputallu and Pedhamyanavanilanka will run completely on solar power from this year. Commerce and Industry Minister, Nirmala Sitharaman who adopted both the villages of Andhra under Sansad Aadarsh Gram Yojna (SAGY) said “these will be the first two villages in the country to be […] Read more
Xerox working on digital printing process for mass production of solar photovoltaic systems Updated On Sat, Mar 26th, 2016 by Saurenergy Xerox’s R&D-focused subsidiary PARC is developing a new digital printing process for mass-production of cheaper concentrated photovoltaic systems. These systems are expected to increase efficiency of solar cells by using lens, which can distillate sunlight on small cells. Price of solar module has already dropped sharply in the past, but increase in efficiency may cut […] Read more
Domestic firms dominated Jharkhand‘s 1.2 GW Solar Tender Updated On Fri, Mar 25th, 2016 by Saurenergy Jharkhand’s first bulk tender of solar power projects of 1.2GW received interest from Indian companies. The state issued tender to allocate 1200 MW of solar power projects to private developers in December last year. Early this month Results announced by the Jharkhand government shows bids placed by successful project developers range between Rs 5.08/kWh and […] Read more
Panchayats asked to setup solar pump sets and divert money saved for other developmental activities Updated On Tue, Mar 22nd, 2016 by Saurenergy P. Ashok Gajapathi Raju, Union Civil Aviation Minister at the inauguration of solar pump sets asked panchayats to setup solar pump and use money saved on power consumption for other developmental activities. Gajapathi Raju on Sunday inaugurated solar pump sets that were established under Members of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme (MPLADS) at Duppada village […] Read more
Five Football Size Floating Solar Project to aid Brazil’s Electricity Crisis Updated On Mon, Mar 14th, 2016 by Saurenergy Acclaimed as an environmental crime, Balbina dam today merely generates electricity. Located near the equator line some 200 kilometers (125 miles) north of the Amazonian city of Manaus, the dam once deluged a section of the Amazon rainforest. Today, this huge artificial lake is been eyed conducive for a revolutionary floating solar panels project. Built during Brazil’s 1964-1985 […] Read more
MIT explains the crux behind the World’s Lightest Solar Cells Updated On Mon, Mar 7th, 2016 by Saurenergy As solar panels get mainstream, innovations into this technology are also on leap. Today, technologies are getting more flexible, thinner and lighter and researchers at MIT are known to have abided the rules and created the thinnest, lightest solar cells ever produced. The MIT professor Vladimir Bulovi, research scientist Annie Wang, and doctoral student Joel […] Read more
Largest solar farm in Southeast Asia inaugurated in Negros Occidental Updated On Thu, Mar 3rd, 2016 by Saurenergy Largest solar farm in Southeast Asia and World’s 7th was inaugurated on Thursday at Barangay Tinampaan in Cadiz City, Negros Occidental. The P10-billion solar farm situated on a 176-hectare lot in Cadiz is anticipated to cut the power shortage problem in the province. Governor Alfredo Marañon Jr. to sunstar said that “excess power produced by […] Read more
Imagine Roads Paved with Solar – France turns Head Updated On Thu, Mar 3rd, 2016 by Saurenergy Yes, there is a slew for alternative energy globally and solar energy is spelled as the best and acceptable alternative. But, imaging solar panels paved into the roads seems unimaginable. France has determined to alternate asphalt with solar panels as the French officials announces plans to construct a 1,000-kilometer-long (621-mile-long) solar roadway, with each kilometer capable […] Read more
More than 99 million homes across the world to run on Solar by 2020: Report Updated On Thu, Mar 3rd, 2016 by Saurenergy By the year 2020 more than 99 million households across the world will be powered by solar panels claims a report. A London-based research company in a report stated that off-grid solar market has witnessed USD 276 million investments in 2015, a 15-fold increase since 2012. The report also says that there is USD 3.1 […] Read more
