India has emerged as the biggest renewable energy lab in the world: Richard Verma Updated On Wed, May 11th, 2016 by Saurenergy US envoy Richard Verma on his visit to India said the country has emerged as the biggest renewable energy lab in the world and is at the threshold of dynamic growth in the deployment of smart grid technology. Verma, accompanied by other dignitaries visited Tata Power Delhi Distribution’s Smart Grid Lab in Rohini and Tata […] Read more
JinkoSolar enters into a Master Purchase Agreement with CivicSolar Updated On Wed, May 11th, 2016 by Saurenergy JinkoSolar a wholly owned subsidiary of JinkoSolar Holding Co., Ltd. has entered into a Master Purchase Agreement (MPA) with a leading national full service solar distributor in U.S, the CivicSolar. Under the MPA, JinkoSolar has been selected by CivicSolar as a Preferred Module Partner and will account for 25% of CivicSolar’s module sales. CivicSolar is […] Read more
Duke Energy Renewables enters New Mexico with a 25-MW Caprock Solar Power Project Updated On Wed, May 11th, 2016 by Saurenergy Duke Energy Renewables has announced that the construction of 25-megawatt (MW) Caprock Solar Power Project near Tucumcari in Quay County, New Mexico has started. The project is expected to complete later this year, once completed it will generate enough energy to power about 5,000 average homes. Power from the project will be sold to Western […] Read more
GreatWall Energy announces availability of the Satcon Equinox 750kW inverters with Ampt Mode Updated On Tue, May 10th, 2016 by Saurenergy China Electronics GreatWall Energy has announced the availability of the Satcon Equinox 750kW inverters with Ampt Mode. These inverters with Ampt String Optimizers lowers the total system cost and improve lifetime system performance said the company. The Equinox inverter platform comes with industrial-grade engineering and a rugged design with advanced utility-ready features. With Ampt Mode […] Read more
Construction Machinery Giant – Caterpillar forays into the Solar Storage and Microgrid Business Updated On Tue, May 10th, 2016 by Saurenergy Caterpillar – a known name in construction machinery and generators has forayed into the storage and microgrid markets which combine solar PV and energy storage with the company’s power generation equipment. Bringing along a years of experience in power generation –both in provider of generators and power projects, the company has acceptably sneaked into the […] Read more
This new material keeps solar cells cool while still catching lights Updated On Mon, May 9th, 2016 by Saurenergy Solar cells capture sunlight and turn it into electricity, but most of the surplus energy turns into heat, which actually harms the solar cell and interestingly solar cells are only about 20 percent efficient. Researchers at Stanford University, Palo Alto, California, USA have come out with a technology to keep the solar cells cool. The […] Read more
Tekno Ray Solar commissions 18.5-MW PV power facility in Konya, Turkey Updated On Sat, May 7th, 2016 by Saurenergy Tekno Ray Solar has inaugurated first stage of Turkey’s largest PV power plant with a total power capacity of 22.5 MW. The company has commissioned first 18.5-MW phase of the 22.5-MW photovoltaic (PV) power facility in Konya province, which will meet the electricity demand of more than 20,000 households. The plant located on a 430,000-square-meter […] Read more
MNRE invites feedback on the recommendations of the CSP Expert Group Updated On Fri, May 6th, 2016 by Saurenergy Ministry of New & Renewable Energy (MNRE), formed a “CSP Expert Group” with members from within the Ministry, and other Experts from outside to give recommendations to the ministry to enable appropriate policy formulation for supporting the development and deployment of Concentrating solar power (CSP) technology in the country. MNRE is inviting Feedback/Views/Comments before adopting […] Read more
SELF AUTONOMY – THE HOLY GRAIL OF SOLAR STREETLIGHTS Updated On Thu, May 5th, 2016 by Saurenergy INTRODUCTION: Solar street lighting is a wireless solution with the potential to be the global technology of choice for all the outdoor lighting requirements. One of the key requirements in these streetlights is the need for autonomy or light functionality on cloudy days. The most prevalent solution which also comes with inherent limitations is based […] Read more
