Ready, Set, Go: India’s Solar Manufacturing Ambitions Are Flying Updated On Mon, Jul 31st, 2023 by Saurenergy For India’s solar sector and its many entrepreneurs, all signals are finally green. Or so it would seem. Be it progress on manufacturing plans, including the all important backward integration, exports, and of course, a strong domestic market for their output. Everything has come together for the many firms and entrepreneurs who will hope for […] Read more
Pimpri-Chinchwad Admin Releases Plan To Increase EV Adoption Updated On Fri, Jul 28th, 2023 by Saurenergy Electric Vehicle cell of the Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC), released the ‘Pimpri-Chinchwad City Electric Vehicle Readiness Plan’ on Wednesday, which proposes nine actionable solutions to transform the urban mobility landscape and further accelerate the EV transition of Pimpri-Chinchwad’s. This region lies at the periphery of Pune in Maharashtra. The plan created with the technical support […] Read more
Jammu & Kashmir Set to Welcome First Fleet of E-Buses Updated On Thu, Jul 27th, 2023 by Saurenergy Srinagar will be welcoming its first fleet of electric buses soon. The first prototype of the bus has already marked its entry in Srinagar and is all set for a trial run. Srinagar will welcome a total of 100 smart buses, of which, the first 25 to 30 buses will mark their arrival this month. […] Read more
MNRE Allows Two Solar Module Makers To Enlist New Models Under ALMM Updated On Thu, Jul 27th, 2023 by Saurenergy The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) today issued a new order allowing two Indian solar module manufacturers to enlist additional models under the Approved List of Module Manufacturers (ALMM) scheme. It included Bangalore-based Emmvee Photovoltaic Power and Noida-based Bluebird Photovoltaic Power. Per the details, the ministry has allowed Emmvee to enlist six mono-c-Silicon PERC modules. […] Read more
Water-Scarce Rajasthan Poses New Challenges For Solar Pumps Updated On Thu, Jul 27th, 2023 by Saurenergy By-Parul Kulshrestha As temperatures rose in June this year, Jaman Singh Saini, a 69-year-old farmer from Badangarh village in Jhunjhunu district of Rajasthan, was irrigating his 31-acre farmland of millets, using an electric pump which came with its own challenges – erratic electricity supply, voltage fluctuation and associated costs. About 10 years ago, in 2013, […] Read more
Renewable Energy – Consultant Updated On Wed, Jul 26th, 2023 by Saurenergy Act as a stream resource on projects (with a focus on energy projects, primarily renewable) to support the successful delivery of specific outputs individually or as part of a team. Help deliver complex technical due diligence and monitoring commissions to a high quality from specific needs to completion. Carry out research within client organizations and […] Read more
Row Over Misuse of FAME-II Subsidies Reaches Parliament Updated On Wed, Jul 26th, 2023 by Saurenergy The ongoing controversy over the misuse of the Union government’s FAME-II scheme recently reached the corridors of the Indian Parliament. The development comes after the Union government was recently forced to take action against the errant Electric Vehicle (EV) manufacturers who allegedly flouted the scheme norms to claim subsidy. In the latest Monsoon Session of […] Read more
Trina Solar Gets Zero Carbon Factory Certificate in PV Industry Updated On Tue, Jul 25th, 2023 by Saurenergy Trina Solar has announced the certification of its Yiwu manufacturing facility as a Zero Carbon Factory. This is the first factory in the PV industry to be awarded zero carbon status by an independent agency, claims the firm. Trina Solar’s Yiwu factory was assessed by TiGroup, a certification body specialising in health, safety, environmental and […] Read more
Hero Future Energies Signs MoUs for INR 6200 Cr to Develop Future RE Projects Updated On Tue, Jul 25th, 2023 by Saurenergy Hero Future Energies has signed two Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) with REC Limited and PFC Limited for infusion of INR 31100 crores each in HFE over the next five years. The MoUs, were signed on the sidelines of 4th G20 Energy Transition Working Group (ETWG) meetings at Goa. A sum of Rs 6200 crores, gained […] Read more
