Railways provides a 3 GW Boost for Solar targets Updated On Fri, Jun 5th, 2020 by Saurenergy The Engineering and Consultancy firm RITES Ltd, which executes key projects specifically for the Indian Railways, announced yesterday that its subsidiary Railway Energy Management Company Ltd (REMCL) has secured its largest mandate from Indian Railways for tendering, installation, supervision and managing power supply for three GW solar energy installations. These plant will be set up […] Read more
SECI Reschedules Pre-bid Meeting for 2.5 GW Solar Projects in K’taka Updated On Thu, Jun 4th, 2020 by Saurenergy The Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) has rescheduled the pre-bid meeting for the Request for Selection (RfS) for 2500 MW (or 2.5 GW) ISTS-connected solar photovoltaic (PV) projects in Ultra Mega Renewable Energy Power Park (UMREPP), Koppal district, Karnataka. The information has been notified by SECI stating that “with respect to the RfS for […] Read more
STFI Successfully Completed a Decade of its Journey Updated On Thu, Jun 4th, 2020 by Saurenergy Solar Thermal Federation of India (STFI), an industry body of solar thermal manufacturers, has successfully completed its journey of a decade on Thursday. The organization was formed on June 4, 2010, with the objective of improving the interface with the Government agencies on policies and legislations, creating product standards, collecting and maintaining industry data and […] Read more
Enphase Energy Forays into Poland; Inks Distribution Pact with SmartX Updated On Thu, Jun 4th, 2020 by Saurenergy Enphase Energy, a solar microinverters specialist, has forayed into Poland via a distribution partnership with SmartX, a solar microinverters distributor in Poland. The company’s move of entering into Poland is significant as currently, the country has one of the top 5 solar markets in Europe, with an estimated installed capacity of over 1 GW. Commenting on the collaboration, Piotr Redkiewicz, […] Read more
Govt Extends All Deadlines for ‘One Sun One World One Grid’ Plan on Request Updated On Thu, Jun 4th, 2020 by Saurenergy The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has extended the timelines of each activity of its request for proposal (RFP) for the development and implementation of India’s ‘One Sun One World One Grid’ (OSOWOG) plan. The reason behind deadline extension is quoted by MNRE as “in view of the prevailing situation and lockdown in […] Read more
ReNew Power Inks Pact to Buy AI & ML Startup Climate Connect Updated On Thu, Jun 4th, 2020 by Saurenergy With an aim to access energy management services, Gurugram-headquartered renewable energy independent power producer (IPP) ReNew Power has signed a definitive pact to acquire Regent Climate Connect Knowledge Solutions Pvt Ltd (Climate Connect), a specialist in artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML). Startup Climate Connect was co-founded by Nitin Tanwar and Sanand Sule, alumni […] Read more
Germany Raises Offshore Wind Power Goal to 40 GW in 20 Yrs Updated On Thu, Jun 4th, 2020 by Saurenergy The German Cabinet has passed a bill that would set a goal of 40 GW of offshore wind power capacity installation by 2040, marking a surge of almost five-fold. The move came as the German government wants to significantly surge its offshore wind energy capacity from current 7.5 GW (approx) to 40 GW as part […] Read more
The GoSun Flow Offers Solar Powered Purifier, Sanitation System Updated On Thu, Jun 4th, 2020 by Saurenergy GoSun, a Cincinnati, Ohio based distributed solar products firm has launched what it claims to be the world’s first portable, solar-powered water purification and sanitation system. The US firm hopes to target a large addressable market for effecive and economical solar powered products gradually. The GoSun Flow is small enough to fit into a backpack, […] Read more
Which States Have the Highest Solar Energy Potential in India? Updated On Thu, Jun 4th, 2020 by Saurenergy The solar energy generation potential in a specific area can be assessed based on factors like availability of land, solar radiation etc. The National Institute of Solar Energy (NISE), an apex institute of Ministry of New & Renewable Energy (MNRE), has estimated the potential of solar power in the country to be around 750 GWp. […] Read more