Clean Energy Investments in 2018 Exceed $300 Bn with Decline in Solar Commitments: BNEF Updated On Fri, Jan 18th, 2019 by Saurenergy Even with PV additions crossing the 100 GW mark for the first time, Solar commitments declined 24 percent ($ value) in 2018. According to figures issued by research company BloombergNEF (BNEF), Global clean energy investment totaled $332.1 billion in 2018, marking the fifth consecutive year that investments crossed the $300 billion mark. However, investments in […] Read more
MMRDA Issues Tender for 7.63 MW of Rooftop Solar Projects for Mumbai Metro Updated On Fri, Jan 18th, 2019 by Saurenergy The last date of bid submission is March 15, 2019, and the tender will open on March 18, 2019 The Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) is inviting bids for setting up of 7.63 MW of rooftop solar PV projects at the site of Mumbai Metro Rail project line 7 and 2A. The brief scope […] Read more
NISE Issues Tender for Fabrication of Probe Holder Assembly for Contacting Solar Cells Updated On Fri, Jan 18th, 2019 by Saurenergy The last date for submission of quotes is January 25, 2019, and the bid opening will be on the same day. The National Institute of Solar Energy (NISE), an autonomous institute under the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has issued a tender requesting quotations from technically capable companies for “Fabrication of Probe holder […] Read more
NTPC Invites Bids for 360 KW Rooftop Solar System at DAV School Updated On Fri, Jan 18th, 2019 by Saurenergy The last date of bid submission is February 5, 2019, and the technical bids will open on February 7, 2019. The National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) has issued a tender inviting bid for setting up of 360KWp rooftop solar system at DAV school of NTPC Unchahar in Raebareli, Uttar Pradesh. The brief scope of work […] Read more
SMEV Demands Rs 20,000 Cr for Promoting EVs in India Updated On Thu, Jan 17th, 2019 by Saurenergy SMEV expects the government to target at least one million EVs in top-10 most-polluted cities across India. Electric vehicle makers’ body Society of Manufacturers of Electric Vehicles (SMEV) has asked for an allocation of Rs 20,000 crore in the next two years for promoting EVs in the country and also urged the government to impose a “notional green cess” […] Read more
BHEL to Set Up EV Charging Points on Delhi-Chandigarh Highway Updated On Thu, Jan 17th, 2019 by Saurenergy India is pushing for greater use of electric vehicles to reduce vehicular pollution and cut dependence on oil imports. State-owned Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd (BHEL) has announced that it will set up a network of solar-based electric vehicle chargers (SEVC) on the Delhi-Chandigarh highway. “The establishment of EV chargers at regular intervals over the entire […] Read more
Cygni Energy’s Solar Tech is Lighting Up Homes in Rural India Updated On Thu, Jan 17th, 2019 by Saurenergy Out of the 44,854 total installations planned, 30,828 have been completed so far. Solar-Direct Current (DC) Inverterless Technology, pioneered by Cygni Energy Private Limited, a startup that was incubated by the Rural Technology Business Incubator (RTBI) of IIT-Madras, is lighting up homes in remote parts of the country which are beyond the reach of electricity […] Read more
Melbourne Becomes First City to Power its Council Buildings with 100% RE Updated On Thu, Jan 17th, 2019 by Saurenergy The group agreed to purchase 88GWh of electricity per year, about half of the energy that will be produced by the 80MW Crowlands Windfarm. The City of Melbourne has announced that its entire council is now powered by 100 percent Renewable Energy. In doing so, the city has now become the first in Australia to […] Read more
India’s First All-Electric Taxi Fleet BLU-SMART Launched In Delhi NCR Updated On Thu, Jan 17th, 2019 by Saurenergy Blu-Smart is India’s first on-demand mobility platform that will be multi-modal, artificial intelligence based providing pollution free smart mobility solution Bringing a new concept to the capital, Gensol Mobility, a Maharashtra based company has launched an all-electric cab service In Delhi-NCR area. This is India’s first all-electric cab services ‘Blu-Smart’. Gensol Mobility, part of the Gensol group, […] Read more
