Africa’s First Commercial Floating Solar Farm Commissioned Updated On Wed, Mar 6th, 2019 by Saurenergy The plant, besides generating enough electricity to take the farm nearly off the grid will also reduce its carbon emissions by half. New Southern Energy, a leading South African-based, full-service renewable energy provider for distributed energy projects throughout Africa, has installed the continents first commercially operated floating solar PV power plant at the Marlenique fruit […] Read more
DEWA Issues RfQ For 900 MW Phase-V of MbRAM Solar Park Updated On Tue, Mar 5th, 2019 by Saurenergy The fifth phase of the project will use solar panels based on the IPP model and it will be commissioned in stages starting from Q2 of 2021. The Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) has issued a Request for Qualification (RFQ) for developers to build and operate the fifth phase of the Mohammed bin Rashid […] Read more
Joules Power Taps SgurrEnergy India for Engineering Services for 20 MW Solar PV Project in Bangladesh Updated On Tue, Mar 5th, 2019 by Saurenergy SgurrEnergy India has expanded its global presence after providing engineering services for a 20 MW solar project in Bangladesh. SgurrEnergy India (SEI), a global solar engineering consultancy, has provided design, engineering, and project management consulting services for Bangladesh’s largest solar project, a 20 MW solar project installed in the Teknaf region of Cox’ Bazaar district in […] Read more
Tenders For 400 MW of Floating Solar Projects Issued by SECI Updated On Tue, Mar 5th, 2019 by Saurenergy SECI has issued two NITs for the development of floating solar projects of 400 MW capacity in Jharkhand and Tamil Nadu. The Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) has issued two Notice Inviting Tenders (NITs), inviting bids for the development of floating solar PV power projects of 400 MW cumulative capacity in Ranchi, Jharkhand and […] Read more
Tender For 40 kW Rooftop Solar Plant at NIELIT Calicut Updated On Fri, Mar 1st, 2019 by Saurenergy The last date of bid submission is March 12, 2019. The National Institute of Electronics and Information Technology (NIELIT) Calicut, an autonomous scientific society of Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology, has issued a tender for setting up of a rooftop solar power plant on campus. The institute has invited bids from ANERT (Agency of […] Read more
Dairy Industry Exemplary to Exploit Solar Process Heat Updated On Fri, Mar 1st, 2019 by Saurenergy At 176.4 million tonnes annually, India is the global milk and milk products producer. There are over 1,200 large, medium & small dairy industries. The dairy industry is dominated by the co-operative sector with 60% of the installed processing capacity in this sector. Milk processing in India constitutes around 35% of total milk production, of […] Read more
Finance Ministry Imposes Anti-Dumping Duty on Textured Tempered Solar Glass From Malaysia Updated On Fri, Mar 1st, 2019 by Saurenergy The government has imposed an anti-dumping duty on import of tempered glass from Malaysia for a period of 5 years, considering the recommendations made by the DGTR. The Department of Revenue (DOR) under the Ministry of Finance has imposed an anti-dumping duty on the import of textured tempered coated and uncoated glass from Malaysia for […] Read more
Google and DeepMind Are Using Machine Learning to Predict Wind Energy Output Updated On Thu, Feb 28th, 2019 by Saurenergy Google’s partnership with DeepMind to make wind power more predictable and valuable is a concrete step toward the aspiration of sourcing carbon-free energy on a 24×7 basis. Over the past decade, wind farms have become an important source of carbon-free electricity as the cost of turbines has plummeted and adoption has surged. However, the variable […] Read more
Top Stories of the Week for Solar Industry Updated On Thu, Feb 28th, 2019 by Saurenergy Narendra Modi Flags Off First Ever Diesel to Electric Locomotive Prime minister Narendra Modi has flagged off the world’s first ever diesel to electric converted locomotive at the Diesel Locomotive Works in Varanasi. The Prime Minister unveiled the first of its kind converted electric locomotive during his visit to Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh on February 19, […] Read more