Off-grid solar panels lights up three remote villages in Jashpur Updated On Wed, Nov 9th, 2016 by Saurenergy The use of off-grid solar panels have facilitated in bringing electricity to three remote villages in Jashpur district. This has helped in provide electricity to the residents who could not get power connections since Independence. More than 100 houses and streets in three villages of Dhawaipath, Kuraag and Karanpur and its two hamlets were illuminated […] Read more
Thermax and FRENELL bags contract for Asia’s first integrated solar thermal power plant from NTPC Updated On Wed, Nov 9th, 2016 by Saurenergy Thermax and FRENELL (through its wholly owned subsidiary Novatec Solar Espana, S.L) has bagged contract for Asia’s first integrated solar thermal power plant project at Dadri in Uttar Pradesh from NTPC. The project involves the integration of a concentrated solar field into the Dadri coal fired power station and is expected to be completed by […] Read more
Solar Frontier provides solar panels to Honda for fuel-cell-powered automobile projects Updated On Wed, Nov 9th, 2016 by Saurenergy Solar Frontier has announced that it has provided a total of 20 kW of CIS thin-film solar panels for Honda Motor Company’s 70MPa Smart Hydrogen Station (SHS). The demonstration testing for SHS commenced on October 24th in Tokyo, Japan. This is the first time that Solar Frontier has supplied its solar panels for fuel-cell-powered automobile […] Read more
Researchers develop flexible solar panel that can become part of window shades or wallpaper Updated On Wed, Nov 9th, 2016 by Saurenergy A research team Led by Shashank Priya has developed flexible solar panels that can become part of window shades or wallpaper capturing light from the sun as well as light from sources inside buildings. The solar modules which are said to be less than half-a-millimeter thick are created through a screen-printing process using low-temperature titanium […] Read more
More than 900 house in Gujarat to have rooftop solar power system in next three months Updated On Wed, Nov 9th, 2016 by Saurenergy More than 900 houses in Gujarat to have to have rooftop solar power system in next three months claims a report. According to TOI by the end of September this year only 107 landowners applied for rooftop solar, however there is a rise in the interest of installing 1KW solar plant among the citizens and […] Read more
Adani Group inaugurates Punjab’s largest solar power plant of 100 MW Updated On Tue, Nov 8th, 2016 by Saurenergy Adani Enterprises has announcced the commissioning of Punjab’s largest solar power plant of 100 MW, at an investment of Rs 640 crore. The plant has been set up by its subsidiary Adani Green Energy Ltd. Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal and senior officials were present on the occasion. The plant is situated at Sardargarh […] Read more
Things to Consider Before Going Solar Updated On Tue, Nov 8th, 2016 by Saurenergy Solar panels on the rooftop of Homes were uncommon as recently as a decade ago. But a glut of policies and incentives from government and state has made them commonplace these days. Obviously, worries about climate change have also played a significant role. Solar panels can lower your electric bill and decrease your household’s carbon […] Read more
Azure power raises 470 million dollars financing for its solar projects Updated On Tue, Nov 8th, 2016 by Saurenergy Azure Power, a leading independent power producer in the solar power sector in India, announces it has tied-up approximately US$ 470 million financing for its projects to be commissioned in 2017. This is one of the largest financing done till date in the Indian solar sector. With this tie-up Azure Power’s cumulative financial commitment to […] Read more
Poor implementation of net-metering policies poses a major challenge for rooftop solar Updated On Mon, Nov 7th, 2016 by Saurenergy India’s rooftop solar market has been growing rapidly with the country adding more capacity in the past 12 months than all previous years put together. However, grid interconnection regulations and processes remain challenging in most parts of the country despite almost all states announcing net- and/or gross-metering policies for rooftop solar. According to survey of […] Read more