Efficient Water Management: A Key to Building Smart Cities Updated On Mon, Sep 4th, 2017 by Saurenergy Intelligent water management systems are critical to making Smart Cities successful. There are situations in which 40% or more of the water that is pumped into a distribution grid is lost before it ever reaches the consumer in cities across the world. The Smart Cities campaign has been high on India’s agenda as this is […] Read more
12000 Solar Power Pumps Distributed to Farmers under Saur Sujala Yojna in Chhattisgarh Updated On Tue, Jun 20th, 2017 by Saurenergy About 12,161 solar power pumps had been provided to the farmers till now against the target of 11,300 under ‘Saur Sujala Yojna’ since the inception of the scheme in November 2016. Over 12,000 solar pumps have been distributed so far to the farmers at subsidized rates under ‘Saur Sujala Yojna’ in Chhattisgarh. “About 12,161 solar […] Read more
Solar Irrigating: Farmers not only selling excess power but also saving ground water Updated On Mon, Jun 5th, 2017 by Saurenergy Solar Pump Irrigators’ Cooperative Enterprise (SPICE), which began operating in May 2016, not only made a switch from diesel to solar pumps but also adopted net metering – selling excess power to the local electricity utility. Phodabhai Parmar, a 72-year-old farmer, sits on a charpai sipping tea as solar panels gleam in the fields behind […] Read more
Grundfos Pumps launches solar pump ‘Smart Solarz’ for domestic use Updated On Thu, Jun 1st, 2017 by Saurenergy The Grundfos Smart Solarz solar pump also has intelligent features like protection against dry run and level controls Grundfos Pumps India Private Limited has announced the launch of ‘Smart Solarz’, a solar pump for domestic use. The company in a statement said this solar-powered, intelligent, environment-friendly and energy-efficient solar pump ‘Smart Solarz’ was conceptualized, designed […] Read more
Nashik District Gets First Solar Powered Water Pump Updated On Tue, Mar 14th, 2017 by Saurenergy The use of Solar Powered Water Pump has helped the Farmers from Khedgaon village solve the issue of power disruptions. The Khedgaon village of Dindori taluka in Nashik district has become the first in the state to get Solar Powered Water Pump systems under the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) scheme. Altogether, 23 […] Read more
Hyderabad Water Board to Utilise Solar Power to Cut Down on Bills Updated On Sat, Feb 4th, 2017 by Saurenergy To cut down the electricity bills, HMWS&SB will for the first time utilize solar power. The Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board (HMWS&SB) has decided to utilise solar power in order to save electricity bills. For this, the Water Board is seeking an allotment of Rs 50 crore funds in the state budget that […] Read more
Solar Water Pumping System Market in India to Grow at a CAGR of 18%: Research and Markets Updated On Tue, Dec 13th, 2016 by Saurenergy Research and Markets in its latest report “India Solar Water Pumping System Market (2017-2022) forecasts the Indian solar water pumping system market to grow at a CAGR of 18% during FY 2017-2022 Currently, 26 million agricultural pumps are installed in India of which nearly 7 million pumps are diesel based and remaining are grid connected. However, due to unreliable […] Read more
Solar water pump market in India struggles to take off Updated On Tue, Dec 6th, 2016 by Saurenergy In 2014, PM Narendra Modi set a target to install 1 million solar water pumps, equivalent to approximately 3000 MW, for irrigation and drinking water by 2021. But actual cumulative installed base stood at merely 25000 pumps as of April 2016. The bleak performance is despite the government offering massive subsidies of as much as […] Read more
Solar pumps saving animals at Bandipur National Park: Report Updated On Wed, Nov 23rd, 2016 by Saurenergy Animals at Bandipur National Park are facing water shortage due to poor rain in the region. According to NIE the forest department has decided to use solar pumps to ease the situation. Forest department is taking to help of solar pumps to fill the partially dried up lakes and ponds in the park. Out of […] Read more
