Nestlé to Install 7MW Solar PV Rooftop at Dubai Factories Updated On Thu, Dec 28th, 2017 by Saurenergy The installation of rooftop solar PVis in accordance with Nestlé’s commitment to the RE100 initiative, a global collaborative initiative of influential businesses committed to using 100% renewable energy. Nestlé has signed agreements, witnessed by HE Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, MD & CEO of Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA), with Yellow Door Energy, Dubai’s leading […] Read more
Armenia Looks to Solar Energy Updated On Wed, Dec 27th, 2017 by Saurenergy The government policy estimates the country’s potential capacity of solar energy production at up to 3,000 megawatts — enough to meet domestic demand and even make Armenia a net electricity exporter. Armenia is banking on renewable energy to increase its energy independence. Armenia much sunnier than most of Europe — according to government figures, it […] Read more
GCL-SI Super 2.5 MW Solar Block Updated On Tue, Dec 26th, 2017 by Saurenergy Product Brief: GCL System Integration Technology (GCL-SI) launched its first modular PV power plant system. The ‘Super 2.5 MW Solar Block’ system utilizes GCL-SI’s 96-cell modules with a specially developed horizontal single axis tracker to accommodate the large-area modules as well as an all-inone Inverter Power Container for 1500V DC system voltage. Product Feature: The […] Read more
Slight Rise in Solar Tariff during Rajasthan Auction Updated On Tue, Dec 26th, 2017 by Saurenergy This time in the first part of the auction, Hero Future Energies quoted the lowest tariff of Rs 2.47 per unit and was awarded the 300 MW it had asked for. After a steep fall for over two years, solar duty rose marginally at the latest auction conducted by the Solar Energy Corporation of India […] Read more
Probe on Surging Duty for Solar Cell Imports Began By Government Updated On Tue, Dec 26th, 2017 by Saurenergy India is targeting to 100 GW solar capacity by 2022. The current installed capacity is about 15 GW. India began to probe to determine imposition of safeguard duty on surging imports of solar cells with a view to protect domestic manufacturers. Domestic manufacturers have approached the Directorate General of Safeguards (DGS) with a complaint that […] Read more
Madhya Pradesh Targets to Beat China, Build World’s Biggest Solar Plant Updated On Tue, Dec 26th, 2017 by Saurenergy Rewa plant one of the biggest solar power plant in the country will generate power to Delhi Metro, power from the new solar plant will be provided to Indian Railways. A day after Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan laid the foundation stone for the 750MW Rewa Solar Park, Madhya Pradesh is targeting to surpass China […] Read more
US Announces $12 Million to Advance Early-Stage Solar Research Updated On Sat, Dec 23rd, 2017 by Saurenergy The funding for solar research will advance solar forecasting technologies in a coordinated way with partnerships between national labs, universities, and industry. The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced $12 million in new funding for eight projects to advance predictive modeling capabilities for solar generation. “These models will lead to more accurate forecasts of solar […] Read more
Maharashtra to Generate 25 GW of Energy through Solar Updated On Sat, Dec 23rd, 2017 by Saurenergy Solar energy projects of 4,000 MW as work orders will be given between March and December 2019. Chandrashekhar Bawankule, Maharashtra Energy Minister, briefed the legislative council about the government’s set target of generating 25GW of electricity through solar power. The brief information was given in response to the questions asked by MLCs Anandrao Patil, Hemant […] Read more
Government Proposes Rs 23,450 Crore Rooftop Solar Scheme Updated On Fri, Dec 22nd, 2017 by Saurenergy The scheme will integrate discoms as an implementing agency in the second phase of the rooftop solar scheme. The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has prepared a concept note on ‘Sustainable Rooftop Implementation for Solar Transfiguration of India (SRISTI)’ to the tune of Rs 23,450 crore to state power distribution companies, or discoms, […] Read more
