Sempra Renewables Acquires 200 MWac/ 281 MWp Solar Project from Recurrent Energy Updated On Tue, Aug 8th, 2017 by Saurenergy The Tranquillity facility was completed by Recurrent Energy in late 2016 and is majority-owned by a subsidiary of Southern Power. Recurrent Energy, a wholly owned subsidiary of Canadian Solar has announced that Sempra Renewables LLC has acquired its 200 MWac/281 MWp Great Valley Solar project, previously called Tranquillity 8. “We are pleased to work with […] Read more
NISE organizing 6th Workshop on Prospects for Start-ups in Solar Energy Technologies Updated On Tue, Aug 8th, 2017 by Saurenergy The target audience for the workshop is existing and prospective Solar Entrepreneurs, EPC contractors, Graduate Engineers, MNRE channel partners, Energy department officials of Govt of India, Officers from state nodal Agencies and individuals business men interested in solar field notes NISE In line with the Startup India Initiative by the Government of India, NISE is […] Read more
India-China Tension at border to not affect Solar Sector: Industry Updated On Tue, Aug 8th, 2017 by Saurenergy Reports of the border stand-off between India and China continue to hog headlines, one of the concerns raised is whether this would have a bearing on the solar sector in India because local project developers are dependent on solar cells and modules imported from China. As reports of the border stand-off between India and China […] Read more
Implementation of GST to Hit Solar Capacity Addition in 2018 Updated On Tue, Aug 8th, 2017 by Saurenergy 2018 will be a different story for the solar industry because of confusion over applicability of the GST on solar products, and this will affect the solar addition capacity in coming year. India has installed around 4800MW solar capacity in the in calendar year 2017, compared to 4038MW commissioned in 2016. Also, it is expected […] Read more
National Solar Energy Federation Seeks More Time for Solar Projects in UP Updated On Tue, Aug 8th, 2017 by Saurenergy The projects of National Solar Energy Federation’s members should be eligible for extension of time as there was a default on the part of UPNEDA, UPTCCL and UPERC. The National Solar Energy Federation of India (NSEFI) has written to the Uttar Pradesh government seeking extension of timeline to commission select solar power projects claiming that […] Read more
Increasing Use of Advanced Materials and Emerging Solar Technologies to Propel the HAPS Market: Technavio Updated On Sat, Aug 5th, 2017 by Saurenergy The global HAPS market will post a CAGR of 14% during the forecast period. A major driver that propels the growth of the global HAPS market is the cost effectiveness of HAPS as well as their long-endurance and augmented flight range capability. Technavio in its latest market report on the global high-altitude pseudo satellites (HAPS) […] Read more
Solar and Wind tariff will come down considerably in near future: Govt. Updated On Sat, Aug 5th, 2017 by Saurenergy “The department of renewable energy is quite confident that since majority of renewable items are taxed at five per cent GST, the wind and solar power tariff will go down considerably in near future” The solar and wind tariff will come down considerably in the near future, said a government official on Friday. “It will […] Read more
Scientists have developed new ‘smart’ sunglasses that can generate electric power Updated On Fri, Aug 4th, 2017 by Saurenergy Scientists have designed new ‘smart’ solar glasses incorporated with coloured, semi-transparent organic solar cells that can generate electric power Scientists have designed new ‘smart’ solar glasses incorporated with coloured, semi-transparent organic solar cells that can generate electric power enough to operate devices such as hearing aids or step counters. Organic solar cells are flexible, transparent, […] Read more
NGT Seeks reply from Centre and Pollution Control Board on Plea to Ban Antimony Solar Panels Updated On Fri, Aug 4th, 2017 by Saurenergy A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar issued notice to the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE), the Ministry of Commerce and the Central Pollution Control Board and sought their response before August 24. A plea seeking a ban on the manufacture, use and import of solar panels containing antimony, a heavy […] Read more