West Bengal Electricity Utility installs Smart Meters to Curb Power Theft Updated On Sat, Dec 17th, 2016 by Saurenergy In a bid to cut down power theft, the state power department has started installing smart metres for West Bengal Power Distribution Co Ltd. “We have set up a target to install such metres for 1.7 crore consumers. New connections are being given through smart metres,” state Power Minister Sovandeb Chattopadhyay said on the sidelines […] Read more
MNRE Suspends New Applications for Channel Partner, Channel Partner and Govt. Agencies temporarily Updated On Fri, Dec 16th, 2016 by Saurenergy Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has announced that it has decided to suspend the process of empanelment of New Channel Partner, Channel Partner (New Entrepreneur) and Govt. Agencies temporarily. The new empanelment process will open in the calendar year 2017. As of now there is no info on the reason behind the suspension […] Read more
NEXTracker to sell Ideal Power’s SunDial as part of their newly launched NX Fusion Plus Updated On Thu, Dec 15th, 2016 by Saurenergy Ideal Power has announced that NEXTracker will be selling its SunDial solar PV plus storage string inverter as part of their newly launched solar plus storage tracker. NEXTracker’s “NX Fusion Plus” will integrate the SunDial together with NEXTracker’s solar tracker, a battery pack, and software to deliver maximum return on investment to solar power plants. […] Read more
Global RE– INVEST 2017 postponed, new dates to be notified soon Updated On Thu, Dec 15th, 2016 by Saurenergy Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has postponed the 2nd Renewable Energy Global Investors Meet & Expo (Global RE-INVEST 2017) which was scheduled from 15-17 February 2017 in Gandhi nagar, Gujarat. The ministry notes that it is working on fresh dates and will notify shortly. Global RE-INVEST 2017 is being organised in partnership with […] Read more
MJP International signs distribution agreement with a Texas-based company, O.C Construction Updated On Wed, Dec 14th, 2016 by Saurenergy MJP International has announced that it has signed an exclusive distribution agreement with a Texas-based company, O.C Construction (“the distributor”). Under the agreement O.C Construction will have the exclusive rights to sell and distribute the company’s products in some parts of Texas. The agreement covers over a dozen different types of wind turbine and solar […] Read more
SunSystem named Greg and Wayne as VP of Residential Service and Commercial O&M Services respectively Updated On Tue, Dec 13th, 2016 by Saurenergy SunSystem Technology has announced that it has hired solar industry veterans Greg Sellers and Wayne Williford to enhance the development of the company’s rapidly growing portfolios of residential and commercial Operations and Maintenance (O&M) accounts and provide oversight to their operations. Greg Sellers joins SunSystem Technology as its Vice President of Residential Service where he […] Read more
This simple processing technique could cut the cost of organic photovoltaics Updated On Mon, Dec 12th, 2016 by Saurenergy Scientists at UC Santa Barbara and three other universities has developed a new technique for manufacturing single-layer organic polymer solar cells to move organic photovoltaics into a whole new generation of wearable devices and enable small-scale distributed power generation. The simple doping solution-based process involves briefly immersing organic semiconductor films in a solution at room […] Read more
Emerging batteries and storage management strategies pave the way for microgrids Updated On Mon, Dec 12th, 2016 by Saurenergy It may sound ludicrous, but the concept of producing electricity is not very different from producing vegetables. It’s a different thing that the quality of one is increasing, the other in grave pity. We need more and more of electricity for our daily tasks – heating, cooling, cooking, commute (metro and electric vehicles); and so […] Read more
String Inverter Market to Reach $3 Billion by 2021: Research and Markets Updated On Sat, Dec 10th, 2016 by Saurenergy Research and Markets in its latest report “String Inverter Market – Global Forecast to 2021” forecasts the String Inverter Market to Reach $3 Billion by 2021 and grow at a CAGR of 8.29% during the time frame. The research firm notes that decrease balance of system cost, remove systems monitoring capabilities, and easy installation & […] Read more