Unavailability of flat lands might restrict Goa from achieving targeted 150 MW solar power by 2021 Updated On Thu, Aug 11th, 2016 by Saurenergy Milind Naik, State Power Minister mentioned in the Legislative Assembly that Goa will not be able to achieve its target of producing 150 MW of solar power by 2021 due to unavailability of flat lands that are required to set up plants. Responding to the question tabled by BJP MLA Kiran Kandolkar, Naik stated that […] Read more
First Solar wraps up 130 MW of solar power plants in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana Updated On Wed, Aug 10th, 2016 by Saurenergy US-based solar power projects developer, First Solar’s local subsidiary- the First Solar Power India has announced the commercial operation of 80 MW and 50 MW solar power plants in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. Both the plants are part of the 260 MW project portfolio owned by First Solar in India. Sujoy Ghosh, First Solar’s Country […] Read more
India plans to launch an extensive research programme on solar power Updated On Wed, Aug 10th, 2016 by Saurenergy Anil Madhav Dave, Environment Minister stated that the Government of India is planning to start an extensive research on the use of solar power to bring about a “revolution” in this field. Mr. Dave told the Parliament that during the Paris Climate summit, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his speech said that there were […] Read more
Canadian Solar Signs PPA For 63MWP Solar Power Plant in Aguascalientes, Mexico Updated On Tue, Aug 9th, 2016 by Saurenergy Canadian Solar has announced that it has signed a Power Purchase Agreement (“PPA”) with the Federal Electricity Commission for the 63MWp solar power plant in Aguascalientes, Mexico. This solar power project was awarded in April 2016 under the Mexico’s First Long Term Electricity Auction. Electricity generated from the plant will be sold to the CFE […] Read more
MNRE complains CERC against solar power shut off by Discoms Updated On Tue, Aug 9th, 2016 by Saurenergy The Ministry of New & Renewable Energy has lodge a complaint against discoms to the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) stating that some discoms are not fully evacuating the solar power available to them, resulting in losses for solar developers. Discoms have been arbitrarily shutting off power from solar projects, for varying lengths of time, […] Read more
Rays Power commission 400KW rooftop solar project at Infosys Campus Updated On Mon, Aug 8th, 2016 by Saurenergy Rays Power Infra has announced that it has successfully commissioned 400 KW roof top solar PV project at the Infosys Campus in Hyderabad. The project spans across 4 buildings of the prestigious IT company’s premises. The rooftop solar PV project was executed on complete turnkey basis and it also earned the solar firm a repeat […] Read more
Researchers develops Tiny High-Performance Solar Cells That Turns Power Generation Sideways Updated On Mon, Aug 8th, 2016 by Saurenergy Engineers at the University of Wisconsin—Madison have developed high-performance, micro-scale solar cells that can harvest almost three times more electricity from incoming light as compared to existing technologies. According to the researchers the miniature solar panels could power myriad personal devices — wearable medical sensors, smartwatches, even autofocusing contact lenses. The new, small cells, described […] Read more
Manipur Legislative Assembly to get Solar Power Updated On Mon, Aug 8th, 2016 by Saurenergy Thokchom Lokeshwar, Manipur’s Legislative Assembly Speaker has inspected the Assembly complex to install a 500 KW solar power plant within the premises. The installed solar plant will cater to the power requirements of Manipur Legislative Assembly, especially at the time when there is power outage due to extreme weather conditions. Accompany Mr. Lokeshwar, Additional Chief […] Read more
AGL to harness solar power from 1000 batteries to provide back-up electricity during peak demand Updated On Fri, Aug 5th, 2016 by Saurenergy Australia’s energy giant, AGL has planned to install solar batteries on around 1000 homes across Adelaide, with an objective to develop a ‘virtual power plant’ to provide back-up electricity to houses and the state’s energy grid during times of high energy demand. The installation of solar batteries on 1000 homes is expected to be the […] Read more
