MNRE implementing schemes to promote use of renewable energy in rural areas: Piyush Goyal Updated On Tue, May 3rd, 2016 by Saurenergy The Ministry of New & Renewable Energy (MNRE) is implementing a Programme on “Off-Grid and Decentralized Solar Applications” to promote use of solar power through solar home lights, solar street lights, power plants, solar pumps and mini micro grids to meet the energy requirements of the rural areas in the country. Minister of State (IC) […] Read more
Quercus and Swiss Life Asset Managers acquires Antin Solar Investments and its Solar Photovoltaic Asset Portfolio Updated On Tue, Apr 19th, 2016 by Saurenergy Quercus Assets Selection and Swiss Life Asset Managers have announced the successful completion of deal to acquire Antin Solar Investments (ASI) and its 77.1 MW Solar Photovoltaic Asset Portfolio in 50:50 joint ventures. ASI now operates as Azienda Solare Italiana Spa. Last year on December 18, the joint venture called Quercus Swiss Life Italian Solar […] Read more
Canada’s Suncor submits proposal to build three 80 MW solar PV farm Updated On Fri, Mar 25th, 2016 by Saurenergy Canada’s largest oil sands producer Suncor has submitted a proposal to the Alberta Electric System Operator to build three 80 MW solar PV farms in the state. This is the first time that the company is foraying into solar energy. The proposal from the firm includes sum of 240MW solar PV plants in the stand […] Read more
Solar Energy Now Operational at Jaipur Railway Station Updated On Mon, Mar 14th, 2016 by Saurenergy Imagining Indian railways stations operated through solar has already taken a churn, as latest report states that Jaipur railway stations to run completely on solar power. Integrated with rooftop solar panels, the railway station will produce 260 units of electricity on its inaugural day, which was 35 units more than its daily capacity. The general […] Read more
Solar to operate the complete Vizag Port from March Updated On Thu, Feb 11th, 2016 by Saurenergy After all the fizz, chairman M T Krishna Babu clarifies that the Vizag port of Andhra Pradesh will run its entire operations on solar power from next month. Visakhapatnam Port Trust has already commissioned 2 MW solar capacity and will add another 8 MW by March 20, he said at a roadshow here ahead of […] Read more
Demystifying Renewable Energy and Its Process Updated On Wed, Dec 16th, 2015 by Saurenergy The energy which are captured from existing streams of energy like on-going normal procedures for example, daylight, wind, streaming water, natural procedures (natural processes) and geothermal heat streams are the renewable energy (sources) or RES. The known definition is that renewable energy is from an energy asset that is supplanted quickly by a characteristic process, […] Read more
Is Alternative Energy the “Game Changer” for India – A look back! Updated On Tue, Nov 17th, 2015 by Saurenergy The energy of the sun and the rays produced are significantly essential for life. Now that’s elementary, what about transforming sunlight into electricity power by directly using the photovoltaic (PV) process or indirectly using the concentrated solar power (CSP) process? Today, these types of energy process from sunlight have immaculate applications and benefits for the […] Read more
