Pradeep Kumar’s Solar Trolley For Farmers Seeds A Successful Business Updated On Tue, Nov 9th, 2021 by Saurenergy For Pradeep Kumar, who hails from a farming family in Haryana, becoming an entrepreneur in the solar business was always a plan, but he never imagined the shape it finally took. Starting in 2009 with a simple installation business focused on solar panels at farms to run water pumps and more, Pradeep realised that panel […] Read more
E-scooter Maker Ather Energy Registers 12-fold Rise in Oct Sales Updated On Tue, Nov 9th, 2021 by Saurenergy Ather Energy, which is backed by Hero MotoCorp, recently revealed that it has registered a 12-fold increase in sales in October riding on festive season demand. The company, which sells electric scooters 450X and 450 Plus, sold over 3,500 units last month. “The festive season has been very encouraging for us as Ather Energy recorded a […] Read more
100 New E-buses to Run in Andhra Padesh’s Temple-town Tirupati Updated On Tue, Nov 9th, 2021 by Saurenergy The Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation has issued the Letter of Award to Evey Trans Private Limited to operate 100 electric buses in temple-town Tirupati under the Centre’s FAME-II scheme. Evey, a subsidiary of Olectra Greentech Limited, has bagged the Rs 140 crore contract for a 12-year period on Gross Cost Contract basis, a […] Read more
Inox Wind Wins 150MW Wind Project from NTPC REL Updated On Tue, Nov 9th, 2021 by Saurenergy Noida-based Inox Wind on Monday said it has bagged a 150 MW wind power project order from NTPC Renewable Energy Ltd. The project will likely help NTPC achieve its target of having over 60 GW renewable energy capacity, constituting nearly 50 per cent of the company’s overall power generation capacity by 2032. It will be […] Read more
ISA & Elsevier Launch New Solar Journal at COP26 Climate Conference Updated On Tue, Nov 9th, 2021 by Saurenergy The International Solar Alliance (ISA), an inter-governmental treaty-based international organisation and Elsevier, a Netherlands-based publishing company specialising in scientific, technical, and medical content, have announced the launch of a new journal, Solar Compass. Solar Compass will be an open access journal, providing readers around the world with freely accessible articles. All its articles will be peer-reviewed […] Read more
Vector Green and Evergreen Power In MoU For Wind Power Projects Updated On Tue, Nov 9th, 2021 by Saurenergy Vector Green Energy Pvt Ltd (Vector Green) and Evergreen Power Mauritius Pvt Ltd (Evergreen Power) have entered into a MoU to develop around 300 MW of wind power projects in India through greenfield development. Vector Green is a renewables focused Independent Power Producer (IPP), wholly owned by funds managed by Global Infrastructure Partners India LLP. […] Read more
Has Punjab Scored A Self Goal With Its Talk Of Renegotiating Solar tariffs? Updated On Mon, Nov 8th, 2021 by Saurenergy News Reports of the government of Punjab contemplating renegotiation of solar power rates for pre 2016 projects paint a strange picture. While the reports quote the view of Punjab government sources that the difference in rates between then and now is too high to be allowed, they don’t mention the fate of the other state […] Read more
With 31% of Free Standing Houses Going Solar, Australia Leads Globally In Per Capita Solar Updated On Mon, Nov 8th, 2021 by Saurenergy The rooftop solar success story in Australia has been well documented. A new report now puts the results of those numbers in perspecttive. Driven by a combination of subsidies, lowering costs, and the utility of having an off grid option in far flung areas, rooftop solar in Australia is almost as common as owning a […] Read more
Andhra Energy Minister Iterates Plans To Purchase of 7000 MW of Solar Power Through SECI Updated On Mon, Nov 8th, 2021 by Saurenergy Andhra Pradesh energy Balineni Srinivasa Reddy has repeated his government’s plans to procure 7000 mega watts (MW) of solar power from the Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) to ensure free power to 18 lakh farmers for nine hours until 2046. That would seem to imply supplies starting this year for the next 25 years. […] Read more
