Solar Sector Needs to Ensure Efficient Use of Water: BTI Updated On Thu, Jun 20th, 2019 by Saurenergy The solar sector needs to act proactively to ensure efficient use of water for cleaning of solar panels and justify the ‘environmentally-friendly’ tag. The solar sector needs to act proactively to ensure efficient use of water for cleaning of solar panels and justify the ‘environmentally-friendly’ tag, consulting and research services provider Bridge To India has […] Read more
MNRE Roots for Robots To Reduce Water Usage at Solar Plants Updated On Thu, Jun 6th, 2019 by Saurenergy In an effort to reduce water usage in solar plants, the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has asked the states and the solar industry to “preferably” use robotic cleaning and other new technologies for cleaning solar panels. “The excess usage of water, sometimes, leads to wastage of the precious resource and it can […] Read more
Renewables Under Modi. A Success Story Validated by Industry Stakeholders. Updated On Mon, May 13th, 2019 by Saurenergy Despite policy reversals and various other operational challenges faced by the industry, a bulk of the respondents are optimistic about its growth prospects. The Indian renewable industry has given a pass certificate to the five years under Modi government rule with 78 percent of the respondents in a survey of CEOs of the industry feel […] Read more
Interview with Mayank Mishra, Regional Sales Director, Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. Updated On Mon, Apr 22nd, 2019 by Saurenergy Necessary to Put More Efforts on Innovation It is very much necessary to put more and more efforts in innovating the new solutions which can help our customers to get more value from solution. Currently Huawei Smart PV Business has five R&D (“Research and Development”) centers specifically for inverter products around the world with more […] Read more
Solar Waste Management and Manufacturing Standards Policy Needed: Report Updated On Fri, Apr 12th, 2019 by Saurenergy The government needs to bring out a policy on solar module waste management and standards for use of material for manufacturing, according to consultancy Bridge To India. “There is an urgent need to formulate appropriate quality standards for use of environmentally sustainable materials in manufacturing of modules. This will help in minimising potentially hazardous end-of-life […] Read more
Foreign Players Win Big in Gujarat Solar Park Auction Updated On Sat, Dec 22nd, 2018 by Saurenergy The previous auction conducted by Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam in September for 500 MW saw a winning tariff of Rs 2.44 per unit. International solar developers have stood out and won the entire 700 MW capacity of the solar auction conducted by the Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam Ltd (GUVNL). SB Energy which is backed by […] Read more
SB Energy, Adani Green Win 840 MW at SECI’s Hybrid Auction Updated On Thu, Dec 6th, 2018 by Saurenergy SB Energy has won the project at Rs 2.67 per unit of electricity generated while Adani Green Energy won at Rs 2.69 per unit at the auction. In the Solar Energy Corporation of India’s (SECI’s) first wind-solar hybrid auction of 1,200 MW capacity, SoftBank-backed SB Energy and Adani Green Energy won 450 MW and 390 MW respectively. Further, […] Read more
Tariff Drops Further in Uttar Pradesh Solar Project Auction Updated On Tue, Dec 4th, 2018 by Saurenergy The lowest price for the bid was quoted by National Thermal Power Corporation at Rs 3.04 per unit; NTPC won 85 MW of the capacity. A commissioning deadline of 21 months has resulted in refreshingly low winning tariff in an solar project auction by the UP New and Renewable Energy Development Agency (UPNEDA). The 500 […] Read more
PM to Inaugurate Solar Cooperative Society in Gujarat Updated On Mon, Oct 1st, 2018 by Saurenergy The inauguration in Gujarat will add to the country’s pro-active approach in the solar development and a support to India’s solar target of 100 GW by year 2022. In order to push the use of renewable energy and provide the stakeholders with ample opportunity in solar industry, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is to inaugurate a […] Read more
