India to quadruple its investment on R&D in the Renewable Energy section in next 5 years: Piyush Goyal Updated On Thu, Sep 15th, 2016 by Saurenergy Union Minister of State for Power, Coal, New & Renewable Energy and Mines- Piyush Goyal addressing a plenary session at the 11th Sustainability Summit said that “Climate change is a global challenge and we all should fight it here, now and today.” Restating the commitment of the Government of India towards the achievement of Sustainable […] Read more
NEXTracker delivers India’s largest solar tracker plant for 105 MW PV project in Punjab Updated On Fri, Sep 2nd, 2016 by Saurenergy NEXTracker, a Flex company, announced today it has delivered its award-winning PV technology to India’s largest solar tracker power plant, in collaboration with its customer, Adani Power Ltd. Located in the State of Punjab, the project is 105 MW and is already 50% installed and commissioned. This is the first phase of a strategic agreement between […] Read more
MNRE invites comments on Technical Regulation for Solar Photovoltaic Systems/ Devices/Components Goods Updated On Wed, Aug 24th, 2016 by Saurenergy Performance testing and standardization is essential to ensure quality and reliability of products. As per norms of Department of Commerce, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, standardization of all goods and adopting technical regulation is mandatory to maintain quality to protect human health and safety. This also prevents entering of poor quality goods into the Indian […] Read more
5000 Acres of Land to be acquired for Commissioning 1000MW of Solar Park in Odisha Updated On Mon, Jul 25th, 2016 by Saurenergy With an aim to add aggregate clean energy capacity of 1000 megawatts by commissioning 4 solar parks in the region by 2020, the State Government of Odisha has directed different District Collectors to identify and recognize around 5000 acres of land for the project. The Odisha Government has set the target, which was also mentioned […] Read more
World Bank announces to provide more than $1 billion for India’s solar project Updated On Thu, Jun 30th, 2016 by Saurenergy The World Bank Group has signed an agreement with India led International Solar Alliance (ISA) to work together on increasing solar energy use around the world, with the goal of mobilizing $1 trillion in investments by 2030. The agreement was signed in the presence of Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, Power, Coal, New and Renewable Energy minister Piyush […] Read more
8minutenergy to build 4GW solar photovoltaic project in India Updated On Sat, Jun 11th, 2016 by Saurenergy Independent solar developer in the U.S., 8minutenergy Renewables will setup 4GW solar photovoltaic project in India to help the country meet its aggressive renewable energy goals. A statement from White House said “8minutenergy Renewables will pursue a 4 GW solar photovoltaic project pipeline in India”. 8minutenergy’s commitment was made in tandem with Prime Minister Modi […] Read more
Will continue to support renewable energy projects in India: OPIC Updated On Sat, Jun 11th, 2016 by Saurenergy U.S. Government’s development finance institution, Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) has announced that it will continue to support early stage renewable energy projects in India. OPIC in a blog post said “this week’s historic agreement between the U.S. and India to address climate change recognizes the need for private investment and will work to support […] Read more
SolarCity names Toby Corey as president of global sales and customer experience Updated On Fri, Jun 10th, 2016 by Saurenergy SolarCity has announced the appointment of Toby Corey as president of global sales and customer experience. Corey will oversee sales, marketing and customer service of the company in his new role, and report to CEO Lyndon Rive. Corey as head of sales and marketing organizations in 2012 and 2013, dramatically increased SolarCity’s sales, and reduced […] Read more
Global solar PV market is expected to reach USD 3.38 billion by 2024: Grand View Research Updated On Wed, Jun 1st, 2016 by Saurenergy Grand View Research anticipates the global solar PV glass market to reach $3.38 billion by 2024. According to the research firm increasing solar PV installations will remain a key driving factor for global solar PV glass market over the forecast period. The favorable regulatory norms across the globe are expected to promote the usage of solar PV panels […] Read more