Solar water pump market in India struggles to take off Updated On Tue, Dec 6th, 2016 by Saurenergy In 2014, PM Narendra Modi set a target to install 1 million solar water pumps, equivalent to approximately 3000 MW, for irrigation and drinking water by 2021. But actual cumulative installed base stood at merely 25000 pumps as of April 2016. The bleak performance is despite the government offering massive subsidies of as much as […] Read more
Solar Accounts For 1% Of Total Power Generated In India In First Half Of FY 2016-17: Mercom Capital Updated On Mon, Dec 5th, 2016 by Saurenergy Marcom Capital in its latest report has revealed that solar energy accounts for almost 1% of total power generated in the country. 5,791.54 million Units of electricity produced in the country during the six-month period from April to September, 2016, the research firm quotes Central Electricity Authority (CEA) stated. The firm note that in the […] Read more
Government has formulated Integrated Energy Policy covering all sources of Energy: Piyush Goyal Updated On Thu, Dec 1st, 2016 by Saurenergy Minister of State (IC) for Power, Coal, New and Renewable Energy and Mines, Piyush Goyal in a written reply to a question in the Lok Sabha said that Government has framed an Integrated Energy Policy (IEP) document that gives a roadmap to develop energy supply options and increased exploitation of renewable energy sources. Additionally, for […] Read more
Just Energy, Sungevity partners to grow solar footprint in Leading US solar markets Updated On Thu, Dec 1st, 2016 by Saurenergy Sungevity and Just Energy Group has partnered to accelerating solar adoption in several of the leading U.S. solar markets. Just Energy will leverage Sungevity’s industry-leading platform to sell Sungevity Energy Systems to customers in California, Massachusetts, New Jersey and New York, four of the top ten solar markets in the nation according to the Solar Energy […] Read more
What’s Stored in the Solar Storage Updated On Thu, Dec 1st, 2016 by Saurenergy The war of storage is no novice in the generation of digital transformation. Perhaps, the word storage can be framed with human evolution as we dignified civilization and society further to individual home, hence imagining a home is also a fact of storage where it composites humans and their endeared beholdings. Now, the fact of […] Read more
DEWA signs PPA with Masdar for third phase of the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park Updated On Wed, Nov 30th, 2016 by Saurenergy Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) has signed a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with Abu Dubai Future Energy Company (Masdar), for the 800MW third phase of the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park. The agreement was signed by Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, MD & CEO of DEWA, and Dr Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber, UAE […] Read more
Infosys generates solar energy at 2.85/kWhr, plans expansion Updated On Wed, Nov 30th, 2016 by Saurenergy The cost of solar power has dipped well below the 3-mark, if software major Infosys is any example. Infosys’ Executive Vice-President, U Ramadas Kamath said that the company has 6.6 MW of ground mounted solar capacity (and another 600 kW on the roofs) at its Hyderabad facility. The cost of generation of electricity, averaged over […] Read more
TSERC Approves Net Metering Policy for Solar Rooftop Systems Updated On Tue, Nov 29th, 2016 by Saurenergy Telangana State Electricity Regulatory Commission has approved net metering policy for solar rooftop customers in the state. This regulation comes into force from the date of its notification in the Official Gazette and extends to the entire state of Telangana. It is applicable to distribution licensees (DISCOMs), eligible consumers and third-party owners of rooftop solar […] Read more
Photovoltaic (PV) Inverter Market Size Worth $19.8bn by 2024: Global Market Insights Inc. Updated On Tue, Nov 29th, 2016 by Saurenergy Global Market Insights, Inc.Ltd. in its new report forecasts the Photovoltaic (PV) Inverter Market size to reach USD 19.87 billion by 2024. The report states that decreasing solar component cost associated with increasing adoption of clean fuel energy will drive the Photovoltaic (PV) inverter market size. Technology advancement and manufacturing improvement have positively impacted the […] Read more
