France inaugurates world’s first solar highway Updated On Fri, Dec 23rd, 2016 by Saurenergy France has inaugurated the world’s first “solar highway”, a road paved with solar panels providing enough energy to power the street lights of the small Normandy town of Tourouvre. The one-kilometre (half-mile) “Wattway” covered with 2800 square metres (30000 square feet) of resin-coated solar panels was hooked up to the local power grid as environment […] Read more
SunPower dedicates 20-MW solar plant in Arizona Updated On Fri, Dec 23rd, 2016 by Saurenergy At an event today in Cochise County, Ariz., Sulphur Springs Valley Electric Cooperative (SSVEC) and SunPower are dedicating a 20-megawatt (AC) solar photovoltaic power plant that is now generating clean, renewable solar power for customers in SSVEC’s service territory. SSVEC will purchase the power generated by the solar plant under a 20-year power purchase agreement […] Read more
Kochi Corporation to set up solar cell and tap renewable Updated On Thu, Dec 15th, 2016 by Saurenergy Kochi Corporation has decided to set up a solar cell to coordinate the Solar City projects. The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy has allocated Rs 19 lakh for setting up the team and infrastructure for solar cell. Dr Rajan Chedambath, Director, Centre for Heritage, Environment and Development (CHED), Kochi Corporation said, “The cell will […] Read more
MECO launches Solar Power Meter-936 and Solar System Analyzer Model 9018BT Updated On Thu, Dec 15th, 2016 by Saurenergy MECO has launched its Solar Power Meter-936 for measuring solar power or solar irradiance. The portable meter uses high sensitivity silicon photodiode to measure solar power. MECO solar power meter can also detect solar tilt angle with orientation. This instrument is designed to measure solar power in the range from 400 to 1100 nanometers. It […] Read more
West Bengal Government is reportedly planning to generate 180MW of solar power in next two years Updated On Wed, Dec 14th, 2016 by Saurenergy West Bengal government is reportedly planning to generate 180MW of solar power in next couple of years. The state has been able to produce seven megawatt so far . The state government has identified 1,300 government buildings, schools and hospitals for setting up solar panels and planning to invest over Rs 1,000 crore on the […] Read more
Solar Frontier to Launch New Strategic Product SmaCIS In The Japanese Market Soon Updated On Tue, Dec 13th, 2016 by Saurenergy Solar Frontier has announced the launch of SmaCIS, a solar power system specifically designed for homes and positioned as a strategic product to serve Japanese domestic residential market that is forecasted for increased solar power demand. The system includes specially developed and uniquely constructed mounts with CIS thin-film solar panels of a size that easily […] Read more
PG&E reaches 2.4GW Private Rooftop Solar Milestone Updated On Mon, Dec 12th, 2016 by Saurenergy Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) has announced that the company will soon reach a milestone of 2,409 megawatts of installed private rooftop solar capacity on the energy grid, representing more than 275,000 solar customers in Northern and Central California. PG&E expects to reach this state-mandated limit for its current rooftop solar program this month. […] Read more
sPower Inks 105 Megawatt 20-Year Solar PPA with MCE Updated On Fri, Dec 9th, 2016 by Saurenergy sPower has announced that it has been awarded a 20-year power purchase agreement (PPA) with MCE, a Community Choice Aggregation (CCA) program serving Marin County, Napa County and the cities of Benicia, El Cerrito, Lafayette, Richmond, San Pablo and Walnut Creek. The PPA is for 105MWac of photovoltaic solar power. The power will be generated […] Read more
SECI To Tender 1000MW of Rooftop Solar Capacity in December : Report Updated On Thu, Dec 8th, 2016 by Saurenergy Solar Energy Corporation of India Limited (SECI) is gearing up to tender 1000MW of rooftop solar capacity in December to meet PM Modi’s goal of generating 100 gigawatts of solar power by 2022 reports Bloomberg. SECI General Manager Sanjay Sharma speaking to the publication said “The tender will entail target-based incentives, which will be released […] Read more
