HPSEBL and SECI joint venture Corporation to set up a solar power project in Kaza Updated On Thu, May 19th, 2016 by Saurenergy Himachal Pradesh Electricity Board Limited (HPSEBL) and Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) has formed a joint venture corporation (JVC) named Himachal Pradesh Solar Power Corporation Ltd to set up a solar power project in Kaza. PC Negi , MD of HPSEBL and managing director, SECI signed the agreement in the presence of Chief Minister […] Read more
UNSW engineers set a new world record in solar cell efficiency Updated On Thu, May 19th, 2016 by Saurenergy Engineers at the University of New South Wales have developed a new solar cell configuration that is 34.5 percent efficient at converting unfocused sunlight into electricity. The new solar cell is 44 percent better than the previous record – made by Alta Devices of the USA, which reached 24% efficiency with a larger solar array. […] Read more
SECI asks World Bank to finance 50% of it solar projects Updated On Tue, May 3rd, 2016 by Saurenergy The Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) set up originally to help the growth of solar power in the country by holding auctions and promoting projects under the Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission, is now going ahead with plans of developing a second suite of PV projects in India claims a report. According to ET […] Read more
MNRE implementing schemes to promote use of renewable energy in rural areas: Piyush Goyal Updated On Tue, May 3rd, 2016 by Saurenergy The Ministry of New & Renewable Energy (MNRE) is implementing a Programme on “Off-Grid and Decentralized Solar Applications” to promote use of solar power through solar home lights, solar street lights, power plants, solar pumps and mini micro grids to meet the energy requirements of the rural areas in the country. Minister of State (IC) […] Read more
Piyush Goyal Releases Report of Technical Committee on Large Scale Integration of Renewable Energy Updated On Mon, Apr 18th, 2016 by Saurenergy Power, Coal and New and Renewable Energy minister Piyush Goyal has released Report of the Technical Committee on Large Scale Integration of Renewable Energy, Need for Balancing, Deviation Settlement Mechanism (DSM) and associated issues. He also launched Ancillary Services Operations in India. Speaking on the occasion, Goyal said that this is going to be a […] Read more
Five Football Size Floating Solar Project to aid Brazil’s Electricity Crisis Updated On Mon, Mar 14th, 2016 by Saurenergy Acclaimed as an environmental crime, Balbina dam today merely generates electricity. Located near the equator line some 200 kilometers (125 miles) north of the Amazonian city of Manaus, the dam once deluged a section of the Amazon rainforest. Today, this huge artificial lake is been eyed conducive for a revolutionary floating solar panels project. Built during Brazil’s 1964-1985 […] Read more
Andhra Pradesh is driving solar, aims to add 619MW of solar power generation Updated On Wed, Mar 9th, 2016 by Saurenergy Andhra Pradesh is well set to foster its solar needs; the state has now announced adding of about 619 MW of solar energy by next month, which will count the total installed capacity surpass 1000 MW (one Giga Watt). Currently the state has about 1300 MW of wind and solar power generation capacity, of which […] Read more
ReNew Power inks PPAs for 286 MW Solar Project in Telangana Updated On Wed, Mar 9th, 2016 by Saurenergy The Indian solar and wind energy major, ReNew Power Ventures signs a Purchase Power Agreements (PPAs) for four solar ground mounted projects with combined capacity of 286 MW in Telangana. Winning the highest bid for 2000 MW solar projects in the state, the company has well-stable to be the largest solar energy company in Telangana […] Read more
Researchers Paves Path on Converting Sunlight into Hydrogen Updated On Mon, Feb 22nd, 2016 by Saurenergy A team of Korean researchers claims to have developed a new type of multilayered (Au NPs/TiO2/Au) photoelectrode that boosts the ability of solar water-splitting to produce hydrogen. The researchers affiliated with UNIST asserts that this special photoelectrode, inspired by the way plants convert sunlight into energy is capable of absorbing visible light from the sun, […] Read more
