Center grants Rs 2.45 crore for solar city projects Updated On Tue, Nov 22nd, 2016 by Saurenergy The Government of India has granted Rs. 2.45 crore for development of solar city project. The master plan includes preparation of, solar city cells, promotional activities and installation of renewable energy projects under the Solar City Programme in Mysuru and Hubballi-Dharwad. According to a Press Information Bureau release, the Center had already released Rs 0.87 […] Read more
Report: Global Utility-Scale Solar PV O&M market to reach 182GW in 2016 Updated On Tue, Nov 22nd, 2016 by Saurenergy The global addressable market for megawatt-scale PV operations & maintenance (O&M) and asset management will reach 182-GW by the end 2016. According to GTM Research and SoliChamba Consulting’s latest report, Global Megawatt-Scale PV O&M and Asset Management 2016-2021, this represents a 54 percent annual increase in deployments over last year. Cumulative Megawatt-Scale PV O&M Market, […] Read more
The Investors Theorem: Your Rooftop PV Solar Project Updated On Mon, Nov 21st, 2016 by Saurenergy Over the past two decades, there have been many attempts to reform the electric utility market. The costly and complex operations of transporting energy have made utilities natural monopolies, while regulatory barriers and the high fixed costs of building and maintaining regional electrical grid infrastructure have also kept much competition at verge. Now with vigorous […] Read more
Adani confirms plan to begin construction on the large-scale solar plant in Australia next year Updated On Mon, Nov 21st, 2016 by Saurenergy Indian mining and energy giant Adani power has confirmed that it is going ahead to build 100-200MW solar plant in the south-west of Moranbah in the Bowen Basin. The energy generated by the solar plant can power up-to 32,000 homes. The company in a statement said “it proposes to commence construction of two major solar […] Read more
Solar powered ferry boat Aditya clears trial on Vembanad lake Updated On Sat, Nov 19th, 2016 by Saurenergy The 2.5km stretch of Vembanad lake from Vaikom to Thavanakkadav will witness a rare feat next month when its first solar powered ferry boat ‘Aditya’ will set loose for sailing. Aditya is first one of its kind ferry boat with 75 seaters in the country that is powered with solar. The boat successfully cleared the […] Read more
Need To Realize The Potential Of Solar Energy For Clean Future: Bojjala Updated On Sat, Nov 19th, 2016 by Saurenergy Environment and Forests Minister, Bojjala Gopalakrishna at ‘Solar Biz’, a seminar organized by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) and AP-TDC on Friday emphasized on the need for realizing the full potential of solar energy to give clean environment to the next generation and avoid huge expenditure on fossil fuels. Speaking to The Hindu Reddy […] Read more
Dominion Announces Significant Expansion of Solar Energy in Virginia in Collaboration With Amazon Updated On Fri, Nov 18th, 2016 by Saurenergy Dominion has announced a major expansion of its solar alliance with Amazon Web Services (AWS), Inc., an Amazon.com company, to add 180 megawatts of solar generating capacity in five Virginia counties. Construction of the facilities will be enabled through long-term power purchase agreements between Dominion subsidiary, Dominion Energy, Inc., and an affiliate of Amazon’s cloud […] Read more
PGCIL Seeks US$ 1,000 Million Loan from ADB for Green Energy Corridor Updated On Fri, Nov 18th, 2016 by Saurenergy Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (PGCIL) has sought a loan of US$ 1,000 million for green energy corridor from the Asian Development Bank (ADB). The USD 1,000 million loan comprises Sovereign guaranteed loan of US$ 500 million and Non-Sovereign loan of US$ 500 million said Piyush Goyal, Minister of State (IC) for Power, Coal, […] Read more
Renewable Energy Policy FiT Analysis: Installed Capacity and Targets to 2020 Updated On Fri, Nov 18th, 2016 by Saurenergy Countries worldwide are planning to promote renewable energy in one way or the other in order to reduce dependency on fossil fuels. Hence, mandatory renewable energy targets are being laid down by the governments to ensure that the power producers produce certain proportions of the total electricity generation from renewable energy sources. For instance, the […] Read more
