Chua Di Lac Buddhist Temple installs sustainable lead free solder modules from Mitsubishi Electric Updated On Mon, Nov 21st, 2016 by Saurenergy Chua Di Lac Buddhist Temple held a commissioning ceremony on November 16, 2016 to celebrate the 49.8 kW Mitsubishi Electric photovoltaic (PV) system installation at its San Jose, California facility. Local dignitaries, including California Assembly member, Kansen Chu, were on hand to support the temple’s switch to clean energy. The Mitsubishi Electric PV system is […] Read more
Etrion and Hitachi High-Technologies signs Project Finance Agreement for 13.2 MW Komatsu solar project in Japan Updated On Mon, Nov 21st, 2016 by Saurenergy Etrion Corporation, a solar independent power producer, announced today the signing of a project finance agreement with Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank, Limited (“SuMi Trust”) for the construction of the 13.2-MW Komatsu solar project located in the Ishikawa Prefecture of Japan. Marco A. Northland, Etrion’s Chief Executive Officer, commented: “I am delighted to announce the signing […] Read more
Ameresco Commissions 5.3 MW Solar Project at Knox County Facilities Updated On Fri, Nov 18th, 2016 by Saurenergy Ameresco has announced the completion of a $12.45 million Energy Savings Performance Contract (ESPC). In the spring of 2015, Ameresco was selected by Knox County to install more than 5 megawatts (MW) of solar photovoltaic systems on the rooftops of 11 schools plus the Knox County Central Building, and ground-mount solar arrays at the Detention […] 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
infinityPV raises 1,250,000 DKK for its compact solar charger through kickstarter campaign Updated On Fri, Nov 18th, 2016 by Saurenergy Danish company infinityPV has announced that through a Kickstarter campaign raised 1,250,000 DKK (Approx. Rs. 121, 22,658) for its compact solar charger, the HeLi-on. The company notes that it has manufactured and shipped the HeLi-ons to Kickstarter backers all over the world. The flexible polymer solar cell technology used in HeLi-on has been created by […] Read more
World Bank to grant additional 22.93 million dollars for solar projects in India Updated On Fri, Nov 18th, 2016 by Saurenergy The World Bank has facilitated an additional grant of 22.93 million dollars to India to further increase the installed grid-connected rooftop solar photovoltaic (GRPV) programme in the country. The add-on grant of 22.93 million dollars has been sanctioned under the Global Environment Facility (GEF), and will support the overall $625 million GRPV programme approved by […] Read more
New York Auto Dealership Turns to Sun for Savings with Standard Solar Updated On Thu, Nov 17th, 2016 by Saurenergy Yonkers, NY-based auto dealer Smith Cairns Ford Lincoln Mazda Subaru is turning to solar to save on its energy bills. Working with leading solar energy company, Standard Solar, the dealer installed a 1,272 panel, 394 kilowatt (kW) solar photovoltaic (PV) system. In addition to the 253kW array on its rooftop, the system also features two […] Read more
Sunew announces the largest global use of 3rd generation solar energy Updated On Thu, Nov 17th, 2016 by Saurenergy SUNEW, a Brazilian company located in one of the principal poles of solar energy on the planet, just announced the largest global use of OPV (Organic Photovoltaic) technology, considered to be the third generation in solar energy, installed on the outside of a commercial building. OPV used on glass is capable of transforming sunlight into […] Read more
National Energy Partners Secures $15 Million in Financing from Forum Equity Partners Updated On Thu, Nov 17th, 2016 by Saurenergy National Energy Partners (“NEP”) and Forum Equity Partners (“Forum”) announced that they had signed an agreement in which Forum will provide up to $15 million in growth financing for NEP, a leading developer of distributed Photovoltaic Solar Generation Systems for commercial and municipal customers. Under the agreement, Forum will provide development capital and construction equity […] Read more
