Could Solar Energy power Indian homes for free? Updated On Sat, Nov 30th, 2019 by Saurenergy Imagine running all your electricity-hungry home appliances and devices at home as much as you want and paying zero or near-zero electricity bill. This is already an accepted way of life for many people in Germany, a handful of American states, and a few other countries around the world where electricity tariffs have not just […] Read more
Power, Solar Sector, Discoms in Focus in Parliament. Here Is What Was Said. Updated On Fri, Nov 29th, 2019 by Saurenergy The answers by Power Minister R.K. Singh in parliament yesterday, while placing on record the hard figures when it comes to the power sector and renewables, particularly solar power, also underscored the minister’s continued confidence in India meeting its renewable energy goals. We take a look at the key takeaways. The Saubhagya scheme, or the […] Read more
Microgeneration and Power Trading – Will it work for India Updated On Thu, Nov 28th, 2019 by Saurenergy At the outset let us define what is microgeneration. In simple terms, it is defined as the small-scale production of electricity from a low carbon source. This includes the design and installation of advanced distributed generation systems using traditional or renewables technologies. Given that traditional power systems are efficient only at scale, they typically do […] Read more
Australia Commits $70 mn to Fast Track Renewable Hydrogen Development Updated On Mon, Nov 25th, 2019 by Saurenergy ARENA has announced a funding round of up to AUD 70 million to help fast track the development of renewable hydrogen in Australia. The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA), on behalf of the Australian Government has announced a funding round of up to AUD 70 million to help fast track the development of renewable hydrogen […] Read more
We are Mulling to Further Increase Our Installation Capacity: Imaan Javan Updated On Sat, Nov 23rd, 2019 by Saurenergy We are looking forward for the instalment of another 2 MW by the end of this year and 5 MW by 2020. To facilitate this, we are recruiting more sales personnel, engineers and business developers. The future looks bright for solar industry, as new technologies are coming in this sector. From bio-solar cells, energy harvesting […] Read more
Solar Inverters Ready For the Spotlight Updated On Fri, Nov 22nd, 2019 by Saurenergy For most people, thinking of solar usually brings to mind solar panels, the distinctive signature of solar energy. But this story takes a look at another critical part of the solar chain, the inverters. These devices, tasked with the job of converting DC power to AC and more, have been largely taken for granted, even […] Read more
Power Minister Rubbishes News of October Woes for Thermal Plants Updated On Thu, Nov 21st, 2019 by Saurenergy Mr. R.K. Singh, the Minister of Power and New and Renewable Energy has denied the news of idling in the thermal sector. Is he right? In a somewhat belated response to a series of stories that came out last week about the ‘distress’ in the thermal power sector, Shri R.K. Singh, India’s MNRE Minister has […] Read more
No Backing Down by AP On PPA’s with RE Firms Updated On Wed, Nov 13th, 2019 by Saurenergy With its latest move to challenge the High Court ruling of September 24, that barred it from renegotiating existing PPA’s with many RE players, and put the onus on the APSERC, the Andhra state government continues to muddy the investment climate for renewables. In fact, as and when an analysis is finally done on the […] Read more
MERC Draft Regulations Short Circuits Solar Future- Maharashtra Developers Updated On Fri, Nov 8th, 2019 by Saurenergy The Maharashtra Energy Regulatory Authority managed to unite almost the complete developer community in the state after releasing its draft regulations for the state. In the spotlight was its proposal to shift to gross metering for solar rooftop power, which has been met with outright condemnation. In fact, some of the developers went as far […] Read more