California Mandates Solar Panels on All New Homes Updated On Thu, May 10th, 2018 by Saurenergy The move was approved unanimously by five-member California Energy Commission and is first of its kind in the country. It is seen as a latest effort to curb greenhouse gas emissions. Taking a lead in the US, California has made it mandatory for homes and low-rise apartments starting in 2020 to have solar rooftop panels […] Read more
SECI’s 70 MW Amguri Solar Park Tender to Close on May 22 Updated On Tue, May 8th, 2018 by Saurenergy The maximum tariff payable to the project developer is fixed at Rs 3.43/ kWh for 25 years. The Solar Energy Corporation of India’s (SECI’s) tender for setting up of 70 MW grid-connected solar PV (SPV) power project at Amguri Solar Park in Assam will be closed on May 22, 2018. In February this year, SECI […] Read more
Dwarka Housing Society Gets First Grid-Connected Rooftop Solar Plant Updated On Sat, May 5th, 2018 by Saurenergy “Each of the 60 flats will save around Rs 4,500 annually in their electricity bills, while the solar plants will be able to offset around 32 per cent of a resident’s annual carbon emission,” BSES said. In the residential housing society of Dwarka, Delhi Electricity Distribution Company (discom) BSES-Rajdhani has installed its first grid-connected 100 […] Read more
Cox Enterprises Announces $25M Investment in Solar Industry Updated On Fri, May 4th, 2018 by Saurenergy The partnership project is a part of National Cox Conserves sustainability program that has long employed new sustainable technologies and programs to create both business ventures and environmental solutions. Cox Enterprises has announced that it has become the majority investor in a $25 million (M) partnership that created four solar farms in Georgia and Florida. […] Read more
SolarEdge Launches Grid Services, Virtual Power Plant Solution Updated On Fri, May 4th, 2018 by Saurenergy It’s grid services offer aggregative control and data reporting enabling the pooling of PV and storage in the cloud for the creation of virtual power plants. Israel-based inverter solutions provider SolarEdge Technologies has launched an innovative solution for grid services and virtual power plants. The solution supports a new model of energy generation. It’s grid […] Read more
Schletter to Introduce New Tracker at Intersolar Updated On Thu, May 3rd, 2018 by Saurenergy Traditional tracking systems use hydraulic dampers to mitigate the vibrations and torsional forces caused by the wind; however the Schletter system has self-locking mechanism that allows it to lock elements automatically as soon as the rows stop moving. Scheletter Group, a manufacturer of solar mounting systems, is introducing a new single-axis tracking system at intersolar. […] Read more
Highest-Ever Quarterly Solar Addition in The Country Updated On Thu, May 3rd, 2018 by Saurenergy During the first quarter(Q1) of 2017 the highest power capacity addition notched 3.3 gigawatts. These remarkable figures are a result of the busy auctions India witnessed at State and Central level. During the first three months of the year 2018, India witnessed its highest-ever solar power capacity. According to the data released by the government, […] Read more
SECI Invites Bids for Aggregating 3.37 GW Solar Power Projects across India Updated On Mon, Apr 30th, 2018 by Saurenergy The bunch of projects includes setting up of 2,000 MW (250 MW x 8) ISTS-connected solar power projects in India on build own operate basis. The Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) has invited proposals for selection of solar power developers for the installation of aggregating 3.375 GW solar PV projects on pan India basis. […] Read more
First Solar Plans to Build New Manufacturing Plant in Ohio Updated On Fri, Apr 27th, 2018 by Saurenergy The construction is expected to begin in mid-2018 and the expansion plan calls for a 1 million square foot facility located in Lake Township, Ohio which is near First Solar’s Perrysburg site. The full production mode will start in late 2019 with an expected annualized capacity of 1.2GW. First Solar, Inc. announced its plans to […] Read more
