30 percent of 472 villages electrified this month are off-grid Updated On Wed, Jun 29th, 2016 by Saurenergy According to the Rural Electrification Corporation (REC), electrification of 472 villages was completed this month (6june-28june) and about 142 of them got an off-grid connection. Solar PV has remained the most deployed off-grid connection in the country, with total installed capacity of 7.5GW as of May 2016. Nine out of eleven projects sanctioned under renewable […] Read more
Meet the Ultra-thin photovoltaics that are flexible enough to wrap around a pencil Updated On Wed, Jun 22nd, 2016 by Saurenergy Researchers in South Korea have developed flexible photovoltaic that could power wearable electronics like fitness trackers, smartwatches and smart glasses in future. The ultra-thin photovoltaics are flexible enough to wrap around the average pencil. The researchers have presented the report results in the journal Applied Physics Letters, from AIP Publishing. “Our photovoltaic is about 1 […] Read more
Sungevity Installs Sunpreme Bifacial PV Panels at University of California, Berkeley’s Jacobs Institute Updated On Tue, Jun 14th, 2016 by Saurenergy Sungevity has announced that it has Installed Sunpreme Bifacial PV Panels at Jacobs Hall in University of California, Berkeley’s Jacobs Institute. The new solar system with Sunpreme Bifacial PV panels will do more than just help the Institute control its electricity bills — it will provide environmental benefit of having PV solar installed and is […] Read more
US and India announces creation of a $20 million USICEF initiative Updated On Wed, Jun 8th, 2016 by Saurenergy The United States welcomed the launch of the International Solar Alliance (ISA), recognizes the critical role it can play in the development and deployment of solar power, and intends pursuing membership in the ISA. To further strengthen ISA together, US and India will jointly launch the third Initiative of the ISA which will focus on […] Read more
Efforts & commitment of stakeholders made RE targets achievable: Piyush Goyal Updated On Wed, Jun 8th, 2016 by Saurenergy Piyush Goyal, Minister of State (IC) for Power, Coal and New & Renewable Energy at first National Workshop on Rooftop Solar Power felicitated the stakeholders. He said efforts & commitment of all stakeholders made Renewable Energy (RE) targets achievable. During the event Goyal gave away 41 awards to the best performing Ministries/Departments, State/UT Governments, State […] Read more
SoftBank’s investments in India to surpass $10 billion in 5-10 years Updated On Wed, Jun 1st, 2016 by Saurenergy Japanese telecom and Internet giant SoftBank has announced that its investments in the country will surpass USD 10 billion in 5-10 years. Chief Executive Masayoshi Son to PTI said SoftBank will make its first USD 350 million investment in a solar project in India and expand in next 5-10 years, probably around USD 10 billion. […] Read more
SPI Energy connects four distributed generation projects of 12.8MW to the grid in China Updated On Tue, May 31st, 2016 by Saurenergy SPI Energy has announced that it has successfully completed and connected four distributed generation (DG) projects totaling 12.8 megawatts (MW) to the grid in China. The Company was responsible for the engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) of all the DG solar energy projects. Solarbao.com, SPI Energy’s e-commerce and investment platform, provided financial leasing services. The […] Read more
Lakshadweep signs 24×7 ‘Power for All’ document Updated On Sat, May 28th, 2016 by Saurenergy Lakshadweep became first Union Territory (UT) in the country to sign “24×7 Power for All” document. The document was signed by representative of Government of India and the Administration of UT in presence of P.K. Pujari, Secretary, Ministry of Power. The document delineates a plan to upsurge solar capacity of the region from 2.15 MW to 8.45 […] Read more
Samsung SDI to start operation of PV paste plant in Wuxi, China in June Updated On Thu, May 26th, 2016 by Saurenergy Samsung SDI has announced that it will start operating a photovoltaic paste production line in June in its Wuxi Plant located in Jiangsu Province, China. Last year in September installation of a polarized film production line and a paste production line parallel started in Samsung SDI’s Wuxi Plant. The paste production line was recently completed, […] Read more
