China Starts World’s Biggest Floating Solar Project Updated On Mon, Dec 11th, 2017 by Saurenergy The one billion yuan floating solar power project in Anhui province, developed by the Three Gorges Group, is to be constructed in May next year. China’s Three Gorges Group is building a 150-megawatt floating solar plant in the eastern part of country, the largest of its kind in the world, official Xinhua news agency reported. […] Read more
Pune’s Famous Temple Laxmibai Dagdusheth Datta Mandir Goes Completely Solar Updated On Mon, Dec 11th, 2017 by Saurenergy A popular temple in Pune, Laxmibai Dagdusheth Datta Mandir installs solar panels that will further provide power to at least 20 households. In a significant development, Laxmibai Dagdusheth Datta Mandir, a famous temple in Budhwar Peth in Pune has installed a solar power generation plant that has become its exclusive power supply source. Besides, these […] Read more
Kirloskar Solar Partners with GSL Energy Solutions to Build 200 MW Solar in Kerala Updated On Fri, Dec 8th, 2017 by Saurenergy The solar industry in India has been growing 20 to 30 percent and is set for consolidation in the coming years says the head of Kirloskar Solar Pvt. Ltd. Pune-based Solar company, Kirloskar Solar Pvt. Ltd. (KSTPL), part of Kirloskar group has partnered with GSL Energy Solutions to achieve 200 MW of solar power in […] Read more
Sustainable Solvent Platform for Photon Upconversion Increases Solar Utilization Efficiency Updated On Thu, Dec 7th, 2017 by Saurenergy In an effort to obtain a solution to this problem and make solar energy conversion more efficient, the process of converting photons with lower energies into ones with higher energies, called photon upconversion, was developed. The conversion of solar energy into electricity is currently restricted by a concept known as the Shockley-Quesser limit. This limitation […] Read more
Tumbling Solar Prices Starts Claiming Victims as Trina Reconsiders India Updated On Thu, Nov 30th, 2017 by Saurenergy Trina solar CEO says the Chinese company is reconsidering a planned India plant because prices there are now too low. The price of solar is tumbling across the world. And solar auctions are having their intended effect: Prices for developers are tumbling across Asia. While that’s good news for consumers, solar companies might have to […] Read more
Mobisol Successfully Installs Off-Grid Solar Power Plant with 10MW Capacity in East Africa Updated On Tue, Nov 28th, 2017 by Saurenergy Mobisol fights global climate change by offsetting 50,000 tons of CO2 equivalent per year through smart rent-to-own solar power systems. Mobisol, a Germany-based provider of decentralized solar power solutions, has successfully installed a capacity of 10MW and electrified over 500,000 people in East Africa to date. The company fights global climate change by offsetting 50,000 […] Read more
Solar Power in Mumbai College Saves Rs 1.50 lakh on Electricity Bills Since 2015 Updated On Tue, Nov 28th, 2017 by Saurenergy The electricity generated from these solar panels is used for tubelights installed in the corridors and the garden of the college premises. In an effort to reduce its carbon footprint, Changu Kana Thakur College in Mumbai has saved Rs 1.50 lakh in electricity bills since it installed solar panels in May 2015. The college had […] Read more
Kolkata To Collaborate With Uzbekistan for Relaying Solar Power Updated On Fri, Nov 24th, 2017 by Saurenergy A 10MW Solar power plant at the banks of Canal, inaugurated by CM Mamata Bannerjee has already been commissioned. Farhod Arziev, Uzbekistan ambassador along with his delegation met Sobhondeb Chattopadhyay, state Power minister, at his state Assembly chamber. The purpose of the meet was to seek Bengal government’s cooperation to gear up solar power production. […] Read more
Air-breathing Battery Could Cut Costs of Renewable Energy Storage Updated On Fri, Nov 24th, 2017 by Saurenergy Solar power and wind are increasingly popular sources for renewable energy. But intermittency issues keep them from connecting widely to the U.S. grid: They require energy-storage systems that, at the cheapest, run about $100 per kilowatt hour and function only in certain locations. Now MIT researchers have developed an “air-breathing” battery that could store electricity […] Read more
