Despite subsidy and incentives, Chandigarh’s residents opting for rooftop solar seems unimpressive Updated On Sat, Oct 8th, 2016 by Saurenergy The rooftop solar PV capacity on government buildings seems to gain a good ground in Chandigarh, but it looks like residents opting for solar power is not very impressive, despite government offering 30 percent subsidy and other incentives. The official records of Chandigarh Renewal Energy, Science and Technology Promotion Society (CREST) states that a total […] Read more
DGLL plans to achieve complete solarization of all Lighthouses by December, 2016 Updated On Sat, Oct 8th, 2016 by Saurenergy Directorate General of Lighthouse & Lightships (DGLL) is currently maintaining 193 Lighthouses which provide aids to marine navigation to the mariners transiting in coastal waters of India. Most of these Lighthouses are operating on the conventional source of energy i.e. Electricity and Diesel Generators which consume fossil fuel and emit high amount of carbon dioxide […] Read more
ABB to install solar based micro grid at Vadodara facility Updated On Wed, Oct 5th, 2016 by Saurenergy ABB has announced that it will install a fully integrated and standardized micro-grid at its Vadodara facility in Gujarat, India to help boost renewable energy generation while reducing dependency on fossil fuel. This micro-grid, with a rooftop photo voltaic field at the company’s biggest manufacturing location in India with around 3,000 employees, will help ensure […] Read more
Kerala to generate 400 MW of solar power to meet the power crisis Updated On Tue, Oct 4th, 2016 by Saurenergy The State government of Kerala is planning to generate 100 MW power from hydro-electric projects in three years and start 400 MW from solar plants to overcome the power crisis in the region. Answering to the demands for grants for power in the Assembly, Power Minister Kadakampally Surendran mentioned that a course of action had […] Read more
Gujarat Government fails to attract applicants for its rooftop solar power plant scheme Updated On Fri, Sep 30th, 2016 by Saurenergy Gujarat Government’s scheme for setting up rooftop solar power units for individual seems to have failed to click among Surtis. Only 107 of 14 lakh residential in the Diamond City have enrolled for setting up solar power plant on roof tops. Despite the efforts of state and central governments providing subsidy to the people who […] Read more
Pench buffer zone gets a solar mini grid Updated On Fri, Sep 30th, 2016 by Saurenergy A solar-mini grid has been inaugurated in the buffer zone of Pench by chief wildlife warden Shree Bhagwan at Ghatpendhri village. Also, known as Kiran Prabha Solar Mini Grid, the renewable energy project generates 2.4KV energy. It has been setup by Satpuda Foundation and Conservation Action Trust (CAT). After considering the difficulties and problems faced […] Read more
SunToWater Technologies Begins Presales of Solar-Powered Water Generation Technology Updated On Tue, Sep 27th, 2016 by Saurenergy SunToWater Technologies has announced that it has started to accept priority reservations for its solar-powered Water Generator, which according to the company can make water anywhere in the world – even in extremely dry climates and polluted air. SunToWater in a statement notes that its residential water generator can make 40-100 gallons of fresh drinking […] Read more
Precipitable Water effect on Spectral Shift and Solar PV Module Energy Updated On Mon, Sep 26th, 2016 by Saurenergy Amit Kumar Mittal, Technical Director, First Solar Power India Kendra Passow, Performance and Prediction Engineer, First Solar Mitchell Lee, Performance and Prediction Engineer, First Solar Introduction: Photovoltaic (PV) module technologies are characterized according to Standard Test Conditions (STC) as per IEC 60904-3 1. This standard defines reference conditions at an irradiance level of 1000 […] Read more
SoBo office complex adapts to solar, becoming first ever commercial building with largest solar setup in Mumbai Updated On Mon, Sep 26th, 2016 by Saurenergy A large office complex in Mumbai has installed 808 solar panels, spread across 25000 square foot roof, making itself self sufficient with power, reducing the hazardous impact of power generation on the environment. The SoBo office complex at Mumbai, the Arcade building with 120 offices at MVIRDC World Trade Centre (WTC) at Cuffe Parade, Colaba, […] Read more
