Low-ceiling tariff by SECI gets auction postponed again for 1200 MW Hybrid Tender Updated On Mon, Oct 29th, 2018 by Saurenergy The main reason was poor response from developers, who claimed to have stayed away mainly because SECI had set a tariff ceiling for the auction at Rs 2.60 per unit, which developers felt was too low. The auction, which was to be held on October 26, is now set for November 14. SECI has postponed its […] Read more
Renew Power Partners with CII in its ‘Clean Air Better Life’ Initiative for Punjab Updated On Fri, Oct 26th, 2018 by Saurenergy Under this program, the company has committed to support 500 farmers from Ludhiana district and provide them access to climate smart technological solutions for farm residue management. India’s one of the leading renewable energy IPP, ReNew Power has collaborated with Confederation of Indian Industries (CII) in its ‘Clean Air Better Life’ initiative to help Punjab farmers; with alternative stubble […] Read more
Karnataka CM Instructed Officials to Ensure No Interruption in Power Supply Updated On Fri, Oct 26th, 2018 by Saurenergy The Minister asked officials to utilise hydro and solar power facilities to avoid load-shedding. On the other hand Kumaraswamy held the central government responsible for the power crisis. Karnataka Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy after reports of a looming power crisis has directed the concerned officials to ensure there was no interruption in power supply in […] Read more
Exicom Launches Battery R&D Center, Multi-Standard Chargers for EVs Updated On Thu, Oct 25th, 2018 by Saurenergy The new R&D Centre is equipped with state-of-the-art equipment and infrastructure for comprehensive evaluation of cell quality, battery pack design, rapid prototyping and reliability/ environmental testing, the company said in a statement. Gurgaon-headquartered Exicom has launched the Battery R&D Center and Multi-Standard Chargers for Electric Vehicles (EVs) in Bangalore. The new R&D Centre is equipped […] Read more
Cabinet Clears National Monitoring Framework on SDGs Updated On Wed, Oct 24th, 2018 by Saurenergy There is no direct financial implication on implementation of the National Indicator Framework. The Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has approved the constitution of a High Level Steering Committee for periodically reviewing and refining the National Indicator Framework (NIF) for monitoring of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) with associated targets. The High […] Read more
Cabinet Okays MoU among BRICS Nations on Environmental Coop Updated On Wed, Oct 24th, 2018 by Saurenergy The Memorandum of Understanding is expected to bring in the latest technologies and best practices suited for bringing about better environment protection, better conservation, and better management of climate change and wildlife protection/conservation. The Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has given its ex-post facto approval for Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed […] Read more
Green Climate Fund Invests $1 Bn for Developing Countries Updated On Tue, Oct 23rd, 2018 by Saurenergy The 19 new projects amount to a total investment from GCF of USD 1,038 million, and including co-financing the projects will channel over USD 4,244 million of climate finance for low-emission, climate-resilient development. The Green Climate Fund (GCF) in its 21st board meeting in Bahrain has approved over one billion dollars of new projects and […] Read more
India, Bahrain, Lesotho, SA Clinch UN’s Top Honour for Investment Promotion Updated On Tue, Oct 23rd, 2018 by Saurenergy Invest India received the award for excellence in servicing and supporting a major global wind turbines company in the establishment of a blade manufacturing plant in India while committing to train local staff and produce 1 gigawatt of renewable energy. In another significant development, the agencies – Invest India, Bahrain Economic Development Board (EDB Bahrain), Lesotho […] Read more
FLIR Systems Announces Industry-First Deep Learning-Enabled Camera Family Updated On Tue, Oct 23rd, 2018 by Saurenergy FLIR Firefly Integrates Intel® Movidius™ Myriad™ 2 VPU to Enable Deep Neural Networks for On-Camera Inference FLIR® Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: FLIR) today announced the FLIR Firefly® camera family, the industry’s first deep learning inference-enabled machine vision camera. The FLIR Firefly, which integrates the Intel® Movidius™ Myriad™ 2 Vision Processing Unit (VPU), is designed for image analysis professionals using deep learning […] Read more