Year-End Review – Ministry of Power Updated On Mon, Dec 26th, 2016 by Saurenergy In view of the growing need of the Indian Economy, Government of India has embarked upon a massive programme to provide 24×7 power across the country by 2019. After the completion of half of its term, the Government has achieved many important milestones in the Power sector. Special focus has also been given to North East by giving […] Read more
Oxford PV secures £8.1m funding and three key strategic investors Updated On Tue, Dec 6th, 2016 by Saurenergy Oxford Photovoltaics has announced a further equity investment of £8.1million, which adds to the company’s £8.7m first close investment announced on 18 th October 2016. The bulk of this investment comes from three new strategic investors Statoil ASA, Legal & General Capital and a technology-focused, innovative family fund investor who sees the potential of the […] Read more
Perovskite photovoltaic cells hit new world efficiency record Updated On Mon, Dec 5th, 2016 by Saurenergy Engineers at the University of New South Wales (UNSW) in Sydney, Australia, have smashed the world efficiency record for perovskite photovoltaic (PV) cells. The 12.1% efficiency rating was for a 16 cm2 perovskite solar cell, the largest single perovskite photovoltaic cell certified with the highest energy conversion efficiency, and was independently confirmed by the international […] Read more
SECI releases tender on behalf of APEDA for rural electrification of 1058 nos. of off-grid villages in AP Updated On Wed, Nov 30th, 2016 by Saurenergy Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) is inviting bids on behalf of APEDA, Arunachal Pradesh for rural electrification of 1058 nos. of off-grid villages in Arunachal Pradesh by installing 300wp solar power packs under Deendayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana (DDUGJY). The tender is available on TCIL India website; interested bidders have to download the official […] Read more
Power generation from renewable energy sources increased to 7.54%: Piyush Goyal Updated On Tue, Nov 29th, 2016 by Saurenergy Clean energy share has increased to 7.54% of the India’s total power generation during April-September this fiscal. During this time frame the total power generation of 47.62 billion units out of 631.84 billion units was from renewable energy sources said New & Renewable Energy Minister Piyush Goyal in Rajya Sabha. Goyal in a statement said […] Read more
Operations & Maintenance Best Practices Updated On Mon, Nov 28th, 2016 by Saurenergy Electricity generated through coal plants is becoming expensive day by day. Power cuts are frequent, and increasing dependence on diesel generators is causing a lot of damage to the environment. The demand-supply gap for electricity is rising in the country which makes it imperative for people to start thinking of other ways of realizing their […] Read more
PHOTON Consulting’s PV Triathlon: 3Q16 Rankings Updated On Thu, Nov 24th, 2016 by Saurenergy PHOTON Consulting is pleased to announce the release of the 3Q16 edition of the PV Triathlon, PHOTON’s ranking of solar companies. The PV Triathlon evaluates and ranks solar companies based on PHOTON’s proprietary methodology that includes: Current financial health (i.e. balance sheet related metrics) Cost and profitability leadership (i.e. income statement related metrics) Sustainability of […] Read more
Beyond Silicon: ground-breaking research areas that chuck the Semiconductor Updated On Fri, Nov 11th, 2016 by Saurenergy One of the research areas of applied science that has seen a lot of promising ideas go down dwindling (and take companies with them) is that of solar photovoltaic cells. But like Edison said, the most certain way to succeed is to try, one more time. New materials are competing silicon based cells with a […] Read more
Atul Arya, Head Energy Systems Division – Panasonic India Updated On Sat, Nov 5th, 2016 by Saurenergy “We see a lot of potential in application of energy storage across Indian Railways.” The solar storage sector has emerged as a wakeful technology wherein it is echoing solar + storage as the next big thing. Amid, government recent helm to pilot MW projects with storage, this sector is rejigging the innovation-driven companies’ stimulus. To […] Read more
