IPGCL Issues 35MW Rooftop Solar Tender for Delhi Updated On Mon, Dec 3rd, 2018 by Saurenergy The online bid submission for the tender has already been started from December 1, 2018 and it will close on December 21, 2018 at 11:00 AM. Delhi Government-owned utility firm Co Ltd (IPGCL) has issued a tender to set up 35 MW rooftop solar PV project in Delhi under Mukhyamantri Solar Power Yojna. The utility […] Read more
Rooftop Solar: Democratising Power Generation – One Roof at a Time Updated On Fri, Nov 30th, 2018 by Saurenergy Rooftop solar was the fastest-growing segment within India’s renewable energy sector last year, but it is still not growing fast enough. Capacity adwdition in rooftop solar stood at around 870 megawatt (MW) in 2017, a far cry from the ambitious target of 5,000 MW for FY 2017-18. As of December 2017, cumulative rooftop solar installed […] Read more
Chennai Corporation’s Buildings to go Solar Under the Smart City Project Updated On Fri, Nov 30th, 2018 by Saurenergy Working under the smart city initiative, government offices, schools, and hospitals under the Corporation will generate a total of 3.06 MW of electricity. Moving towards a sustainable future, Greater Chennai Corporation is going to provide electricity for 662 buildings under its ambit with the use of solar power. Working under the smart city initiative, government […] Read more
Unregistered Solar Rooftops in Capetown to Face Penalty Updated On Tue, Nov 27th, 2018 by Saurenergy The city administration has taken this decision after witnessing a huge spike in solar rooftops installed in Cape Town posing a safety and a legal risk. Residents of Cape Two who are using rooftop solar installations will have to pay a hefty fine if they fail to get their solar installation registered by February next […] Read more
Solar Exports Jump 223% in Third Quarter of 2018 Updated On Mon, Nov 26th, 2018 by Saurenergy Indian exports increased massively from the previous quarter growing 223% from Rs 1.24 billion in Q2 to Rs 4.01 billion in Q3. Indian solar market saw a significant rise in solar imports in the third quarter of calendar year 2018, data from Commerce Department has shown. In Q3 CY 2018, solar modules and cells worth […] Read more
Delhi Government to Educate Farmers About Solar Scheme Updated On Mon, Nov 26th, 2018 by Saurenergy The revenue department has been instructed to identify land owning farmers so as to to encourage them to enroll in the scheme. Delhi Government will soon hold workshops to inform and sensitize farmers about the benefits from the new solar scheme. The scheme will also help farmers to have a secondary source of income. The […] Read more
Surat to Have 25 MW Solar Capacity by February 2019 Updated On Mon, Nov 26th, 2018 by Saurenergy During phase one, the city administration had received 4500 applications from the residents and commercial establishment. Aiming to become the first solar city of India, Surat is poised to have 25 MW installed capacity by February 2019. Currently having 15 MW of installed capacity, the city tops the solar energy generation chart. A total of […] Read more
Maharashtra to Provide Solar Electricity to Farmers Updated On Mon, Nov 26th, 2018 by Saurenergy The scheme was launched last year in Ralegan Siddhi in Ahmednagar and Kolambi in Yawatmal to provide solar-generated electricity to farmers during the day. Post the success of Chief Minister’s Agricultural Solar Feeder Scheme in Maharashtra’s two places, the state government now plans to extend the scheme to the rest of the state. The scheme […] Read more
Solar-Tectic Gets Patent for CZTS Thin Film Tandem Solar Cell Updated On Sat, Nov 24th, 2018 by Saurenergy The patent, US 10,062,792 titled “Method of Making a CZTS/Silicon Thin-Film Tandem Solar Cell,” is for high efficiency and cost effective earth abundant non-toxic solar cells, with the potential to surpass current dominant silicon wafer solar panel efficiencies as well as those of the commercially available thin-film solar cell technologies such as CIGS, CdTe, and […] Read more
