GHMC to install rooftop solar power plants on its office buildings Updated On Tue, Jun 21st, 2016 by Saurenergy The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) is reportedly gearing up to install grid-connected rooftop solar panels on its office buildings to reduce electricity bills. GHMC will invite Expression of Interest cum Request for Proposal for installation of solar panels reports TNIE. Recently a provisional survey was conducted on GHMC buildings revealing that there is a […] Read more
Ameresco completes 18.6 MW solar facility in Frederick, Maryland Updated On Sat, Jun 18th, 2016 by Saurenergy Ameresco has announced that it has completed 18.6 megawatt (MW) direct current (15.0 MW alternating current) solar facility located at the U.S. Army Garrison Fort Detrick Army installation in Frederick, Maryland. The large-scale solar project, now operational, is comprised of 59,994 solar panels installed across 67 acres of land throughout Area B at Fort Detrick. […] Read more
Average costs for electricity generated by solar and wind could decrease by 59% by 2025: IRENA Updated On Thu, Jun 16th, 2016 by Saurenergy International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) in its latest report revealed that average costs for electricity generated by solar and wind technologies could decrease by between 26 and 59 per cent by 2025. The report, The Power to Change: Solar and Wind Cost Reduction Potential to 2025, finds that with the right regulatory and policy frameworks in […] Read more
SunPower to construct a 7.75-megawatt solar power system at Toyota headquarters Updated On Wed, Jun 15th, 2016 by Saurenergy Toyota has announced that SunPower is designing and plans to construct a 7.75-megawatt solar power system at its North American headquarters in Plano, Texas The 7.75-megawatt solar power system is expected to generate 25 percent of the headquarters’ total electricity deman. The project will be comprised of three solar carport structures using high efficiency SunPower […] Read more
SolarMax Technology launches its first all-in-one, fully integrated energy storage system in US Updated On Tue, Jun 14th, 2016 by Saurenergy SolarMax Technology has launched its first integrated, all-in-one–FLEX energy storage system in the US market. The company in a statement said launch timing couldn’t be better, particularly in states with a high propensity for power blackouts. In California, for example, more than 500 outages occur statewide each year. Annual report data from the state’s Public Utilities Commission […] Read more
Sungevity Installs Sunpreme Bifacial PV Panels at University of California, Berkeley’s Jacobs Institute Updated On Tue, Jun 14th, 2016 by Saurenergy Sungevity has announced that it has Installed Sunpreme Bifacial PV Panels at Jacobs Hall in University of California, Berkeley’s Jacobs Institute. The new solar system with Sunpreme Bifacial PV panels will do more than just help the Institute control its electricity bills — it will provide environmental benefit of having PV solar installed and is […] Read more
Apple reportedly planning to sell solar power generated by its spaceship campus Updated On Sat, Jun 11th, 2016 by Saurenergy Cupertino giant Apple last year invested $850 million to build a brand new 1,300-acre solar farm in Monterey, California to power the company’s new office campus, retail stores and its other California operations. According to 9to5mac.com and Bloomberg the tech giant is now planning to sell excess solar power from the panels installed on its Apple Campus2. […] Read more
Perovskite Solar Cells reaches over 20% efficiency Updated On Fri, Jun 10th, 2016 by Saurenergy Researches at Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) are pushing the efficiency limits of perovskite solar cell by exploring the best way to grow these crystals. EPLF in a statement said researchers’ team headed by Michael Graetzel has found that, by briefly reducing the pressure while fabricating perovskite crystals, they were able to achieve the […] Read more
Daimler India augments solar power production capacity at its Chennai plant Updated On Sat, Jun 4th, 2016 by Saurenergy Daimler India Commercial Vehicles (DICV), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Daimler AG made additions to photovoltaic installations at its Oragadam Plant, near Chennai. With the addition of photovoltaic installation to the existing solar plant, the overall technical capacity has increased from 0.8 to 3.3 megawatts. The plant consists of over 10,000 solar panels. With this upgrade […] Read more
