Largest Floating Solar Farm Reflects China’s Clean Energy Ambitions Updated On Mon, Jun 12th, 2017 by Saurenergy China’s clean energy ambitions were being reflected in the launch of the world’s largest floating solar farm. The 40-megawatt power plant has 160,000 panels resting on a lake that emerged after the collapse of a coal mine in central Anhui province. As the United States was withdrawing from the Paris climate pact, China’s clean energy […] Read more
Eastern Railway to Adopt Solar Power to Reduce Dependence on Non Renewable Energy Updated On Sat, Jun 10th, 2017 by Saurenergy Eastern Railway has identified a potential of generating 10.17 MWp of solar power and reduce its dependence on non renewable energy. Eastern Railway has embarked on a mission to harness solar power, a renewable source of energy in perpetuity and thus reduce its dependence on non renewable energy sources. In step, it has identified a […] Read more
Indian Navy to Setup 19 MW Solar Power by 2018 Updated On Thu, Jun 8th, 2017 by Saurenergy Indian Navy has pledged 1.5 percent of its works budget to renewable energy generation, and contribute towards national mission of achieving 100 GW solar power by 2022. To achieve the national mission of 100 GW solar power installations by 2022, the Indian Navy will be adding up 19 MW of solar PV by 2018, in […] Read more
Solar Irrigating: Farmers not only selling excess power but also saving ground water Updated On Mon, Jun 5th, 2017 by Saurenergy Solar Pump Irrigators’ Cooperative Enterprise (SPICE), which began operating in May 2016, not only made a switch from diesel to solar pumps but also adopted net metering – selling excess power to the local electricity utility. Phodabhai Parmar, a 72-year-old farmer, sits on a charpai sipping tea as solar panels gleam in the fields behind […] Read more
Minara Masjid, the first shrine in Mumbai that tapped solar power cuts power bill by half Updated On Mon, Jun 5th, 2017 by Saurenergy After installing 15KW solar panel on its roof in February this year, Minara Masjid has managed to save lakhs of rupees on its electricity bill in last four months. The Minara Masjid located at Mohammad Ali Road is gussied up in green light in the holy month of Ramzan. It may look like arduous task […] Read more
GST rate on solar panel indicates grid parity: Anurag Garg-VP, Schneider Updated On Mon, Jun 5th, 2017 by Saurenergy Five percent tax being levied comes as a big reprieve to the solar sector, as against the earlier classification of 18 percent said Anurag Garg, Vice President – Schneider Electric India. In lieu of the tax rate on solar panels being fixed at five percent under the forthcoming Goods and Services Tax (GST), industry players […] Read more
City of Tallahassee with Origis Energy breaks ground on a new 20 MW solar farm on the property of TLH Updated On Sat, Jun 3rd, 2017 by Saurenergy Once complete, the 120-acre solar farm will be capable of producing 37 million kilowatt hours (kWh) of electricity each year – enough to power 3,400 homes and businesses in the Sunshine State’s capital. This week, hundreds of community members gathered in an open field on Tallahassee International Airport (TLH) property to join leaders with the […] Read more
ADB and PNB sign $100 million loan to finance Solar Rooftop projects Updated On Fri, Jun 2nd, 2017 by Saurenergy PNB will use the ADB funds to make further loans to various developers and end users to install rooftop solar systems. The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Punjab National Bank (PNB) recently signed a $100 million loan to finance large solar rooftop systems on industrial and commercial buildings throughout India. The loan will be […] Read more
SunPower to Supply 64 Megawatts in First Round of French’s Tender Process for Rooftop Solar Projects Updated On Thu, Jun 1st, 2017 by Saurenergy In March this year, SunPower announced that it was the leading solar panel provider in the first round of France’s tender process for large-scale solar power project SunPower has announced that in the first round of France’s tender process for rooftop solar projects, the company will supply 64MW of its high efficiency SunPower E-Series solar […] Read more
