Cygni Energy’s Solar Tech is Lighting Up Homes in Rural India Updated On Thu, Jan 17th, 2019 by Saurenergy Out of the 44,854 total installations planned, 30,828 have been completed so far. Solar-Direct Current (DC) Inverterless Technology, pioneered by Cygni Energy Private Limited, a startup that was incubated by the Rural Technology Business Incubator (RTBI) of IIT-Madras, is lighting up homes in remote parts of the country which are beyond the reach of electricity […] Read more
New California Law Protecting Solar Customers Updated On Tue, Jan 15th, 2019 by Saurenergy California homeowners who have or are going to invest in Solar will now enjoy new rights under a new law championed by Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez (D-San Diego) that went into effect on January 1, 2019. The intent of the bill, Assembly Bill 1070, is to protect consumers looking to invest in solar power while discouraging unethical […] Read more
Duke Energy’s Hamilton Solar Power Plant opens in Florida, providing more carbon-free energy for Sunshine State customers Updated On Wed, Jan 9th, 2019 by Saurenergy Duke Energy today announced the completion and operation of its new 74.9-megawatt (MW) Hamilton Solar Power Plant in Jasper, Fla. The plant’s carbon-free power is enough to energize more than 20,000 homes at peak production. Across Duke Energy’s Florida service territory, the company’s 1.8 million customers — and the environment — are now benefiting from approximately 300,000 solar […] Read more
Clearway Energy Signs PPA for 75 MW Hawaiian Solar Projects Updated On Fri, Jan 4th, 2019 by Saurenergy Apart from these two projects, Clearway Solar also has three other projects in development which will be completed in 2019. Clearway Energy Group which has its headquarters in San Francisco has signed a power purchase agreement with utility Hawaiian Electric Company for solar projects of a combined 75 MW capacity. The two projects comprise of […] Read more
Canadian Solar to Provide EPC Services for Australian Solar Farm Updated On Fri, Jan 4th, 2019 by Saurenergy The solar plant will be built on approximately 1,000 acres of grazing, crop and irrigated lands near Finley, New South Wales, Australia. Canadian Solar has recently announced that it will be partnering with Signal Energy to provide engineering, procurement and constructions (EPC) services and supply solar modules for ESCO Pacific’s 175MWp Solar Farm in Australia. […] Read more
ReNew Power Selects GE for 300 MW Gadhsisa Wind Farm Updated On Fri, Dec 21st, 2018 by Saurenergy The wind farm with a proposed installed capacity of 300 MW will be GE Renewable Energy’s largest full turnkey project in India, the statement said. US wind turbines major GE Renewable Energy has been selected by India’s ReNew Power to procure 120 GE 2.5-132 turbines for Gadhsisa Wind Farm in Gujarat, according to a statement […] Read more
Madurai Cooperative Bank Invites Bids for Solar Rooftop System Updated On Wed, Dec 19th, 2018 by Saurenergy The tender document requires that the bidder should have supplied a minimum 1 system of the capacity of 5 KWp and above. The Madurai District Central Cooperative Bank Limited has invited bids for the construction of a 25 KW solar rooftop system at their head office in Madurai. The scope of work, as prescribed in […] Read more
Solar Industry in UK Facing Challenges Updated On Wed, Dec 19th, 2018 by Saurenergy Environmentalists and big energy firms had urged the government to not stop the export tariff for solar panels but to no avail. In a setback to the United Kingdom’s solar industry, the government has said that houses which will get solar panels in the future will have to give away the surplus power they generate […] Read more
California Becomes 1st State to Mandate Solar for All New Homes Updated On Fri, Dec 7th, 2018 by Saurenergy The unanimous action finalizes a previous vote by the Energy Commission and fulfills a decade-old goal to make the state reliant on cleaner energy. California became the first state in the nation to require homes built in 2020 and later be solar powered, following a vote by the Building Standards Commission. The unanimous action finalizes […] Read more
