Students design camping tent that uses solar energy to meet the electricity needs of the homeless Updated On Tue, Apr 18th, 2017 by Saurenergy The installation of miniaturised solar technology in a mobile tent is the project being pursued by 12 Latino students at the San Fernando Magnet school in Los Angeles County, for which they received a $10,000 grant from the Lemelson InveTeam organisation at the MIT School of Engineering. A group of Hispanic students living in California […] Read more
Solar panel installation to power BRTS is now a debatable issue between PMC’s road and electricity departments: Report Updated On Mon, Mar 20th, 2017 by Saurenergy PMC’s road department wants to put in place a solar panel system on three routes for saving energy, while the electricity department is not sure about the idea. Solar panel installation to power the Bus Rapid Transit System (BRTS) has reportedly become a debatable subject between Pune Municipal Corporation’s (PMC) road and electricity department. According […] Read more
MPs Asked to Contribute Through Their MPLADS Fund for Solar Electrification of Villages Updated On Mon, Feb 20th, 2017 by Saurenergy The Atal Jyoti Yojna provides for 75 per cent of cost of solar street lighting through the ministry’s budget and the balance 25 per cent is to be provided from MPLADS funds, Panchayat and Urban Local Bodies’ funds. All Members of Parliament have been asked to contribute through their MPLADS fund towards providing solar powered […] Read more
Piyush Goyal dedicates World’s Largest LED Street Lighting Programme to the Nation Updated On Tue, Jan 10th, 2017 by Saurenergy 2 lakh Street Lights replaced in the South Delhi Municipal Corporation Area; Rs. 135 crores to be saved in next 7 years Union Minister of Power, Coal, New & Renewable Energy and Mines, Piyush Goyal on Monday dedicated the LED based Street Lighting National Programme (SLNP) to the Nation. It is the World’s Largest Street […] Read more
BRR Renewable Energy selected as consultant for 27MW solar power systems in Nagpur Updated On Tue, Jan 3rd, 2017 by Saurenergy Nagpur Municipal Corporation appoints BRR Renewable Energy Consultant as project management consultant for 27MW solar plant. The standing committee of the Nagpur Municipal Corporation has approved the proposal to appoint city-based BRR Renewable Energy Consultant as project management consultant to install solar power generation systems with a capacity of 27MW under the central government’s solar […] Read more
156 Households Connected to Solar Power Grid in Pench Buffer Zone Updated On Thu, Dec 29th, 2016 by Saurenergy Residents at Pench Tiger Reserve buffer gets connected with Solar Power Grid Over 156 households have been connected to the Solar Power Grid in Ghatpendhri in the buffer zone of Pench Tiger Reserve (PTR) in Maharashtra. It is the first village in the buffer zone of any tiger reserve in the country to get a […] Read more
France inaugurates world’s first solar highway Updated On Fri, Dec 23rd, 2016 by Saurenergy France has inaugurated the world’s first “solar highway”, a road paved with solar panels providing enough energy to power the street lights of the small Normandy town of Tourouvre. The one-kilometre (half-mile) “Wattway” covered with 2800 square metres (30000 square feet) of resin-coated solar panels was hooked up to the local power grid as environment […] Read more
Off-grid solar panels lights up three remote villages in Jashpur Updated On Wed, Nov 9th, 2016 by Saurenergy The use of off-grid solar panels have facilitated in bringing electricity to three remote villages in Jashpur district. This has helped in provide electricity to the residents who could not get power connections since Independence. More than 100 houses and streets in three villages of Dhawaipath, Kuraag and Karanpur and its two hamlets were illuminated […] Read more
The Impact of Semiconductors in Solar Power Conversion industry Updated On Tue, Sep 6th, 2016 by Saurenergy Solar Energy, amongst all non-conventional or renewable energy sources, still remains relatively easier to harness, store and use. While the usage of solar energy dates back to quite a few decades, powering space crafts and satellites, it has now reached a stage where even a backpacker uses it to charge his mobile phone while on […] Read more
