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
Grundfos Pumps launches solar pump ‘Smart Solarz’ for domestic use Updated On Thu, Jun 1st, 2017 by Saurenergy The Grundfos Smart Solarz solar pump also has intelligent features like protection against dry run and level controls Grundfos Pumps India Private Limited has announced the launch of ‘Smart Solarz’, a solar pump for domestic use. The company in a statement said this solar-powered, intelligent, environment-friendly and energy-efficient solar pump ‘Smart Solarz’ was conceptualized, designed […] Read more
Haryana govt. exempts solar devices from VAT to encourage manufacturing in the state Updated On Fri, May 19th, 2017 by Saurenergy Solar devices exempted from VAT includes solar lanterns, solar home systems, stand-alone street lighting systems, solar water heating systems, solar water pumping systems, solar cooker boxes and dish type, solar chargers or inverters and solar photovoltaic modules. The Haryana government has exempted solar devices, equipment or parts used in installation of solar power projects from […] Read more
West Bengal to set up 1,000MW solar-hydro power project: Report Updated On Tue, May 9th, 2017 by Saurenergy 10 years after the successful installation of Purulia Pumped Storage Project, Bengal is all set to take solar-hydro route for green power project West Bengal is reportedly gearing up to adopt solar to run generators that will pump water to a reservoir uphill in Purulia’s Ayodhya Hills during off peak hours. According to TOI 10 years after […] Read more
Solar Mounting Structures: Racking Matters Updated On Thu, Apr 27th, 2017 by Saurenergy Globally, solar installations have been growing at an impressive pace. A large share of growth has been contributed from India, and with 100GW of target by 2022 in its hand, India is on the verge of becoming the world’s biggest solar nation. Continuous reduction in the solar system prices with respect to higher grid rates […] Read more
Andhra Pradesh Solar Energy Policy Updated On Wed, Apr 26th, 2017 by Saurenergy Andhra Pradesh Solar Energy Policy Updates 2017 The state’s renewable purchase obligation (RPO) is set at 9 percent in April 2017 by the Andhra Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission (APERC) for the financial year FY2017- 2018. Out of the 9 percent, the 6 percent for the non-solar RPO excluding the large hydro. The RPOs up to […] Read more
Andhra Pradesh Farmers to Generate Power with Scheme Solar Farming Updated On Fri, Feb 24th, 2017 by Saurenergy State Energy Department will launch the scheme Solar Farming for farmers in Andhra Pradesh. Farmers in Andhra Pradesh will soon be producing electricity apart from growing crops. The State Energy Department is set to launch the scheme ‘Solar Farming‘, the first-of-its-kind in the country, under which existing pump sets will be replaced with energy- efficient […] Read more
India’s No.1 Solar PV Manufacturer Waaree Issues notice of Vishing Attempts, Alert Customers Updated On Sat, Feb 18th, 2017 by Saurenergy Waaree issued a notice on its official website stating that some individual/entities pretending to be the representative of WAAREE is offering jobs in USA or other places and collecting fee from the candidates issuing offer letter on the false letter head. India’s No.1 solar PV manufacturer WAAREE yet again proved its responsibility towards its customers […] Read more
Maharashtra to Take Joint Venture Route for Solar Energy Push Updated On Mon, Feb 6th, 2017 by Saurenergy Maharashtra State Power Generation Company Limited to Adopt Joint Venture Route for Installation of 2500MW Solar Energy in 3 years. Maharashtra State Power Generation Company Limited (MahaGenco) is looking at public-private partnership (PPP) and joint venture routes to undertake works for adding 2500MW grid-connected solar energy capacity in three years. The state power generation utility […] Read more
