World Added More Solar than Fossil Fuel Power Generating Capacity in 2017: UN Report Updated On Fri, Apr 6th, 2018 by Saurenergy Solar power also attracted far more investment, at USD 160.8 billion, up 18 per cent, than any other technology. Solar energy dominated global investment in new power generation like never before in 2017, a UN report has said. The world installed a record 98 GW of new solar capacity, which is far more than the […] Read more
Solar Home Lighting System Powers Rural India Updated On Wed, Feb 21st, 2018 by Saurenergy With no energy costs and often simple installation, more and more people particularly in rural areas are putting their faith into the solar revolution and switching to harness energy from the sun by using solar home lighting systems. Recent advancements in the technology helped millions of households to use solar home lighting devices. The Solar […] Read more
China’s Largest Solar-Window Factory in Operation Updated On Fri, Dec 29th, 2017 by Saurenergy Domestically, solar-windows with a total capacity of generating 63 megawatts of electricity have been ordered for building a highway service station in Chengdu and an economic development zone in eastern China’s Anhui Province. A Chinese company has built the country’s largest factory for producing electricity-generating see-through glass, which can be used to turn a whole […] Read more
IIEST Lights Up Bulbs with Solar, Wind and Vegetable Waste Power Updated On Fri, Dec 15th, 2017 by Saurenergy The IIEST is also setting up another 800 kw capacity solar energy plant commissioned by the Centre for Excellence for Green Energy Systems of the institute. The Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology has commissioned the first smart micro grid project in the country which is capable of lighting up 32 lamps each OF […] Read more
NREL Develops Switchable Solar Window Updated On Tue, Nov 28th, 2017 by Saurenergy Demonstration device dynamically responds to sunlight by transforming from transparent to tinted while converting sunlight into electricity. Thermochromic windows capable of converting sunlight into electricity at a high efficiency have been developed by scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL). Relying on such advanced materials as perovskites and single-walled carbon […] Read more
Solar Power a Clear Leader, IEA Report Finds Updated On Fri, Nov 17th, 2017 by Saurenergy For the first time ever, there were more grid additions from solar power than another other type of fuel, the International Energy Agency said. IEA Executive Director Fatih Birol said that, by 2022, renewables in general will equal about half the global capacity for coal power and its solar energy in particular that’s leading the […] Read more
Europe’s First Blockchain Project to Stabilize the Power Grid Launches Updated On Sat, Nov 4th, 2017 by Saurenergy The blockchain solution was developed by IBM while sonnen provides the pool of home energy storage systems that form the network and are operated by sonnen e-Services. The intelligent management of the energy storage systems adapts individually to the respective situation in TenneT’s grid. The first pilot project in Europe using decentralized networked home energy […] Read more
Grid Management – Re-Balancing Power Generation Updated On Thu, Oct 26th, 2017 by Saurenergy Power sector in India has witnessed tremendous growth in its energy demand, generation capacity, transmission and distribution networks. Renewable energy generation in India has been steadily on rise. With 175GW target of clean energy, it became necessary to have a grid that was highly adaptive (in terms of supply and demand). A good electric supply […] Read more
Transparent Solar Cells Could Be Massive Power Source Updated On Tue, Oct 24th, 2017 by Saurenergy Highly transparent solar cells represent the wave of the future for new solar applications. Transparent solar materials applied to windows can harvest as much energy from invisible light waves as bigger, bulkier rooftop solar units, scientists say. Widespread use of such highly transparent solar applications, together with the rooftop units, could drastically reduce the use […] Read more
