Following the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy’s (MNRE) recent subsidy increase for residential rooftop solar, the government has introduced a dedicated scheme called ‘Pradhanmantri Suryodaya Yojana’ to install rooftop solar on 10 million households.Prior to this announcement, the ministry had raised subsidies for residential rooftop solar to Rs...
Terra-Gen and Mortenson have announced the activation of the Edwards & Sanborn Solar + Energy Storage project, the largest solar-plus-storage project in the United States. Mortenson served as engineering, procurement, and construction contractor for the project. The project is a true renewable energy behemoth, spanning 4,600 acres, comprised of 1.9...
In my experience, people who are interested in renewable energy also tend to enjoy nature. Many of us like birdwatching and spotting creatures in their natural habitat but there’s one place wildlife doesn’t belong: near our solar panels.The biggest problem? Bird droppings - Birds and other animals are attracted...
In a major sustainable energy initiative, Ayodhya is set to become Uttar Pradesh’s first designated ‘solar city’. The city is installing a 40 MW solar photovoltaic (PV) power plant, with the first 15 MW commissioned across two sites in Rampur and Sarairasi. Italian company Fimer has supplied advanced 5...
Asserting that the Ram temple ceremony in Ayodhya strengthened his resolve to have rooftop solar systems at people's houses, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday announced the launch of a scheme under which one crore homes will have this power source.''I have taken my first decision after returning from...
Sunsure Energy, one of India’s leading renewable energy producers, has signed Power Purchase Agreements (PPA) with Pune headquartered, KSB Limited, one of the leading pumps and valves manufacturers in India to supply nearly one crore units of green power annually for the next 25 years. Sunsure will set up...
Scale Microgrids has inked a definitive agreement with Gutami to acquire 500 MW of distributed solar and storage projects across multiple states including California and New York. Scale and Gutami have executed an expansion agreement following their existing 100 MW partnership in New York.Gutami will develop 500 MW of...
Spain-based solar developer-operator Solarpack said on Thursday that it has signed a 25-year power purchase agreement (PPA) to funnel the output from its 410-MW Gorbea solar farm in India.Under the terms, Solar Energy Corporation of India Ltd (SECI), a company of the Indian ministry of new and renewable energy,...
AmpIn Energy Transition has signed a 25-year power purchase agreement with the Maharashtra Metro Rail Corporation Limited for setting up a 6 MW solar project for its Nagpur Metro Rail project. This is AmpIn’s third solar project for a metro rail, after completing similar ventures for Kochi Metro and...