The first master plan that I wrote 10 years ago is now in the final stages of completion. It wasn’t all that complicated and basically consisted of: Create a low volume car, which would necessarily be expensive Use that money to develop a medium volume car at a lower price Use that money to create […]
Solar Photovoltaic Arrives As a Mainstream Technology: A Look at the Game Changers
Solar power is finally maturing as a key energy source on the global stage. In addition to green targets, energy independence, and distributed energy, a crucial market accelerator has been the defining of the structure of feed-in tariff (FiT) for solar photovoltaic (PV)-generated power. Along with regulatory dynamics and incentives, this has lowered the levelised […]
SPI Energy Completes and Connects to Grid 2.4MW PV Plant in Japan
SPI Energy Co., Ltd. a global provider of photovoltaic solutions for business, residential, government and utility customers and investors, recently announced that its wholly owned Japanese subsidiary, SPI Solar Japan G.K. (“SPI Japan”) has completed the 2.4MW Nishiura power plant in Japan’s Ibaraki Prefecture and connected it to the grid. The distributed generation project was the […]
Ygrene Energy Fund Applauds the Obama Administration’s Support of PACE Financing and the Launch of the Clean Energy Savings for All Americans Initiative
The Obama Administration has expressed its unequivocal support for the expansion of Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) as a tool for assisting local communities in meeting their sustainability goals. With strong statements from the White House, the Department of Energy (DOE), and the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), the Administration laid out new […]
XBRL US Joins SunSpec Alliance to Develop Data Standards for Solar Industry
XBRL US announced recently that it is part of a SunSpec Alliance project team establishing the open Solar Data eXchangeo make it easier to aggregate and share solar data, thereby facilitating more efficient and cost-effective financing of distributed energy projects. The project is part of the U.S. Department of Energy SunShot Initiative’s Orange Button program that aims […]
RfS for setting up of 2 MW solar PV project at Thurputallu village, West Godavari, Andhra Pradesh
This is with reference to RfS document for Selection of developer for setting up of 2 MW solar PV project in Thurputallu village, West Godavari District, Andhra Pradesh has been uploaded on www.tcil-india-electronictender.com (Only viewed on Microsoft Internet explorer 10.x or above browser). The last date of the bid has been extended till 5:30 pm, […]
Postponement of Pre-bid meeting for 650 MW Solar PV Projects in Kadapa
This has reference to the RfS issued by SECI for 500 MW under Part-B and 150 MW under Part-A in Kadapa Solar Park, Andhra Pradesh (RfS No. – SECI/NSM/P-2/B-4/RfS/AP/062016/B and SECI/NSM/P-2/B-4/RfS/AP/072016/A). The pre-bid meeting for the same is postponed till further notice. Source: SECI
Uttarakhand Electricity Regulatory Commission
Petition No. 50 of 2015 And Petition No. 21 of 2016 In the matter of: Petition seeking carry forward of Renewable Purchase Obligation for FY 2014-15 amounting to 526.8 MU (Non-Solar) and 2.5 MU (Solar)…….. For more information please see above link:
Draft Guidelines for Setting up of Grid-connected Solar PV Power Projects by Government Organisations through Competitive Bidding for selection of EPC contractors: Comments can be sent to karndhar.sg@nic.in
“Guidelines for Setting up of Grid-conncted Solar PV Power Projects by Government Organisations through Competitive Bidding for selection of EPC contractors”…… For more information please see above link:
Jakson Group strengthens its Renewable Portfolio; by commissions Solar PV System on the roof of Railway coaches for the Indian Railways
Jakson Group, India’s most pre-eminent power solutions company, recently announced the successful commissioning of Solar PV System on 6 coaches of Diesel Electric Multiple Unit (DEMU) for North Western Railways, Jodhpur. Currently 12 solar panels of 300 Wp capacity are installed on each coach and it falls under the demonstration project, which would have a trial run […]