Is Pollution in India Hindering Its Solar Energy Goals ? Updated On Sat, Jan 27th, 2018 by Saurenergy The two common scenario India and China are going through are an expansion of solar energy supply and the immense increase in PM 2.5 and other pollutants. India is aggressively trying to replace the conventional sources of energy and has set a tremendously huge capacity of 100 GW of solar energy to achieve till 2022. […] Read more
Budget 2018: Why Renewable Sector Needs Innovative Financing Updated On Fri, Jan 19th, 2018 by Saurenergy While most of the issues could be addressed with non-budgetary action, it would be sane for the budget 2018 to respond to these issues and to facilitate the smooth process of clean energy targets. The 2018 budget to be presented on 1 February will be the last full-year budget of this government. This budget comes […] Read more
Wall Mount Solar Panels: How Much Are They Feasible For Indian Climate? Updated On Thu, Jan 18th, 2018 by Saurenergy India is now aggressive in nurturing solar power and has set a target of 100 GW of solar power by 2022. After installing solar plants at utility scale and rooftops, recently New-York-based developer Quixotic Systems has set up a 37-kW generation unit on the wall side of Urban Health Plan’s Simpson Pavilion. The hospital’s restricted and […] Read more
IHS Markit: Global Solar Installations to Pass 100GW in 2018 Updated On Wed, Jan 17th, 2018 by Saurenergy Market analyst IHS Markit has issued its first forecast for 2018 installations. It expects the global market to surpass the 100 GW mark for the first time ever, hitting 108GW. IHS Markit is predicting another recording breaking year for solar in 2018, forecasting installations to hit 108 GW by the end of the year. The […] Read more
Solar Powered Car Market Volume Analysis, Size, Share and Key Trends 2017-2025 Updated On Mon, Jan 15th, 2018 by Saurenergy Solar powered cars are vehicles that are completely or partly powered by solar energy. Such cars contain photovoltaic cells which are part of solar panels that convert solar energy into electric energy and help to power the vehicle. Currently, solar power cars use this electricity in two ways- Electricity powers the vehicle to move and […] Read more
How India can Achieve Its Ambitious Renewable Energy Goals Updated On Fri, Jan 12th, 2018 by Saurenergy India is one of the countries in the world which is blessed with more than 300 days of sunshine in a year and is aggressive towards becoming a solar superpower. The country is currently in process to meet its renewable energy goals. In 2010, the country launched National Solar Mission and made an ambitious target […] Read more
A State Model for Development: Inclusion of Solar in Building Bye-Laws Updated On Thu, Jan 11th, 2018 by Saurenergy The inextricable connection between state policies and development is well defined. Make in India is known to have made a tremendous inroads in invigorating the manufacturing sector. The FDI inflows reached record high levels and GDP growth rate touched the 7.5% mark. In the past few months, metrics to quantify results of state policies reverberated […] Read more
UNIST Researchers Develop Highly Stable Perovskite Solar Cells Updated On Sat, Dec 30th, 2017 by Saurenergy A recent study, affiliated with UNIST has presented highly stable perovskite solar cells (PSCs), using edged-selectively fluorine (F) functionalized graphene nano-platelets (EFGnPs). This breakthrough has gotten much attention as it is made out of fluorine, a low-cost alternative to gold. This study has been jointly led by Professor Jin Young Kim in the School of […] Read more
Scientists Elevate Quantum Dot Solar Cell World Record Updated On Sat, Dec 30th, 2017 by Saurenergy Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) established a new world efficiency record for quantum dot solar cells, at 13.4 percent. Colloidal quantum dots are electronic materials and because of their astonishingly small size (typically 3-20 nanometers in dimension) they possess fascinating optical properties. Quantum dot solar cells emerged […] Read more