Global wind report 2024
The global wind industry installed a record 117GW of new capacity in 2023, making it the best year ever for new wind energy, finds this year’s Global Wind Report from the Global Wind Energy Council. The
Renewable Energy
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Take green path: Trai to telcos
Amid growing concerns over global warming, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) has suggested that telecom operators should declare every six months carbon emissions from their network. As per the Trai recommendations on
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Windmills cant be displaced: Bombay high court
Windmills cannot be displaced as they are important for power generation, observed the Bombay high court while hearing a public interest litigation challenging installation of windmills in and around Koyna Wildlife Sanctuary. A division bench of justices Ranjana Desai and RJ Ketkar was hearing a PIL filed in September 2011 by Satara activist Nana Khamkar seeking preservation of the sanctuary, w
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Cabinet clears solar policy among other decisions
JAIPUR: The state cabinet on Wednesday took a number of decisons.
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Rajasthan plans 3,000 MW solar power in eight years
Solar Energy Policy 2011 is expected to give a major push; new 1,200 MW thermal power plant in Banswara The Rajasthan Cabinet on Wednesday cleared the State's Solar Energy Policy 2011, which is expected to give a major push to harnessing solar energy in the desert terrain.
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Google puts $168 m in Solar Project in California
CALIFORNIA Internet search major Google has invested $168 million to help complete the construction of one of the world's biggest solar energy power plants in the Mojave Desert region of the US. The plant will generate 392 mw energy when completed in 2013, sufficient to supply power to 85,000 homes a year.
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PLG signs pact for 40 MW solar power
Mumbai-based PLG Power has signed a power purchase agreement (PPA) with Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam Ltd for 40 MW of solar power. The cost per MW is estimated at Rs 15 crore, while the PPA agreement for 25 years pegs the unit cost (Kwh) at Rs 15 for the first 12 years and Rs 5 for the balance of tenure. PV projects The company will set up the PV projects in Patan district in northern Gujarat
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Google invests $168 m in solar energy project
California, April 12: Popular Internet engine Google has invested $168 million to help complete the construction of one of the world
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Bhutan renewable energy policy 2011
<p>The Renewable Energy Policy intends to provide the necessary direction for the promotion and development of Renewable Energy that not only contribute in meeting the current requirements but also shape future energy security options for Bhutan.</p>
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India, a key market for wind energy
Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) Chairman Klaus Rave on Thursday urged Indian IT firms to combine their engineering capability of renewable energy to create a smart grid so that they could be leaders in the field. Participating at the inaugural function of
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National Clean Energy Fund gets Cabinet nod
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs today approved the constitution of a National Clean Energy Fund (NCEF) along with guidelines and modalities for approval of projects to be eligible for financing under this fund. The fund was set up to serve as a separate non-lapsable corpus for funding green energy projects with the broader objective of cutting down India