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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Renewable Energy: Converting Electricity to ‘Clean’ Methane
Microbes that convert electricity into methane gas could become an important source of renewable energy, according to scientists from Stanford and Pennsylvania State universities. Researchers at both campuses
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Nation’s biggest solar plant gets going in Ludhiana
Chandigarh: The largest industrial solar plant of the country today became operational in Ludhiana. It will perform twin functions of generating solar power and disposing of large quantity of waste water
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Scotland opens first marine energy park
Climate Change Minister Greg Barker will today cut the ribbon on Scotland's first designated zone for the development of marine energy, delivering a major boost to the fledgling sector. Barker will
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Solar photovoltaic installations in India cross 1 GW milestone
Solar photovoltaic installations in India have crossed the 1,000 MW or 1 gigawatt (GW) mark, data made available by the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, show. As at the end of June, India had grid
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Energiewende
“THE quieter the evening, the more you hear it,” says Wilfried Bockholt, mayor of Niebüll in North Friesland. He mimics the sound of a 55-metre-long rotor whirling round a windmill’s mast. He is a driving
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BHEL Commissions Karnataka's largest solar power plant
The Electronics Division of Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd has commissioned the 5-MW eco-friendly grid connected solar power plant at Shivanasamudram near Mandya in Karnataka. This is the largest solar PV power plant executed by BHEL for Karnataka Power Corporation Ltd (KPCL), the company said in a release here today. BHEL will also operate and maintain the solar power plant for three years, it said.
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Renewable electricity generation up 33% in 2011
Electricity generated from renewable sources in the UK increased by 33% in 2011 compared to the previous year, while energy production fell by a record 13.2%. A report by the Department of Energy &
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TN awaits policy on offshore wind energy
The Tamil Nadu government is expecting a central policy, which would give a boost to offshore wind energy projects. The state is also looking at various sources for renewable energy. Sudeep Jain, chairman,
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BHEL commissions solar power plant in Karnataka
Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) on Wednesday said it has commissioned a 5 MW Solar Power Plant in Karnataka. "Located at Shivanasamudram near Mandya in Karnataka, the plant has been set up by
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Renewable energy: Onshore wind subsidy to be cut by 10%
The subsidy for onshore wind energy generation is to be cut by 10%, the government has announced. The Treasury is thought to have favoured a larger cut of up to 25%. It is one of a number of cuts