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
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RRB Energy aims to make 3mw wind electric generators
Chennai RRB Energy (RRBEL), one of the key players in wind power sector, is planning to develop and manufacture wind electric generators (WEGs) of 3 mw capacity. It is likely to sign an agreement with a German company for technology and development support within the next two months. "We have had discussions with the consultant for helping us with this exercise.
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Tehri hamlet to feed grid wind power
Although it is hard for the hill State to exploit its wind energy resources given its geographical terrain, Uttarakhand is soon going to have its first wind power project in Bachelikhal, a small Tehri hamlet. If all goes as planned, the concerned agency will begin work on this ambitious wind renewable energy project by September. The procedure for land acquisition and allotment for the proje
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Guj sold surplus power to 12 states
Gandhinagar: The state has sold 2,220 million units of power to other states during the last two years, the government told the assembly on Monday. In two different replies, the government said that the state was enjoying a surplus as far as power production was concerned.
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KPTCL to set up two sub-stations to harness wind energy
Faced with demands for better evacuation of wind energy, the Karnataka Power Transmission Corporation Limited (KPTCL) has agreed to set up two 400 KV sub-stations in the State.
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MTNL plans to set up wind power plant in Maharashtra
As part of its diversification, state-run telecom player Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd (MTNL) plans to set up a wind power plant in Maharashtra. The company will soon appoint a consultant for carrying out a feasibility report over its proposed power plant. A senior official from MTNL confirmed the development and said the consultant would work out all the details with regard to setting up of
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Cheaper by the dozen
<p>Attaracted by the country's great potential and new policies, a number of turbine manufacturers-old and new-are enlivening the Indian wind market.</p>
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Bird-friendly wind power
<p>A study commissioned by the German government aims to show how wind power will affect red kites, white-tailed eagles, and Montagu's harriers in the future. Even not mowing the grass around tower bases would help, ornithologists say.</p>
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Tata Power mulls wind energy foray abroad
MumbaiTwo years after it dropped plans to set up wind power capacities in the US and Europe, the R18,854-crore (FY 2010 revenues) Tata Power is again eyeing the US, Spain, Portugal and Germany for a wind energy foray, its first outside India.
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Wind power projects push land costs sky high
Helped by state government concessions, Tamil Nadu is all set to expand its wind forms and become the country's premier wind energy centre.
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Bleak future
THE FUTURE of the windmill industry in Britain appears bleak now that Taylor Woodrow, the proprietor of the Wind Energy Group (WEG), plans to withdraw. Woodrow, one of the leading players in this