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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Challenges and prospects for wind energy to attain 20% grid penetration by 2020 in India
<p>With wind energy being the most realistic large-scale renewable energy source in the near future, we examine the target for wind energy penetration in India for 2020.
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Dont just stand there, do something!
Bhutan Power corporation (BPC) will soon study the possibility of installing wind turbines inside the hollow of rocket shaped transmission towers that would dot the hillsides.
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Suzlon Energy bags new order from Nalco
Suzlon Energy Ltd, global wind turbine manufacturer, has secured a new order from National Aluminium Company Ltd (Nalco) to set up, operate and maintain 50.4 MW of wind energy project in Andhra Pradesh.
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Ideas pour in for green initiative
From making slippers out of plastic water bottles to setting up small wind turbines to run computers in remote village schools, the Take Care Take Charge (TCTC) campaign has galvanized citizens across the country to devise effective green ideas that can power sustainable living. Responding to the call for green ideas as part of Times of India-Garnier
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Bhel in talks to source Tech for higher-rating nuclear plants
Cos Include Areva, Alstom, Toshiba, General Electric and Siemens State-run Bharat Heavy Electricals (Bhel) is in talks with Areva, Alstom, Toshiba, General Electric and Siemens to source technology for manufacturing higher rating nuclear sets of 1,000 mw and above. Bhel chairman and managing director BP Rao said the move was strategic as the country was heading towards high-capacity nuclear powe
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Enabling environment and policy principles for replicable technology transfer: lessons from wind energy in India
<p>This article examines cross-border technology transfer between Indian and Danish/German firms in the wind energy industry between 1990 and 2005.
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Wind turbines in small packages
By virtue of their size, wind farms are unsuitable for cities where space shrunk by the hour. But, there's hope by way of innovations such as IMPLUS, which could well be the next best alternative in providing
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The next big step
Touted as the latest technology to have gripped the wind energy sector, floating offshore wind turbines appear to be a possibility that the world would be looking towards, in terms of alternative energy.
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Tarbela fourth extension project: Generation capacity to increase to 4,800MW
The total generation capacity of the Tarbela Hydropower Station will go up to 4,828 megawatt after the installation of 1,350MW units as part of 4th extension project. This was stated by Water and Power Development Authority Chairman Shakil Durrani during his visit to the project. The Tarbela Dam project general manager, project director and other officers concerned were also present during t
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Glitch in Tripuras power dream
Agartala, May 20: Tripura