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 report finds the wind industry is entering a new era of accelerated growth driven …
Despite facing infrastructural bottlenecks, SHPs (small hydroelectric power) stand second only to wind power in terms of contribution to renewable energy in India and hold immense potential for makers to cash in on the growth. All that it needs is the right policy push.
The Indian wind power segement recorded its highest ever capacity addition in 2010-11. A total of 2,350 MW capacity was added during the year (accounting for about 16 per cent of the total capacity addition in the power sector and 74 per cent in the renewable segment) compared to the …
Wind energy, if improperly sited, can impact wildlife through direct mortality and habitat loss and fragmentation, in contrast to its environmental benefits in the areas of greenhouse gas, air quality, and water quality. Fortunately, risks to wildlife from wind energy may be alleviated through proper siting and mitigation offsets. Here …
China, the world’s biggest market for wind power, is bracing for a sharp slowdown in wind turbine installations this year, a move that will spark a “bloodbath” among wind turbine producers, industry executives say. The slowdown has already claimed its first victim, as Germany’s Repower told the Financial Times that …
Sri Lanka's wind power generator, Senok has placed an order for 10 units of wind turbine generators from the Wind turbine manufacturer Suzlon Energy Ltd. to provide 21 MW of wind power capacity, Suzlon said in a press release today. Suzlon Energy, based in Pune, India, has won a repeat …
GE will invest $50 million in its maiden project in renewable energy in India with Greenko Group, a green energy developer. GE Energy Financial Services and Greenko will take up the development of wind energy projects up to 500 MW. Greenko has committed $65 million for the venture. It has …
REpower, in which Suzlon Energy Ltd holds nearly 95 per cent stake, has concluded a contract with La Campagnie du Vent, GDF SUEZ group, to supply 23 wind turbines. The wind turbines are to be installed in two wind farm projects in the French Burgundy region. The wind farms will …
This paper deals with two methods of obtaining 50Hz sinusoidal voltage waveform of constant amplitude same as the amplitude of grid voltage from a variable amplitude variable frequency sinusoidal voltage waveform so that a variable speed wind turbine generator can be joined to grid.
Wind power plants are most productive when nothing blocks their access to the wind. But turbines often take wind away from each other. Repowering and the allocation of new priority sites are aggravating the problems the most.
Ministry intends to revise guidelines for installation of wind turbine models in India. The underlying objective of this exercise is to reinvigorate wind power development in the country by creating a facilitative environment that promote healthy business, ensures safety standards and spur technological growth.
Anil Ambani-owned Reliance Power is all set to commission the country's largest gas-based 2,400 MW power project at Samalkot in Andhra Pradesh ahead of schedule with the arrival of all the six gas turbines from the U.S. paving way for the project to be commissioned by December this year. When …
Goldwind Science and Technology Co. said Monday that it will build a $200 million wind farm in Illinois. "As the largest and most competitive market in the world, the United States is a key component of Goldwind's international growth," Goldwind Chairman and CEO Wu Gang said. "Goldwind has generated a …
GUWAHATI, Sept 16 – As of today, slightly more than fifty per cent of the overall construction of the 2000-MW Lower Subansiri Hydroelectric Power Project (LSHEP) is complete. The dam of the project is roughly about 33 per cent complete, while 95 per cent construction of its head race tunnel …
Indian wind turbine maker Suzlon Energy could begin exporting Chinese-assembled turbines to third countries as early as next year, the chairman of the company said on Thursday. With the company expecting about a 40-percent increase in global revenue this fiscal year, Suzlon is also seeking a Chinese joint-venture partner to …
Indian wind turbine maker Suzlon Energy Ltd. is planning to partner with Chinese utilities to help them invest in wind-power projects abroad, Chairman Tulsi Tanti said Wednesday. Wind turbines stand at the Suzlon Energy wind farm in Satara, India. Suzlon already has mandates from Chinese state-owned utilities to look for …
The All Assam Students’ Union (AASU) today said that it would resort to a more intense stir if the State Government tried to facilitate the transportation of the turbine-laden barges to Gerukamukh, the site of the Lower Subansiri hydel project. As of now, the barges are stationed at Jogighopa in …
REpower, a subsidiary of wind turbine maker Suzlon Energy, has received a contract to deliver turbines for seven wind farms. “REpower Systems SE has concluded contracts with seven communities in Northern Friesland (Germany) to deliver 47 turbines,” the company informed the Bombay Stock Exchange today. Northern Friesland is the stronghold …
The CAG report has revealed that the Rajghat Thermal Power Station and the Gas Turbine Power Station operated without any environment clearance for 20 years before receiving the consent to operate from the Delhi Pollution Control Committee. The plants also violated several other norms on air, noise and water pollution …
Suzlon Energy, Asia's third-largest maker of wind turbines, plans to develop a A$1.3 billion ($1.4 billion) wind farm in South Australia, according to the state government. The 600-megawatt project would produce enough electricity to power more than 200,000 homes a year, Mike Rann, premier of the Australian state, said on …
Wind power company Suzlon Energy is planning a $1.3-billion project in South Australia to power 225,000 homes a year. According to an ABC report today, Suzlon Energy Australia said the $1.3-billion wind farm will be built 20 km South-West of Ardrossan, a small town on the East Coast of the …
