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 …
This new report by GWEC, IWTMA and WISE examines the current status of wind power development in India, assesses the potential for future growth, and highlights the socio-economic, environmental and energy security benefits. India Wind Energy Outlook 2012 is a joint publication by GWEC, IWTMA and WISE. The report examines …
The fourth edition of the Global Wind Energy Outlook shows that wind power could supply up to 12% of global electricity by 2020, creating 1.4 million new jobs and reducing CO2 emissions by more than 1.5 billion tons per year, more than 5 times today’s level. By 2030, wind power …
Energy Minister John Hayes has attacked onshore wind farms, calling them a "terrible intrusion", and has ordered a new analysis of the case for wind farms and their effect on local communities. Talking to the Daily Mail and Daily Telegraph, Hayes claimed the UK is "peppered" by wind farms and …
There has been no change in the government's policy on renewable energy, the prime minister has said. It comes after a Tory energy minister sparked a coalition row by claiming the UK had "enough" onshore wind farms. John Hayes was slapped down by his Lib Dem boss Ed Davey after …
Renewable energy in India has grown at a fast pace in the past few years, led by Wind, but also having substantial contributions from Biomass, Small Hydro and, more recently, solar energy. Wind energy deployment is now more than a decade old in Tamil Nadu and other states in South …
This paper examines the development of the solar PV and wind industries across China, Germany, India, Japan, and the United States from 2001–2011. It takes a unique, comparative approach to track the policies and incentives put in place by these key competitors, documents the state of play in each market, …
More than two-thirds of people would rather have a wind turbine than a shale gas well near their home, according to a new opinion poll published on Tuesday. Asked to choose between having the two energy sources within two miles of their home, 67% of respondents favoured a turbine, compared …
U.S. wind power developers are installing record-high numbers of turbines in 2012 but that growth could weaken if a production tax credit expires at the end of this year, an industry group said. The U.S. wind industry in August for the first time surpassed 50,000 megawatts (MW) of generation capacity …
Kimi (Arunachal Pradesh), Oct. 15: There will soon be light at the end of the tunnel, literally. Engineers of North Eastern Electric Power Corporation (Neepco) Limited are just 3km away from breaking out through the mountains to complete construction of a 14.5-km-long tunnel for the Kameng hydroelectric project, nestled in …
Going tough for green energy co on global gloom, huge debt Can Tulsi Tanti salvage Suzlon Energy? Will he lose control over the world’s fifthlargest wind turbine maker, which he built from scratch? The company, which defaulted on a $209-million foreign currency convertible bond repayment on Thursday, has piled up …
More than 90 per cent investments in the wind power sector come from private sector which indicates that we have adequate capacity and desire to harness wind energy. however, we need a stable regulatory and policy framework and better incentive mechanisms to achieve the target of the 12th Plan period …
The potential of wind energy in solving the energy crisis is significant and the small wind turbines popularly known as SWTs are poised to go a long way in achieving energy empowerment for rural India. This article seeks to explain the mechanism behind the technology of SWTs.
Placing wind turbines off the East Coast could meet the entire demand for electricity from Florida to Maine, according to engineering experts at Stanford University. It would require 144,000 offshore turbines standing 270 feet tall — not one of which exists since proposals have stalled due to controversy and costs. …
REGIONAL leaders have agreed to cut tariffs on solar panels, wind turbine blades, solar hot water systems and other ''environmental goods'' in what has been hailed as a shift against protectionist sentiment after global financial turmoil. Meeting in the Russian port city of Vladivostok, the 21 leaders of the Asia-Pacific …
The NSW government has promised to triple the amount of energy generated by wind turbines and solar panels in NSW over the next eight years, at no extra cost to the public. Its draft "renewable energy action" plan, released this morning, confirms its existing commitment to a 20 per cent …
The Sindh government has signed a memorandum of understanding with a Czech Republic company, WIKOV Wind, for the generation of 50 megawatts of electricity at the so-called wind corridor in Gharo-Jhimpir in Thatta district. The MoU was signed by Sindh Board of Investment director general Mohammed Riazuddin and Czech Republic …
Amid intensifying competition in the power generation equipment business, the Rs 49,510 crore Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd (BHEL) plans to step up its share of high-value EPC (engineering, procurement, construction) jobs over the next five years against its mainstay BTG (boiler, turbine generator) orders in the power sector, which form …
“Consider monthly payment for wind energy supplied to grid” Tamil Nadu, which has the largest number of wind mills installed in the country, has seen a drop in installation of new wind turbines during April-June this year. According to the Indian Wind Power Association, just about 80 MW of wind …
The world's first integrated wind-powered electric vehicle (EV) charging station has been installed in Barcelona. The charging station combines vertical wind turbines with electric vehicle (EV) charging technology and provides clean energy to power electric vehicles. Urban Green Energy (UGE) supplied the wind turbines for the project, while GE incorporated …
Germany's plan to wean itself off nuclear power has suffered a submarine setback. Utility companies have had to delay construction of a 25,000 megawatt windfarm off the coast because of fears the noise may kill thousands of porpoises. E.ON and RWE are spending millions on developing technology to reduce the …
