Reply filed by the Director, Environment-cum-Special Secretary, Forest, Environment and Climate Change Department, Odisha and Member Secretary, Odisha Coastal Zone Management Authority, May 1, 2025. NGT, had registered suo motu in response to the news item in the Hindu, May 4, 2024 titled "Swell waves likely to strike coastal areas …
New Zealand scientists are planning to drill a geothermal borehole 4 km or more deep by 2014 to test the feasibility of extracting super hot geothermal fluids to generate electricity, said a statement released by GNS Science recently. Researchers from the state-run geothermal and nuclear sciences institute, GNS Science, reckon …
Close to 80 percent of the world‘s energy supply could be met by renewables by mid-century if backed by the right enabling public policies says this new report by Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. Close to 80 percent of the world‘s energy supply could be met by renewables by mid-century …
Secure, reliable, affordable and clean energy supplies are fundamental to economic and social stability and development. Energy and environmental decision-makers are faced with major challenges that require action now in order to ensure a more sustainable future. More efficient use of, and cleaner primary energy sources can help to achieve …
Inc has not given up on its goal of making renewable energy cheaper than coal for consumers but it is not predicting victory soon, its director of green business operations said. "We are still moving forward," said Rick Needham, in an interview at the company's office in Washington. "I think …
As renewable energy technologies move to the forefront, the energy sphere in the 21st century is set for a major overhaul. Worldwide, studies predict that solar and wind energy will address more than 60% of the future energy needs. Countries, including India, are taking concrete steps to ensure a stable …
The clean energy race is on. The investment and finance data presented in this report show that countries are jockeying for a leadership position in this growing and increasingly competitive sector. Countries with clear, consistent and constructive clean energy policies are powering investment forward. The clean energy race is on. …
Await govt policy, want state help on technology, exploration. With the government readying a policy on geothermal energy, private companies in the country are betting high on one of the cleanest sources of power. Currently, geothermal electricity generation is there in 24 countries and the worldwide installed capacity is 10,715 …
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. The company, which has operational assets of 3,000 …
Germany's policies prove that renewable sources of energy are a viable option. IN September 2010, the German Federal Environment Agency announced that by 2050 the country would be in a position to meet all of its electricity requirements from renewable energy sources as opposed to the present 16 per cent. …
Ground source heat pumps have been a success among corporates both in India and abroad. Yet, lack of technical know-how and public awareness is holding back this highly efficient system from rapid growth.
MUMBAI: Energy and environment solutions provider Thermax has bagged the contract for setting up the country's first-ever geothermal power plant in Maharashtra. A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the Maharashtra Energy Development Authority (MEDA) and Thermax is likely to be signed shortly in this regard.
Alstom and Bouygues, through their subsidiaries Bouygues Immobilier and ETDE, on Thursday announced the setting up of a joint venture under the name EMBIX to develop and provide energy management services for eco-districts. The initiative opens a new chapter in the fruitful partnership begun by Bouygues and Alstom in 2006, …
Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah on Monday underscored the need for better utilization of non conventional resources of energy available in the State stressing on replacement of installations run on conventional energy by the new and renewable energy resources wherever possible. "This would shift the pressure on hydro electric power supply …
The author highlights the eternal dilemma between energy and coal-powered growth and environment. In view of the continued dependence of the Indian economy on coal-based energy in the years to come, it has serious implications for the environment. The importance of using Clean Coal Technologies including reneawables, amongst other measures, …
The author, who heads one of the oldest and premier institute/university of India, has given a very detailed round-up of the energy and environment issues. The impacts of various forms of energy on growth, pollution and global warming have been brought out. The measures that need to be taken and …
This, the 22nd edition of the World Energy Council's Survey of Energy Resources (SER), is the latest in a long series of reviews of the status of the world
Dotted with active volcanoes, Central America is seeking to tap its unique geography to produce green energy and cut dependence on oil imports as demand for electricity outstrips supply. Sitting above shifting tectonic plates in the Pacific basin known to cause earthquakes and volcanic eruptions, the region has huge potential …
A global clamour for cuts in emissions, growing investor appetite for energy sector projects and sound government policies could help Africa make strides in green energy generation in the next few years. Some governments, like Kenya, plan to raise the amount of energy generated from renewable sources like wind and …
