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 …
A public sector company of the Philippines is setting up the biggest wind power project in Southeast Asia, claims the country's energy secretary Vincent Perez. The first commercial operation of the 40-megawatt power project in the Ilocos Norte province is expected to start by 2004. Philippines National Oil Corporation, the …
SEVERAL offshore wind energy projects to be soon implemented in the UK have been criticised by the country's ministry of defence (MOD) on the grounds that the turbines would affect the functioning of radar systems and get in the way of low flying jets. The MOD has already scrapped one …
plans for massive development of wind power have been recently introduced by the German government. The plans will help the country to implement its nuclear phase-out policy. All nuclear plants in Germany are set to close in 2021. "The plans are a cornerstone of Germany's changing energy production system
tamil nadu was once a dream state for those wishing to run a wind energy project in India. Not any more. Earlier, a set of economic incentives and quick processing of projects ensured private parties came in droves to invest in the wind energy projects. The initiative taken in yester …
Karnataka has set an ambitious target of creating a capacity of 1,850 megawatt (mw) by 2006. An increase of 1805.4 from the 44.6 mw as on March 31, 2001. But Karnataka's Renewable Energy Development Limited (KREDL) seems bent upon making it difficult for itself to achieve the target. The wheeling …
vast windswept desert lands of Rajasthan make an ideal location for setting up wind power generation projects. The state government woke up to the fact in 1999 and came out with its new policy for the wind energy sector, opening the sector to private participation. The move is beginning to …
Salient features of the wind energy policy introduced in 1999 l The policy was officially notified in March 1999 and remains operational up to March 31, 2004 l Rajasthan will build a 100 mw capacity by 2003 l The sector is open to private participation l Independent power projects can …
Japan will give a loan of us $138.45 million to Costa Rica to build a hydroelectric power plant. The foreign ministers of both the countries recently signed an agreement to this effect. The 25-year loan with an annual interest rate of 2.2 per cent will be used for constructing a …
global installed wind power capacity will increase by 39 per cent in 2001, according to the World Market Update 2000 prepared by btm Consult, a Danish wind industry consultancy. The update further states that wind power capacity in 2002 is expected to increase by 10 per cent, 16 per cent …
italy is gearing up to face environmental challenges. "Environmental issues would be incorporated in all aspects of policymaking,' said Willer Bordon, the country's environment minister. Emphasising on global warming, Bordon said that in 1998, around 35,000 Italians died as a result of infectious diseases linked to global warming. He said …
Twenty-five windmills, each 1.1 metre in width, have been installed on a Tokyo building, situated on the banks of river Sumida. These windmills also have solar panels attached on them and are, therefore, capable of generating solar power as well. To date, this is the largest concentration of small windmills …
india has the fifth largest wind power installed capacity in the world. Rajasthan has one of the world's largest solar energy potential. However, the long overdue renewable energy policy is still to see the light of day. In an effort to boost the use of renewable energy, the Associated Chambers …
in a report entitled "North Sea Offshore Wind-A European Powerhouse', the German Wind Energy Institute has highlighted the wind power potential of five countries
the wind energy generation in the United Kingdom is expected to be severely hit by a new legislation. Under the New Electricity Trading Arrangements ( neta ), electricity supply should be accurately predicted at least three and a half hours before its delivery. Because the supply of wind energy cannot …
The first commercial marine vessel to be powered by solar and wind energy was launched at Jervis Bay, Australia recently. The craft is scheduled to begin cruise operations in the Sydney harbour area throughout the Sydney 2000 Olympic Green Games. An earlier prototype has demonstrated, reasonably well, the speed, versatility …
water is scarce in Mauritania, one of the countries in Africa which is worst-hit by drought and desertification. Even in areas where water is available, overgrazing by livestock has led to an acute water scarcity. In a bid to provide water to its people, the government of Mauritania has set …
a study conducted by the Coimbatore-based psg Science and Technology Entrepreneurial Park ( psgstep ) has said that the projected Ninth Five Year Plan target of 1,000 mw wind energy would fall short by around 600 mw, largely due to withdrawal of tax benefits by the government. It suggests the …
A plan to build 26 windmills in Maasoey, in the northern Norwegian county of Finnmark, has been approved, giving the go-ahead for the construction of the country's biggest windmill park, reported the Reuters news agency. The Norwegian Water Resources and Energy Directorate (NVE) also said it would grant the developer, …
solar and wind power projects will prove to be profitable if governments and oil companies get behind them, speakers told a Greenpeace business conference recently. "To get such a different system to work, it is going to take tremendous levels of investment, major policy changes and a willingness to change,' …
