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 …
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 …
Wind power is constantly emerging as a preferred source of energy the world over. Fast forward by another couple of decades and wind power is predicted to meet 10 per cent of the world's electricity requirements even if consumption increases by double the current rate. Pollution free and never likely …
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, …
It has always been exciting to anticipate what the future scenario with regard to energy will be. There are already some indications of what is to come in the solar roofs of Japan and Germany, in the wind farms of Spain. Most importantly, it is reflected in the widely varying …
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,' …
The Sri Lankan ministry of irrigation and power has decided to explore the possibility of harnessing wind potential to meet the country's growing demand for power. According to the minister for power, Anuruddha Ratwatte, a feasibility study would soon be conducted and would cover the whole island to assess the …
tapping the potential of wind power is no longer difficult or expensive. Technology to harness this natural force is not only improving, but more nations are finding this alternative source of p ower more desirable because it is locally available, cheap to produce and does not dirty the environment. It …
To attract private investment in the wind energy sector in 1993, the government announced a package of fiscal incentives. This included 100 per cent accelerated depreciation on the capital investment in the first year of operation; 35 per cent concessional duty on import of complete wind electricity generator; duty exemption …
In 1891, an innovative teacher called Poul la Cour of Denmark discovered that the traditional clapboard-sailed windmill, used to grind, corn could produce electricity, too. For many years, his discovery helped in lighting his high school and village houses. During both the world wars, dozens of crude wind turbines based …
The wind energy sector in India has problems aplenty. There are complaints of wind energy development not yielding proper returns to investors, grid failure and transmission losses, inappropriate sites and machinery and, last but not the least, corruption. At the same time, Western nations, particularly Germany, Spain and Denmark, have …
Worldwide wind energy capacity has reached 10,000 megawatt (mw), a record and another demonstration that wind is the fastest-growing of all renewable energy sources. Propelled by supportive new government policies
Gujarat has wind farms with a total installed capacity of 170 mw, mostly in the private sector, along the coast of Saurashtra and Kutch. It has the second highest number of wind energy generators (WEGs) in the country, though the installation count is one-fourth of that in Tamil Nadu. Tax …
Wind energy developers in Andhra Pradesh also seem to be taking a breather after the rush of activity in the early 1990s. "The establishment of new farms has been short of expectations,' says M Venkateswarulu of the Wind Developers' Association of Andhra Pradesh. With an installed capacity of 61.79 megawatt …
India relies heavily on coal-based thermal and hydel power plants for electricity generation, and on wood and crop residues for household energy needs in rural areas. All these are associated with environmental problems, including land degradation, water and air pollution, and depletion of biomass and soil capacity. There is a …
sometime in April 1999, worldwide wind energy capacity would have touched a record 10,000 megawatts (mw). This is another demonstration that the wind energy sector is growing fastest among all renewable energy sources. The landmark figure for wind energy use was announced at a meeting of the executive committee of …
Wind Energy Group (WEG), a UK- based company has developed a new wind turbine to cater to the demand for medium-scale three-blade wind turbines. The turbine, MS4-600 has a 41-metre diameter rotor that operates downwind of the tower and can self-align with the wind. The blades are very flexible to …
China installed its first commercial wind farm near the city of Shantou. The 24-mega-watt wind farm was put up by Dutch and Chinese developers. It is the largest commercial wind farm in Asia that has not been subsidised. The plant represents 25 per cent of the nations total wind capacity …
What is the responsibility of AQMD? How is it funded? AQMD sets air quality standards and ensures compliance. It also funds research and development and markets appropriate technologies. It issues permits and fines errant industries. We get our finances from issuing permits and the emission fees we receive. There are …
