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 …
Roof top solar panels to be encouraged on the lines of Germany The Union Government has drawn up plans to facilitate the setting up of 26 solar power plants at 26 locations in the country and increase the installed power generation capacity by 20,000 mw, said Tarun Kapoor, Joint Secretary, …
Enfinity Philippines Renewable Resources Inc, a subsidiary of Enfinity NV, had appointed India's leading solar EPC Sterling and Wilson to set up a 28.6 MW solar photovoltaic power plant in the Philippines. "Enfinity Philippines Renewable Resources Inc... Has appointed... Sterling and Wilson to set up their 28.6 MW solar photovoltaic …
Lamps provided by a Guardian-reader supported fund are brightening prospects for teachers as well as pupils in country where 90% of people live off-grid Young Kennedy is astonished. His face lights up in the single room in the straw-thatched house. So does the book he is reading with his friend, …
Solar power promises to change the way electricity is generated in the country, and it has an impact on the real estate sector as well. With the Prime Minister Narendra Modi raising the target of solar electricity generation from 20,000MW to 100,000MW by 2022 at a cost of $100 billion, …
If the climate change debate wasn't polarised enough, another divide has opened up: the attitudes of men versus those of women. Climate Institute research published on Monday confirms Australian men are more likely than women to believe climate change is not happening, and to prefer nuclear and coal as energy …
The ACT government has closed off its premium rooftop solar scheme, forcing people who are yet to hook up to the grid to do so by the end of next year or miss out. The generous scheme pays people as much as 50 cents a kilowatt hour for the energy …
It looks like consumers are happy with Mescom's green initiatve. Mescom's scheme of 'Produce solar power, earn money' is attracting more customers in Kudla. While two customers have already signed up for net metering power purchase agreement with Mescom, a green energy promoter in the city is gearing up to …
India’s seven horses of energy’ electricity sector transformation is gathering pace, with far-reaching ramifications for renewable energy development and the structural decline of seaborne thermal coal, according to a new report released by the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA) and Indian energy analysis firm, Equitorials. The report …
In order to reduce the dependence on fossil fuel based generation, it is essential to explore all possible alternative sources of generation. Under these circumstances, the generation based on renewable energy resources as well as adopting energy efficiency measures to fulfil the electricity requirement shall play a significant role in …
CHENNAI: Telangana has successfully negotiated low-cost solar power deals with companies that are ready to sell power at Rs 5.15 to Rs 5.88 per unit from up units they set up in the state. Tamil Nadu, by comparison, has signed 25-year agreements with several companies, including the Adani Group, which …
Union Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has indicated that its subsidy or central financial assistance (CFA) for solar rooftop projects will be provided only to projects under four categories, and industrial and commercial categories will be excluded from this programme. CFA of 15 per cent of the benchmark …
Mimicking the structure of a butterfly's wings could boost the output of solar panels by almost 50%, researchers from the University of Exeter have claimed. The team, led by Professor Tapas Mallick, studied the Cabbage White butterfly which is known to take flight before other butterflies on cloudy days, thanks …
Israel set a goal in October of installing 340 megawatts of solar power. Developers are still waiting for the government to provide the details they need to move forward. “Development has been a hard grind,” said Jon Cohen, chief executive officer of Arava Power Co. “Everything has gone slow and …
Customers who have been complaining about delay in getting net meters for their roof-top solar plants need not run around as the Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation (Tangedco) has simplified its procedures obtain them. The existing procedure involves interacting with officials at several levels to get the net meters. …
Govt 'considering' enhancing the target of 100 Gw of solar power; draft report leaves door open for international scrutiny of parliamentary procedures In a draft report prepared for the UN, the government has hedged its bets on achieving the 100 gigawatt (Gw) solar power target by 2022. It has not …
"It's a whole new way of thinking about solar energy," says startup CEO about using transparent solar cells on buildings and electronics. In fact, no reputable urban architect today would design such a workspace without treated windows to reduce the sun's glare and heat. But what if the window coating …
China is set to begin the construction of what is expected to be the world's largest solar thermal power plant. The Delingha plant, which will cover 25km of land in the Gobi desert, is slated to have a 200 MW capacity - enough to supply one million homes with electricity. …
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has provided solar-powered energy for five rural communities in Bwari Area Council in the FCT. The benefitting communities include Tokulo, Zhiko, Sunape, Youpe and Goipe. The gesture came under the "Expanding Access to Off-Grid Renewable Energy (Solar and Biomass) Based Sustainable Energy for All," …
Delhi Metro said on Tuesday that it has installed nine new solar power generation facilities on the Badarpur-Faridabad section for partial fulfilment of energy requirements. The power generated by these solar plants, with a generation capacity of 1,660.4 kWp, will be used for lighting and other auxiliary requirements of the …
Tariffs quoted for 2,000 MW of grid-connected solar power sought by Telangana have averaged below R6 per unit in an indication that these continue to decline. Tariffs quoted for 2,000 MW of grid-connected solar power sought by Telangana have averaged below R6 per unit in an indication that these continue …
