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 …
When Elon Musk, the chief executive of Tesla, took to the stage in California in April to launch a solar battery for the home, the audience hollered and whooped at every detail. On the other side of the Atlantic, a more modest, quieter challenger plans to take on the US …
Satellite images captured by NASA show that China has tripled the size of its solar power plant in the Gobi Desert since 2012. It's another indication that China, pushed by the United Nations, is looking to become a global leader when it comes to solar power after decades of notorious …
Solar Impulse 2, which is attempting to fly between Japan and Hawaii powered only by the sun's energy, has broken a world record for the longest non-stop solo flight. The plane is expected to land in Hawaii by 4 July, shattered the solo-flight record threshold of 76 hours while crossing …
Sunny weather and a recent surge in solar panel installations means that solar power could provide a record 15% of the UK’s electricity on Friday afternoon. Torrid heat tends to slightly reduce solar panels’ generating capacities, and with fresher conditions forecast across much of the UK, the amount of solar …
Tamil Nadu’s ambitious plan to tap solar energy to narrow the power deficit in will get a boost with the government set to finalise deals assuring 1,000 MW solar energy by the end of this month. Addressing an international conference and Exposition on Renewable Energy 2015, organised by the Confederation …
MNRE has rolled out a scheme plans to set up 25 solar parks, each with a capacity of 500 MW and above; thereby targeting around 20000 MW of solar power installed capacity. These solar parks will be set up within in a span of 5 years commencing from 2014-15 and …
Scientists in Switzerland announced a clean-energy breakthrough on Wednesday; a cheaper, solar technology that splits water molecules to create clean-burning hydrogen fuel. The solar panel design will make it cheaper to produce hydrogen, but a simple version won't be available for average citizens for at least 10 years, scientists said. …
Scientists in Switzerland announced a clean-energy breakthrough on Wednesday; a cheaper, solar technology that splits water molecules to create clean-burning hydrogen fuel. The solar panel design will make it cheaper to produce hydrogen, but a simple version won't be available for average citizens for at least 10 years, scientists said. …
The Water Resources Department will soon open up select stretches of irrigation channels in the State for installation of canal-top solar panels to generate power. The move follows the success of a pilot project to generate one megawatt (MW) of power by installing solar panels atop the Almatti Right Bank …
Farmers in Amritsar district have shown lukewarm interest in the state government's recently-introduced scheme of installing solar power plants in their fields. Huge investments and poor awareness seem to be stalling the scheme meant to bring the peasants out of the wheat-paddy circle. For installing 1MW solar power plant a …
Cook up a storm, albeit with cleaner, greener energy. That's the message that will soon reverberate through the streets of Gokul, Haro Belavadi, Tadasinakoppa, Navalur and Gamanagatti villages in Dharwad district. Some organizations working with alternative sources of energy are planning to launch projects on fuel efficiency in these villages …
Wind energy major Suzlon Energy Ltd is planning to add 11,000 megawatts (MW) of wind and 4,000 MW of solar to the country’s renewal power generation capacity in next five years. After offloading its German subsidiary to reduce debt and release cash, wind energy major Suzlon Energy Ltd is planning …
China's sustainable energy competitiveness was ranked first among 21 major countries, overtaking the United States and European countries, said a report published Sunday. The report, issued by Zhejiang University Environment and Energy Policy Center and published at the Eco Forum Global in Guiyang, Guizhou Province, southwest China, evaluated 19 of …
Solar energy will be used to power bus stops in areas where there is no direct access to electricity, the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has announced. As many as 400 new stops are being planned in the next phase, a significant portion of which will be air-conditioned. However, the …
For decades now, the public sector has been straddling nearly all facets of commercial activities. Except solar power. The government on Wednesday moved to correct this by paving the way for birth of a star player in its stable for the sunrise sector, underlining PM Narendra Modi's emphasis on green …
JAISALMER: Adani Power has started searching for land for setting up 2000 megawatt solar power project. Senior officials of the company had recently come to Jaisalmer. Sources confirmed that Adani Power will set up its solar project in Jaisalmer. A few days ago, senior officer of the company had come …
Cars powered by solar energy will feature in the UK’s first ever 100% electric motor car race this weekend. Organisers predict that 60,000 people will watch the tenth and final race in the first Formula E championship in London’s Battersea Park. Alejandro Agag, FIA Formula E’s chief executive, believes the …
CHENNAI: Japan-headquartered telecommunications and Internet major SoftBank, Indian business conglomerate Bharti Enterprises and Taiwan-based design and manufacturing services provider Foxconn have come together with plans to form a joint venture, SBG Cleantech ,to promote the adoption of clean and safe energy in India. SBG Cleantech will be a harbinger of …
JAIPUR: Gujarat, which remained the undisputed leader in solar energy generation till recently in the country, has finally been left behind by its close rival Rajasthan, and given the number of projects in the pipeline, the desert state is likely to retain the honour for quite some time to come. …
With its falling cost and availability throughout the year, solar is emerging as a competitor to wind energy, a top Tamil Nadu government official said today. In his address to the 3-day 4th International Wind Conference and Exhibition here, Rajesh Lakhoni, Principal Secretary, Energy, Government of Tamil Nadu said that …
