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 high-level international body headed by the former UN secretary general Kofi Annan has urged the west to help Africa finance a new $20bn (£13bn) fund to provide low-cost solar panels for the two thirds of the continent’s population that lacks access to energy. The annual Africa Progress report says …
With the Indian Railways being a significant consumer of resources, especially energy, identifying cost-effective options and realising an energy system with minimal environmental impacts is essential. The Vision 2020 document of the Indian Railways states that a key target is to use at least 10% of its energy requirement from …
Renewable energy's share of how much electricity is produced in Australia fell in 2014, but the number of businesses connecting to solar power is booming, according to the peak body for the clean energy industry. The fall in the share of renewables was the first since 2008. A day after …
DHAKA : More than 3.5 million Solar Home Systems have been installed in the country’s rural areas under Rural Electrification and Renewable Energy Development Project, reports UNB. The Rural Electrification and Renewable Energy Development II (RERED II) Project is providing electricity to rural and remote areas through renewable energy sources. …
In an innovative move to overcome the resistance of locals for land acquisition and harness the state's solar energy potential to the optimum, Maharashtra's new renewable energy policy has paved the way for installation of solar panels on irrigation canals. The move will also reduce evaporation of water from the …
NEW DELHI: Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu today called for concerted efforts across the world to address the issue of climate change. "The umbrella issue of climate change is far more important because it encompasses all aspects of environment and the world as a whole must take steps to address it," …
The Delhi division of the Northern Railway on Wednesday rolled out a non-AC coach lit by solar panels installed on its roof. Officials said this is the first time across railways that a solar photovoltaic system for power requirements of light and fan in a broad gauge coach has been …
Maharashtra cabinet today approved the composite policy on renewable energy, in which it has set a target of achieving 14,400 MW of installed capacity in a period of five years and attracting an investment of Rs one lakh crore. "Maharashtra cabinet approved new and renewable energy policy worth Rs 4,156.43 …
For the first time since 1938, the world’s largest oil companies are preparing to invest in Mexico. The last time they were there, things ended badly: President Lázaro Cárdenas seized their assets, created state-owned oil monopoly Petróleos Mexicanos – or Pemex – and sent foreign competitors packing. Now, 77 years …
Solar power prospects got brighter in Uttar Pradesh. To meet the demand for electricity supply, the state government has decided to incentivize private production of solar power on rooftops of industrial, commercial and residential buildings. The new system, notified by the UP Electricity Regulatory Commission in March, allows consumers producing …
Rupert Wingfield-Hayes reports as Solar Impulse 2 makes an unscheduled landing in Japan Solar Impulse, the zero-fuel aeroplane, has landed in Japan after being forced to abort a Pacific crossing due to deteriorating weather ahead of it. The aircraft, which set off from China on Saturday (GMT), had hoped to …
They want large countries to spend an average of 0.02 per cent of gross domestic product a year for the next decade to encourage the technical breakthroughs needed to make renewable electricity cheaper than coal by 2025. The UK is prepared to support the group’s “Global Apollo Programme” if enough …
Chinese solar modules manufacturers who have moved a part of their production facilities to neighbouring countries may face fresh anti-dumping investigations from the European Union. Following an application by SolarWorld, the European Commission announced last week that it has initiated anti-dumping investigations into solar PV modules imported into the EU …
This paper presents viability study of integrated renewable power system for telecommunication applications. Rapid depletion of fossil fuel resources necessitated research on alternative energy sources. A wind solar integrated system is a reliable alternative energy source because it uses solar energy combined with wind energy to create a stand-alone power …
DHAKA : More than 3.5 million Solar Home Systems have been installed in the country’s rural areas under Rural Electrification and Renewable Energy Development Project, reports UNB. The Rural Electrification and Renewable Energy Development II (RERED II) Project is providing electricity to rural and remote areas through renewable energy sources. …
A major barrier to deploying renewable energy in India is a shortage of debt at attractive terms. Domestic debt in India has high cost, short tenor, and variable interest rates, adding 30% to the cost of renewable energy. Currently foreign debt is as expensive as domestic debt because it requires …
A Path to Prosperity: Renewable Energy for Islands presents a compilation of case studies from small island developing states (SIDS) and development partners. These demonstrate real-life project viability, highlight innovative solutions and showcase successful partnerships, which together are advancing the deployment of renewable energy in SIDS. This second edition – …
The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation on Thursday invited tenders for two 'green' electrical receiving substations in the city to cater to the energy needs of the upcoming Noida-Greater Noida Metro corridor. To be built at sectors 83 and 153, the two substations will have a series of eco-friendly features, like …
To provide 24x7 uninterrupted power from renewable energy sources, experts from the UK and IITs are now working together to create a new model which combines the best of solar power, biomass energy and hydrogen. The first-of-its-kind UK-India experimental Bio-CPV project on development and integration of biomass and concentrating photovoltaic …
Edinburgh Council has confirmed plans to install community-owned solar panels on 25 public buildings across the city. The initiative, in partnership with the Edinburgh Community Solar Co-operative (ECSC), is reported to be the largest community-owned urban renewables project in the UK. Buildings that are chosen to participate - such as …
