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 European Green Capital of the year, Bristol, has opened its first-ever community-owned solar farm. The 1.8MW Moorhouse Solar Farm will deliver 1,780 MWh of renewable electricity into the grid each year – enough to power around 430 homes each year – and save 850 tonnes of CO2 a year. …
To encourage consumption of clean and renewable energy in the national capital, Delhi’s AAP government is planning to promote the usage of energy from such sources and will urge citizens to install “net meters” at their residence places and business enterprises. A senior government official said the government wants to …
Britain’s antiquated electricity grid is stopping renewable energy projects connecting to the system, threatening the country’s prospects for a low-carbon future, the solar power industry’s trade body has warned. Parts of the grid are closed to new connections and further shutdowns are likely, the Solar Trade Association (STA) said. It …
Apple has pledged to create enough energy through renewable sources to power its global operations. Now it’s setting a far more ambitious goal to do the same for its manufacturing supply chain. Apple says it generates renewable energy – from solar, wind, biogas, fuel cells, geothermal and small hydropower plants …
Nuclear power generation in Japan will cost 10.3 yen per kilowatt hour or more by 2030, the cheapest among various power sources, according to a government report. Offshore wind is estimated to be the most expensive among clean energy sources, costing 30.3 yen to 34.7 yen by 2030. That compares …
Solar energy will now be used to treat wastewater at a treatment facility in South Australia, after phase one of Australia’s first floating solar plant was launched recently in Jamestown, South Australia, where it will begin supplying power to the wastewater facility owned by Northern Areas Council.australia floating solar The …
Chief minister Akhilesh Yadav on Thursday inaugurated three solar power plants of 10 MW each in Lalitpur. Out of this, one is situated in village Mehroni Khurd and 2 in village Amarpur. Akhilesh said that solar power was the need of the hour and solution to the demand of electricity …
A deal to end the lengthy stand-off over Australia’s renewable energy target has hit a dramatic late hitch after Labor accused the Coalition of trying to include the burning of wood waste as a renewable energy source. The federal government and the opposition have held on-off talks for several months …
WELLINGTON, May 8 (Xinhua) -- The final stages of a massive solar power project aimed at making the Cook Islands more energy independent have almost been completed, New Zealand Foreign Minister Murray McCully said on Friday. McCully is to lead a New Zealand Parliament delegation to the Cook Islands next …
Egypt has long been a pioneer in renewable energy; unlike other countries in the region, exploration of the potential of Egypt’s vast renewable energy resources started more than a hundred years ago. Construction of the world’s first thermal solar power station began in 1912 at Maadi, in the south of …
The county government has finalised plans to produce solar energy to lower power costs and attract investors. The Governor Martin Wambora, speaking yesterday in his office, said 100 acres have been identified at Muminji for the project. Wambora said a Chinese company is exploring possibility of establishing a toothpick making …
Buoyed By Study, Discom Invites Bids For Panels By incentivizing rooftop solar generation, Tata Power Delhi aims to produce 400 MW of solar electricity in the next three years. On Wednesday , the discom held a workshop which unveiled the results of a US study commissioned by the power utility. …
The need for the African continent to fully exploit the renewable energy sources for power generation as once again hit the front burner, as the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO), declared that energy insecurity is a key challenge to growth and development in Africa. The group in …
Germany can switch its power supply to rely mostly on renewables while keeping consumer bills little changed because wind and solar plants are producing electricity at ever-lower cost, a study showed. Agora Energiewende expects the fee Germans pay to finance renewable subsidies to drop by as much as 4 euro …
LALPUR (HOSHIARPUR): India's first satellite controlled Single Axis Tracking East West Tilt Technology based solar power plant has come up at village Lalpur of District Hoshiarpur. This solar power plant has been constructed by a Mumbai based company Aditya Medisales with an investment of Rs 35 crore and it would …
The Bharathidasan University will soon sign pact with Bharath Heavy Electricals Limited, Bangalore, for setting up solar energy park on its main premises, said its Vice-Chancellor V.M. Muthukumar. He told The Hindu here on Tuesday that it had earmarked five acres of land for placing solar panels to produce 1 …
In Kenya, where less than a quarter of the 45-million population has access to electricity, a solar lamp project is helping rural communities save money on expensive and harmful fuel while reducing carbon emissions. The Use Solar, Save Lives initiative was set up in 2004 by Evans Wadongo, 29, an …
Federal cabinet is set to agree to a compromise deal on the renewable energy target on Thursday, paving the way for a bipartisan agreement to break the investment drought caused by a year-long political deadlock. But long months of political haggling and the reduced quantity of renewable energy required under …
The United States must redirect spending from wasteful solar power tax credits and prepare the electricity grid for large-scale solar energy use if the industry is to play a significant role in lowering carbon emissions, a report led by MIT researchers said on Tuesday. Current tax incentives aimed at encouraging …
Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Tuesday inaugurated the country's first solar power plant, the latest fruit of increasingly close cooperation with China and a step towards an electoral promise to end crippling power cuts. The solar park in Punjab province produces 100 MW of power, which will be increased …
