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 …
GRAND Palladium Resort and Spa in Hanover is set to save over $80 million (roughly US$730,000) in energy costs per year with the recent installation of a solar photovoltaic (PV) power plant at the resort, renewable energy company Sofos Jamaica Ltd has announced. It was Sofos that installed the system, …
Hyderabad: While both the new state governments are stressing on renewable sources of energy to become energy sufficient, the solar panel industry in the erstwhile state has almost become non-existent. Even 10 per cent of licenses issued by the AP government (prior to the bifurcation) for manufacture of solar cells …
SolarCity, the fast-growing provider of rooftop solar electricity systems, is moving into the panel manufacturing business, acquiring a start-up and planning to build one of the world’s largest module factories in Buffalo, executives said on Tuesday. The move into manufacturing, a business that has proved deadly for many other upstart …
France is set to unveil a much-delayed energy transition bill on Wednesday that will avoid making tough choices on its dominant nuclear energy sector, instead focusing on measures to cut red tape currently stifling renewables and boost energy savings. Energy Minister Segolene Royal's flagship legislation will include a cap on …
As environmental groups gear up for their first "put solar on it" national campaign, an online platform made its debut Tuesday that allows people to nominate local buildings throughout the United States for rooftop solar panels. The new tool by Mosaic, a company that crowdsources funding for solar projects, allows …
Realtor inks pact with UK-based Aniron Solatricity and Azure Power India DLF has become the first real estate developer in the country to generate power by installing solar panels on top of its office buildings, a move similar to the experiment in Gujarat, where the state government has installed such …
Sindh government has allocated Rs 20 billion for entire energy sector in line with its goal to be self-sufficient in producing electricity to its citizens and would be an exporter of electricity to different provinces by 2018. The provincial government in its Annual Development Plan (ADP) has allocated Rs 13.5 …
Coal dominated world energy markets last year by supplying the biggest share of demand since 1970, making it the fastest growing fossil fuel, according to an annual review by BP Plc. Consumption grew 3 percent last year, driven by coal use in developing nations, according to a statement today from …
Nagaland minister for public health engineering department Noke Wangnao inaugurated an innovative water technology project — solar-powered water treatment unit — at Tsiesema village near Kohima on Friday. Nagaland is the first state in the country to set up the unique technology. Wangnao said three similar projects had been installed …
ALLAHABAD: A World Bank-funded project to make potable water available in the villages of ten districts in eastern UP, including Allahabad, was launched at Chanaini village in Karchana tehsil on Saturday. The 'Rural Drinking Water Supply and Sanitation Project' also aims to incorporate maintaining hygiene and cleanliness in the villages …
The Delhi Metro is set to become the first metro in the country to build and use roof top solar power plants at its stations. On Sunday, the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) inaugurated its first roof top solar plant at the Dwarka Sector 21 station. The plant will have …
The Haryana Government will implement an Energy Conservation Action Plan to promote energy conservation and implement demand side management by making the solar power generation mandatory in different categories of buildings or areas with a suitable enforcement mechanism. Haryana Chief Minister, Bhupinder Singh Hooda said that this will lead to …
The first solar module of the Delhi Metro's Roof Top Solar Power Plant was inaugurated today at the Dwarka Sector 21 Metro station. The plant, with a capacity of 500 KWP, is expected to start generation by the end of next month. With the beginning of power production next month, …
The Haryana Government has decided to implement an energy conservation action plan to promote energy conservation and implement the solar power generation mandatory in different categories of buildings or areas with a suitable enforcement mechanism. Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda said here today that this would lead to generation of …
Three high-level committees, private consultancy giving shape to it The Puducherry landscape might soon be dotted with solar-powered households, government buildings and public lighting under a plan to make this grid-lined former French enclave a ‘solar city.’ The ‘solar city’ initiative, spearheaded by the Renewable Energy Agency of Puducherry (REAP) …
The new regime at the Centre has delivered a clear-cut message to States in the area of renewable energy: see to it that projects are sanctioned and taken off in 30 days. Indicating this at the inauguration of the three-day-long Renergy 2014 here, Sudeep Jain, Chairman and Managing Director of …
Industry body looking at tieup with IPP body to raise issues with government The wind energy industry in the country would see an addition of around 3,000 Mw of capacity during the year compared to 2,100 Mw last year, according to the Indian Wind Turbine Manufacturers Association (IWTMA). The association …
City could follow Gujarat in rooftop solar power generation if a study being conducted by Tata Power finds it viable Residential colonies and commercial establishments could reduce the burden of their electricity bills if a study currently being carried out by Tata Power Delhi Distribution finds rooftop solar power generation …
Even though the new Narendra Modi-led government has strongly advocated the use of solar power, the solar thermal industry still awaits reimbursement of Rs.375 crore subsidy dues of the direct channel partners/manufacturers of solar water heaters pending since 2012. The members of the Solar Thermal Federation of India (STFI) said …
Lack of planning and absence of enabling guideline have made the target hard to achieve by 2015 For four years, the government is talking about generating 800MW power from renewable energy by 2015; butwith only a year and half left, less than a fourth of that target has been achieved. …
