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 …
Noida: In about two weeks, all traffic signals in the city will run on solar power. The decision was taken by Noida Authority and the district traffic police in a bid to minimize traffic snarls. At present, 38 of the total 79 signals are powered by solar energy. The matter …
Shimizu Corp, the largest contractor in Japan, has opened a building that emits the world’s least amount of CO2. The building is the new Shimizu headquarters located in Kyobashi, Tokyo. The state-of-the-art building emits only 38 kg/sq meter of CO2 per year, 62% less on average than ordinary buildings in …
30 per cent of cost to be availed of from Ministry of New and Renewable Energy Tiruchi Corporation’s main office on the Bharathidasan Salai in the city would soon be powered by solar energy. In a pilot project that seeks to promote alternative energy sources and to cut down on …
JODHPUR: Former chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission of India and former director of the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Anil Kakodkar has called solar energy the future source of energy looking at the ever-growing demand for energy. Kakodkar, member of the Solar Energy Research Advisory Council, was in Jodhpur on …
The arrival of solar power in meerwada last year has changed the lives of all living in the remote village Life in the remote village of Meerwada used to grind to a standstill as darkness descended. Workers downed tools, kids strained to see their schoolbooks under the faint glow of …
Rejecting the Centre's claim that states were to be blamed for the power crisis, Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav today said it was not right to blame Uttar Pradesh for the recent grid failure. "It is a matter of investigation...It is not right to blame Uttar Pradesh for grid failure," Akhilesh …
British High Commission-supported project aims to cut down on bill Tiruchi Corporation’s main office on the Bharathidasan Salai in the city would soon be powered by solar energy. In a pilot project that seeks to promote alternative energy sources and to cut down on its power bill, Tiruchi Corporation has …
New Delhi Cutting back on travelling, using renewable bio-fuels, thinking twice before firing up that laptop are among activities that can not just contribute to greening the planet but could get you also hefty discounts on trendy apparel and other major branded goods. Following international trends, stores in India are …
About 40 kilometres from Delhi, in the bustling real estate market of Noida-Greater Noida, lies the biggest irony that the renewable energy industry faces. Indosolar, the country’s largest manufacturer of solar photovoltaic cells, has set up a 400 megawatt unit. Its entrance is slick and ultra-modern, typifying the product it …
This study used ZIP code level data from the 2000 US Census to investigate the influence of local environmental, social, economic and political variables on the distribution of residential solar PV arrays across the United States. Current locations of residential solar PVs were documented using data from the National Renewable …
Solar markets are booming in the United States due to falling photovoltaic prices, strong consumer demand, and financial incentives from the federal government, states and utilities.
India’s substantial and sustained growth has placed enormous demand on the country’s natural resources. Today, India imports substantial quantities of gas, oil and coal in order to meet its growing energy demand. The government has realized the importance of exploring alternate sources of energy for addressing the demand-supply mismatch and …
As on 31st March, 1990 Renewable Energy Sources (RES) capacity was 18 MW and generation during the year 1989-90 was 6 MU. Initially the annual capacity addition was very slow, but from 2008 onwards the contribution from RES is considerable. As on 31st March, 2012 the RES capacity was 24503.45 …
Central Electricity Authority has come out with this monthly generation report from RES for the first time. Says that as on 31.03.2012, the percentage share of RES in total generation capacity was 12.26% which is expected to increase to 17.12% by 31.03.17. As on 31st March, 1990 Renewable Energy Sources …
The policy aims at achieving the following objectives: To promote generation and use of clean and green power in the State by harnessing solar energy; To put in place an appropriate investment climate which could stimulate private sector participation in development of solar power; To spread environmental awareness among the …
Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) has commissioned a 5-Mw grid-connected solar power plant at Shivasamudram near Mandya. This is the single largest solar photovoltaic (PV) power plant in Karnataka. The plant has been set up by BHEL for state-owned power producer, Karnataka Power Corporation Ltd (KPCL), at a cost of …
Solar power is emerging as a key renewable source of power in India as the government is pushing through policies to support its development, given its focus on preventing climate change by encouraging green power, and, at the same time, diversifying its energy mix. The Gujarat State Solar Policy and …
Chandigarh: The largest industrial solar plant of the country today became operational in Ludhiana. It will perform twin functions of generating solar power and disposing of large quantity of waste water by evaporating it. Revenue and Non-Conventional Energy Minister Bikram Singh Majithia said one lakh litres of effluent water would …
Solar photovoltaic installations in India have crossed the 1,000 MW or 1 gigawatt (GW) mark, data made available by the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, show. As at the end of June, India had grid interactive solar PV installed capacity of 1,030.66 MW. Most of the capacities have come …
