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 Electronics Division of Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd has commissioned the 5-MW eco-friendly grid connected solar power plant at Shivanasamudram near Mandya in Karnataka. This is the largest solar PV power plant executed by BHEL for Karnataka Power Corporation Ltd (KPCL), the company said in a release here today. BHEL …
Electricity generated from renewable sources in the UK increased by 33% in 2011 compared to the previous year, while energy production fell by a record 13.2%. A report by the Department of Energy & Climate Change (DECC) said renewable sources accounted for 9.4% of total UK electricity in 2011, up …
Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) on Wednesday said it has commissioned a 5 MW Solar Power Plant in Karnataka. "Located at Shivanasamudram near Mandya in Karnataka, the plant has been set up by BHEL for Karnataka Power Corporation Limited (KPCL)," BHEL said in a statement. The company has set up …
The company will also operate and maintain the solar power plant for three years The Electronics Division of Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd has commissioned the 5-MW eco-friendly grid connected solar power plant at Shivanasamudram near Mandya in Karnataka. This is the largest solar PV power plant executed by Bhel for …
This article compares the land use in solar energy technologies with conventional energy sources. This has been done by introducing two parameters called land transformation and land occupation. It has been shown that the land area transformed by solar energy power generation is small compared to hydroelectric power generation, and …
UCLA researchers have developed a new transparent solar cell that is an advance toward giving windows in homes and other buildings the ability to generate electricity while still allowing people to see outside. Their study appears in the journal ACS Nano. The UCLA team describes a new kind of polymer …
The Rajasthan Government has adopted a new wind power policy to facilitate installation of wind energy plants of 3,000 MW capacity during the next three to four years and promote private investments in the sector through a slew of incentives and concessions. State Energy Minister Jitendra Singh said here on …
Baleswar (Nalbari), July 19: A char island can boast of an interrupted supply of electricity, something which few cities or towns in the mainland can do. Setting an eco-friendly example and not waiting for the Assam State Electricity Board to oblige, the residents of Baleswar have embraced solar power to …
The Government should come out with conducive policy measures to reduce the cost of solar power, while simultaneously promoting local solar panel producers. Reductions in solar power tariff were possible till recently because of the availability of cheap, imported solar panels. However, with the Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission (JNNSM) …
In an effort to provide non-stop supply of potable water to the residents, more than 2,000 tubewells will be operated through solar energy by the Uttarakhand Jal Sansthan Department if everything goes well according to the plan. The Department officials informed that the decision was taken following the erratic power …
A programme to have 10,000 off-grid solar homes in the State by the end of 2012-13 is expected to take off in a month. The project, pending clearance with the Union Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, is awaiting approval for release of money from the Central pool, said sources …
Roofs reflecting heat, trees equipped with solar panels, vertical farms and more. It is the vision of a sustainable city shared by some of the world’s biggest organizations. Maybe it’s time Delhi joins talks. Sustainia is a safe, prosperous and exciting destination. The quality of life is probably even better …
Need of alternate line between capital cities via Rajouri-Poonch stressed JAMMU: In order to meet the electricity requirement during winter months when generation from hydro projects comes down considerably, State Government has demanded one each Thermal and Solar Power Projects from the Union Government besides alternate transmission line between Jammu …
The Tamil Nadu Government will soon finalise a solar energy policy and announce subsidy to support roof top solar energy installations, according to Mr Sudeep Jain, Managing Director, Tamil Nadu Energy Development Agency. The policy being finalised will drive the establishment of over 3,000 MW of solar power generation capacity …
The move will help inculcate awareness among the public, Corporation officials feel For the first time, the Chennai Corporation is venturing to install roof top solar panels of different wattage atop school and hospital buildings. It has called for tenders for installing one five-kilo-watt and five one-kilo-watt power producing panels. …
The government has reportedly delayed a crucial decision on the level of subsidy for wind farms and other forms of renewable energy, after ministers failed to resolve a stand-off between the Chancellor George Osborne and senior Liberal Democrats. An announcement on the level of support renewable energy projects can expect …
Nalbari: There are no electric poles on the tiny island village of Baleswar in Assam’s Nalbari district of Assam. Even then, you can see people using fans and lights, charging their cell phones and even operating computers! All thanks to solar power. Setting an eco-friendly trend, the villagers of Baleswar, …
MSIPS will also provide incentives for relocation of units from abroad to woo foreign investors The Cabinet today approved the Modified Special Incentive Package Scheme under which the government will provide up to Rs 10,000 crore in benefits to the industry over the next five years for promoting production of …
In 2003, his swollen, hazy, sodium-coloured sun brooded over the vast volume of the Turbine Hall at Tate Modern. It was an artwork that fired the imaginations of 2 million visitors who played with, were provoked by and plunged themselves into the curious atmosphere of The Weather Project, with its …
ICAR has planned to fund 12 major projects on bio-energy The XII Five Year Plan will take into account two approaches – development of energy-efficient systems for non-conventional energy use in agriculture, and substitution of conventional or non-renewable energy sources with renewable energy sources, M.M. Pandey, Deputy Director General, Agricultural …
