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 …
Mumbai: The Maharashtra government is all set to commission a 125 MW solar power project in Dhule district by the end of this year after it received the forest clearance a few weeks ago, sources here said. Touted as the world’s biggest solar power project, the facility at Sakhri in …
A meeting cabinet chaired by Chief Minister Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan endorsed new solar energy policy-2012 of the state. A promotion policy was implemented by Madhya Pradesh government in year 2006 to promote generation of power through non-conventional sources of energy. The policy expired in October 2011. The new policy …
Even as Japan begins cranking up its nuclear reactors again, Tokyo has launched a scheme it hopes will spark a green-energy revolution and put the country at the leading edge of renewables. New rules oblige utilities to buy all electricity produced from renewable sources, including solar, wind and geothermal power, …
Industry body calls for review of entire value chain of power An estimated 43,000 megawatts (MW) of thermal power projects have been impacted and 10 billion units of power lost due to shortage of 54 million tonnes of coal in India this year. Speaking at the National Electrical Summit 2012 …
Solar powered electronic products will now be available at retail stores across the country. These stores will sell varied products ranging from solar water heaters to solar powered calculators, caps with fans that run on solar power, solar power storing batteries and inverters. Bangalore-based Anu Solar pvt ltd, a leading …
A 22-year-old entrepreneur is bringing electricity to villages through a technology that produces and stores renewable energy on location, reports Peerzada Abrar. Twenty-two-year-old Yashraj Khaitan finds it difficult to explain to his parents what exactly he is doing in a remote village in Rajasthan. One year ago, as a fresh …
KOHIMA, July 5 (PTI) – In the face of erratic electricity supply in the State, the Nagaland government has planned to install solar power facility in most of the directorate building of various departments within this year. Although the Department of New and Renewable Energy (NRE) wanted to install solar …
Bosch Solar, a unit of German company Bosch, will soon electrify villages in India. The €788-million solar division of Bosch has implemented a micro-grid based solar power project of 5 kW at a village in Bihar, jointly with NGOs, and is working on more such rural electrification projects in Maharashtra …
Global renewable energy will increase by 40% as green power "comes of age", according to the International Energy Agency (IEA). In its first ever report on the market, the IEA has forecast "rapid growth" over the next five years with global power generation from hydropower, solar, wind and other renewable …
China will lead the world's renewable energy development, accounting for 40 percent of the growth from 2011 to 2017, according to a report published by the International Energy Agency on July 5. Of the 710 gigawatts of new global renewable electricity capacity expected, China will account for almost 40 percent, …
In a bid to encourage green technology, Bangladesh is set to unveil solar powered lights on one selected street and install solar powered traffic lights at intersections in the capital. The measures are still unusual for Bangladesh, where only 45 percent of its more than 150 million people have access …
India has announced plans for deep-sea mining to meet its future requirements of rare earth minerals such as titanium, platinum, manganese, copper, cobalt and nickel. These minerals are required for a variety of electronic goods such as lithium car batteries, solar panels, wind turbines, flat screen television, compact fluorescent light …
New Delhi India is considering various measures including extension of price preference to domestic suppliers to curb the use of imported equipment in national solar mission projects. The government is contemplating changes in the equipment sourcing policy ahead of the bidding for the second phase of the Jawaharlal Nehru National …
AHMEDABAD: Three public buildings in the city will use solar power to meet their daily energy needs by the end of the year. Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation will have its south zone office in Maninagar, Memco sports complex and west zone office in Usmanpura using rooftop solar power. The purpose is …
At a recent conference organised by Renewable Watch, project developers discussed their experience in setting up solar power projects in India, the challenges associated with it and the strategies going forward.
Companies involved in the development energy generation technologies need to proactively and responsibly address issues related to the environmental and socio-economic impact of these technologies. Managing solar photovoltaic (PV) panels after their useful life is a crucial part of responsible life-cycle management. This not only minimises the potential negative impact …
By mid-June 2012, India's total grid-connected solar capacity reached 1,025 MW. Though states such as Gujarat have led the race in harnessing the country's solar potential by formulating policies that benefit developers, it is the Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission (JNNSM) that has attracted established global and domestic developers to …
A considerable amount of time and monetary resources have been spent by corporations, governments, researchers, scientists and engineers to promote the use of solar power based generation systems. Though innovative government policies are mainly credited for reducing solar power costs from Rs 17 per kWh in 2006007 to Rs 8-Rs …
This new ADB report focuses on exposure and vulnerability of the energy sector to climate change. It identifies adaptation options available to each source of energy generation as well as for the distribution and end use of electrical energy. This report aims to highlight and raise awareness on the exposure …
The solar heating and cooling (SHC) roadmap outlines a pathway for solar energy to supply almost one sixth (18 EJ) of the world’s total energy use for both heating and cooling by 2050. This would save some 800 megatonnes of carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions per year; more than the total …
