Solar Energy

Reply filed by the state of Odisha regarding increasing instances of high energy swell waves, May 1, 2025

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 …

Abans introduce eco-friendly Solar Energy Systems

Abans introduced Panasonic HIT (Heterojunction with Intrinsic Thin Layer) Photovoltaic Modules - the most efficient, technologically-advanced solar cells in the world with high output by minimizing power generation losses. Current energy crisis and high cost of electricity gives a very good opportunity to introduce solar energy conversion to electricity as …

City Council Is Set to Encourage Greener Buildings With Zoning Changes

New York City is about to update its zoning regulations to catch up with the Bloomberg administration’s environmental image and to make it easier for buildings to insulate exterior walls, install solar panels and put gardens on rooftops. With buildings accounting for 75 percent of the city’s greenhouse gas emissions, …

The Solar Power (Development, Promotion and Mandatory Use) Bill, 2012

A Bill to provide for the development of solar power generation and mandatory use of solar power in the Government and Semi-Government buildings, corporate and business establishments in the Country with a view to saving conventional energy and protecting the environment and for matters connected therewith.

Tapping solar power, avoiding water wastage

A multi-benefit pilot project generating one-MW electricity from solar panels atop the Narmada branch canal was dedicated to the nation by Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday. Besides producing “clean energy” without causing any pollution, the solar panels would spare an enormous amount of land otherwise required if the …

Madurai corporation to take green energy route for power generation

MADURAI: With the state reeling under a severe power crunch, the Madurai Corporation has started focusing on energy generation from alternate measures such as solar and bio-ethanol. During the council meeting held on Wednesday, a resolution was passed to call tenders from eligible companies to set up solar projects in …

Kochi going slow on solar city project

Kochi Corporation is in the process of installing energy efficient street lights on selected stretches of roads. To begin with, LED lights will be installed on MG Road and Marine Drive. The corporation had invited tenders for the same and the process of selection is expected to be completed soon. …

Rel Power gets ADB funds for solar plant

Jodhpur To help boost private investment inrenewable energy, multilateral lending agency ADB today announced $103 million loan to Reliance Power for setting up a 100-MW solar plant in Jaisalmer district of Rajasthan. "I would like to to inform you that ADB has just agreedto extend financing for Reliance Power's 100-MW …

Moser Baer Solar Enters CDR Cell

Seeks a . 739-cr recast as low demand, falling prices take a toll. India’s solar power ambitions may get a jolt with the first major company in the industry Moser Baer Solar headed to the corporate debt restructuring cell with . 739 crore in restructuring. Moser Baer Solar is a …

Soon, train coaches may be lit by Sun

The next time you plug your mobile charger into a socket on a train, it might be powered by solar energy. With two solar-powered coaches on the Pathankot-Jogindernagar narrow gauge line set to complete a successful trial run of a year this July, a proposal has been mooted for the …

Narmada canals can produce 2,200 MW of solar power': Modi

If even 10% of the 19,000 km-long Narmada canal network in Gujarat is used for setting up canal-top solar panels, it has the potential to produce 2,200 megawatt (MW) of solar power, save 11,000 acres of land that would otherwise be used andprevent 2,000 crore of precious water from evaporation …

Govt extends `6k rebate on solar water heater

The Delhi government on Monday decided to continue extending a rebate of `6,000 to each domestic consumer for installing solar water heaters. The decision was taken at a Cabinet meeting presided over by chief minister Sheila Dikshit. Ms Dikshit said extension of the scheme for one more year will go …

State's auto hub set to ignite solar power revolution

GANDHINAGAR: State's auto hub, Sanand, is all set to be the initiator of a new solar power revolution. For the Sanand branch canal of Sardar Sarovar project at Chandrasan village has been selected for the first 1 MW canal-top power project. As of now, solar PV panels, 16-metre wide, have …

ADB lends Rs 500 cr to RPower for solar plant

To help boost private investment in renewable energy, ADB lends to RPower To help boost private investment in renewable energy, multilateral lending agency ADB has announced $103-million (500 crore) loan to Reliance Power for setting up a 100-MW solar plant in Jaisalmer district of Rajasthan. “I would like to inform …

Now, Gujarat to cover Narmada canals with solar panels!

Close on heels of commencing use of wastelands in northern districts and rooftops in towns and cities, Gujarat is set to potentially use the existing 19,000 km-long network of Narmada canals across the State for setting up solar panels to generate power. The Chief Minister, Mr Narendra Modi, will inaugurate …

ADB to fund RPower’s solar project in Rajasthan

To help boost private investment in renewable energy, multilateral lending agency ADB has announced $103-million loan to Reliance Power for setting up a 100-MW solar plant in Jaisalmer district of Rajasthan. “I would like to inform you that ADB has just agreed to extend financing for Reliance Power’s 100-MW concentrated …

Hard sell: Environment initiatives for the poor

Creating a sustainable business is hard enough in the developed world. But in important emerging markets it can be more difficult still. When Harish Hande set up India’s Solar Electric Light Company (Selco), in 1995 with the aim of providing cheap, clean solar energy to the nation’s rural poor, he …

Odisha seeks help to buy costly renewable energy

Other states may follow suit as cash-strapped state discoms find the going difficult. Odisha government has asked the Centre for a subsidy to purchase solar power, saying it is too costly. The move makes Odisha the first state in the country to openly express its inability to purchase costly renewable …

Japan panel to set solar power fee at 51 cents/kwh -Nikkei

A Japanese government panel is likely to recommend utilities pay 42 yen (51 cents) per kilowatt-hour (kwh) for solar power supplies in a feed-in tariff scheme, in line with requests by the solar power industry, the Nikkei business daily said. Japan is overhauling its energy policy after the Fukushima nuclear …

Power regulators reach consensus on green energy

Gangtok: A consensus was arrived on promotion of green energy and specific action plan chalked at the Forum of Regulators (FOR) meet which began here on Thursday. The forum worked on a strategy to harness the potential through installation of solar photo voltic (Solar PV) system on the rooftop of …

Power regulators reach consensus on green energy

Gangtok: A consensus was arrived on promotion of green energy and specific action plan chalked at the Forum of Regulators (FOR) meet which began here on Thursday. The forum worked on a strategy to harness the potential through installation of solar photo voltic (Solar PV) system on the rooftop of …

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