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 …
Power Minister Sushilkumar Shinde on Wednesday said India must develop its hydroelectric, thermal and alternative sources of energy in response to a growing coal shortage. Shinde told a FICCI conference on power that he expected the mineral, which generates 65 per cent of India’s electricity, to generate the majority of …
GURGAON: Despite its many benefits, solar energy is still far from being economically viable. To begin with, solar cells don't come cheap. Plus, they take a lot of space. Also, the amount of energy produced per cell isn't sufficient, as the best available cells have less than 40% efficiency rates. …
Moser Baer India Ltd (MBIL) plans to develop 6,000 MW of thermal power plants in Gujarat and Orissa in the next three to four years with an investment of nearly Rs 30,000 crore, a senior official said here on Wednesday. “We have signed an MoU with the Gujarat Government for …
Now the inmates lodged in the Asia’s largest Tihar Jail will get hot water during the winter season. The Tihar authorities have confirmed that they are planning to set up solar-powered water heaters in the jail. According to jail officials, at least 16 such heaters will be planted on the …
KOLKATA, 10 OCT: The Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) will give subsidy for buying cycle-rickshaws powered by solar energy. A senior official of KMC said a large number of economically-challenged people from backward classes and minority community are earning their livelihood by driving cycle rickshaws. The erstwhile Left Front government took …
Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries are set to spend around $54 billion in the near future to increase the capacity of their electricity networks by 32,000 MW, a new report has said. The report issued by the Kuwait Financial Centre (Markaz) indicates that the GCC states — namely Oman, Qatar, …
A top Republican congressional watchdog wants the Energy Department to turn over documents and emails about $4.7 billion in loan guarantees for four solar projects approved right before a Sept 30 deadline. The last-minute approvals of the projects raise fears that "the evaluation of loan guarantees may have been rushed …
Project proposals total 2,500 MW solar energy in second batch of bidding. Launched last year, the ambitious Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission of the government (JNNSM) continues to lure private players. For the 350 MW of capacity proposed in the second batch of the phase one of the solar mission, …
Five soleckshaws – a solar-powered vehicle that also allows the rider to pedal – were distributed among rickshaw pullers here on Sunday to mark the launch of the vehicle in the city. Developed and manufactured by Central Mechanical Engineering Research Institute in Durgapur, the zero-carbon-emitting vehicle, uses both the mechanical …
Kohima: M K Mero, the Commissioner and Secretary of the New Renewable Energy (NRE) has stressed on utility and advantage of the use of solar energy in the Bi-monthly meeting of Administrative Heads of Departments (AHoDs) and Heads of Departments (HoDs) was conducted yesterday at Secretariat Conference Hall Kohima. According …
The Government of India (GoI) proposes to secure additional sources of financing to (i) support its National Action Plan on Climate Change (NAPCC), and in particular the two missions to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions pursuant to that Plan, namely the Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission (JNNSM) and the National Mission …
Gujarat is rich in renewable energy sources predominantly in solar, wind and bio energy. It has already taken the lead over other states in renewable energy initiatives, particularly in solar power generation. The state of Gujarat endeavours to become the leader in terms of capacity and introduction of new technologies …
Bangladesh Bank (BB) governor Dr Atiur Rahman has said the central bank has taken steps to encourage green banking in Bangladesh through the issuance of guidelines on green banking and Environmental Risk Management (ERM). "The central bank introduced Tk 2.0 billion refinance line for financing solar energy, biogas and effluent …
Chevron Corp. is enlisting the sun to help drain the sludge-like dregs of crude from an aging oil field. Chevron is keen to extract this thick crude by heating it with steam. Historically, oil companies have used natural gas to create the energy for the steam. Here in Coalinga, the …
Plans are afoot to provide low cost solar power kits and other renewable energy resources to nearly 50,000 families, who are unable to obtain electricity through the main grid, in the Ratnapura District . During a recent inspection tour Power and Energy Minister Patali Champika Ranawaka visited several regional electrification …
2011 has been a hard year for clean energy fund managers so far, and there are few signs of improvement any time soon. Investors are shunning the sector in the face of industry-specific issues such as overcapacity and shifts in demand, and they are mindful too of the steadily deteriorating …
Because the price of solar panels is plummeting, large ground-mounted photovoltaic plants are squeezing solar thermal power plants out of the market. Is the future of concentrated solar power already over?
This issue brief highlights the latest major research in climate change science and technology. It presents a synthesis of current understanding of global warming at a critically important time, as the world continues to negotiate a comprehensive international climate agreement and countries begin to implement their national greenhouse gas emission …
Solar energy has experienced phenomenal growth in recent years due to both technological improvements resulting in cost reductions and government policies supportive of renewable energy development and utilization. This study analyzes the technical, economic and policy aspects of solar energy development and deployment. While the cost of solar energy has …
