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 …
Japan's Prime Minister Naoto Kan is expected to announce a drive toward renewable energy, including slashing the cost of solar power, when he meets fellow leaders of the G8 rich nations group later this week, media reports say. One target will be to increase the use of solar power 15-fold …
New Delhi Solar power in India could cost the same as conventional electricity by 2019-20, a report said on Tuesday, which could boost the use of an energy source regarded as key to curbing emissions in the world’s third-worst carbon polluter. KPMG report said more aggressive policy could see solar …
Two Pune-based businessmen, dealing in electrical goods, have designed a solar-powered bike that can run upto to a distance of 250 kilometres on a sunny day. According to the the uncle-nephew duo Ayubkhan Pathan and Imrankhan Pathan, the bike can also be used to run electrical appliances like fan, computer …
Norway wants to channel billions of dollars to renewable energies in developing nations, building on a scheme to protect tropical forests to which Oslo has been the biggest donor, officials said. With cash to spare as the world's number six oil exporter, Norway wants governments and private investors to join …
MUMBAI With the international coal prices witnessing an upward trend, switching to solar power could save over 30% of India's coal imports, according to a survey conducted by consultancy firm KPMG.
Looking at the increasing activity levels in clean energy space, questions are often asked: Are clean energy technologies the appropriate choice for meeting our energy needs in future? Can they solve the problems of energy access and energy security? As we look at them today, clean energy technologies suffer from …
A group of Silicon Valley schools have built the largest solar and power-saving system of any U.S. school district through a project undertaken with the energy efficiency arm of Chevron Corp. The 7.1 megawatt project at San Jose's East Side Union High School District should save $43 million over its …
Solar and LED equipment manufacturer GT Solar International Inc's string of contract wins and robust share gains this year could attract suitors eager for a foothold in a relatively stable corner of the volatile solar power industry. Headquartered in Merrimack, New Hampshire, GT Solar makes equipment to manufacture both the …
The state cabinet on Friday approved the setting up of a 150mw solar power project touted as the largest in the world. The project, being constructed at Shivaji Nagar in Dhule district, is expected to be commissioned before March 31 next year. The state-government controlled Maharashtra State Power Generation Company …
The state Cabinet on Friday approved two solar power plants in Dhule which will generate 150 MW, the largest solar power plant to be set up in the country. Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan said the two power plants-one of 125 MW and another of 25 MW-will come up in the …
Scientists find Gujarat, Gangetic plains have ideal conditions to harness solar energy Bangalore, The Energy and Wetland Research Group (EWRG), Centre for Ecological Sciences (CES), Indian Institute of Science (IISc) have jointly mapped the solar hotspots of the country. Investment in solar power generation will now be less risky and …
The Government of India has announced that subsidies on fertilisers, kerosene and liquefied petroleum gas will be replaced by cash transfers to end users. A close examination of the objectives of the subsidies in fertiliser and kerosene and the implications of the shift raises some challenging questions. While there is …
Monitoring systems for 81 districts across the country Four are coming up in Kayathar, Ramanathapuram, Karaikudi, and Tiruchi Proposal to install SPV Rooftop System in Kanyakumari has been sent for approval MADURAI: The Union Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) is establishing seven Solar Insolation Monitoring Systems in the …
The intensity of solar storms is expected to peak in 2013 and may devastate critical infrastructure like satellite communications, navigation systems and electrical transmission equipment, a top scientist has warned. Kathryn Sullivan, assistant secretary of the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, said countries should prepare for
A University of Missouri engineer has developed a flexible solar sheet that captures more than 90 per cent of available light, and he plans to make prototypes available to consumers within the next five years. Efficiency is a problem with today's solar panels; they only collect about 20 percent of …
Germany, for being world leader in the renewable energy, is ready to extend co-operation to Pakistan in bridging gap between the demand and supply of electricity in the country which is passing through worst energy crisis at the moment. The Ambassador of Germany Dr Michael Koch stated this while speaking …
The Thar desert is set to become the hub for solar projects which are expected to generate upto 2,100 gigawatts of solar power. Already 35,000-km land has been set aside for both PV and thermal solar farms which are being set up by small firms with plant sizes of as …
Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission (JNNSM) was launched by Prime Minister of India in January 2010 with an aim to promote ecologically sustainable growth while addressing India’s energy security challenge. This is the proposed technology configurations for grid connected solar power demonstration projects under Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission
New Jersey, home to more industrial waste clean-up sites than any other state, is poised to become an exemplar of solar power usage -- though not everyone is happy about it. Yet the combination of a strict state mandate and a generous carbon offset program has made New Jersey -- …
