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 …
This article reports a comparative analysis of the thrust in solar photovoltaic (PV) research during 1981–1988 and 2001–2008. Global solar PV literature in the latter period recorded a 4.5-fold increase over those in 1981–1988.
BHUBANESWAR: The Orissa Government is leading by example. Part of its Secretariat would shun the conventional electricity source and and go in for solar power very soon. The Orissa Renewable Energy Development Agency is putting in place an ambitious plan to install a 50 kilo watt rooftop photovoltaic power plant …
Telecom tower companies are beginning to use green and efficient alternatives in renewable energy, especially in rural areas where electricity is scarce, opening up new business avenues worth over $1 billion for clean energy equipment makers. Indian telecom infrastructure companies, including Indus Towers, American Tower Company, GTL and Viom Networks …
A project by Puthuppadi grama panchayat Panchayat to invest Rs.15 lakh for the Rs.1-crore project Seeks sponsorship from tourism industry Kozhikode: The Puthuppadi grama panchayat is planning to install solar lamps on the 13-km stretch of the scenic Thamarassery ghat road. The panchayat will initially invest Rs.15 lakh for the …
The government is considering a ban on import of equipment for projects under the National Solar Mission. The move will benefit domestic solar equipment suppliers, but project developers say it could prevent the government from achieving its target of 20,000 mw of solar power generation capacity by 2022. "Over 70% …
Perumatty grama panchayat in the district has become famous for its successful fight against groundwater depletion by soft drink giant Coca-Cola. Now, another laurel is within reach. The panchayat in Chittur taluk is set to be the first grama panchayat in the State to run entirely on solar energy. The …
Minister for Science and Technology, Animal and Sheep Husbandry, Aga Syed Ruhullah today said that Government has taken up a mega project of providing solar home lights to 40,000 un-electrified households of remote and far-flung areas which include Doda, Reasi, Ramban and Kupwara. The Minister was addressing an officers meeting …
National solar mission may get derailed as banks hesitate to give loans for its high-risk projects. It is no mean task to find a moneylender for a financially risky project. More so, if it is a high-investment, low-return project under the ambitious Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission. The fact that …
Due to high land cost and banks' reluctance in financing renewable power projects, Punjab has not been able to tap solar energy optimally despite abundant sunshine. Experts say, for a solar power project to be financially viable, land cost should not be more than Rs. 2 lakh per acre. But …
Solar thermal systems are able to reduce energy costs. To realise such savings, government programmes in Turkey, Brazil and Mexico are promoting the integration of solar installations in social housing.
This report represents a full decade of Clean Edge data and trends analysis. This special anniversary edition looks at the past 10 years of clean-energy activity in the U.S. and abroad. The report also outlines five key trends that will impact clean-energy markets in the coming years: Incandescent Phase-Out Lights …
This paper from Centre for Development Finance (CDF) - IFMR analyzes the product distribution choices available in rural BoP markets to help enterprises evaluate the key drivers of distribution for successful go-to-market strategies. Based on extensive field work with commercial and social enterprises, rural BoP consumers and on rigorous secondary …
India has to make the most of its renewable energy sources such as solar, wind, ocean and bio-energy owing to its advantageous location in the tropical region, speakers emphasised on the first of the two-day national conference on
With a view to ensuring adequate electricity in Academy of Administration, a solar energy plant of Rs 52 lakh is being set up. The plant of 25 kw will save 100 unit electricity every day. Besides, works for official facilities and hostel facilities will also be done. The decisions were …
It will focus on using rooftops for tapping solar energy Delhi, which is busy preparing its solar power policy, will soon become a city of rooftop solar energy appliances. This was announced on Monday at the two-day international conference on
Rapid recent solar and wind price falls are likely to bring new markets and mass adoption a step closer over the next decade and raise the prospects of mergers. The financial crisis coupled with a ramp-up in China, which now leads the world wind and solar manufacturing, have led to …
A United States-based company, Azure Power, has proposed to set up a solar plant in Meghalaya with one time investment of Rs 150 crore to generate 10 megawatt of solar energy. The US-based solar power producer firm having its international headquarters at California and its headquarters in India at New …
This new World Bank report assesses the feasibility of developing renewable energy in India & says that renewables can play an important role in increasing country's energy security by diversifying supply, reducing import dependence & mitigating fuel price volatility. This World Bank report says developing indigenous renewable energy sources which …
