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 …
Jammu: Union Minister for New and Renewable Energy Farooq Abdullah has called for popularising non-conventional energy in a big way, saying hydro electric resources are fast depleting in the country and it is the need of the hour to adopt the alternate means of energy resources. He was interacting with …
The author highlights the eternal dilemma between energy and coal-powered growth and environment. In view of the continued dependence of the Indian economy on coal-based energy in the years to come, it has serious implications for the environment. The importance of using Clean Coal Technologies including reneawables, amongst other measures, …
In line with Delhi's 'Climate Change Agenda 2009-1', the city's plans for renewable energy got a boost when Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit inaugurated a 1 MW of solar powered electricity generation plant on December 21, 2010. The solar plant - set up on Lawrence Road at Keshavpuram in north Delhi …
The Author in his paper has given a comprehensive view of the implications of the greatest challenges facing humankind-pollution and climate change. The effects of climate change have been elaborated in frightening detail.
The author explores the nuances of inclusive growth and the technological infrastructure that is required for modernising India. The areas covered include, amongst others, IT, agriculture, transport, education, services and energy.
At present, use of SWH is rather limited and scattered in Indian Himalayas. Most of the existing systems are in commercial and institutional buildings (hotels, resorts, hospitals, defense establishments, etc); in general the use of solar water heaters in the domestic sector is very scarce. Northern Himalayan region constituting the …
Scaling-up adoption of renewable energy technology—such as solar home systems (SHS)—to expand electricity access in developing countries can accelerate the transition to low-carbon economic development. Using a national household survey, this study quantifies the carbon and distributional benefits of SHS programs in Bangladesh. Three key findings are generated from the …
A special report on the succesful micro-financed solar energy systems programme by Grameen Shakti in Bangladesh's rural areas. This is perhaps worlds's fastest growing rural renewable energy programme managed by Grameen Shakti with an extensive on-the-ground presence and service network of 1,159 offices staffed by 8,975 employees across the country. …
The author, who heads one of the oldest and premier institute/university of India, has given a very detailed round-up of the energy and environment issues. The impacts of various forms of energy on growth, pollution and global warming have been brought out. The measures that need to be taken and …
Interview with Tobias Zwirner who has been the Managing Director of Phaesun GmbH since 2001 and is a Board Member of the "Alliance for Rural Electrification" (ARE), which has its headquarters in Brussels. It concerns itself with the 1.6 billion people around the world who not have an electricity connection, …
The company Phaesun has started a project in the East African country of Mozambique geared towards rural electrification using especially small photovoltaic systems - so-called "PicoPV systems".
A recently renovated retirement facility in Canada will now benefit from the country's largest solar heating and cooling (SHC) installation. The system will cut electricity consumption roughly in half.
Most residential water heaters in the US are electric. Now a solar hot water service in Florida helps to promote solar water heaters. What is interesting about the service is that a local power company is involved.
Any company wishing to sell solar collectors and systems worldwide must have its products certified in order to obtain whichever certificate is required in a particular region. This is a barrier to being active on the global marketplace. The requirements are now converging, however.
Micro-financed solar energy systems light up Bangladesh’s rural areas. To know more click on to the following URL: http://www.downtoearth.org.in/node/2403
BIDDING for the first phase of Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission has put a question mark on the ambitious target set to augment the country’s energy needs through the solar route. Of the 30 short-listed bidders, almost 20 have had nothing to do with solar photo voltaic (PV) power. Some …
INDIA paid at least . 46 crore in subsidies to help rural homes and villages install solar-powered lights in 2010. A government program promoting the use of lights powered by photovoltaic cells installed 78,408 portable lanterns and 108,599 home-lighting systems, the Ministry of Renewable Energy said in a statement today. …
State-run power equipment-maker BHEL on Thursday said it has bagged contracts worth `78 crore from Indiabulls for setting up three solar power projects.
