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 is one powerful idea that would do away with massive solar panels. Solar cells could soon be spray painted onto the sides of buildings or rooftops with nanoparticles. The new nano-ink process could replace the standard method of manufacturing solar cells, which requires high temperatures and is relatively expensive, …
Over the past decade, the solar energy industry has been revolutionised. Unprecedented technological innovation, investment, and development catapulted solar energy to a fast-growing, increasingly affordable energy source. The nations and businesses leading this revolution have recognised solar energy as a critical asset to energy portfolios. After all, solar is the …
NEW DELHI: Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit on Tuesday spoke of an eight-point programme of her government that would help preserve natural resources and also serve as a code of conduct for the citizens of Delhi. Inaugurating a conference on
Chennai: Solar thermal heating system is fast replacing petrofuels globally and China is leading the fray, followed closely by Germany . India is considered to have a vast potential but only a nano-fraction has been achieved so far. According to the World Watch Institute, water heating for domestic use through …
A 400 billion euro ($774 billion) plan to power Europe with Sahara sunlight is gaining momentum, even as critics see high risks in a large corporate project using young technology in north African countries with weak rule of law. Desertec, as the initiative is called, would be the world's most …
Shimla : The Union Ministry of Renewable Energy has agreed in principle to develop Shimla and Hamirpur towns as solar cities and Dr YS Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, Solan, and National Institute of Technology (NIT), Hamirpur, as energy parks. The decision was taken at a high-level meeting held …
After the pink auto rickshaws called 'Tuk-Tuk', the city administration is now looking for a new avatar of cycle rickshaws. It has asked a university here to modernise the good old pollution-free vehicle and present it as an attractive option for tourists in the coming months. "Chandigarh administration has assigned …
Green Award winners cast light on the renewable energy sector While environment experts complain about the tardiness that afflicts the launch of India's Solar Mission, three Indian ngos brought sunshine by winning the Sierra Club's first ever Green Energy and Green Livelihoods Achievement Award last month. They included the well-known …
Gurgaon: The state government has fixed tariffs for purchasing electricity generated from renewable energy sources and signed an MOU with private investors for generation of 215 MW electricity with an investment of about Rs 1,000 crore. This was revealed by PWD and Irrigation Minister Capt Ajay Singh Yadav in the …
Chinese solar wafer manufacturer ReneSola won exclusive rights to develop a $706 million, 150-megawatt solar power plant in northern China, sending its share price sharply higher. The project, awarded by the Taiyangshan Development Zone near the city of Wuzhong, is subject to a feasibility study and government approval. The company …
Chemical maker DuPont said on Thursday that it would invest $120 million to boost production of a popular solar cell product. The move is part of a broader push by the chemical industry to supply solar cell producers with technologies to make the renewable energy source more efficient. DuPont hopes …
Australia passed laws on Thursday mandating the generation of 20 percent of its electricity from renewable energy, which could unleash up to $22 billion in investments to the sector. The renewable energy laws set a statutory target of 9,500 gigawatt-hours (GWh) from renewable electricity sources in 2010, increasing to 45,000 …
JAIPUR: Union Minister for New and Renewable Energy Farooq Abdullah on Thursday held out an assurance that every village in Rajasthan would be supplied with power within the next five years, while pointing out that efforts were being made to establish a solar power project of 3,000 MW to 5,000 …
