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 …
Electric avenues that can transmit the sun's energy onto power grids may be coming to a city near you. A subsidiary of Bouygues SA has designed rugged solar panels, capable of withstand the weight of an 18-wheeler truck, that they're now building into road surfaces. After nearly five years of …
CHENNAI: Demonetisation has hit solar power tenders in Tamil Nadu with many developers unable to put down large volumes of cash needed to purchase the land required. Out of 500MW for which Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation (Tangedco) floated tenders early this month, 20 bids for only 116MW have …
The plant, set up at a cost of Rs 37.58 crore in 37 acres, will produce 8.06 million units of power annually. Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu Monday commissioned a 5 MW solar power plant on the Polavaram right canal bund at Gollagudem village in West Godavari district. …
India’s first multi-source urban microgrid pilot set-up in New Delhi by ABB India India’s first multi-source urban microgrid pilot set-up in New Delhi by ABB India IIT Madras recently said it will collaborate with industry to develop a more efficient, cheaper and cleaner way to ensure power supply to villages …
Advances in energy storage technology could pull down prices of solar and wind power to levels close to those of coal-fired power within the next five to seven years, energy analysts just back from the UN climate conference in Morocco said today. These emerging advances in battery-based storage systems have …
GOVERNMENT is working on solving land tenure issues for solar farms after it emerged that some investors were being given five-year leases, too short for investors to recoup their investments. Solar is one of the major renewable sources of energy expected to help ease the power shortages in Zimbabwe. Zimbabwe …
The Swedish government proposes to effectively abolish a newly introduced tax on solar energy after heavy criticism from environmental experts and the opposition, the country's finance minister said on Monday. Earlier this year, Sweden's center-left government introduced an energy tax on solar power production above 255 kilowatt. While the tax …
Prices have fallen up to 40% over the last few months, driving solar power tariffs to as low as Rs 4 a unit Solar panel prices have crashed up to 40% in the recent months due to overcapacity and likely reduction in feed-in-tariff (FIT) in China. This is providing scope …
Chhattisgarh is aiming to achieve one-third of the national power generation target of 90,000 MW through commissioning of various projects during the 12th five-year Plan, officials informed. Chhattisgarh will procure additional power from renewable energy sources to the tune of approximately 700 MW by FY 2018, officials informed. With this …
Andhra Pradesh chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu will inaugurate the Polavaram right canal bund solar plant at Gollagudem village of Ungutur mandal in West Godavari district on Monday. The five megawatt canal bund solar plant is expected to generate eight million units of power a year. It was constructed at …
Disposing ammunition is a very dangerous and energy intensive process. Traditionally it is done using demolition explosives in demolition grounds/firing ranges. While the Central Ammunition Depot of the Army in Pulgaon, Maharashtra has devised a method for utilising solar energy for disposing ammunition which have completed their shelf life, the …
The 2016 index issued by Germanwatch and Climate Action Network Europe said, India made some improvements and ranks one place below Indonesia in the category of moderate performing countries. India has climbed six places to 25th position amongst 58 countries in the latest Climate Change Performance Index (CCPI), which emphasised …
Addition of 1,964.76 MW in the first seven months of the current fiscal has taken the total solar power generation capacity in the country to 8,727.62 MW, Parliament was informed today. "As on October 31, 2016, Solar Energy Projects with an aggregate capacity of over 8727.62 MW have been installed …
A British university is conducting a research into sustainable energy to help a remote village in West Bengal to access electricity for the first time by installing a sustainable system from biological waste and novel solar photovoltaic technology. Dr Mark Walker, Research Associate at Sheffield University's Energy 2050 research institute, …
As part of the government’s Uchchatar Avishkar Yojana (UAY) scheme, an MoU was signed at the Rashtrapati Bhavan in the presence of the Honorable President of India to formalize the project New Delhi, November 18, 2016: As part of the UAY scheme, ABB India and IIT Madras will collaborate to …
Vikram Solar a solar energy solutions provider on Wednesday said it has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology (IIEST) for collaborating in research and development in solar photovoltaic areas. It would be beneficial to both the academia and industry. The two entities …
Question raised in Lok Sabha on International Solar Alliance, 17/11/2016. As on 31st October, 2016, Solar Energy Projects with an aggregate capacity of over 8727.62 MW has been installed in the country. The International Solar Alliance (ISA) was launched on 30th November, 2015 at Paris, France on the side-lines of …
MARRAKECH, Morocco: The International Solar Alliance (ISA), brainchild of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, moved to a next level when more than 20 countries, including India, France and Brazil, signed its framework agreement on Tuesday - the first day when it was opened for signature here on side-lines of the UN …
India on Tuesday asserted that all future actions on climate change must be firmly rooted in climate justice and issues like adopting a sustainable lifestyle will be central to its course of action. Environment Minister Anil Madhav Dave made the assertion in his meeting with Conference of Parties (COP22) president …
A 5 MWp (Mega Watt peak) grid interactive captive solar power plant has been commissioned by BHEL, Trichy, on its premises in June, as part of its efforts to promote the use of clean and renewable energy sources and to achieve significant reduction in energy costs. The captive power plant, …
