Wind Energy

Reply filed by the state of Odisha regarding increasing instances of high energy swell waves, May 1, 2025

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 …

China Solar Set To Be 5 Times 2020 Target

China is set to smash its target for a roll-out of solar power by 2020 more than fivefold and possibly even tenfold, a researcher with the National Development and Reform Commission, the economic planning ministry, said on Tuesday. Under the NDRC's renewable energy plan set out in 2007, China would …

Protecting birds from wind mills

By Suzanne Goldenberg, The Guardian It could be considered an air traffic control system for birds who have flown perilously off course. A wind farm in southern Texas, situated on a flight path used by millions of birds each autumn and spring, is pioneering the use of radar technology to …

Warding off climate meltdown

NEW evidence confirms that global warming is now a reality and should be taken seriously. The report by the UN's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) concludes that man's actions have contributed substantially to the observed warming over the last 50 years. Glaciers provide a way to find out if …

US House Climate Control Negotiations Intensify

Negotiations in the US House of Representatives on how to cut industrial pollutants that cause global warming reach a critical stage this week as President Barack Obama huddles with key lawmakers on Tuesday and Republicans ready for a fight. A House Energy and Commerce panel hopes to fill in details …

Chinese Company To Finance $300 million In U.S. Wind Farms

Private U.S. company Tang Energy Group said on Friday a Chinese company has agreed to provide $300 million in financing for its wind power projects. "It's very helpful for us in this time of tight credit," said Patrick Jenevein, president of Tang. He said the financing was a "huge boost" …

Critics Say UK Carbon Scheme Snubs Renewable Energy

A proposed UK scheme designed to force some 5,000 businesses to cut carbon emissions by reducing their energy consumption gives companies no reason to buy renewable energy, critics said on Friday. "Businesses need greater incentives to demand increased renewable power in their fuel mix, not less," said Jo Butlin, vice …

US wind sector impatient for stimulus funds

Project delays and cancellations across the renewable energy industry mean that this year

Means to end the energy crisis

Chairman of the Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission Dr Ansar Parvez while addressing the 2009 convocation of the KANUPP Institute of Nuclear Power Engineering stated that Pakistan plans to build more nuclear plants in an effort to increase supply by a total of 8,800 MW. It was also revealed in a …

Generating Energy From the Deep

LOCKHEED MARTIN is best known for building stealth fighters, satellites and other military equipment. But since late 2006 the company has taken on a different kind of enterprise

Micro wind turbine project inaugurated at Kalar Kahar

Federal Minister for Water and Power Raja Pervez Ashraf has said that an amount of $3.5 billion is needed to overcome the prevailing 3,500MW power shortage. Talking to journalists here on Thursday after inaugurating the 40KW micro wind turbine project at Kalar Kahar, he said that the government has paid …

Wind power plant: FPCCI welcomes installation

President, Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FPCCI Sultan Ahmed Chawla) and Chairman Pakistan-Turkey Business Council, Amjad Rafi Thursday welcomed the installation of first wind power generation plant by Turkish Company, Zorlu Energy, which was launched by Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani on Sunday. While lauding the role …

Carbonless electricity

March 2009 issue of the Scientific American (www.SciAm.com) discusses five methods of generating carbonless power and the available technology. First is solar-thermal. In this method, a trough shaped mirror tracks the sun over the course of the day and focuses sunlight on an oil or water filled black pipe. The …

Micro wind turbine project inaugurated at Kalar Kahar

Federal Minister for Water and Power Raja Pervez Ashraf has said that an amount of $3.5 billion is needed to overcome the prevailing 3,500MW power shortage. Talking to journalists here on Thursday after inaugurating the 40KW micro wind turbine project at Kalar Kahar, he said that the government has paid …

Wind power plant: FPCCI welcomes installation

President, Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FPCCI Sultan Ahmed Chawla) and Chairman Pakistan-Turkey Business Council, Amjad Rafi Thursday welcomed the installation of first wind power generation plant by Turkish Company, Zorlu Energy, which was launched by Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani on Sunday. While lauding the role …

Fair winds for power producers

Wind generation provides support to TN power grid. Over the last few days, wind power has contributed to 9-10 per cent of the daily consumption of about 185-200 million units of electricity. R. Balaji Chennai, April 23 Wind speeds have picked up over the last few days enabling wind generation …

Obama Pushes Renewable Energy, Climate Change Laws

President Barack Obama said on Wednesday the United States must lead the world on renewable energy and pressed Congress to set greenhouse gas limits deemed crucial for the success of global talks on climate change. Obama, who has kept energy reform high on his priority list since taking office in …

Picturesque Paris Rooftops To Sprout Windmills

Paris city authorities are planning to build small wind turbines into one of the world's most famous skylines to take advantage of the strong winds which sometimes sweep high points such as Montmartre. "We are not talking of big models like those we see in the countryside. We are in …

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