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 …
Plans for the world’s biggest offshore windfarm off the Yorkshire coast are to be expanded to an area five times the size of Hull after being approved by ministers. The multibillion-pound Hornsea Project Two would see 300 turbines – each taller than the Gherkin – span more than 480 sq …
The top honchos of the company will unveil an India strategy next month. Wind turbine manufacturer Vestas will unveil its India strategy at a customer meet in September, company sources have said. Domestic players will keenly watch the move, as it will mark the ‘re-entry’ of the Denmark-based firm, the …
Governments around the world have taken different approaches to establish green banks. While each green bank has been set up in a unique context with differing obstacles and circumstances, certain steps are common to establishing either a new institution or transforming an existing institution to a green bank. This paper …
Gamesa received orders for 120 MW and 50 MW wind energy projects located at Kalyandurg (Andhra Pradesh) and Bableshwar (Karnataka), respectively Hero Future Energies, an independent power producer (IPP) and a part of the Hero Group, has selected Gamesa, the Spanish manufacturer of wind turbines and the constructor of wind …
In the context of achieving a national set target of 60 GW by 2022, a study was carried out in Kayathar, Tuticorin district, Tamil Nadu, India on noise propagation from wind turbines. Acoustic and non-acoustic parameters were measured according to IEC 61400-11 at wind speeds of 4–13 and 0.7–8.6 m/s. …
Government of Andhra Pradesh is keen to harness the huge solar and wind potential of the State. Several initiatives such as investor friendly solar and wind power policies, large scale solar park(s) development, green corridor investment for power evacuation and power procurement through PPA’s with APDISCOMs have been undertaken to …
Government of Andhra Pradesh is keen to harness the huge solar and wind potential of the State. Several initiatives such as investor friendly solar and wind power policies, large scale solar park(s) development, green corridor investment for power evacuation and power procurement through PPA’s with APDISCOMs have been undertaken to …
The government has come up with the policy to promote optimum utilisation of wind energy resources as a large number of wind-turbines installed up to the year 2000 are of capacity below 500 KW and are at sites having high wind energy potential. To increase power generation potential of low-capacity …
GE Energy Financial Services has agreed to invest $31 million in Mytrah Vayu (Tungabhadra) Private Limited (MVTPL) to support development of 200 MW wind energy project in Andhra Pradesh. MVTPL, which is a 99.99 per cent subsidiary of Mytrah Energy (India) Private Limited (MEIPL), has entered into a definitive agreement …
Swedish company Flowocean AB has expressed interest in setting up floating offshore wind turbines in Gujarat and Tamil Nadu, subject to the approval of State governments. It is also open to exploring possibilities of making components for turbines in the two States under the Make in India initiative, according to …
California's central coast could become the site of the world's largest working offshore wind farm, a 765-megawatt producer surpassing the 630-megawatt London Array off the coast of Kent. If built, the Trident Winds energy project would include around 100 wind turbines set on floating platforms 33 miles (53 km) from …
Ministry of New & Renewable Energy releases the Policy for Repowering of the Wind Power Projects for information of the stakeholders and general public. Objective of the Repowering Policy is to promote optimum utilisation of wind energy resources by creating facilitative framework for repowering.
It’s a windfall, literally, as far as electricity generation from wind energy is concerned. Gusty winds sweeping through the State has given a boost to the generation of renewable energy. Power generation crossed 1,800 MW in July, which was around 1,805 MW on Tuesday as well. This is nearly 25 …
The Government has formulated draft National Wind-Solar Hybrid Policy with the objective to provide a framework for promotion of large grid connected wind-solar PV system for optimal and efficient utilization of transmission infrastructure and land, reducing the variability in renewable power generation and thus achieving better grid stability. Further, the …
The spread of grid curtailment is starting to threaten the credit worthiness of renewable energy projects and has the potential to impede capacity addition, says India Ratings and Research (Ind-Ra). The non-availability of the grid has majorly impaired the operational strength of some wind projects, given the sizable installed capacities. …
The environmental benefits of wind energy as an alternative for conventional energy sources are clear and compelling. With an aim to entail a more conducive policy & investment framework to spur more competition and private sector participation for development of wind projects. while keeping balance in interest of all Stakeholders, …
Hyderabad: Once a fad, green buildings are fast becoming the norm in the city's western corridor. From residential apartments to office spaces, buildings in the IT hub are turning environment-friendly as well as stylish. According to data available with the Indian Green Building Council (IGBC), of the 250 IGBC-rated green …
As per the agreement, Gamesa will supply 30 units of G97-2.0MW T104 turbine, which is scheduled to be commissioned by March 2017 Gamesa has received an order of 60 MW from ReNew Power Ventures Pvt Ltd, an independent power producer (IPP) company, under a turnkey arrangement. As per the agreement, …
Shri Piyush Goyal, Minister of State (IC) for Power, Coal, New & Renewable Energy and Mines informed that as per information received from the Central Electricity Authority (CEA), the quantum of electricity generated during 2015-16 through Wind and Solar sources was 33029.39 MU and 7447.92 MU respectively. He further said …
Almost half the UK’s electricity came from clean energy sources such as wind and nuclear power last year, official figures have revealed. Renewables accounted for a quarter of the country’s power supplies in 2015, outstripping coal power for the first time, the data published by the government revealed. In total, …
