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 …
Chancellor Angela Merkel hammered out the framework for a deal with state premiers on Wednesday on reforms to Germany's renewable energy law aimed at curbing the costs and controlling the speed of the future roll-out of green power sources. After a meeting with the leaders of Germany's 16 states that …
Renewable energy giant SunEdison, which filed for protection from creditors in the US in late April, is close to an agreement with domestic wind energy major Sitec RE to sell a 24 Mw wind power plant in Andhra Pradesh . This is the first asset sale by SunEdison in India …
New solar, wind and hydropower sources were added in 2015 at the fastest rate the world has yet seen, a study says. Investments in renewables during the year were more than double the amount spent on new coal and gas-fired power plants, the Renewables Global Status Report found. For the …
The objective of the policy is to promote the deployment of micro and mini grids powered by RE sources such as solar, biomass, pico hydro, wind etc. in un-served and underserved parts of the country by encouraging the development of State-level policies and regulations, that enable participation of ESCOs. The …
The objective of the policy is to promote the deployment of micro and mini grids powered by RE sources such as solar, biomass, pico hydro, wind etc. in un-served and underserved parts of the country by encouraging the development of State-level policies and regulations, that enable participation of ESCOs. The …
Meeting the rising energy demands of a growing world population presents an ideal opportunity to make technology choices that take into account, and to the extent possible, mitigate negative impacts on climate, environment and human health. This report presents the first in-depth international comparative assessment of the environmental and resource …
This document summarises the study Next-Generation Wind and Solar Power, which was carried out by the International Energy Agency (IEA) as part of its Grid Integration of Variable Renewables (GIVAR) programme. It contributes to the work of the Multilateral Wind and Solar Working Group as part of the Clean Energy …
The Government of India (GoI) has started many ambitious initiatives, including 24x7 Power for All, Make-in-India, Digital India and 100 Smart Cities, besides boosting overall infrastructure development. One of the initiatives is 175 GW of RE by 2022, including 100 GW of solar and 60 GW of wind capacity. Further, …
The Government of India (GoI) has started many ambitious initiatives, including 24x7 Power for All, Make-in-India, Digital India and 100 Smart Cities, besides boosting overall infrastructure development. One of the initiatives is 175 GW of RE by 2022, including 100 GW of solar and 60 GW of wind capacity. Further, …
Headwinds in Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra is likely to affect wind power capacity addition in FY2017 although long term demand potential remains intact, said ICRA in a recent report. In ICRA's view, wind energy sector is facing headwinds in near term due to substantial reduction in preferential tariff from, Rs …
To encourage solar power generators and equipment manufacturers, the new and renewable energy ministry will unveil a policy on solar zones that would be spread over one or more districts of a state. "We have been working on a new policy for solar zones, which would be spread over one …
The global renewable energy sector employed more than 8.1 million people last year, a 5 per cent increase that bucked an overall downwards market trend, a green energy organisation said Wednesday. In its annual review of the sector, the Abu Dhabi-based renewable energy agency IRENA attributed the rise to falling …
The "Internet of Things" could make cities "smarter" by connecting an extensive network of tiny communications devices to make life more efficient. But all these machines will require a lot of energy. Rather than adding to the global reliance on fossil fuels to power the network, researchers say they have …
A boom in solar and wind power jobs in the US led the way to a global increase in renewable energy employment to more than 8 million people in 2015, according to a report from the International Renewable Energy Agency (Irena). More than 769,000 people were employed in renewable energy …
Wind energy investors in the State have reasons to celebrate. The peak windy season has started and evacuation of wind energy has improved so far this year. K. Kasthurirangaian, president of Indian Wind Power Association, told The Hindu on Tuesday that 3,500 MW of wind energy were generated in the …
The report Game On: Australia’s Renewable Energy Race Heats Up grades Australia's states on their renewable energy policy and performance across rooftop solar penetration, large-scale capacity per capita and percentage of renewable electricity. Around the world, governments at state, regional and local levels are playing an increasingly crucial role in …
Jaisalmer: Unregulated windmills coming up in the Desert National Park (DNP) at Jaisalmer are posing a serious threat to the Great Indian Bustard (GIB) which has been categorised as "critically endangered". The state government has called a meeting on Wednesday over the issue. The meeting will be chaired by electricity …
Poland has adopted a new law banning construction of wind farms close to dwellings and hiking project costs in a move which the industry says could hobble Poland's move to renewables and away from coal. Wind farms must be built at a distance from housing of at least 10 times …
Shimla: Sleepy Rangrik village of Spiti valley in tribal Lahaul-Spiti district is set to have first-of-its-kind 2.5 MW solar wind hybrid power project in the country that would benefit about 12,000 residents of Rangrik, Kaza, Tabo, Losar, Pin valley and other nearby areas. Completion target for project has been set …
The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has issued fresh draft guidelines for onshore wind power projects, specifying how sites for wind farms should be chosen, the standards wind turbines should conform to and how they should be installed, the average annual plant load factor they need to achieve, …
