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 …
Australia's peak public health research agency plans to offer funds for further study of the health impacts of wind farms after a year-long review identified knowledge "gaps". The National Health and Medical Research Council said it intends to release a Targeted Call for Research on wind farms and human health …
New research has found that renewable energy systems can now compete with fossil fuels on price, thanks to falling installation costs and maturing technology. According to the Renewable Power Generation Costs 2014 report from the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), biomass, onshore wind, geothermal and hydropower can all produce electricity …
Global investment in wind power projects will reach $101bn (£66.6bn) by the end of 2020 as capacity is expected to rise from 364.9GW in 2014 to 650.8GW by 2020 in response to increased demand. So says a new report, Global Wind Turbine Value Chain - Production, Market Share, Competitive Landscape …
About six out of 10 new UK onshore wind farm projects were rejected last year amid tougher planning guidelines and more applications being called in for a personal decision by the communities secretary, Eric Pickles, a report has found. The analysis from the Fabian Society, a left-leaning thinktank, found 57% …
Some bird species that used to migrate to Maharashtra have not been spotted for several years and others are on the brink. Conservationists will have to think of practical solutions for their protection, Raju Kasambe, project manager of the Important Bird Areas programme, said here on Monday. "In Maharashtra, three …
Egypt is planning to attract solar and wind power plants over the next three years as part of plans to diversify the country’s energy sources and be a trading hub. The projects will produce 4,300 megawatts of electricity, Egypt President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi said at a conference in Abu Dhabi Monday. …
India installed 2.1 gigawatts of grid-connected renewable power from April to December last year, according to the Ministry of New & Renewable Energy. The nation added 1.3 gigawatts of wind power, 430 megawatts of solar power and 340 megawatts of hydro, biomass and bagasse co-generation, the ministry said on its …
Tumbling oil prices look set to hit electric cars and biofuels harder than other parts of the green power industry, the head of the world’s leading renewable energy agency has warned. That is because they compete directly with rivals such as petrol-fuelled cars that are becoming cheaper to run as …
This booklet attempts to demystify renewable energy based technologies, and brings it a step closer to the general masses from a practical perspective. It provides handy and useful information on applications of renewable energy that range from solar PV rooftop to wind solar hybrid systems, solar water heater to geothermal …
Brazil’s development bank boosted financing for wind power 83 percent last year, and it expects to approve more loans this year. BNDES approved 6.6 billion reais ($2.5 billion) in loans for wind projects last year, adding 2,585 megawatts of new installed capacity, it said in an e-mailed statement today. “Approvals …
China retained its global top spot for clean energy investment in 2014, with surging demand especially in both solar and wind. According to The Bloomberg New Energy Finance report, the country's investment in clean energy last year hit a record $89.5 billion, a 32 percent rise on 2013, accounting for …
Germany's offshore wind capacity more than doubled last year as investors warm up to the technology, helping Europe's largest economy in its ambitious push into renewable power. At the end of 2014, total installed offshore wind capacity stood at 2.35 gigawatts (GW), compared with 915 megawatts (MW) at the end …
Surat Municipal Corporation (SMC) plans to produce 100 mega watt (MW) of green energy by 2019-20 for which it will spend Rs 93 crore in the current financial year. It will produce 16.2 MW of solar and wind power in the year 2015-16 and spend another Rs 4.5 crore for …
Sub-group appointed by Forum of Regulators suggests fuel linkage for power generation & a special purpose vehicle to provide clearance to miners The Centre will need a whopping Rs 15.70-lakh crore to provide power round the clock, to everyone. Providing reliable, secure and quality power to everyone between 2015 and …
Australia's ranking among investors in large-scale renewable energy plummeted in 2014, dropping behind much poorer nations such as Panama, Sri Lanka and Myanmar, as confidence in the Abbott government's policies for the sector evaporated, according to Bloomberg New Energy Finance. Investments in large-scale wind, solar and other clean energy sources …
A local power company plans to start producing electricity from wind, solar and water sources to boost energy supply in Nyeri and its environs. Power Technology Solutions Limited has written a notification to the Energy ministry of its intention to generate power in three new sites in Nyeri county. "It …
A fossil fuel-free Scotland is not only technically achievable but could prove a cheaper and safer option than pursuing fossil fuel-based development, according to a new WWF-backed report. The study by consultancy giant DNV-GL tested the viability of the Scottish government’s current policy goal of decarbonising the country’s electricity generation …
An array of tree-shaped wind turbines is soon to make their debut in Paris, potentially revolutionizing this sector of renewable energy. Developed by the French company NewWind, these "Wind Trees" are about the size and shape of real trees - standing at 11 meters (36 feet) tall and 8 meters …
New data from the National Grid has revealed that UK wind power generation rose by 15% in 2014, while separate figures from WWF Scotland round-up a record-breaking year for renewables north of the border. National Grid statistics show a rise from 24.5TWh to 28.1TWh electricity generated from renewables in the …
The American Petroleum Institute broadened its fifth annual State of American Energy report as it included solar, nuclear, hydropower, wind, coal, geothermal, biomass, and energy efficiency as well as oil and gas. The US is the world’s leading natural gas producer and petroleum refiner, and is expected to become its …
