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 …
A committee involved with the nation’s energy policy met Wednesday to discuss revisions to the 2-year-old feed-in tariff system for renewable energy. It will also investigate a utility that recently halted renewable electricity purchases under the system by claiming it didn’t have the capacity to handle the large amounts being …
This paper analyses the effects of government policies on flows of private finance for investment in renewable energy (inducement effect). It also examines whether direct provision of public finance for a project increases the volume of private finance raised (“crowding in” effect). A unique dataset of financial transactions for renewable …
A cap on French nuclear power production at the current level, approved last week, was the main point of contention in the bill defended by Energy Minister Segolene Royal. In a key victory for Royal, President Francois Hollande's ex-partner and his fourth energy minister in three years, Green party MPs …
Onshore wind is cheaper than coal, gas or nuclear energy when the costs of “external” factors like air quality, human toxicity and climate change are taken into account, according to an unpublished EU analysis. The report says that for every megawatt hour (MW/h) of electricity generated, onshore wind costs roughly …
IKEA Group, the world's biggest furniture retailer, may introduce an internal carbon emissions price to help its drive to protect the environment and create a "new and better" company, chief executive Peter Agnefjall said. IKEA, seen as global trend-setter among retailers on green issues, is also on target to invest …
Onshore wind is cheaper than coal, gas or nuclear energy when the costs of ‘external’ factors like air quality, human toxicity and climate change are taken into account, according to an EU analysis. The report says that for every megawatt hour (MW/h) of electricity generated, onshore wind costs roughly €105 …
Ecotricity, one of the new breed of independent energy suppliers, has teamed up with Skanska, the construction group, in a bid to build £500m worth of onshore windfarms in the UK within five years. Dale Vince, the founder of Ecotricity, said it had taken his firm 17 years to build …
Investments in measures to curb energy waste and boost efficiency are overtaking wind and solar spending and have reached at least $310 billion a year, the International Energy Agency said. That’s almost $100 billion higher than investment in renewable energy in 2013, which amounted to $213 billion, according to estimates …
Bloomberg BNA -- Non-hydropower renewable power generation is expected to surpass hydropower on an annual basis in 2014 for the first time, the Energy Information Administration said. Conventional hydropower generation is projected to fall by 4.2 percent, while non-hydropower renewables rise by 5.6 percent for this year, EIA said in …
The Beinn Ghrideag Community Wind Farm on the Isle of Lewis in Scotland has been deemed a 'breakthrough project for community energy' after receiving £11m of funding from Santander. Over 25 years, the wind farm is forecast to produce income of £48m from an original £15m investment. All of the …
The cost of solar and onshore wind power may fall to the same level as generation from fossil fuels by the 2020s, energy consultant Poyry Oyj (POY1V) said in a report. Solar plants in Spain may produce electricity competitive with coal and gas as early as 2021, in Portugal by …
Life-cycle assessments commonly used to analyze the environmental costs and benefits of climate-mitigation options are usually static in nature and address individual power plants. Our paper presents, to our knowledge, the first life-cycle assessment of the large-scale implementation of climate-mitigation technologies, addressing the feedback of the electricity system onto itself …
Net generation from the project is expected to be 104.10 million units State-run Gujarat Mineral Development Corporation (GMDC) will set up a 50 Mega Watt (MW) wind power project in a bid to harness green energy potential, said, a senior GMDC official. The fresh addition will take the total capacity …
BHOPAL: State energy department strongly objected to 'free land policy' floated by new and renewable energy department to attract mega investment in the field of solar, wind, and bio mass energy in the state. Senior IAS officer S R Mohanty-led new and renewable energy department had circulated a copy of …
KARACHI: The Sindh province has gained another Chinese investment of US$ 130 million for the establishment of 50MW Wind Power Project near Gharo city. This project will be executed by two private companies - Hydro China and Dawood Power (Private) Limited - under joint venture, said a handout issued here …
Company is also planning to set up a solar power plant to meet its solar purchase obligation National Aluminium Company (Nalco), the navratna public sector undertaking under ministry of mines, plans to set up a 100 Mw wind power project with an investment of Rs 660 crore. “The project will …
Alternative Energy Development Board (AEDB) has said that deal with the prevailing energy crisis, 29 wind power projects with a cumulative capacity of 1669.5 MW are in different stages of development. Official sources said on Sunday that the AEDB was pursuing the development of wind power projects by the private …
The Sarhad Ruler Support Program (SRSP) Chitral has given approval of the construction of 200 KV Wind Power Station in Rari Ohver Valley of District Chitral.The Chief Executive Officer of the Sarhad Ruler Support Programme Shehzad Masood-ul-Mulk was the chief guest on this occasion. People from different walk of life …
NEW YORK: Increased use of natural gas will not help arrest carbon dioxide (CO2) emission significantly because it delays the widespread construction of low-carbon energy facilities, such as solar arrays, says a US-based study. Inexpensive gas boosts electricity consumption and hinders expansion of cleaner energy sources, such as wind and …
Growing use of natural gas fails to benefit the environment because it slows the spread of renewable energy sources, according to a study released today. While natural gas releases less carbon dioxide than coal when burned to produce electricity, it hampers growth of cleaner energy such as wind and solar, …
