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 new survey has revealed a 'huge gap' between reality and the perception of the UK public on some key climate and energy issues. The survey, commissioned by new not-for-profit organisation the Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit (ECIU), shows a perceived lack of consensus among climate scientists, despite scientists being …
The U.S. Export-Import Bank agreed to lend $65 million for Peruvian wind farms that will use Siemens AG (SIE) turbines made in Kansas and Iowa. The projects will support almost 800 jobs at Siemens’ plants in the two states, the Washington-based policy bank said today in a statement. The Marcona …
India is struggling with skyrocketing energy demands, declining energy supplies, and peak load blackouts and shortages that limit energy access. The country’s recent economic growth has depended largely on fossil fuels, resulting in greater energy security concerns, higher electricity pricing, and increased pollution. At the same time, the Indian government …
Swiss engineering group ABB has developed technology that can double the power flow of underground cables, making it cheaper to integrate electricity into the grid from distant offshore wind farms. The innovation means a single high-voltage direct current (DC) cable can now transmit up to 2.6 gigawatts (GW) of power …
Australia is frightening developers away from renewable energy even before the government decides whether to overhaul targets for the industry’s growth. Prime Minister Tony Abbott’s decision to take advice on renewable energy targets from a skeptic about the causes of global warming prompted at least two developers to reconsider plans …
Growing demand for electricity and falling costs for wind and solar power mean more renewable-energy projects will be commissioned this year in sub-Saharan Africa than were added from 2000 through 2013. About 1.8 gigawatts of capacity, excluding large hydroelectric power plants, will be added in 2014, the London-based research firm …
A perceived risk to the recently introduced white-tailed sea eagle is one of the main reasons cited by An Bord Pleanála for turning down a proposed nine-turbine wind farm in the Kerry-Cork border area near Kilgarvan. Kerry County Council had refused the 10-year permission sought for the renewable energy development …
U.K. wind turbines generated a record 22 percent of the country’s electricity yesterday, beating the 24-hour record for the second time in a week, the RenewableUK industry group said. Wind farms generated an average of 5,797 megawatts Sunday, enough to power more than 15 million homes at this time of …
Some parts of the state experienced power cuts early on Monday morning on account of a sudden drop in the wind power generation. Normally, wind energy generation tapers by September 15, but this year it has been erratic, causing concerns to power managers. Wind power generation, which was 487MW on …
Conservative MPs are much more likely to oppose onshore windfarms than the national average of the public, a new poll has found. About four out of five Tory MPs are likely to oppose onshore windfarms in their constituency, according to the poll conducted by ComRes on behalf of REG Windpower. …
Coal and gas generators will reap $10bn in extra profits over the next 15 years if the Abbott government pares back the renewable energy target (RET), and the nation’s electricity bills will not fall, according to new research. Coal and gas generators have been among the most vocal supporters of …
The Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region plans to use electricity created by offshore wind farms by 2017, the Beijing Times reports. Huadian Heavy Industries Co. says it will introduce ocean-energy technologies from abroad and build an industrial base for ocean wind power in Caofeidian, an island land reclamation converted into an economic development …
Restores tax incentives with hopes to accelerate wind power output The government plans to rapidly accelerate wind energy generation, adding an ambitious 10,000 MW every year, or five times the total new capacity that came up in the last fiscal, as the Modi government takes steps to reduce India's dependence …
Cuba has shifted its focus away from offshore oil, concentrating on renewable energy and improving output from onshore wells due to a lack of interest by foreign companies for further deepwater exploration, sources close to the industry say. With so much oil readily available around the world, oil companies including …
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An energy co-operative has been given the green light to build a wind turbine in Derbyshire having raised more than £2.6m through a successful public share offer with 600 local investors. Four Winds Energy Co-operative now has planning permission for two wind turbines and has been raising money for the …
Hyderabad: The AP government plans to add 500 mw of wind power capacity in the state within a year and is revising the wind power potential estimates in the State. AP has a typical advantage of high wind velocity which has been tapped scarcely. In its bid to focus on …
SHILLONG: Power-starved Meghalaya is preparing “wind energy density maps” to identify regions in the mountainous state where wind energy could be tapped to meet the power requirement. “The MeECL (Meghalaya Energy Corporation Limited) is mapping certain areas of the state where wind mills could be set up to harness the …
Bulgaria's top court has revoked a 20 percent charge imposed on the income of solar and wind power producers this year, in a ruling that protects renewable energy investors in the Balkan country but would widen state deficits related to clean energy. The Constitutional Court ruled the charge breached the …
The UK's renewable electricity generation increased by 30% in 2013 according to DECC's annual UK energy statistics, released today (31 July). Electricity generated from renewable sources accounted for 14.9% of the UK's total electricity generation last year, up from 11.3% in 2012. In a statement released by DECC, energy secretary …
