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 …
Japan’s domestic shipments of solar modules more than doubled last fiscal year as solar panels spread from rooftops to land once used for golf courses. Local shipments rose to 8,546 megawatts in the year ended March 31, from 3,809 megawatts a year ago, the Japan Photovoltaic Energy Assocation said on …
KATHMANDU: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) handed over its pilot project on wind-solar hybrid energy system at Dhaubadi village of Nawalparasi district to the state-owned Alternative Energy Promotion Centre (AEPC) amidst a function held here today. A transfer document was signed by Yongping Zhai, director of the ADB’s Energy Division, …
Google Inc. (GOOG) plans a deeper push into the $363.7 billion U.S. power-sales market by working on tools that help utilities deliver electricity to homes and businesses more efficiently, people with knowledge of the matter said. The operator of the most popular Internet-search engine is in the early stages of …
Tata Power has crossed the 500 MW mark in renewable energy capacity with the commissioning of a solar plant at Palaswadi, Maharashtra. This is in line with the company’s commitment to have 20-25 per cent contribution in clean energy generated from hydro, solar, wind, geothermal, and waste gas. Currently, Tata …
ADB project handover ceremonyThe Asian Development Bank (ADB) handed over its pilot project on wind solar hybrid energy system to Alternative Energy Promotion Centre (AEPC) of the Ministry of Environment at a function organised at the Nepal Resident Mission in the capital on Monday. The wind-solar hybrid system was installed …
It is still possible to limit greenhouse gas emissions to avoid the 2 °C warming threshold for dangerous climate change. Here we explore the potential role of expanded wind energy deployment in climate change mitigation efforts. At present, most turbines are located in extra-tropical Asia, Europe and North America, where …
An old coal mine spoil tip is to provide the location for the UK's latest wind energy project, as Partnerships for Renewables on Thursday prepares to cut the ribbon on a pioneering new two turbine development in South Wales. The company, which specialises in delivering renewable energy projects in partnership …
First released in 2005, REN21's Renewables Global Status Report (GSR) provides a comprehensive and timely overview of renewable energy market, industry, investment and policy developments worldwide. It enables policymakers, industry, investors and civil society to make informed decisions. The report covers recent developments, current status, and key trends; by design, …
The Obama administration's historic plan to reduce carbon emissions from existing power plants, unveiled Monday, could hasten the nation's shift from coal toward natural gas, energy efficiency and renewable sources such as wind and solar. The controversial proposal by the Environmental Protection Agency calls for a 30% national cut in …
Global investment in fossil-fuel energy continues to outpace new spending on renewable sources, leaving the world on track for temperature increases of at least 3.6 degrees, according to a new report by the International Energy Agency. Last year, more than $1.1 trillion (A$1.19 trillion) was poured into the extraction, transport …
The UK is leading the way when it comes to offshore wind; with new reports from the Carbon Trust claiming that our expertise could help China hit a deployment target of 5GW of offshore wind by 2015. The series of three reports, released today (2 June), reveal that the superpower …
Campaigners say they will continue to fight against a planned wind farm in Dorset despite proposals being scaled back. Broadview Energy said the project on farmland off Slyer's Lane, near Charminster, would now consist of six instead of seven turbines. It said their height had also reduced from 125m (410ft) …
Energy UK will on Monday use electoral successes made by Eurosceptics to call for a rethink on "green" power policies in Brussels. The lobby group headed by former Conservative MP, Angela Knight, says it is time to move away from "an emotion driven and expensive [energy] agenda." The attempt to …
The UK has slipped down the rankings of global destinations for investors in renewable energy because of policy uncertainty leading into next year’s election, according to EY. The conflicting signals over the future of support for renewables beyond the 2015 election and the proposed cap on solar power projects eligible …
Judgement of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of Dr. Aloys Wobben & Others Vs Yogesh Mehra & Others regarding intellectual property licence agreements on the manufacture of wind turbines.
Based on the recommendations of Working Group constituted in the 57th Conference of Chairman & Member Secretaries held in August 2010, CPCB prepared a list of industries categorizing them as red, orange & green for granting consent and inventorisation by SPCBs. Wind Turbine Manufacturer's Association vide their letter dated March …
High learning rates and rapid cost decreases for new technologies in recent years have combined with effective support policies to accelerate the spread of renewable energy around the world. However, this dynamism in the market creates new challenges for policy makers seeking to promote the long-term transition to renewable sources …
Four environmental dimensions of energy security—climate change, air pollution, water availability and quality, and land-use change—and the environmental impact of 13 energy systems on each are discussed in this paper. Climate change threatens more land, people, and economies in Asia and small Pacific island states than any other part of …
The country's embrace of natural gas means less love for wind and solar. New investments in renewable energy sources declined 5 per cent in North America last year to $US56 billion ($60 billion), the lowest since 2010, according to Bloomberg New Energy Finance. By comparison, North American oil and gas …
An industry group in Japan boosted its target for wind power capacity by half to 75 gigawatts by fiscal 2050 as the country expands the use of clean energy. The Japan Wind Power Association revised the target from a previous goal of 50 gigawatts, announced in 2012, due to more …
