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 …
France's highest administrative court on Wednesday annulled the decree setting wind power feed-in tariffs, marking the end of a complex legal procedure that has stifled investment in the French onshore wind sector. The French government has already prepared a new decree, which was cleared by the European Commission in March …
The U.S. Interior Department is seeking interest from companies that want to build offshore wind farms about 13 miles (20 kilometers) south of Long Beach, New York. The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management is also asking for public comment on any potential projects within the 127-square-mile (329-square-kilometer) zone, particularly on …
4,000MW From Non-Conventional Source Could Bring Cheer To Industry The power situation in the state could see a remarkable improvement soon with wind mills likely to generate 3,000MW to 4,000 MW and Neyveli Lignite Corporation expected to add 617MW to the state's kitty, partly in June and the rest in …
Japan’s campaign to boost renewable power supplies since the Fukushima nuclear disaster is producing some unlikely winners: vegetable farmers. Makoto Takazawa and his father Yukio earned 1.7 million yen ($16,700) last fiscal year selling electricity from solar panels that hang in a giant canopy above their farm east of Tokyo. …
The Scottish Government has this week given the go-ahead for a 22-turbine wind farm in Dumfries and Galloway, but Ministers have rejected plans for a similar-sized scheme on the Scottish borders. Consent has been granted for the £65m ScottishPower Renewables project in Ewe Hill; which will have the generating capacity …
When we think of North Korea, we think of a nation determined to be an outsider in the international community. Whether it’s testing nuclear weapons or threatening London hairdressers, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea is not usually associated with compliance. But there is compelling evidence that the North Korean …
A 650MW wind power project is to be set up in Jhampir Wind Corridor of district Thatta in Sindh. A consortium of Chinese banks and insurance companies have consented to invest over $1 billion on the project. Sindh government spokesman said that the project would be completed by June 2016. …
The UK will have run out of oil, coal and gas in just over five years' time, scientists have warned. According to a new report by the Global Sustainability Institute (GSI), the country had 5.2 years of oil, 4.5 years of coal and just three years of gas remaining, which …
Renewable energy upbeat with the rise of Modi, who “knows the industry” The renewable energy industry has welcomed the prospect of a BJP-led NDA Government as it feels that Narendra Modi understands the industry well. Industry experts have also taken note of the fact that the BJP has had a …
Abdul Halim, acting secretary of PDB, penned the agreement with Zahurul Islam khan, managing director of joint venture US-DK Green Energy Ltd The country is set to get its first 60MW-capacity wind turbine power plant in Cox’s Bazar, following the signing of a power purchase agreement yesterday. Abdul Halim, acting …
A €3bn deal for what is expected to be one of the world’s biggest offshore wind farms has boosted Europe’s battered renewable energy market after more than a year of sagging investment. The Gemini wind farm off the coast of the northern Netherlands province of Groningen is backed by a …
In just over five years Britain will have run out of oil, coal and gas, researchers have warned. A report by the Global Sustainability Institute said shortages would increase dependency on Norway, Qatar and Russia. There should be a "Europe-wide drive" towards wind, tidal, solar and other sources of renewable …
Load shedding has come down for the past few days With the winds setting in, wind energy generation has started improving in the State and load shedding has come down during the last few days. According to data available on the website of Tamil Nadu Transmission Corporation, wind energy generation …
Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) May 15th 2014 order issued revising biomass tariff upwards as well as changing Solar PV, Thermal, Hydro and other tariff substantially by revising capital values for the Financial Year 2014–15.
The percentage of onshore windfarms being rejected rose dramatically in the UK last year, leading the renewable energy trade body to accuse the Conservative party of "heavy-handed intervention" in the planning process. Last summer, Eric Pickles urged planners to give greater weight to local concerns over windfarm applications, saying "current …
The planned axing of the primary agency supporting clean energy in Australia by the Abbott government would break pre-election commitments and send investment in emerging technologies off-shore, an industry group says. Fairfax Media is among outlets reporting on Monday that the federal government will axe the Australian Renewable Energy Agency …
EDF Energies Nouvelles SA, a unit of Europe’s biggest power producer, completed a 150-megawatt wind farm in Turkey. The wind farm is in central Anatolia, EDF said today in a statement on its website. Turkey has set a goal of having as much as 20,000 megawatts of wind capacity by …
An innovative guide for wind farms is to be produced by the Scottish Government, industry and charities to help protect bird life. The Scottish Windfarm Bird Steering Group, made up of the Scottish Government, Scottish Natural Heritage, RSPB Scotland and Scottish Renewables, has already spent more than £50,000 on a …
Renewable energy sources could reduce EU dependence on imported fossil fuels, often supplied from conflict-ridden countries If we needed a reminder of how politics and energy are inextricably linked, the Ukraine crisis has done us all a timely service. The price and supply of gas is rapidly becoming a major …
In 2013, approximately 6.5 million people were already employed in the renewable energy industry worldwide, a new study by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) reveals. ‘Renewable Energy and Jobs – Annual Review 2014’ underlines the important role that renewables continue to play in employment creation and growth in the …
