Wind Energy

Reply filed by the state of Odisha regarding increasing instances of high energy swell waves, May 1, 2025

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 …

SJVN to generate 500 MW from renewable resources

Public sector Sutlej Jal Vidyut Nigam (SJVN), which owns and operates the country’s largest Nathpa Jhakri hydroelectric project, has drawn up a plan to harness 500 MW of power from renewable resources during the 12th plan. The joint venture company of the Centre and the state is aiming at creating …

Green makeover will be struggle for Germany's RWE

A latecomer to renewable energy, Germany's RWE is trying to turn itself green at a time when it lacks the two resources it needs most: time and money. Struggling with falling earnings, 35 billion euros ($48.2 billion) in net debt and a 72-percent drop in its shares from their 2008 …

Large scale grid integration of renewable energy sources – way forward

India is a country of continental size and this is helpful in balancing the variable output of renewable energy sources located in few states by integrating them into all India grid. The inter state and inter regional transmission infrastructure is already being developed and it is expected that all the …

Large scale grid integration of renewable energy sources – way forward

India is a country of continental size and this is helpful in balancing the variable output of renewable energy sources located in few states by integrating them into all India grid. The inter state and inter regional transmission infrastructure is already being developed and it is expected that all the …

Southern Railway plans to set up windmills in Nellai district

In a bid to draw on alternative energy to trim its annual electricity bill. The Southern Railway is toying with the idea of setting up windmills in the district in a bid to draw on alternative energy to trim its annual electricity bill. General Manager, Southern Railway, Rakesh Mishra told …

Poland could halve demand for coal by 2030, study says

Poland could halve its demand for coal by 2030 with a shift to renewable energies that would end its image as a laggard in European Union efforts to slow climate change, a study showed on Friday. The report, by researchers in Germany and Poland, renewable energy groups and environmental group …

Ethiopia opens Africa's largest wind farm to boost power production

Africa's biggest wind farm began production in Ethiopia on Saturday, aiding efforts to diversify electricity generation from hydropower plants and help the country become a major regional exporter of energy. The Horn of Africa country - plagued by frequent blackouts - plans to boost generating capacity from 2,000 MW to …

Tata Power developing 160 MW wind projects in India

Co already has installed wind energy generation capacity of 398 MW with projects across Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Gujarat, TN, K'taka Augmenting its renewable energy portfolio, Tata Power is developing wind projects having total generation capacity of over 160 MW in the country. The private power producer already has an installed wind …

Floating Offshore Wind Turbine Begins Power Generation in Japan

A two-megawatt floating offshore wind turbine in southwestern Japan began generating power, a group led by Toda Corp. (1860) said today. The turbine was set up near Nagasaki prefecture in a pilot project for the Ministry of the Environment, the group said today in a statement. The group installed a …

Financing of renewable energy in India: Implications for policy

Financing of renewable energy in India: Implications for policy - A presentation by Gireesh Shrimali, David Nelson, Shobhit Goel, Charith Konda, Raj Kumar at the 4th National Research Conference on Climate Change, Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, October 26-27, 2013.

Wind power could generate 18% of global power by 2050

Wind power could generate up to 18% of the world's electricity by 2050, compared with 2.6% today, according to new IEA research. The Technology Roadmap: Wind Energy — 2013 Edition finds that nearly 300 gigawatts of current wind power worldwide must increase eight- to ten-fold to achieve the roadmap's vision, …

Poland could halve demand for coal by 2030, study says

Poland could halve its demand for coal by 2030 with a shift to renewable energies that would end its image as a laggard in European Union efforts to slow climate change, a study showed on Friday. The report, by researchers in Germany and Poland, renewable energy groups and environmental group …

Sindh to generate 2000 MW at its wind corridor in next two years

Monday, January 21, 2013 - Karachi—Sindh government is working on 40 different power projects in its wind corridor, with a total generation capacity of 2000 MW in next two years, said Mir Hussain Ali, provincial Secretary for Environment and Alternate Energy Department. This will also allow the electrification of about …

25MW of renewable energy by 2025

The policy will seek to tap 5MW of power each from the sun, wind, and biomass AREP 2013: The department of renewable energy (DRE) is in the process of drawing up guidelines and regulations to harness from renewable energy sources at least 25 megawatt (MW) of power by 2025. The …

Bulgaria faces court over wind farm threat to birds

The European Commission said on Thursday it would take Bulgaria to court for endangering protected birds by allowing wind farms and other developments along one of their migration routes. The Balkan country had broken environmental rules by failing to protect habitats and highly threatened species like the red-breasted goose in …

Centre to get tough on states not meeting clean energy targets

The Centre may get tough on states which are not meeting the clean energy target. The Union ministry of new and renewable energy has written to the power ministry suggesting that it make it mandatory for states to fulfill their 'Renewable Purchase Obligation' (RPO) if they want to get central …

U.K. Nears $22 Billion EDF Deal for First Atomic Plant Since ’95

The U.K. is “extremely close” to announcing a deal with Electricite de France SA to build Britain’s first nuclear power station since 1995, Energy Secretary Ed Davey said. The agreement may be announced as soon as this week after two or three remaining issues are resolved, said a government official …

Wind and solar power subsidies 'still too high', says environment minister

A new environment minister who advised David Cameron on energy has suggested subsidies for wind and solar power are "still too high", amid growing speculation the Tories are planning an assault against green costs on energy bills. George Eustice, who had an energy brief on Cameron's policy board until this …

Green Corridor to See Wind & Solar Farms in Rajasthan, TN

The government will set up wind and solar farms in Rajasthan and Tamil Nadu in the first phase of the . 43,000-crore green energy corridors project that aims to add 30,000 mw to the national grid by 2020. The first phase of the Indo-German project is expected to cost . …

REpower launches 3-MW turbine for low-wind locations in Canada

 Onshore wind turbine REpower 3.0M122 with a rated power of 3.0 megawatts and a rotor diameter of 122 metres  Particularly cost-effective in low-wind locations thanks to the large rotor Pune/Hamburg/Toronto: The Suzlon Group, the fifth-largest* manufacturer of wind turbines in the world, has announced the launch of its …

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