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 …
Alarmed by a sharp rise in power consumption in the state, Kerala government is seriously considering clean energy alternatives to overcome widening power deficit in the state. In this regard, minister for Power and Transport Aryadan Mohammed today said, although Kerala generates 28 times more power than it did six …
BELGAUM: A private firm will set up a wind farm at Kakthi that will generate 13MW of power. The work is already under progress and is expected to be completed within 4-5 weeks. Belgaum is getting nearly 216mw of power through wind, if everything goes accordingly, an additional 13MW will …
A new survey report has revealed that the majority of the public believe the Government should support the construction of more renewable energy sources like solar, wave and tidal power. And the poll, commissioned by the Institute of Mechanical Engineers, found a third of those questioned would even consider investing …
The world will have enough wind turbines to generate more than 300 gigawatts of power - the equivalent of 114 nuclear power plants - by the end of the year, industry figures show. As Brazil, China, Mexico and South Africa add turbines, the figure represents modest growth compared with a …
Dependency on hydro-electric and thermal power less now After reeling under eight-hour power cuts through April and May, people in the city have reason to rejoice now. The last 10 days have had very rare instances of power cuts, bringing cheer to residents and industries alike. “The southwest monsoon has …
The Government has decided that 75 per cent of 750 MW solar projects, to be offered under the second phase of Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission, will be built with local content. This has put to rest all uncertainties pertaining to the use of local content in the Mission because …
The wind power plant has been set up at Ludarva in Rajasthan's Jaisalmer district Moving ahead in its diversification plans, National Aluminium Company (Nalco) has achieved partial commissioning of its second wind power plant with a capacity of 47.6 Mw. The wind power plant has been set up at Ludarva …
On a breezy day in October last year the governor of Kansas, Sam Brownback, took a tour of his state’s flourishing oil- and gas-exploration industry. But as the bus travelled across the open plains it was difficult not to notice a new phenomenon in Kansan energy: wind turbines. Lots of …
21 lakh renewable energy certificates lie unsold with project developers Renewable energy projects — once lucrative enough to attract even alcohol makers and farm traders — are feeling the heat as a key attraction, the market for green certificates issued to developers, has collapsed alarmingly, casting a shadow on India’s …
Tata PowerBSE -0.11 % today said its 50.4 MW wind energy project in Karnataka has been registered under the United Nation's clean development mechanism programme. "The Gadag plant helps in reducing an annual average of 99,100 tons of carbon-dioxide equivalent, by producing 107,064 MWh per year (average) equivalent amount of …
This publication analyzes the performance of two states in India— Karnataka and Tamil Nadu— in their efforts toward installing solar and wind energy. It attempts to distill the reasons for their success, albeit in two very different renewable energy programs. It covers the major initiatives taken by the country in …
In yet another leap in renewable energy sector, Gujarat has registered highest growth in wind power generation during past four years. Installed wind power generation capacities in the state has increased by 36 per cent during 2011-12 to 2,966 megawatt (Mw), making the state second only to Tamil Nadu in …
KOCHI: Experts have approved Greater Cochin Development Authority's (GCDA) plan to install windmills at Marine Drive to generate power for street lights on the stretch. Allaying fears of noise pollution, energy experts and city architects said wind energy was one of the most eco-friendly source of alternative energy. The walkway …
KOCHI: Look, who's tilting at windmills? Well, bitten by the alternative energy bug, the Greater Cochin Development Authority (GCDA) has decided to harness wind power, of all places, at Marine Drive! The development authority is planning to tap wind energy for power lighting systems at the Marine Drive walkway. In …
Offshore wind farms to produce power for Kerala. A few years from now, wind farms located at sea could be churning out clean energy to feed the starved power grid in Kerala. The Agency for Non-conventional Energy and Rural Technology (ANERT) is preparing to take up a wind monitoring study …
Despite poor pace of capacity addition in the states like Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Maharashtra , India retained its position in top five world wind energy markets in 2012 . India remained third largest market for new turbines in 2012 with capacity addition of 2441 mw, revealed World …
Welspun Energy, on Thursday, said it had achieved financial closure of its 20 MW wind power project in Jaisalmer in Rajasthan. `Welspun Energy has achieved financial closure of its 20 MW wind power project at Jaisalmer. The company has received a sanction exceeding Rs.120 crore as against a debt requirement …
Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has released this draft of the policy for development of offshore wind energy projects in waters, in or adjacent to the country up to the seaward distance of 12 nautical miles from the baseline. The Government of India in its interest to develop …
India is the third largest market for new wind turbines worldwide, adding 2,5 GW according to this report released by World Wind Energy Association. 100 countries worldwide now produce electricity with wind power. So far, it's a boom that has mainly occurred in Asia, North America and Western Europe. Now, …
To cater to the energy requirements of the armed forces in remote snow-bound areas, the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) is exploring the potential of tapping wind power to generate energy. While the Himalayan ridges are known for their high wind potential, accumulation of heavy snow and ice in …
