Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Bhuwan Chandra Bhatt Vs Member Secretary, Uttarakhand Pollution Control Board & Others dated 13/02/2025. The application, based on a letter petition, a resident of village Kunidhar, tehsil Bhikiasen, Almora had made a complaint about indiscriminate felling of Chir and Banj …
The draft solar policy released by Karnataka government for 2011-2016. The state government aims to install 40 MW of solar power generation capacity every year between FY12 and FY16. This capacity includes the generation capacity selected under the first and second phases of the Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission. Karntaka …
The Rajasthan State will promote setting up of solar power projects. The total capacity under this category will be distributed equally between SPV and solar concentrating thermal power plants. Rajasthan has come up with an new Solar Energy Policy, named as, Rajasthan Solar Policy 2011. The State of Rajasthan receives …
As renewable energy technologies move to the forefront, the energy sphere in the 21st century is set for a major overhaul. Worldwide, studies predict that solar and wind energy will address more than 60% of the future energy needs. Countries, including India, are taking concrete steps to ensure a stable …
This report provides information to relevant stakeholders on the importance of developing the solar energy sector in Asia and the Pacific, investment opportunities and challenges in the sector, and the approach adopted by the Asia Solar Energy Initiative to facilitate the rapid deployment of solar energy applications in the region
THE Union budget’s approach to the renewable energy sector remains scattershot. The only mention the sector gets in the 2011-12 budget is when it talks about the duty cuts on the energyefficient LED lights, solar lanterns and solar cells. “Except for the small concession of withdrawing customs duty on inputs …
This article reports a comparative analysis of the thrust in solar photovoltaic (PV) research during 1981–1988 and 2001–2008. Global solar PV literature in the latter period recorded a 4.5-fold increase over those in 1981–1988.
This report represents a full decade of Clean Edge data and trends analysis. This special anniversary edition looks at the past 10 years of clean-energy activity in the U.S. and abroad. The report also outlines five key trends that will impact clean-energy markets in the coming years: Incandescent Phase-Out Lights …
This report aims at providing a clear and comprehensible description of the current status of the developing Photovoltaic power generation world-wide and its untapped potentials and growth prospects in the coming years. During 2010, the Photovoltaic (PV) market has shown unprecedented growth and wide-spread deployment of this environmentally friendly source …
BIDDING for the first phase of Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission has put a question mark on the ambitious target set to augment the country’s energy needs through the solar route. Of the 30 short-listed bidders, almost 20 have had nothing to do with solar photo voltaic (PV) power. Some …
This new World Bank report focuses on problems and barriers that developers are facing in the solar power sector in India. It analyses the risk perception of domestic and international developers and shows how these could be mitigated. The World Bank initiated a study to understand the barriers faced by …
IT IS the star attraction on the campus of SRM University in Chennai. Though in a nascent stage, it has the potential to give solar car manufacturers like Reva and Venturi a run for their money. Its innovators, a team of 10 electrical engineering students in their final year and …
This publication presents case studies from across the country that illustrate the utilization of renewable energy sources with a wide range of applications across various sectors.
SOLAR cells get damaged and lose efficiency from constant exposure to sunlight. Then how is it that plants show little wear and tear though they too capture the Sun’s energy during photosynthesis? The secret lies in the ability of light-capturing molecules in plants to break down and reassemble all the …
The role of new and renewable energy has been assuming increasing significance with the growing concern for the country’s energy security. The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy has a wide range of programmes on promotion of renewable energy for rural, urban, commercial and industrial applications through grid-interactive power generation …
The objective of the Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission (JNNSM) under the brand 'Solar India' is to establish India as a global leader in solar energy, by creating the policy conditions for its diffusion across the country as quickly as possible. The Mission has set a target of 20,000 MW …
This draft solar policy 2010 for Rajasthan released by RREC is aimed at developing a global hub of solar power of 10,000 MW- 12,000 MW capacity in the next 10-12 years to meet increasing energy needs of the state and India & contribute to ecological security too.Rajasthan is bestowed with …
This report details trends in the renewable energy sector across the world. Finds that investment in renewable energy power capacity (excluding large hydro) in 2009 was comparable to that in fossil-fuel generation, at around $100 billion each. <br> Changes in renewable energy markets, investments, industries, and policies have been so …
