The World Meteorological Organization’s State of the Climate in Asia 2024 report warns that the region is warming nearly twice as fast as the global average, driving more extreme weather and posing serious threats to lives, ecosystems, and economies. In 2024, Asia experienced its warmest or second warmest year on …
A Path to Prosperity: Renewable Energy for Islands presents a compilation of case studies from small island developing states (SIDS) and development partners. These demonstrate real-life project viability, highlight innovative solutions and showcase successful partnerships, which together are advancing the deployment of renewable energy in SIDS. This second edition – …
This booklet attempts to demystify renewable energy based technologies, and brings it a step closer to the general masses from a practical perspective. It provides handy and useful information on applications of renewable energy that range from solar PV rooftop to wind solar hybrid systems, solar water heater to geothermal …
A month after the government stopped offering subsidies on solar water heaters, the sales are still soaring with the demand driven by a positive sentiment about the need for saving energy. The manufacturers are happy with the government's decision as some were reeling under heavy losses due to pending subsidy …
The Government of Haryana has formulated Haryana Solar Power Policy 2014 to promote the generation of power from solar energy. The objective of this policy is to create conditions conducive for the involvement of private sector or public private sector participation in setting up and promoting Biomass, Cogeneration, Small Hydro, …
NASHIK: Plans are afoot to make Nashik the first solar city in Maharashtra by making solar panels mandatory in buildings with over 10 flats. For this, the state government is mulling a change in the Development Control (DC) rules of the city's draft Development Plan (DP) that would provide builders …
A Path to Prosperity: Renewable energy for islands was developed in support of the Renewable Energy Forum, a one-day forum preceding the Third International Conference on Small Island Developing States (SIDS), held in Apia, Samoa, on 1-4 September 2014. The booklet is a collection of case studies submitted by SIDS …
This report assesses the business case for the deployment of Renewable Energy Technologies (RETs) in island tourism. A systemic approach is adopted for the analysis of the challenges and opportunities in the energy and tourism sectors, with consideration of the potential synergies that renewable energy deployment strategies can create with …
AMRITSAR: Punjab Energy Development Agency (PEDA) has successfully implemented Biogas Development & Solar Water Heating Programme under which 1.6 lakh biogas plants and 29 lakh liter per day solar water heating systems have been installed in the state, informed chief parliamentary secretary Desraj Singh Dhugga here on Tuesday. He also …
Even though the new Narendra Modi-led government has strongly advocated the use of solar power, the solar thermal industry still awaits reimbursement of Rs.375 crore subsidy dues of the direct channel partners/manufacturers of solar water heaters pending since 2012. The members of the Solar Thermal Federation of India (STFI) said …
Members of the Solar Thermal Federation of India (STFI) have asked the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) to clear Rs 375 crore subsidy dues of direct channel partners/manufacturers of solar water heaters pending since 2012. The ministry launched a scheme in 2010 under the Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar …
The Government had launched the Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission, which is a major initiative of the Government of India and State Governments to promote ecologically sustainable growth while addressing India's energy security challenge. It will also constitute a major contribution by India to the global effort to meet the …
In view of the fact the State of Goa does not generate its own electricity, the challenge before the State Government is not only to meet the ever growing demand for power but also to progressively increase the share of renewable sources in the power - mix so as to …
MCC to install solar streetlights on trial basis. The much-delayed ‘solar city’ project is expected to make some headway soon as the Mysore City Corporation (MCC) has stepped up efforts in this direction, in association with government departments. As a first step, the MCC plans to install solar streetlights in …
Jain Families To Provide Streetlights To Dalwana Palanpur: Plagued by power shortage and it’s ever increasing cost, the residents of Dalwana village located 17 km from here switched to solar power to light up their streets while celebrating the New Year on Wednesday. The village saw 122 street poles lighting …
This briefing paper explores the potential for existing and emerging solar photovoltaic (PV) technologies to deliver rapid transformation of our energy systems to limit the scale of future climate risks from fossil fuel use. In particular, it examine the potential for cost reductions and scalability of manufacture and the new …
Kochi is yet to submit a detailed project report (DPR) on its existing power infrastructure and proposals for making use of non-renewable sources of energy to qualify itself for the solar city project. Kochi is among the cities being considered for implementing the solar city project of the Ministry of …
For the fourth year in a row, Racold Thermo, a leader in manufacturing and marketing of water heating products, has been awarded the first prize by the Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) for the storage water heater category. Racold was also awarded for the second year running by the Ministry …
A forward looking Government needs to have a structured approach to seriously evaluate the possibilities of harnessing renewable energy sources and accord due weightage in a realistic manner for such sources to be integrated into its overall energy generation strategies. There is a popular perception that solar energy could be …
The Cabinet on Wednesday approved the Kerala Solar Energy Policy aimed at mainstreaming the use of solar energy in the energy mix of the State. The policy proposes to increase the installed capacity in the solar sector to 500 MW by 2017 and 2,500 MW by 2030. Various incentives are …
IFC and Green Energy Corp to sign agreements soon The state government has approved a proposal for installation of solar panels on roof tops of all government establishments in Bhubaneswar and Cuttack area under PPP (public private partnership) model and directed the implementing agency to sign agreements with International Finance …
