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 …
IFC and Green Energy Corp to sign agreements soon The state government has approved a proposal for installation of solar panel in roof top of all government establishments in Bhubaneswar and Cuttack area under PPP model and has directed the implementing agency to sign agreements with International Finance Corporation (IFC). …
Sadiccha cooperative housing society on Paud road reduced its monthly electricity bill by almost Rs 10,000 in July, when it first switched over to compact fluorescent lamps (CFL) for its common areas and parking and replaced its worn-out water pump with a new, more powerful machine. The society, comprising 84 …
In a bid to promote solar power production in Odisha, the state government has decided to formulate a solar policy soon. The policy will help streamline production, utilization and management of solar energy in the state, officials said. "We have sought suggestions from different government and private institutions and organizations. …
Govt To Soon Release Code For Green Structures After dangling a carrot in front of developers and citizens to promote environment-friendly buildings, the state government seems to have yanked it away for now. For the last few years, the state had been hinting at providing water and property rebates and …
This Policy will be known as Odisha Solar Policy, 2013. The Policy will come into operation with effect from the date of resolution and will supersede the Policy Guidelines for power generation from Non conventional Energy Sources -2005 with respect to the content related to solar power generation. The principal …
In a bid to boost non-conventional energy as an alternative source of power generation, the Punjab Government has announced a subsidy bonanza under different schemes of the Punjab Energy Development Agency (PEDA). Ludhiana Deputy Commissioner Rahul Tiwari today stated that it was the need of the hour to motivate general …
Report from UNEP-Frankfurt School examines in detail how investment flows into renewables are evolving around the world, and the reasons for those changes. Global Trends in Renewable Energy Investment 2013 is the sixth edition of the UNEP report. Based on data from Bloomberg New Energy Finance, it has become the …
Planned at Koorgalli on the outskirts, it will help record data to design solar panels The City of Palaces, which is gradually making great strides in tapping unconventional sources of energy, will soon have a solar radiation test centre at Koorgalli on the outskirts. The development is significant as Mysore, …
More than 30 five-star hotels in the Capital expressed their commitment to preserve the environment and have agreed to comply with the ‘Green Hotel Guidelines’. A memorandum of understanding was signed between the Delhi Government’s Department of Environment and 32 five-star hotels on Monday. According to the MoU, the hotels …
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 …
The Corporation will soon entrust ICLEI South Asia, a consultancy agency, to prepare the detailed project report (DPR) for the proposed Solar City project. The proposal to award the DPR preparation to ICLEI will be presented at the first Council meeting after the Corporation Budget session on Saturday. Once the …
As a first step, all establishments under the civic body to set up solar panels on rooftops The rooftops of all establishments in Coimbatore Corporation limits will soon turn energy generation stations with the civic body planning to install solar panels. The civic body in a recent resolution said that …
The aim of this Energy Efficiency Handbook is to point out opportunities for energy savings and to improve energy efficiency of buildings and operations, and help obtain the correct assistance in identifying and implementing energy efficient projects. Encapsulating the energy overview of the country and the state of Uttarakhand , …
It is felt that a forward looking Government need 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 …
BHUBANESWAR: The Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) on Monday installed a solar streetlight on an experimental basis as part of Centre-sponsored solar city project. The solar lights, which will be installed in the stretch between Delta and OUAT square, would cost about Rs 1.14 crore. The Union ministry of new and …
Fisheries Minister K. A. Jayapal launched the Solar Energy Peoples Movement to promote solar power-based activities in the district at a function here on Wednesday. The Minister said that the Chief Minister has a vision of developing Tamil Nadu as a world leader in solar energy and introduced Tamil Nadu …
Pune: Only 35 out of the approximate 10,000 buildings constructed in the city in the last five years have received the status of an ecofriendly structure. The civic body adopted the ecohousing policy in 2008 to promote environmental, economic, health and safety benefits that come with such buildings. The policy …
Jaipur: For a state considered a frontrunner in the solar energy sector, Rajasthan is falling behind in the ‘race for the sun’. Its efforts to develop three solar cities in the state have been a damp squib even as cities in many other states have got their master plans approved …
In a bid to promote solar power generation in a big way, the Odisha government has decided to finalise a comprehensive solar policy in two months. The department of science & technology, which is finalizing the policy, has targeted solar power production of 80 Mw in three years. “We had …
SRINAGAR: Advising people to go for solar energy which is cheap, Union Minister for New and Renewable Energy Dr Farooq Abdullah said that big industrial houses are hesitating to come to Jammu and Kashmir because of shortage of power. He said a 500 MW solar power station will be constructed …
