Global wind report 2024
The global wind industry installed a record 117GW of new capacity in 2023, making it the best year ever for new wind energy, finds this year’s Global Wind Report from the Global Wind Energy Council. The
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U.S. Company and China Plan Solar Project
Chinese government officials signed an agreement on Tuesday with First Solar, an American solar developer, for a 2,000-megawatt photovoltaic farm to be built in the Mongolian desert.
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White House, Oil, Gas Industry Spar Over Taxes
A top Obama Administration official said the U.S. oil and gas industry will survive a proposed repeal of billions of dollars tax preferences and there will be an insignificant impact on worldwide prices.
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Games venue to provide green power
After the Commonwealth Games floodlights have been switched off at the Thyagaraj Stadium, the complex will continue to light up around 1,800 homes. The highlight venue of the
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NDPL to tap solar energy in Rajasthan for use in city
New Delhi: Green power is the latest mantra of electricity distribution utilities. After the
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Anup Mishra: need to hike wind energy tariff
MP Energy Development Corporation Limited in cooperation with MP Electricity Regulatory Commission organised a workshop on energy efficiency in which Energy Minister Anup Mishra was present as chief guest.
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South Africa Seen Needing Cogeneration To Avoid Power Crisis
South African industry needs to tap its 2,000 MW co-generation potential to avoid another power crisis, but is facing pricing and regulatory hurdles, an industry official said on Wednesday. Dave Long, a former regional manager at paper maker Sappi, said that despite a battle lasting years the industry has not been able to sell any cogenerated power so far.
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California To More Than Double Solar Power In '09
California is on track to more than double its power generated by solar panel installations in 2009, going against a downward global trend, according to research released on Wednesday.
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Germany Clears Plan For Offshore Wind Park Zones
Germany's cabinet on Wednesday adopted a plan to speed along the construction of offshore wind parks in the North Sea, paving the way for a targeted 25,000 megawatts of capacity to come on line by 2030.
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Green power: tapping trees for electricity
Trees might be the source of the ultimate green power and researchers have figured out a way to plug into the power generated by trees. Scientists have known for some time that plants can conduct electricity. In fact, researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology found that plants can pack up to 200 millivolts of electrical power. A millivolt is onethousandth of a volt.
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Green Infra Ltd buys BP Energy's wind power assets
Green Infra Ltd (GIL), an independent power producer (IPP), has announced the acquisition of energy giant BP Energy India Pvt Ltd