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 …
Efforts to stem global warming have nurtured a strong urge worldwide to deploy renewable energy. As a result, the use of wind turbines has increased 10-fold over the past decade, with wind power often touted as the most cost-effective green opportunity. According to Connie Hedegaard, the European Union’s commissioner for …
Says cost of production has come down considerably S. Ratnakumar, energy expert and Managing Director of Kerala State Cooperative Rubber Marketing Federation Limited, has said that given the present technological advancement, scientists are hopeful that solar power will reach the grid parity in the country by 2017. Talking on the …
FT Deutschland reports Alstom may buy REpower for 1.5 billion euros. Indian wind turbine major Suzlon Energy refuted media reports that French engineering conglomerate Alstom SA is evaluating a potential offer to acquire its subsidiary REpower Systems, saying it was “entirely speculative”. Shares of Suzlon Energy soared 5% to an …
Minister radiates hopes of power-surplus situation by 2014-15 Despite its enormous potential for tapping solar energy, the State has been sanctioned fewer projects under the Jawarhalal Nehru National Solar Mission (JNNSM), Electricity Minister Natham R. Viswanathan said on Monday. Approval for solar projects of only seven megawatt (MW) was given …
Suzlon Energy has rallied 7% to Rs 30.25 after the world's fifth largest wind turbine maker, late Monday announced the launch of its latest 1.5 MW range turbine S8X for the Indian market, the next generation low-wind turbine focused on harnessing Class III, low-wind sites. “The new turbine is specifically …
Gamesa Wind Turbines has bagged an order for a 5.95 MW project from the New and Renewable Energy Development Corporation of Andhra Pradesh (NREDCAP). Gamesa Wind is the Indian subsidiary of global wind power major Gamesa. The project is being executed at Rekalakunta of Anantapur district in Andhra Pradesh and …
German company Enercon has expressed interest in putting up a 500-MW wind farm in Karnataka. Confirming this to Business Line, Mr N.S. Prasanna Kumar, Managing Director, Karnataka Renewable Energy Development Ltd (KREDL), said that the State, however, might not be in a position to allow the company to put such …
Coal is one of the biggest sources of greenhouse gas emissions in the world. The good news is that coal's share of monthly power generation in the U.S. decreased to below 40 percent in November and December 2011, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA). The last time coal's …
Bangalore A low-cost, battery-operated electrocardiogram has pretty much been the mascot for General Electric's frugal engineering in India, finding a lucrative market in advanced countries. Now, its wind turbine, optimised for India's low wind conditions, is also on its way to playing a role in the reverse innovation game. The …
Turkish wind power project of 56MW will start generation from December 2012 in the coastal area of Jhampir (Sindh), says a press release. This was told by a three member delegation of Zorlu Energy Group of Turkey led by Ibrahim Sinnon Ak, which called on the Federal Minister for Water …
Energy technology: Better ways of storing energy are needed if electricity systems are to become cleaner and more efficient. Summer in Texas last year was the hottest on record. Demand for power spiked as air conditioners hummed across the state. The Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT), the state grid …
A new strategy to co-ordinate links to offshore wind farms has been published which could reduce the cost of connections by up to £3.5 billion. Energy regulator Ofgem and the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) have today published a report showing how more co-ordination in the development of …
Sugarcane-based electricity generation projects in Brazil are being blown out of the water by wind power and other lower-cost energy alternatives, slowing ambitions to expand one of Brazil's largest potential new sources of clean energy, experts said. The world's No. 1 sugar producer and No. 2 ethanol maker amasses 140 …
Contrasting lessons from Germany's 20-year pursuit of solar and wind power shows how other countries might create industrial champions to develop new energy technologies. A long-term, global energy recipe for climate change and security may be emerging, as countries plan broadly to shift to gas from coal, to electricity and …
The ministry of new and renewable energy is seeking extension of existing incentives for the wind energy sector in the upcoming Union Budget. This would ensure growth momentum in the coming years after the sector added record 10,500 mw in the 11th Five Year Plan, government and industry officials said. …
The broad objective of the study is: To carry out the Integrated Renewable Energy potential assessment for the state of Gujarat; and To develop a Renewable Energy atlas which can give user a bird‘s eye view of relative potential of these RE sources at the district level in coordination with …
Clean energy, with double-digit growth rates and competition spanning Europe, Asia, and the Americas, has been a dynamic and forward-looking industry for more than a decade. This report is the 11th annual edition in Clean Edge's Clean Energy Trends report series. From tracking, forecasting, and market sizing the global solar, …
India has 150 GW of known renewable energy potential, of which only about 14% has been developed. Renewable energy is considered to be an important part of the solution to India’s energy shortage. The country’s renewable energy potential is likely to be even greater than 150 GW, as sources with …
Wind potential estimates in India needed to be reassessed to keep pace with improving technologies in the field. This study shows that the country had the capacity to yield wind power in the range of 600 to 1000 GW with current available technologies. The study uses internationally acclaimed methodologies in …
The Western Ghats Ecology Expert Panel (WGEEP) has slammed the Maharashtra government for clearing the Andhra Lake Wind Power Project promoted by Enercon (India) Limited. Situated near the Bhimashankar Wildlife Sanctuary here, the 113 MW wind energy project has caused “substantial forest destruction and triggered large scale soil erosion,” according …
