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 …
Accelerated Depreciation, an important driver of growth for Indian wind energy sector, was modified in April this year, forcing strong reactions from the industry. Along with this, the ambiguity on generation based scheme (GBI) has created confusion among independent power producers (IPPs). There is fear that the rapid advance in …
Vish Wind Infrastructure LLP (VWIL), 50.4-MW wind energy project, showcases the strong determination on the part of developers and policy makers towards realising the goals for a sustainable future. This is one of the major wind farm projects in India funded by the Indian Renewable Energy Agency (IREDA).
In 2002, countries met in Johannesburg, South Africa for the 10th anniversary of the first Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. At the Johannesburg Earth Summit, countries committed to: “…substantially increase the global share of renewable energy sources with the objective of increasing its contribution to total energy supply…” …
The study assess the techno-economic on-shore wind potential in India at three hub-heights – 80m, 100m, and 120m. Assuming a turbine density of 9 MW/km2, the total wind potential in India with a minimum capacity factor of 20 percent ranges from 2,006 GW at 80m hub-height to 3,121 GW at …
With wind-power generation in the state picking up in the last 3-4 days, parts of Chennai, including Kolathur, Villivakkam and OMR, were spared load-shedding Sunday. The districts have been reeling from over 10 hours of daily power cut, while Chennai and suburbs face a two-hour load-shedding. About 2.24 million units …
Large wind farms slightly increase temperatures near the ground as the turbines' rotor blades pull down warm air, according to researchers who analyzed nine years of satellite readings around four of the world's biggest wind farms. The study showed for the first time that wind farms of a certain scale, …
New Delhi International Finance Corporation is likely to provide $130 million (about R682 crore) funding to Inox Renewables for developing wind farms in Gujarat and Rajasthan. IFC, part of the World Bank group, focuses on lending to entities in the developing world. “The total project cost is estimated at $480 …
The promotion of sustainable alternate energy sources, fuels other than oil and energy-efficient equipment are among strategies initiated in the country to achieve energy security, P. Sivakumar, Director, Combat Vehicles Research and Development Establishment (CVRDE), said on Thursday. Speaking at the 21 convocation day at Sathyabama University, the scientist said …
Though wind energy generation is good in the State in the evening hours, it is yet to pick up during the rest of the day. With nearly 1,000 MW installed during the last 12 months, the State now has nearly 6,900 MW installed capacity of wind energy. The evening generation …
The Sindh Environmental Protection Agency (SEPA) has sent a letter to Fauji Fertiliser Company Energy Limited (FFCEL) to stop any activity at its windmill project that may lead to contamination of source of water that falls into Keenjhar lake – Ramsar site – as well. EPA sources maintained that the …
New York City is about to update its zoning regulations to catch up with the Bloomberg administration’s environmental image and to make it easier for buildings to insulate exterior walls, install solar panels and put gardens on rooftops. With buildings accounting for 75 percent of the city’s greenhouse gas emissions, …
Britain's North Sea has the potential to lead the world in offshore wind and carbon capture and storage technology, British Prime Minister David Cameron said as over 20 companies signed a deal to turn the region into a major renewable energy hub. Major utilities such as Britain's Scottish Power and …
MUMBAI: The renewable energy ministry is planning to re-introduce incentives for the wind energy sector to allay fears that capacity addition could fall after the sops were withdrawn from April 1. The government rolled back two key incentives for the sector this year: accelerated depreciation and generation-based incentive. Industry players …
KOLKATA: Wind energy may have attracted lukewarm response in India but global venture funding in wind energy sector touched $240 million with record 12 deals during first quarter of 2012 according a report by Mercom Capital Group. This is in sharp contrast to two deals totaling $12 million in the …
Faced with slow progress towards an international agreement to limit greenhousegas emissions, governments are taking the initiative by passing their own climate laws. Mexico — plagued by a persistent drought but optimistic about its prospects for wind power — made one of the boldest commitments of any nation to limit …
The Union Ministry for New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has constituted an Offshore Wind Energy Steering Committee (OWESC) under the chairmanship of Secretary, MNRE, to steer the offshore wind power development in a focussed manner, especially in Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra and Gujarat. The committee will work out a road map …
Britain's renewable energy market is expected to turn over 24 billion pounds by 2020, more than double what British green energy companies made in 2010/11, a study by consultancy Innovas Solutions said on Tuesday. This growth will be accompanied by a fourfold rise in employment in the sector, expected to …
