The Global Energy Storage Alliance (GESA) has appointed Dr. Rahul Walawalkar, Executive Director of India Energy Storage Alliance (IESA), as its new Chair. The appointment was announced at the GESA board meeting held this month during Energy Storage North America in Pasadena, California, USA. Dr. Walawalkar replaces Janice Lin of the California Energy Storage Alliance […]
The government is planning incentives to promote renewable power and it has already issued tenders for setting up 26-GW clean energy capacities, a top IREDA official said on Friday. Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency (IREDA) Chairman K S Popli said India is planning to produce 50 GW (from clean energy sources) in the next few […]
A dramatic upsurge in demand for renewable energy from ambitious multinational companies was now shifting markets away from fossil fuels in more than 140 markets worldwide, a RE100 report said on Thursday. RE100 is the corporate leadership initiative led by The Climate Group in partnership with CDP, bringing together the world’s most influential businesses committed […]
Power and renewable energy minister RK Singh said that his government is looking at meeting the complete power demand of Andaman & Nicobar and Lakshadweep islands through renewable energy. While addressing the delegates of Know India Programme the minister said “India has chosen the path of sustainable growth and we want to leave a green […]
Wind energy sector’s capacity addition will improve in near term, while the bid power tariffs in the recent wind power auctions inched upwards, an ICRA report said on Wednesday. The wind energy sector has witnessed project awards of 10 GW between February 2017 and September 2018 by central nodal agencies like the Solar Energy Corporation […]
The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) on Tuesday said it has circulated the draft Indian Wind Turbine Certification Scheme (IWTCS) for ensuring the quality of the wind energy projects in the country. The MNRE in consultation with the National Institute of Wind Energy Chennai has prepared a draft of new scheme called Indian […]
Chairperson of Joint Electricity Regulatory Commission (JERC), M K Goel speaking to ET said that the government is serious about promoting renewable energy and it is completely wrong assuming that JERC has vested interests in promoting thermal energy alone. Responding to the allegation cum query of a citizen, Ashish Kamat he said “National level studies […]
Solar Power Developers Association (SPDA) is pressing for removal of Rs 2.6 per unit tariff cap to generate adequate response for 1,200 MW hybrid auction. The auction scheduled for October 26 was postponed till November 14. The successful bidder would set up solar and wind capacities of 1,200 MW together. “The industry’s demand is to […]
Wind turbine maker Inox Wind posted a net profit of Rs 2 crore for the quarter ended September 30, 2018. “We have an EBITDA profit of Rs 53 crore as compared to an EBITDA loss of Rs 20 crore and have a PAT(profit after tax) profit of Rs 2 crore (in July September) as compared […]
Wind farms act as a top “predator” in some ecosystems, harming birds at the top of the food chain and triggering a knock-on effect overlooked by green energy advocates, scientists said Monday. Wind is the fastest-growing renewable energy sector, supplying around four per cent of global electricity demand. Close to 17 million hectares — an […]
