Residents of a Navi Mumbaibased cooperative housing society recently installed a 31 kilowatt-power (kWp) rooftop solar power system in a bid to reduce its carbon dioxide emissions (CO2) by one tonne every month. According to the society members, the reduction Read more…
The budget presented by the Hon’ble Finance Minister of India, Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman on July 5, 2019, shows a marked increase in the budgetary allocations for renewable energy sources. The budget has an outlay of 9.20 billion for wind power,30.05 Read more…
Union Minister of State for Power and New & Renewable Energy (IC) and Skill Development & Entrepreneurship Shri RK Singh held bilateral meetings with Madame Amina Moumouni, the Minister of Energy, Niger; Mr Marc Dederiwe Ably- Bidamon, Minister of Energy Read more…
In a major decision to fast-track the deployment of Renewable Energy (RE) in India, Union Minister of State for Power and New & Renewable Energy (IC) and Skill Development & Entrepreneurship Shri R K Singh has approved a proposal for Read more…
By installing rooftop solar power plants in 662 buildings with a total capacity of 3,030 kilo watt (KW), the Greater Chennai Corporation plans to save ₹1 lakh per day on its power bill. Through funds from the Chennai Smart City Read more…
The growth of renewable energy has boosted the need for developing power balancing infrastructure that can come to the rescue in the event of sudden fluctuations. This is an opportunity for developing battery-based balancing infrastructure that can ramp up or Read more…
India has imposed an anti-dumping duty of up to US$1,559 per tonne on imports of a certain type of sheet used in the solar cells from China, Malaysia, Saudi Arabia and Thailand for five years. India solar panel This is Read more…
Increased warming in the Indian Ocean and the resultant weakening of the Indian summer monsoon may come in the way of India’s goal of leading the world’s wind power generation. Analysing the available wind and atmospheric data from 1980-2016, researchers Read more…
India’s power sector is experiencing a paradigm shift, driven primarily by a strong demand growth, and the government’s target to achieve 40 percent non-fossil fuel-based generation capacity as per its intended nationally determined contributions. The country’s abundant renewable energy potential Read more…
GAIL (India) Ltd and Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd (BHEL) will be working together to develop solar power projects. Under the deal, a company statement said, GAIL shall be the project developer and BHEL shall act as an engineering, procurement, construction Read more…
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