KOCHI: In a proud moment for Kerala, ‘Aditya’, India’s first solar-powered ferry which commenced operations three years ago in Vembanad backwaters, has won the prestigious Gustave Trouve Award for Excellence in Electric Boats and Boating. “The Aditya, from Navalt Boats, is a sun-powered commuter ferry that is one of the Read more…
New Delhi: The Covid-19 pandemic has dealt a severe blow to India’s solar equipment imports from China, even before various government initiatives to check imports and boost domestic manufacturing set in. As per Commerce Ministry data, Indian imports declined by 83 per cent in the April-June quarter of current fiscal, totalling $69 million (Rs 515 Read more…
NextEra Energy Inc recently announced its plan to invest $65 million in its first green hydrogen power facility. The facility will come in Florida, United States, and is expected to be online by 2023 on receiving approval from state regulators. Through its Florida Power & Light utility, NextEra will propose Read more…
Highview Power’s Pilsworth liquid air energy storage plant in Greater Manchester has received a £10m grant from the UK government. Photograph: Highview Power Construction is beginning on the world’s largest liquid air battery, which will store renewable electricity and reduce carbon emissions from fossil-fuel power plants. The project near Manchester, Read more…
Green bonds are attracting a growing army of well-intentioned sponsors, certifiers and investors. They need to be careful not to let their own agendas undermine the market’s success. First issued in 2007, green bonds are debt instruments intended to fund projects with environmental benefits. The market has expanded sevenfold in five years, Read more…
Digital technologies have been transforming energy management. Digitalization utilizes communications technology and data to generate in-depth analysis, help better decision-making and automate or control operations intelligently at a site level. Insight is a part of Schneider Electric’s residential and commercial solar and storage ecosystem, providing intuitive mobile and web-browser-based interfaces Read more…
Germany deployed around 437 MW of fresh PV capacity in June, according to new figures released this week by the Federal Network Agency (Bundesnetzagentur). Installations fell slightly from 446 MW in May, but June capacity additions were still considerably higher than the monthly totals in the January-April period. Developers connected 2.36 GW Read more…
India will reach a cumulative renewable energy capacity of 120-125 GW by December 2022. This will include 50% from solar, 38% wind and the balance from other sources—according to ICRA analysts. The analysts expect utility-scale solar capacity to achieve the 60 GW target set by the government. Rooftop solar and Read more…
New Delhi: The government’s one-year extension of the safeguard duty (SGD) on Chinese solar power equipment till July 29, 2021 has taken the solar industry by surprise. Industry executives said that instead of creating such fencing, the focus should be on reducing the cost of domestic manufacturing. However, associations such as the National Solar Read more…
TOKYO: The Japan Wind Power Association said on Thursday it aims to expand the country’s offshore wind power installed capacity to 10 gigawatts(GW) in 2030 and 30-45 GW in 2040. Offshore wind power currently provides only a tiny fraction of Japan’s electricity supply but is set to grow after a Read more…