The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has given its approval to raising of bonds of Rs 2,360 crore for renewable energy. The bonds will be raised by the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) through the Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency (IREDA) during the Read more…
A new policy brief co-authored by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) and the World Resources Institute (WRI) finds that increasing the share of renewables, in particular solar photovoltaic (PV) and wind, in India’s power mix, and implementing changes in cooling technologies mandated for thermal power plants would not only Read more…
The demand for power in India is increasing with the growing population and the aspiration to become a developed nation. Hence, it has become necessary to explore the viability of power generation using renewable energy sources such as solar power since climate change is forcing us to bring down the Read more…
Shri Raj Kumar Singh took over as the new Minister of State (I/C) for Power and New & Renewable Energy. Speaking to media after assuming his office, Shri Singh said that there is lot of dynamism in both the Power and Renewable Energy Ministries which will be continued. Shri Singh Read more…
Scientists have developed an artificial leaf that absorbs sunlight to generate hydrogen fuel from water, an advance that may provide clean energy for powering eco-friendly cars in the future. The ultra-thin wireless device mimics plant leaves to produce energy using water and sunlight. “It is known that hydrogen generation from Read more…
A consistent and smooth-flowing wind over the sea leads to a lower turbulence level. This exerts a steady load on wind turbines, thus offering a favourable operating condition and a reduced impact on the environment. Besides, higher wind speeds at the sea result in increased production of energy. Despite these Read more…
The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE), Government of India, and Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH India on behalf of the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany have signed an agreement on technical cooperation under the ‘Indo-German Energy Programme— Green Energy Corridors (IGEN-GEC)’. The main objective Read more…
The EMC office building cum Energy Management Institute complex consists of a 43,000 sq. ft headquarters office building in a 2 acre landscape and further 2 acre land demarcated for organic cultivation and social forestry, including parking and driveways, while retaining three old buildings of about 5,000 sq. ft in Read more…
India’s renewable energy expansion is set to overtake that of the European Union (EU) for the first time by 2022. The installed renewable energy generation capacity in the country would also double by then, says a report titled, Renewables 2017, released by the International Energy Agency. Solar photovoltaic (SPV) and Read more…