Renewable Energy

Developed nations need to do more to tackle climate change

September 2, 2017 Anand Gupta

New Delhi, Sep 1 (PTI) Swiss President Doris Leuthard today stressed the need for the industrialised and developed nations to do more to tackle climate change. Referring to the devastating rains that pounded Mumbai on Wednesday, Leuthard said climate change was a slow process and was talked about only when tragedies occur. The Swiss president […]

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Wind turbine maker Vestas receives order for largest wind park in Mongolia

September 1, 2017 Anand Gupta

COPENHAGEN: Danish wind turbine maker Vestas received a 55 MW order for the Sainshand Wind Park in Mongolia set to be the largest wind park in the country, the company said in a press release on Thursday. Sainshand will feature 25 V110-2.0 MW turbines in 2.2 MW Power Optimised Mode. Long-term financing is provided by […]

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Inox Wind signs deal for SECI-1 100 MW capacity with Adani Green Energy

September 1, 2017 Anand Gupta

Inox Wind Ltd has closed a deal for developing a 100MW wind power project for Adani Green Energy, a part of the Adani group at Kutch in the state of Gujarat. The capacity was won under the round 1 of SECI bids for wind power projects connected on the central grid. The project is scheduled […]

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UK-based firms to invest Rs. 1,500 cr in waste-to-energy projects in South

August 31, 2017 Anand Gupta

KOCHI, AUG 30: GJ Nature Care & Energy (GJNCE) and GJ Eco Power (GJEP), two UK-based firms, are planning to invest close to ₹1,500 crore over a period of five years in waste-to-energy projects across South Indian cities. GJNCE has won a global bid for a waste-to-energy project in Kochi under DBFOT (Design, Build, Finance, […]

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Environmental impact assessment not needed for wind projects: panel

August 31, 2017 Anand Gupta

New Delhi: The government’s expert forest panel has given its approval to a 40 megawatt (MW) wind power project in Andhra Pradesh—on the basis of a single contested study on migratory birds—saying an environmental impact assessment (EIA) is unnecessary for wind power projects which produce renewable energy. Its recommendation comes despite the wildlife division of […]

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Ingeteam is developing a tool to reduce operation and maintenance costs and risks at offshore wind farms

August 31, 2017 Anand Gupta

Ingeteam is working on a project to develop a new software tool to make it possible to calculate the optimal O&M strategies and reduce cost uncertainty of the operation of offshore wind farms, thereby opening up new market opportunities. The project, named “Poseidom”, has a total budget of 643.703 € and is financed by the […]

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GJ Nature Care, GJ Eco Power to set up waste-to-energy projects

August 31, 2017 Anand Gupta

KOCHI, AUGUST 30: UK-based firms GJ Nature Care & Energy (GJNCE) and GJ Eco Power (GJEP) plan to invest close to ₹1,500 crore over a period of five years in waste-to-energy projects across South Indian cities. GJNCE has already won the global bid for the waste-to-energy project in Kochi under DBFOT (Design, Build, Finance, Operate […]

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Adani order puts wind in Inox sails

August 31, 2017 Anand Gupta

MUMBAI, AUG 30: Inox Wind Ltd, one of India’s largest wind power equipment makers, has won an order to supply wind turbine generators to a unit of Adani Group for its 100-MW project in Kutch, Gujarat, helping the company stay afloat in a difficult market. The order involves supply of 50 units of 2MW wind […]

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Renewables vs coal power: Why that is a diversion from the real issue

August 30, 2017 Anand Gupta

In my last column, reflecting on the keys to India’s economic growth, I suggested that the rise of artificial intelligence and the ageing of populations (especially in rich countries) are important trends that can drive growth if the economy is properly aligned. How that alignment would be achieved is a complicated issue, of course, and […]

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Researchers identify cheaper, greener biofuels processing catalyst

August 28, 2017 Anand Gupta

Fuels that are produced from non-petroleum-based biological sources may become greener and more affordable, thanks to research performed at the University of Illinois’ Prairie Research Institute that examines the use of a processing catalyst made from palladium metal and bacteria. Biofuels are made from renewable materials such as plants or algae, and offer an alternative […]

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