Renewable Energy

DNV GL issued standard for Transport and installation of wind power plants

April 5, 2018 Anand Gupta

The new standard provides the approach ensuring the structural integrity of the main components of the wind power plant during the transport, installation and decommissioning HAMBURG, Germany: DNV GL, the world’s largest independent energy advisory and certification body, has published its new Renewables Certification standard DNVGL-ST-0054 “Transport and installation of wind power plants” in co-operation with […]

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At 260 metres, this wind turbine will be twice as tall as Statue of Liberty, Big Ben

April 3, 2018 Anand Gupta

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General Electric plans to invest more than $400 million over the next three to five years to develop the world’s biggest offshore wind turbine, whose 107-metre blades will be larger than a football field. With interest and investment in renewable energy rising rapidly in recent years, General Electric plans to invest more than $400 million […]

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Shri R K Singh lays foundation stone of the 60 MW Naitwar Mori Hydro Electric Project in Uttarkashi; says development and environment can go hand in hand

March 31, 2018 Anand Gupta

The project on Tons river to give 265.5 Million Units of renewable energy to grid and cut CO2 emissions by 0.21 Million Tons annually Shri R K Singh, Minister of State (IC) for Power and New & Renewable Energy, Government of India, laid the foundation stone of the 60 MW Naitwar Mori Hydro Electric Project […]

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Next Winter Olympics could be powered by renewable energy

March 27, 2018 Anand Gupta

A Chinese host city shook hands with an international renewable energy group on a low-carbon footprint. The Winter Olympics in 2022 will have a low carbon footprint with the Chinese host city committing to more renewables, an international partner said. Beijing and the city of Zhangjiakou are co-hosts for the 2022 games. During the weekend, […]

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Bengalurean develops device to convert wave energy to electricity

March 26, 2018 Anand Gupta

BENGALURU: A Bengaluru-based former Captain with the Merchant Navy and an innovator has designed a device to harness energy from oceanic waves at a reasonable price.Captain D C Sekhar’s device converts energy from waves into electricity. He started to build a prototype in December 2016, and a grant for his project was approved in February […]

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British wind power output hits record

March 20, 2018 Anand Gupta

LONDON – Power generation from Britain’s wind farms hit a record 14.2 gigawatts (GW) on March 17, National Grid said on Monday. Wind power represented 34.2 percent of domestic electricity generation at 1430 GMT on Saturday, Britain’s power grid operator said. “2017 was a record year for green energy and it’s looking likely 2018 is […]

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Subsidising renewable energy makes sense: BP

March 14, 2018 Anand Gupta

NEW DELHI: Supporting the incubation of renewable energy and letting it grow till it can compete with traditional sources is a sensible approach, says Spencer Dale, Group Chief Economist at BP. “There is a theory that states that there should be support for new industries (such as renewable energy) till they find scale and it […]

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Pollution free power generation through hydrogen possible

March 10, 2018 Anand Gupta

Dumping of coal ashes, radioactive used fuel rods among many others are highly dangerous to the environment and humanity. New Delhi: Current ways of generating electricity is becoming a bane for the whole world, be it conventional or non-conventional source. Dumping of coal ashes, radioactive used fuel rods among many others are highly dangerous to […]

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India to announce new biofuel policy soon to realize Rs 1 lakh crore investment

March 8, 2018 Anand Gupta

Pradhan informed that Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) have contracted 1,250 million litres of ethanol in 2017-18 which will raise ethanol blending percentage in petrol to 4 per cent from 2.1 per cent earlier. New Delhi: India’s oil minister Dharmendra Pradhan today said a new bio-fuel policy will be launched in 2018 with his ministry likely […]

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Important to explore renewable sources of energy: Dharmendra Pradhan

March 8, 2018 Anand Gupta

New Delhi: European Commission’s Directorate-General for Energy and India’s Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas has jointly organized a conference on EU-India Conference on Advanced BioFuels. The objective of this conference is to facilitate the deployment of advanced renewable fuels in EU and India through technology innovation, knowledge sharing, capacity building, trade and investment and […]

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