The Union ministry of new and renewable energy has sought bids to survey sites identified for offshore wind power projects in Tamil Nadu. A notification released by the ministry showed that the government plans to bid out projects of 4GW capacity on 1 December. Further, in the next financial year, it plans to bid out […]
India will now offer subsidies for vessels that help set up offshore wind energy projects and lay undersea cable. The centre has revamped the ship building subsidy scheme to include support for manufacture of these vessels. “These changes have been done after a demand for export of such ships was assessed,” a senior Shipping Ministry […]
Japanese government has identified 11 areas as potentially suitable for development in the first round, four of which were selected as promotion areas, which include the Noshiro and Yurihonjo projects. TOKYO : Norway’s Equinor, Japan’s Jera and Electric Power Development Co (J-Power) have formed a consortium to jointly submit a bid for offshore wind power […]
* Government responds to industry criticism over slow pace * 600 MW Dunkirk project awaits regulator recommendations * PM confirms that coal plants will close by 2022 PARIS: France will double its target for developing offshore wind generation to 1 gigawatt (GW) per year from around 500 megawatts previously as costs are falling, Prime Minister […]