The U.S. Trade Representative said Friday it was eliminating a loophole granted about four months ago for bifacial solar panels, which generate electricity on both sides. They’ll now be subject to the duties Trump announced on imported equipment in early 2018, currently at 25%. Terms of Trade is a daily newsletter that untangles a world […]
UHBVN Floats Tender to Procure 100 MW of Solar & Wind Power with Energy Storage
Procurement of 100 MW flexible, schedulable RE Power for Long Term from RE based Grid Connected Solar & Wind/Small Hydro Power Projects. For more information please see below link:
Policy flip-flops will have renewable energy target missing by over 42%: Report
Mumbai: Faced by many a regulatory challenge, policy flip-flops and also a steep fall in tariffs, the country is likely to miss the renewable energy target of 175 GW by 2022 by a wide margin, says a report. According to a weekend report by Crisil, this target is set to be missed by a full […]
Renewable Energy: FG Urges Private Sector To Invest In Manufacture Of Solar Panels
ABUJA : The Minister of Science and Technology, Dr. Ogbonnaya Onu, yesterday called on the private sector to invest in the manufacturing of solar panels in a bid to diversify electricity generation and mitigate climate change in Nigeria. Onu, who stated this in Abuja at the inauguration of Inter-ministerial Committee on the Utilisation of Renewable […]
WEF India Economic Summit 2019: India Set To Miss Its 2022 Renewable Energy Target, Says Largest Private Player
India’s largest private renewable power producer is doubtful that the nation will meet its 175-gigawatt green energy target by 2022 owing to uncertainty caused by tariff dispute in Andhra Pradesh. India needs to auction 60-70 GW over the next few months to achieve the existing target even as Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in his recent […]
Digital Realty Advances Renewable Energy Solutions in Northern Virginia and Oregon
SAN FRANCISCO : Digital Realty (NYSE: DLR), a leading global provider of data center, colocation and interconnection solutions, announced today it is expanding its renewable energy and sustainability initiatives with a long-term power purchase agreement to source solar power for a portion of its Northern Virginia portfolio and a utility green tariff to supply renewable power to its Oregon data […]
Americans really want the US to adopt renewable energy like wind and solar power, while rejecting fossil fuels like coal
A new Insider poll found that a large majority of Americans strongly favor cleaner sources of energy over fossil fuels – and it’s a belief that transcends party lines. The data shows that both self-identified Democrats and Republicans support the idea of the nation transitioning towards renewable sources of energy. Solar and wind power were […]
What is behind the curious decline in generation of renewable energy
The significant fall in renewable energy generation in August is being attributed to low wind energy generation Renewable energy projects are facing the financial impact Renewable energy generation fell 20% in August despite a notable expansion in capacity. This was the biggest monthly fall in at least three years, according to data collated by SBICAP […]
Bad weather hits supply of renewable energy
Amaravati: Energy secretary Dr N Srikanth on Monday said power shortage in the state was not due to non-purchase of solar and wind power. He said solar and wind plants could not operate at optimum level due to inclement weather. In a statement, the energy secretary said they got a maximum of around 815 MW […]
India has a long-term plan to gradually replace coal with renewable energy: Environment Secretary
Union Environment Secretary C K Mishra said coal based plants will continue using coal but a long term plan was in place to reduce its consumption. Reduction of coal consumption is not a one-day process and India has a long-term plan to gradually replace coal with renewable energy, a top environment ministry official said on […]