A floating concentrated solar thermal power plant conceptualised and implemented indigenously will be inaugurated next week at Rajarhat near Kolkata. The pilot concentrated solar power project has 10 KW capacity. The experimental project, the first such floating concentrating solar power plant in the country, has been promoted by the Union Ministry of Renewable Energy and … Continue reading Floating concentrated solar power plant in India
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Wind energy in India ending 2014 on a high note
Indian wind power industry is ending the year on a high note, but also with a problem it would not be unhappy with – meeting the stiff targets set by the government. India has taken nearly a quarter century to create wind power capacity of 22,200 MW. But now, Power Minister Piyush Goyal wants the … Continue reading Wind energy in India ending 2014 on a high note
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Tata Power Completes Commissioning of 32 MW Wind Power Project in Maharashtra
Tata Power, India’s largest integrated power company, today announced the successful commissioning of the final 8 MW of the 32 MW wind farm at Girijashankarwadi in Maharashtra. The wind farm uses the 2 MW wind turbine from Kenersys India. With this commissioning, Tata Power’s total wind generation capacity stands at 470.6 MW, with wind farms … Continue reading Tata Power Completes Commissioning of 32 MW Wind Power Project in Maharashtra
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Solar power potential in India
Recently Ministry of New and Renewable Energy(MNRE) along with National Institute of Solar Energy(NISE), Gurgaon released the total solar power potential in India. The calculations are based on the census 2011 and also the data from India waste land Atlas 2010. http://headwaysolar.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/Statewise-Solar-Potential-NISE.pdf
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India plans 5-fold increase in solar energy and wind power
India is committed to up-scaling its solar energy use by five times from 20,000 MW to 100,000 MW over the next five years. India said Friday it was optimistic the world would reach an agreement to curb climate change, but said its actions would be focused on boosting its renewable power capacity five-fold rather than … Continue reading India plans 5-fold increase in solar energy and wind power
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Suzlon conducting study for offshore wind energy in India
Suzlon is conducting a feasibility study for an offshore wind power project in India. The wind energy project, if it materialises, would be the country’s first such project. Suzlon, which is conducting the study in Gujarat, has been keen on bringing offshore wind power projects to India. Senvion SE, the wholly-owned subsidiary of Suzlon, … Continue reading Suzlon conducting study for offshore wind energy in India
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Wind power companies form Indian Wind Energy Alliance to promote wind energy industry
The Indian Wind Turbine Manufacturers Association (IWTMA) and the Wind Independent Power Producers Association (WIPPA), the two trade bodies representing respectively the manufacturing and customer side of the wind business have together formed the Indian Wind Energy Alliance (IWEA) which will be the apex body for wind energy industry in India. The objective behind … Continue reading Wind power companies form Indian Wind Energy Alliance to promote wind energy industry
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NTPC to build 375-MW solar power plant in Uttar Pradesh
The UP government is set to join hands with NTPC to develop a 375-MW solar power plant in Jalon district, with the objective of tiding over the power crisis. The state government plans to hand over about 750 hectare in Jalon to NTPC for developing the solar plant in a phased manner. NTPC will pay … Continue reading NTPC to build 375-MW solar power plant in Uttar Pradesh
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US Ex-Im Bank signs $1 billion MOU with India’s IREDA (Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency)
The Export-Import Bank of the United States (Ex-Im Bank) and the Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency (IREDA) have signed a $1 billion memorandum of understanding (MOU) aimed at financing the sale of U.S. clean energy exports to India. Ex-Im Bank Chairman Fred P. Hochberg and IREDA Chairman K.S. Popli signed the deal on Tuesday. Hochberg … Continue reading US Ex-Im Bank signs $1 billion MOU with India’s IREDA (Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency)
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India is the second wind energy market for Gamesa
Gamesa expects to reach a wind turbine output of about 700 MW in India this year, up from 400 MW in 2013. The company’s chairman Ignacio Martin was in Chennai to launch a new production line at the company’s plant in Mamandur, near Chennai to manufacture larger G114-2.0 MW wind turbines, which are expected to … Continue reading India is the second wind energy market for Gamesa
Continue readingWind Power in India: Gamesa has established in the wind energy sector with G114-2.0 MW wind turbines
Ignacio Martín, Gamesa’s Chairman and CEO, Xabier Etxeberria, Business CEO, and Ramesh Kymal, Gamesa’s CEO in India, today inaugurated the expanded nacelle facility in Chennai, paving the way for introduction of the G114-2.0 MW into the market over the course of 2015. Gamesa is present in India as technology provider and wind farm developer. Since … Continue reading Wind Power in India: Gamesa has established in the wind energy sector with G114-2.0 MW wind turbines
Continue readingIndia plans to install 100,000 MW of solar energy, photovoltaic and Concentrated Solar Power, by 2022
India is working at revising the solar power target to 100,000 MW for 2022 from the current 20,000 MW. “We have reset the targets of renewable energy. The earlier target for solar energy was 20,000 MW till 2022, which we are trying to reset to 100,000 MW,” he said at an event here organised … Continue reading India plans to install 100,000 MW of solar energy, photovoltaic and Concentrated Solar Power, by 2022
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India looks to invest $1 billion into renewable energy, solar power and wind energy
Over 1.2 billion people around the world are still without electricity, and 400 million of them are in India. Many more don’t have access to reliable, consistent electricity. Diesel generators no longer compare to solar on a cost basis, and pay-as-you-go programs have made solar more accessible to low-income families in the developing world. With … Continue reading India looks to invest $1 billion into renewable energy, solar power and wind energy
Continue readingIndia expands Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) with a cumulative capacity of 200 MW capacity
So far, Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) three projects with a cumulative capacity of 200 MW capacity have been commissioned, and four other projects are yet to be commissioned. The latest Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) project to be commissioned under the National Solar Mission is owned by Megha Engineering and Infrastructure Limited. The 50 MW Concentrated … Continue reading India expands Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) with a cumulative capacity of 200 MW capacity
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Suzlon Installs World’s Tallest Hybrid Wind Turbine
Suzlon Energy has put into operation the world’s tallest hybrid wind generator turbine in Kucth region of Gujarat. The wind turbine will generate 12% to 15% more energy. With this new turbine, the installed wind energy capacity at the Kucth region of Gujarat has gone up to 1,100 MW. The 120-metre hybrid turbine had been designed … Continue reading Suzlon Installs World’s Tallest Hybrid Wind Turbine
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MEIL Green Power commissions 50 MW Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) plant
MEIL Green Power Limited has commissioned a 50 MW Concentrated Solar Power Project farm at Pamidi in Ananthapur District of Andhra Pradesh. MEIL Green Power Limited has commissioned a 50 MW Concentrated Solar Thermal Power Project farm at Pamidi in Ananthapur District of Andhra Pradesh. MGPL, a unit of Megha Engineering & Infrastructures Ltd., … Continue reading MEIL Green Power commissions 50 MW Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) plant
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Reliance Power’s 100 MW Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) Project at Dhursar commences generation
Reliance Power’s 100 MW Solar concentrated Solar Power (CSP) project at Jaisalmer District, Rajasthan, has been successfully synchronized with the Grid. Reliance Power’s 100 MW Solar concentrated Solar Power (CSP) project at Jaisalmer District, Rajasthan, has been successfully synchronized with the Grid and power generation has commenced. The project is the world’s largest CSP project … Continue reading Reliance Power’s 100 MW Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) Project at Dhursar commences generation
Continue readingSuzlon surpasses 1100 MW wind power milestone in Kutch, Gujarat
Suzlon Group, the world’s fifth largest wind turbine manufacturer, today surpassed yet another milestone by expanding the capacity of Asia’s largest wind farm at Kutch, Gujarat to 1100 MW. With this expansion, Suzlon now generates 1800 MW in Gujarat thus accounting for 20% of Suzlon’s total pan-India capacity of over 8250 MW. Commemorating this landmark … Continue reading Suzlon surpasses 1100 MW wind power milestone in Kutch, Gujarat
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107 MW of wind energy was added in Tamil Nadu over the last six months
Data from the Indian Wind Turbine Manufacturers Association (IWTMA) shows that 107 MW of capacity has been added in the state between April and September, bringing the total wind power capacity in the state to 7378.63 MW, the highest in the country. However, these are projects that were signed a while ago, driven by … Continue reading 107 MW of wind energy was added in Tamil Nadu over the last six months
Continue readingIndia’s Wind Power Capacity To Double In Five Years: Global Wind Energy Council
Through the effective implementation of existing policies India’s wind energy capacity could double over the next five years, latest estimates of the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) show. The recent re-introduction of a crucial tax incentive for wind energy project developers in addition to a generation-based financial incentive will help India push its installed wind … Continue reading India’s Wind Power Capacity To Double In Five Years: Global Wind Energy Council
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