Offshore wind energy could be launched in India within few years if positive results are obtained from a New and Renewable Energy ministry-backed survey. The survey being conducted by Chennai-based Centre for Wind Energy Technology (CWET) is analyzing the feasibility of setting up wind farms along Indian’s coastline. The survey is expected to … [continued]
TransAct Energy Corp. and Altergy Systems have entered an agreement which will give TransAct Energy the right to market and sell fuel cell technology made by Altergy Systems for powering and providing power backup for cellphone towers in India. The $10 million agreement gives TransAct the right to sell 10,000 … [continued]
The Asian Development Bank has roped in the European Investment Bank to invest in large-scale solar power plants in India. The ADB is committed to arrange finances for India’s ambitious National Solar Mission projects. The Asian Development Bank has been working closely with many Asian countries to provide them financial, … [continued]
Renewable energy and energy efficiency will be focus of India’s $2.3 trillion energy investment plan over the next two decades. The plan is aimed at achieving consistently high economic growth rates without having any net adverse impact in the environment. While the exact proportion of the investment for renewable energy is not … [continued]
United States’ Environment Protection Agency (EPA) has increased the percentage of ethanol blending optional for cars and light-weight trucks made in or after 2007 to 15 percent (E15). This is the first increment in the ethanol blending standard in more than 30 years. Since 1979, automobiles had an option to use only … [continued]
US-based energy firm Bergamo Acquisition Corporation has partnered with an Indian company to set up 1000 MW of solar thermal power plants across India. Bergamo will hold 60 percent equity in the joint venture. The company has already selected six sites in as many states to set up the six … [continued]
The ultimate form of the ‘recycle, reuse’ concept: Landfill mining. Digging up landfills for extracting solid waste and recycling the usable materials and converting the organic material into usable fuel. A Belgian company Advanced Plasma Power is planning to extract a 16.5 million tonnes of solid waste from a landfill … [continued]
India’s ministry of New and Renewable Energy is working on a proposal to start several diploma and technical training courses in renewable energy specifically in solar energy systems. The ministry feels that there would be tremendous demand for skilled technicians as several project developers would launch their solar energy plants … [continued]
India’s largest wind energy company, Suzlon Energy, now has cumulative wind energy installations of 5000 MW. The wind energy farms generate enough green energy to mitigate 8.5 million tonnes of carbon emissions every year. Suzlon’s success can be attributed to its aggressive business approach which has made it the world’s third … [continued]
A British company, TMO Renewables has entered in a 20-year contract with a US-based company to turn the household waste into biofuels which can be blended with gasoline as per EPA’s requirements. TMO Renewables has developed a strain of genetically-modified bacteria which decomposes household waste like cardboard, wood etc. and … [continued]
