India’s Installed Solar Power Capacity Crosses 3 GW
Though solar power installation has slowed a bit this year, the country’s overall capacity has crossed the 3 GW mark, and will continue to grow.
Ministry of New and Renewable Energy
ACME Solar Wins Bid To Install 160 MW Solar Power Capacity In India
ACME Solar has emerged as the largest successful bidder in the recently concluded solar power capacity auction in Andhra Pradesh. With this success, the company claims that it is on track to have an installed solar power capacity of 1 GW in India by 2017. Andhra Pradesh government had called … [continued]
India To Build First Offshore Wind Farm
The Indian Government has announced that it has signed an agreement to build the country’s first offshore wind power project off the coast of Gujarat. The 100 MW project will act as a demonstration for possible further expansion of offshore wind capacity in India. The Memorandum of Understanding to set up … [continued]
World’s Largest Coal Miner To Invest $1.2 Billion In Solar Power
Coal India Limited, the world’s largest coal company, will invest in solar power plants in reaction to government policy and environmental activism.
Rockefeller And Coal India Saying Goodbye To Fossil Fuel
We spend a lot of time talking about how countries and companies are failing to make any progress towards abandoning fossil fuels and rectifying their greenhouse gas emissions status, without necessarily paying attention to those stories of companies and countries that do make some progress. Sure, we’ve spent a lot of … [continued]
Indian Auction For 4,000 MW Of Solar Projects To Start Soon
In a few months, an auction is to be held for the construction of a colossally huge solar project amounting to 4,000 MW in India. This was announced by the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE), Shri Tarun Kapoor, at Intersolar India 2013. 4,000 MW of electricity could power approximately … [continued]
India Has Allocated 1172 MW Of Solar Power In Three Years
India’s Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) revealed that they have assigned 1172 megawatts (MW) of grid-connected solar power plants, and of these so far 369 megawatts (MW) have already been commissioned. The total number of plants include one 2.5 MW solar thermal plant and 131 photovoltaic plants, of … [continued]
Wind Energy Roundup
Some more top wind energy new from around the internet: Western Wind Energy Corp. is acquiring a whopping 4,000 MW of wind energy projects from Champlin/GEI Wind Holdings. “Cost of the acquisition is $20 Million US, payable by the issuance of 8 Million common shares at a deemed value of $2.50 per share US.” The … [continued]
Fueling India with Corn Husks
In Bihar, one of the poorest states in India, 85 percent of people are not connected to the electricity grid. Households use kerosene lamps when they can afford it, and businesses use expensive and dirty diesel generators.
Some view this “energy poverty” as a development problem. Others view it as an environmental problem. The founders of Bihar-based Husk Power Systems view it as an opportunity to build a social enterprise. […]
German, Japanese Banks to Offer $630 Million in Renewable Energy Loans to India
The Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency (IREDA) will soon enter agreements with banks in Germany and Japan to access over $630 million to be used for the promotion of renewable energy projects in India. IREDA is one of the nodal agencies that provides monetary help for setting up of renewable energy … [continued]
