Suzlon Energy, has signed a MoU with the Andhra Pradesh government for setting up of capacities to generate about 3,000 mw of wind power till 2016. The proposal entails an investment of about Rs18,000 crore. Under the MoU, which was signed at the recent Partnership...
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Suzlon planning new wind project in south Australia
Wind power company Suzlon Energy is planning a USD 1.3 Bn project in regional South Australia to power 225,000 homes a year. Suzlon Energy Australia said the USD 1.3 Bn wind farm will be built 20 kilometres South-West of Ardrossan, a small town on the...
US Approves Blythe Solar Power Project
The biggest solar project that plans to provide power to more than 3,00,000 homes in southern California was permitted by the US interior department. The US$6 Bn, 1,000MW project, a joint venture of Solar Millennium AGand Ferrostaal AG, will be located on federal lands near...
More deals of renewable energy in pipeline
The rapidly growing Indian renewable energy sector is likely to witness increased business deal making activities in near future, according to global consultancy Deloitte. "The trend in deal making activities in the renewable energy sector will continue going forward. The increased interest is not only...
EIA Outlook Projects Greater Use of Renewables in Next 15 Years
Over the next 25 years, energy consumption is expected to grow, but there will also be a greater use of renewable fuels within the transportation sector, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. In its Annual Energy Outlook 2010, the EIA analyzed energy trends that...
Wind energy sector in India
Wind energy sector in India is all set to add over 5,000 MW generation capacity per annum by 2015, a top official of the Indian Wind Turbine Manufacturers Association has said. "With the availability of new technology through powerful and taller masts, the total potential...
Solar PV modules in India touches 1250MW
The capacity of photovoltaic cells and modules in India is estimated to cross 750MW and 1250MW by the end of year 2010 as per report "Solar PV Industry 2010: Contemporary Scenario and Emerging Trends". The report was released by R Chidambaram, principal scientific adviser, government...
Energy from waste can supply 50% renewable energy target by 2020
The study "Renewable energy, landfill gas and energy from waste: now, next and future," by the Centre for Resource Management and Efficiency at Cranfield University also claimed that there is very good potential in using biomethane derived from landfill gas and anaerobic digestion as a...
China’s ‘renewables first’ energy legislation
China’s legislature has amended a 2006 law to call for grid operators to procure all the electricity produced by renewables. The amended law will hugely benefit wind farms in remote regions of the country, and could spark a drive towards smart grid technology. In doing...