Energy

SoftBank, China’s GCL team up for $930 million solar venture in India

SoftBank Group Corp has agreed to launch a $930 million Indian joint solar energy venture with Chinese firm GCL System Integration Technology Co Ltd as part of its ambitious India solar investment

Publication Date: 
03/04/2018
Financial Express (New Delhi)
Tags:
Solar Energy, Renewable Energy, China, India, Energy Technology, Power Industry, Energy
Energy

Avaada Power in talks state govts for floating solar projects

Renewable energy firm Avaada Power is in talks with various states governments to set up floating solar projects and expects some large tenders to be floated in the next two months, a top company o

Publication Date: 
02/04/2018
Times Of India (New Delhi)
Tags:
Solar Energy, Power Industry, Energy Technology, National Hydroelectric Power Corporation (NHPC), Energy, Renewable Energy
Energy

Nod for 7 windmills in wild ass sanctuary despite objections

AHMEDABAD: The CAG noted that the government allowed Vestas Wind Technology India to set up seven windmills in wild ass sanctuary even after objections by a central empowered committee.

Publication Date: 
29/03/2018
Times Of India (Ahmedabad)
Tags:
Gujarat, Wind Energy, Central Empowered Committee (CEC), Energy Technology, Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG), Wildlife, Energy
Climate Change

Testing the Japanese listed equity market alignment with the 2°C climate goal

This report compares the energy and technology exposure of the Tokyo Stock Price Index (TOPIX) with the 2℃ roadmap of the International Energy Agency (IEA). The analysis is based on a translation of this climate scenario into “2℃ benchmarks” for investment portfolios, focusing on a 5-year window: 2016-2021.

Publication Date: 
28/03/2018
Hugues Chenet, Klaus Hagedorn, Michael Hayne, & et al
Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES)
Tags:
Climate Change, Climate Equity, Japan, Energy Technology, Electricity, Automobiles, Fossil Fuels
Energy

Cabinet apprised of an MoU between India and Guyana on cooperation in Renewable Energy

The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has been apprised of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on cooperation in Renewable Energy between India and Guyana.

Publication Date: 
23/03/2018
Business Standard (New Delhi)
Tags:
Renewable Energy, India, Guyana, Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE), Energy Technology, Energy
Energy

GE Power awarded ₹309 crore contract by NTPC

GE Power has been awarded a ₹309 crore contract by public sector undertaking NTPC Limited for installing a Flue Gas Desulphurization (FGD) system.

Publication Date: 
21/03/2018
Business Line (New Delhi)
Tags:
National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC), Telangana, Energy Technology, Energy
Energy

Why is China's wind power generation not living up to its potential?

Following a decade of unprecedented investment, China now has the world's largest installed base of wind power capacity. Yet, despite siting most wind farms in the wind-rich Northern and Western provinces, electricity generation from Chinese wind farms has not reached the performance benchmarks of the United States and many other advanced economies. This has resulted in lower environmental, economic, and health benefits than anticipated. We develop a framework to explain the performance of the Chinese and US wind sectors, accounting for a comprehensive set of driving factors.

Publication Date: 
19/03/2018
Joern Huenteler, Tian Tang, Gabriel Chan & et al
Environmental Research Letters
1-10
Tags:
Wind Energy, China, Renewable Energy, Turbines, Energy Technology
Energy

India’s first offshore wind turbines to be set up

At a cost of ₹300 crore at Arichamunai near Dhanushkodi

Publication Date: 
19/03/2018
Hindu (Chennai)
Tags:
Tamil Nadu, Wind Energy, Renewable Energy, Energy Technology, Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE), Energy
Energy

The East is green

When it comes to energy, no country generates such bittersweet superlatives as China. It is the world’s largest consumer of coal and the second-largest of oil, after America.

Publication Date: 
17/03/2018
Economist (London)
Tags:
China, Energy, Energy Technology, Carbon Dioxide, Wind Energy, Solar Energy, Renewable Energy
Energy

UP green energy sector gets investment proposals worth Rs 728 billion

The green energy sector accounted for over 15% of the composite Rs 4.68 trillion worth of Memorandum of Understanding (MoUs) signed during the two-day UP Investors Summit 2018

Publication Date: 
12/03/2018
Virendra Singh Rawat
Business Standard (New Delhi)
Tags:
Uttar Pradesh, Energy Technology, Power Industry, Solar Energy, Renewable Energy, Energy

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