“Largest Green Energy Project in the World” being Planned in India

Step over Siemens, Airvoice Group and Satluj Jal Vidyut Nigam are now planning what they say would be the “largest green energy project in the world” in India. Continue Reading »

Indian photovoltaic production capacity tops 1 GW per year

India’s solar PV (photovoltaic) module production capacity has crossed more than 1 gigawatt (GW) per year or nearly 10% of the global production capacity, according to market research firm Frost & Sullivan. Continue Reading »

India PV market to reach 2,575MW by 2015

Analysis from Frost & Sullivan’s India Solar Photovoltaic Market, finds that the aggregate module production capacity in the India market was 972MW in 2008 and estimates this to reach 2,575MW in 2015. Continue Reading »

Indianisation of solar energy sector is very important

Union Minister for New and Renewable Energy Farooq Abdullah on Wednesday stressed on the need to Indianise the solar energy sector while saying that it is very important for the country. Continue Reading »

Gamesa Establishes New Wind Turbine Production Facility in India

Gamesa, a Spain-based company, has established its operations in India with the launching of its plant, Gamesa Wind Turbines Pvt. Ltd, near Chennai, India. The plant was inaugurated by Gamesa’s Chairman, Mr. Jorge Calvet and the Chairman & Managing Director of Gamesa Wind Turbines Pvt Ltd., Mr. Ramesh Kymal. Continue Reading »

CLP Power to invest $800 mn in renewable energy by December

Hong Kong-based CLP Group company CLP Power India Pvt Ltd will invest $800 million (over Rs 3,700 crore)to augment its power generation capacity from renewable resources to 650 Mw by the end of this year. Continue Reading »

IFC gives $6.25 mn loan for biomass plant

International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the Word Bank Group, will provide a $6.25 million loan to a renewable energy company, Auro Mira Energy Company Private Limited, to build an 18 megawatt biomass-based greenfield power plant . Continue Reading »

Renewables can ensure energy security

Peak oil has been around for a while now. Energy specialists in India, specially those working in the renewable energy space, are now talking the same about coal: not quite peak coal but an increasing likelihood that coal will not always be available to run power plants. Continue Reading »

Doubts over India’s ‘miracle’ biofuel crop

To its fans, jatropha is a miracle crop, an eco-friendly answer to India’s growing energy needs, but some experts are starting to question whether the wonder-shrub is too good to be true. Continue Reading »

Wartsila India for liquid biofuel power plants

Wartsila India has submitted a report to central electricity regulatory commission suggesting base load coal plants be supplemented by gas-run or liquid biofuel plants to take care of peak loads. Continue Reading »