Global wind report 2024
The global wind industry installed a record 117GW of new capacity in 2023, making it the best year ever for new wind energy, finds this year’s Global Wind Report from the Global Wind Energy Council. The
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World Bank's "Green" Energy Funding Up 87 Percent
World Bank funding for efficient and renewable energy rose 87 this year to nearly US$2.7 billion, reflecting the importance of moving to a low-carbon economy, the bank's energy chief said on Thursday. Investment in "green" energy projects is essential for poor countries hit hard by soaring oil prices, said Jamal Saghir, World Bank Director for Energy, Transport and Water.
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Piping hot energy
Tata Power co has the wind and the sun in its hair
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Report on conference on RE financing
With the world economies painting a gloomy financial scenario, time couldn't have been more opportune to take stock of financing in the renewable energy sector in India. The 3rd Renewable Energy Finance Forum, which kicked off to a good start in Mumbai proved to be more than just an eye opener.
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'Global slowdown will not hit investments in wind energy'
Mr Debashish Majumdar's experience spans over 30 years in the field of renewable energy and energy efficiency. An engineer from IIT Delhi, he has been with the Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency (IREDA) for over eleven years. Inwind Chronicle interviewed Mr Debashish Majumdar for his views on financing in the wind sector.
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Making wind a fail-safe lending option for banks
The author looks at financing of wind power projects from the perspective of a financial institution in India.
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Swirling change
The infamous Chambal Valley, the erstwhile paradise for dacoits, is gearing up for a makeover. Its barren landscape with deep gorges and ravines will soon see wind energy plants and its earth will be used for biofuel. The Chambals will get a makeover
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Sahara Solar Scheme Could Power Poor West Africa
West African legislators worried by climate change and soaring energy costs want regional leaders to back plans to harness sun and wind energy that experts say could bring electricity to some of the poorest people on earth. NASA scientists have identified a site in the Sahara desert in northern Niger as the sunniest piece of land in the world.
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Six companies roped in to harness solar energy
The Haryana Renewable Energy Development Agency (HAREDA) has signed memoranda of understanding (MoUs) with six Independent Power Producers (IPPs) to generate 12 MW of power from solar energy with an investment of about Rs 240 crore.
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Anil slots Rs 60k cr for green energy
Bs Reporter / Mumbai September 24, 2008, 0:03 IST Says RNRL too may put Rs 12,000 cr in cement, shipping biz. Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group (ADAG)-promoted Reliance Power (R-Power) is planning to invest over Rs 60,000 crore in renewable and alternative energy resources such as hydroelectric, wind, solar and fuel cell-based power.