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
Wind Energy
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Solar, wind power
solar and wind power projects will prove to be profitable if governments and oil companies get behind them, speakers told a Greenpeace business conference recently. "To get such a different
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wind power in sri lanka
The Sri Lankan ministry of irrigation and power has decided to explore the possibility of harnessing wind potential to meet the country's growing demand for power. According to the minister for
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WHY WIND ENERGY
Unlike thermal and hydel power plants, wind energy generation does not degrade the environment
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Free for all
Till 1997 depreciation allowance to investors in the wind sector is estimated to be worth about Rs 270 crore
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On windy shores
Since the 1950s and 60s, India s efforts to tap wind energy have seen many ups and downs. The mid 1990s saw a boom, with Tamil Nadu taking the lead in wind power generation. But nothing has moved since
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Problems aplenty
The government wanted to make India a leading wind power, but it got the details wrong
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BREAKING RECORDS
Spurred by sound government policies and technological advances, some European countries have registered a phenomenal growth in wind energy development
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Blown away
Gujarat has wind farms with a total installed capacity of 170 mw, mostly in the private sector, along the coast of Saurashtra and Kutch. It has the second highest number of wind energy generators
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Short of expectations
Wind energy developers in Andhra Pradesh also seem to be taking a breather after the rush of activity in the early 1990s. "The establishment of new farms has been short of expectations,' says M
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Gone with the wind
When the wind energy sector was opened to private investors in 1993, there was a virtual boom. However, after the initial rush of activity, promoters and investors seem to be taking a breather now. The establishment of wind farms has fallen far short of t