Tag: renewable energy
Can renewables survive cheap-oil onslaught post Covid-19?
As governments prepare to phase out lockdowns and restart economies, it is important to balance the short-term lure of cheap oil versus with long-term renewable energy goals.
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MNRE refutes doubts on meeting 2022 RE targets
Reports in a section of media have cited a CRISIL report that India may fall short of its declared renewable energy target of 1,75,000 MW by 2022.
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Big policy boost coming for ocean energy sector
Ministry of New and Renewable Energy has stated that energy produced using various forms of ocean energy such as tidal, wave, ocean thermal energy conversion will considered as renewable energy.
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Wind power companies to get lease rent waiver
So far, to establish wind power project over forest land, the wind power companies had to pay additional lease rent of Rs 30,000 per MW.
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Karnataka lowers tariffs for grid connected solar
The Commission has found that the tariffs discovered through competitive bidding continue to show a significant downward trend.
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Costa Rica generates 99.99% of electricity from renewable sources
Latin American country Costa Rica, which aims to be 100% carbon-neutral by 2021, derived 99.99% of its total generated electricity from renewable sources in the month of May 2019, says a news report.
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Blending power with renewable energy is the way ahead: Pradhan
To become a 5 trillion-dollar economy, India needs secure, affordable, and sustainable energy to keep with its high-growth requirements.
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