NALCO to expand Suzlon-built wind power project to 27,000 households capacity

National Aluminium Company or NALCO has awarded to Suzlon a contract to double its wind energy production capacity to 100.80 MW, the wind energy company said. The project will be capable of providing power to around 27,000 households and reducing “0.10 million tonnes of CO2 emissions per annum. NALCO which is a public sector enterprise […]

India approves €1 bln German solar power program to combat global warming

The Indian Cabinet has approved a proposal by Germany — one of the pioneers in developing solar power in the world — to provide concessional loans of around 1 bln euro to develop the renewable energy source in the country. India has an ambitious, almost impossible, target of achieving 175 gigawatt of renewable energy capacity […]

Tech Mahidra, Nissan, SAP team up for Canada’s Intelligent Electric Vehicle Charging System

Tech Mahindra Ltd said it will partner with Ontario-based local distribution company, Niagara-on-the-Lake Hydro, San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E), SAP Canada and Nissan Canada for developing an Intelligent Electric Vehicle Charging System (IEVCS). This project is sponsored by Canada’s Ministry of Energy and funded in part through the Ontario Smart Grid Fund initiative. Tech […]

Rolta inks deal with China’s Zhenfa New Energy, to set up 2 GW of solar power capacity

Rolta Power Pvt. Ltd. and China-based Zhenfa New Energy Science and Technology Co. Ltd. has signed an agreement to build solar parks in India, targeting a capacity of 2 GigaWatt by 2020. “As per the MoU, the partnership enables us to share our revenue with Zhenfa, a win-win scenario for both the companies,” said, Dr. […]

Japanese e-scooter, e-rickshaw brand Terra Motors to expand across India

Terra Motors, a Japanese maker of e-rickshaws and two-wheelers, will open dealerships across the country, the company said. The company is aiming at opening 80 outlets pan India by the end of next year. e-rickshaws are a growing category in India, spurred by the need to cut pollution in India’s big cities and the rising […]

Adani Group to set up India’s largest solar park in Rajasthan

Adani group has signed an agreement with the government of Rajasthan to set up a 10,000 MW solar park, which will emerge as the largest such integrated facility in India, a statement on behalf of the group said. The JV will be known as Adani Renewable Energy Park Rajasthan Ltd, will have a 50-50 equity […]

India’s East Coast vulnerable to accelerating sea-level rise

India’s eastern sea coast, which comprises states like Andhra Pradesh, Orissa, West Bengal and Tamil Nadu is more vulnerable to the after-effects of the sea level rise that has been observed in recent years, according to a document with the ministry of earth sciences, India. According to the ministry, the sea level is rising faster […]

Former Bihar CM praises Greenpeace’s micro solar project

Environmental campaign agency Greenpeace said Nitish Kumar, former chief minister of Bihar, has praised its micro-grid solar project in Jehanabad district. “Elated to see homes, shops and streets lit up at night, Kumar praised Greenpeace and the unique energy model, upholding it as a crucial step towards rural electrification of Bihar,” the agency said in […]

Central India seeing long-term climate change – Government

Central India, an area that covers Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and parts of Uttar Pradesh and Maharashtra, is seeing a long-term pattern of climate change involving rainfall intensity, the government of India said. “Heavy rain events (>10 cm/day) over central India are increasing at about 1%/year while weak and moderate events are decreasing at about the […]