Wind swept

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Is the Grid ready for the windy days?

The monsoon months of May through September are some of the windiest months in the peninsula and Tamil Nadu has a lot to gain during these months …

Wind power: up, up and down

Poorly implemented governmental policies are preventing the full exploitation of wind power which could supplement as much as 25 per cent of the …

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 …

Technologies

Is the state of technology an obstacle in implementing renewable future? Or is the current price of this technology out of our reach?

Solar, wind power

Green plans

India's renewable energy sector lacks clear policy

Clear policy needed in renewable energy sector

Book: Windpower Development in India

Book>>Windpower development in india edited by G M Pillai Wise, Pune 2007

Are we moving towards a renewable energy economy?

Developers, bankers and equipment manufacturers commit themselves to developing 270 GW renewable energy capacity by 2022 at a recent renewable …

Renewables, Deserted?

The Indian government has a set a target for renewable energy: 10,000 megawatt by 2012. So far so good. Renewables can electrify the rural …

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, …

Cyclone Midhili intensifies, to hit Bangladesh coast this evening

Very heavy rain forecast in parts of Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram and Tripura

More power to you: Why Botswana should go green

IRENA bats for solar, wind to increase energy access in Botswana

India grabs fourth seat in cumulative capacity in wind power

Adds 2,623 MW of wind power in 2015

Offshore wind energy: India set to harness coastal breezes

Eight zones off the coasts of Gujarat and Tamil Nadu have been identified as potential offshore wind energy zones

Finding space for both wind farms and eagles in South Africa

Research has found that 36% of birds killed by wind turbines were birds of prey. These birds have long lifespans and produce relatively few young …

Winds not favourable

Turbines can increase local temperatures

Multi-powered craft

Future power

Derailed

...Tamil Nadu's initiative to promote wind energy

Wind power in India

1.6 per cent

Fighting for survival

Following economic liberalisation, India's largest power equipment manufacturer BHEL is diversifying and exploring renewable energy technologies …

Breather for wind firms

They must accurately forecast contribution to grid from 2012