Renewable capacity statistics 2024
Highlighting the continued progress achieved in the global energy transition, this latest edition of IRENA’s Renewable capacity statistics illustrates the growth of renewables in new installed power generation
Highlighting the continued progress achieved in the global energy transition, this latest edition of IRENA’s Renewable capacity statistics illustrates the growth of renewables in new installed power generation
A Non-Conventional Energy Park would soon become a reality in Goa. The Central government has sanctioned funds to the tune of Rs 1 crore to set up the park in Margao as part of Phase I of the project. And, if Chief Minister, Digambar Kamat is to be believed, the foundation stone for the project would soon be laid at the hands of Union Minister, Dr Farooq Abdullah.
Like all rural Bangladeshis, Saidul Islam knows the hardships of summer, when his tin-roofed house turns into a furnace with not enough electricity to power even a fan. For the 100 million Bangladeshis -- most of them farmers -- who live in the countryside, the notion of electricity supply is little more than an empty promise bandied about by politicians at election time.
World marketed energy consumption is projected to increase by 44 percent from 2006 to 2030. Total energy demand in the non-OECD countries increases by 73 percent, compared with an increase of 15 percent in the OECD countries.
Chennai: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) will increase its clean energy investments to $2 billion a year from a previous target of $1 billion, in a bid to accelerate low carbon growth and reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the region.
Algae have recently received a lot of attention as a new biomass source for the production of renewable energy.
Bijoy Ghosh
To increase renewable energy share from 2.5 per cent to 15 per cent by 2020
Amutha Kannan POWER-SAVING INNOVATION: The team from Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham with its innovation (seen right) - a solar-powered vapour absorption ice maker.
The Government of Sri Lanka and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) signed a $160 million loan agreement yesterday for the development of the country
The government has decided to set up 20 new plants with a generation capacity of 3,551 megawatt electricity by 2014 to meet the growing demand in the country. As per the decision, 20 power plants would be built under short-term and long-term plans in both public and private sectors.