India’s first industrial solar microgrid commissioned in Gujarat
Swedish-Swiss multinational giant ABBtoday announced it has commissioned India’s first industrial solar microgrid at its Vadodara manufacturing facility in Gujarat.
Volvo expects half its sales to be pure electric vehicles by 2025
Swedish luxury carmaker Volvo targets to sell one million electrified cars by 2025 when half of all the cars it sells globally are expected to be full electric models, a top company official said. Being the first luxury carmaker to announce its intention of shifting its focus away from diesel and towards electrified vehicles, Volvo Car, owned by Chinese carmaker Geely, looks to partly electrify its entire fleet by 2019 through hybrid versions.
Thermal Plant Pollution To Be Controlled By 2022: Govt To SC
Pollutant spewing coal-based thermal power plants, indispensable because they account for 60% of India’s electricity production, will conform to emission standards by 2022, the Centre informed the Supreme Court on Wednesday.
Global wind capacity to rise by more than half in next five years
Global wind energy capacity could increase by more than half over the next five years, as costs continue to fall and the market returns to growth at the end of this decade, a report by the Global Wind Energy Council shows.
European spot power prices lifted by expected rise in demand
European spot electricity prices for day-ahead delivery soared in the wholesale market on Wednesday buoyed by forecasts showing a rise in consumption due to falling temperatures, and a drop in electricity generation from wind turbines.
Electricity for all MP villages by October: CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan
Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has claimed all villages in the state will be electrified by October and Rs 2 lakh crore spent on development of tribals in five years.
J-K Cabinet approves setting up of JK Renewable Energy Corporation
The Jammu and Kashmir cabinet today approved setting up of Jammu and Kashmir Renewable Energy Corporation.
Centre Happy With Power Push
Union minister of state (independent charge) for power and new & renewable energy Raj Kumar Singh on Tuesday expressed satisfaction over the works being done by power companies in Bihar to electrify households in 635 villages, which are predominantly inhabited by SC/ST communities.
Diu Smart City the first in India to run on 100% renewable energy during daytime
Diu Smart City has become the first city in India that runs on 100 percent renewable energy during daytime setting a new benchmark for other cities to become clean and green. Diu, which is a town in the district by the same name in the Union Territory of Daman and Diu, had been importing 73 percent of its power from Gujarat until 2017.
Bhushan Steel sale: Liberty House back in race; UltraTech hopes up too in Binani Cement case
The UK-based Liberty House owned by the Gupta family can still be in the race for Bhushan Power & Steel despite missing the deadline and its neglected bid document should be considered by the creditors, the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) has ruled on Monday.
