Wind Energy

Global Wind Day 2021: Facts, History, Importance Of Wind Energy

India News | Edited by Debjani Chatterjee | Monday June 14, 2021

Global Wind Day: June 15 is observed as Global Wind Day. Wind energy has many advantages: it is cost-effective, it is a source of clean fuel and it is inexhaustible. Know more about the Global Wind Day.

Covid May Hit Centre's Renewable Energy Installed Capacity Target

Business | Reported by Animesh Singh | Friday April 16, 2021

Only bio energy and small hydro energy installation targets have been met somewhat.

Facebook Signs First Deal To Buy Renewable Energy In India

Business | Reuters | Thursday April 15, 2021

CleanMax will own and operate the projects, while Facebook will buy the power off the grid using environmental attribute certificates, or carbon credits, the companies said.

IIT Madras Researchers Develop Alternatives To Conventional Batteries

Education | Edited by Mridusmita Deka | Thursday September 10, 2020

An IIT Madras team has developed kW-scale batteries for application in energy storage. These can even be integrated into solar and wind energy systems.

Global Wind Day 2020: Significance, History And What It's All About

India News | Edited by Debjani Chatterjee | Monday June 15, 2020

Global Wind Day 2020: The event, observed on June 15 every year, focuses on how wind energy can be utilized more aggressively.

India To Build Solar, Wind Energy Farms Along Border With Pakistan

India News | Agence France-Presse | Tuesday October 22, 2019

India plans to build a string of renewable energy projects along its western border, the officials said today, as the country continues an ambitious programme to reduce its dependence on fossil fuels.

IL&FS Seeks Tribunal Approval For Sale Of Wind Energy Arm

Business | Indo-Asian News Service | Sunday August 11, 2019

IL&FS had already received approval earlier last month for the sale of its wind energy business from Justice (Retired) DK Jain, appointed by the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) to supervise the operation of the debt resolution process of the IL&FS group companies.

Google to Invest $690 Million in Data Centre, Green Energy in Denmark

Reuters | Tuesday November 20, 2018

Google has also decided to actively pursue new green investment opportunities in Denmark and is evaluating a number of projects within onshore and offshore wind energy and solar energy.

GAIL Might Buy Some Assets Of Debt-Laden IL&FS: Report

Business | Thomson Reuters | Friday November 16, 2018

IL&FS has an installed wind energy capacity of 775.2 MW, while GAIL, which wants to expand its renewable energy portfolio, owns 128 MW.

Google Buys Into New Finnish Wind Energy in Renewables Search

Reuters | Wednesday September 12, 2018

Google said it has signed a 10-year deal to buy renewable energy from three new wind farms that are being built in Finland.

Global Wind Capacity To Rise By More Than Half In Next Five Years

World News | Reuters | Wednesday April 25, 2018

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.

Maharashtra's Toy Train Stations Turn Green

Cities | ANI | Saturday April 21, 2018

With solar power and wind energy plants, the Central Railway's Matheran Hill Railway has turned green.

There's Enough Wind Energy Over The Oceans To Power Human Civilization, Scientists Say

World News | Chris Mooney, The Washington Post | Tuesday October 10, 2017

New research published on Monday finds there is so much wind energy potential over oceans that it could theoretically be used to generate "civilization scale power" - assuming, that is, that we are willing to cover enormous stretches of the sea with turbines, and can come up with ways to install and maintain them in often extreme ocean environments...

Not Greener Future, Experts Say What Really Could Push Renewable Energy

India News | Written by Gargi Rawat | Saturday June 24, 2017

It might take US President Donald Trump a few more years to complete the formalities to pull out of the Paris climate accord. But many experts at the Clean Energy Ministerial in Beijing this month suggest President Trump's walking out of the deal might not be such a big setback as was feared initially.

Inox Wind Bags Rs 2,000 Crore Orders

Business | Press Trust of India | Monday October 3, 2016

Wind energy solutions provider Inox Wind on Monday said it has bagged cumulative orders worth over Rs 2,000 crore for the supply and installation of wind turbine generators of 350 megawatt (MW).