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SJVN shares surge 6.5% on signing 7 GW renewable energy project with Rajasthan government
1 month, 2 weeks ago

SJVN shares surge 6.5% on signing 7 GW renewable energy project with Rajasthan government

Live Mint  

Stock Market Today: Shares of SJVN surged 6.65% to ₹110.30 apiece in intraday trade on Friday, November 22, after the state-owned firm signed a memorandum of understanding with Rajasthan's Energy Department to develop 5 GW of pumped storage capacity and 2 GW of floating solar projects. In a filing on Thursday, the company stated, "SJVN has signed an MoU with …

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Settlers have attacked dozens of Dutch West Bank aid projects
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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Settlers have attacked dozens of Dutch West Bank aid projects

Dutch News  

Israeli settlers and soldiers have sabotaged or destroyed at least 57 Dutch aid projects on the West Bank since 2017 but a third of the cases were ignored by the government, an investigation by Investico, Trouw, and the Groen Amsterdammer has found. The settlers, who include Israeli ministers Bezalel Smotrich and Itamar Ben-Gvir, are backed by the Israeli army and …

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Boiling Point: Burrowing owls and solar farms will need to coexist
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Boiling Point: Burrowing owls and solar farms will need to coexist

LA Times  

If you don’t love burrowing owls, you’ve probably never seen a burrowing owl. As my L.A. Times colleague Lila Seidman reports, the California Fish and Game Commission voted unanimously last week to make the bird a candidate for protection under the state’s Endangered Species Act. It’s rural residents who don’t want solar in the backyards, and farmers who don’t want …

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Column: Nobody loves Biden’s Western Solar Plan. But it’s what we’ve got
3 months, 1 week ago

Column: Nobody loves Biden’s Western Solar Plan. But it’s what we’ve got

LA Times  

The Gemini solar farm on public lands in southern Nevada, seen during construction in 2023. An estimated 1.3 million — spanning 11 states, from California to Wyoming — could eventually be developed under the Biden administration’s soon-to-be-finalized Western Solar Plan. The solar industry’s main trade group described the road map as a “step in the right direction” to help renewable …

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Federal plans to open up the desert for massive solar farms has angered environmentalists
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Federal plans to open up the desert for massive solar farms has angered environmentalists

Salon  

Most people recognize that our current relationship with fossil fuels is untenable. Unlike other extractive use of public lands, constructive solar energy panels "causes significant harm to the environment," Patrick Donnelly, the Great Basin director at the Center for Biological Diversity, told Salon. "These effects are well documented at existing solar projects including Ivanpah Solar Energy Generating Station, the original …

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Taishun county in Zhejiang boosts green energy with solar projects and innovative land use
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Taishun county in Zhejiang boosts green energy with solar projects and innovative land use

China Daily  

In Taishun county of Wenzhou, East China's Zhejiang province, plenty of solar panels are distributed along the hillside in an orderly manner. Established in 2019, the Xingnong Photovoltaic Power Station in Taishun possesses a total installed capacity of nearly 22.84 MW and has been fully integrated into the local power grid. According to the manager of the power station, 100 …

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Rural councils made to approve more turbines
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Rural councils made to approve more turbines

The Telegraph  

Ed Miliband’s decision last month to lift the ban on onshore wind farms in England is expected to generate a rash of similar applications. Under the new rules, councils and other planning authorities will be obliged to “identify suitable areas for renewable and low-carbon energy sources, and supporting infrastructure” in their local plans. The aim is to remove the bottleneck …

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Millions in Nigeria have little or no electricity. It’s straining businesses and public services
6 months, 1 week ago

Millions in Nigeria have little or no electricity. It’s straining businesses and public services

LA Times  

Students work on a math question in a dimly lit classroom at Excellent Moral School in Ibadan, Nigeria, on May 28. “The same project put up in Nigeria and Denmark; the Danish project will get funding for 2 to 3%” interest rate, said Najim Animashaun, director of Nova Power, one of the stalled solar projects. Finding a way forward The …

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Millions in Nigeria have little to no electricity. It’s straining businesses and public services
6 months, 1 week ago

Millions in Nigeria have little to no electricity. It’s straining businesses and public services

Associated Press  

IBADAN, Nigeria — Dimly lit and stuffy classrooms stir with life every morning as children file in. Students of Excellent Moral School attend a lesson in a window-lit classroom in Ibadan, Nigeria, Tuesday, May 28, 2024. Students of Excellent Moral School attend a lesson in a dimly lit classroom in Ibadan, Nigeria, Tuesday, May 28, 2024. Students of Excellent Moral …

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Millions in Nigeria have little to no electricity. It's straining businesses and public services
6 months, 1 week ago

Millions in Nigeria have little to no electricity. It's straining businesses and public services

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “The same project put up in Nigeria and Denmark; …

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India’s clean energy boom slows as new solar projects get delayed. Experts say it can pick back up
11 months ago

India’s clean energy boom slows as new solar projects get delayed. Experts say it can pick back up

Associated Press  

BENGALURU, India — For years, renewable projects in India have been growing steadily, from small-town rooftop solar installations to large-scale projects across the desert and long stretches of wind turbines and solar panels on farmland all contributing to the country’s climate goal of transitioning to clean energy. It takes up to two years for solar projects to come online after …

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Column: Biden’s Western solar plan sounds scary. But it’s better than climate change
11 months, 1 week ago

Column: Biden’s Western solar plan sounds scary. But it’s better than climate change

LA Times  

An America flag flutters in the breeze at the Daggett solar farm in San Bernardino County, seen in October. Weiner also described the federal government’s maps as “grainy,” saying they offer “more of a 30,000-foot view than a ground-level view” of which public lands are suitable for solar. As an example, Donnelly pointed to the desert lands surrounding Nevada’s Ash …

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Solar panels will cut water loss from canals in Gila River Indian Community
1 year, 1 month ago

Solar panels will cut water loss from canals in Gila River Indian Community

Associated Press  

In a move that may soon be replicated elsewhere, the Gila River Indian Community recently signed an agreement with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to put solar panels over a stretch of irrigation canal on its land south of Phoenix. “This was a historic moment here for the community but also for the region and across Indian Country,” said …

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Column: California needs to get its act together on rooftop solar
1 year, 3 months ago

Column: California needs to get its act together on rooftop solar

LA Times  

Government officials in California and the rest of the country should be doing everything they can to support clean energy. In theory, a strong community solar program could help make up for cuts to “virtual net metering” — the solar incentive program for apartment dwellers, schools and farms that’s currently on the chopping block at the utilities commission. From Edison’s …

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Can rooftop solar alone solve climate change? Here’s the answer
1 year, 6 months ago

Can rooftop solar alone solve climate change? Here’s the answer

LA Times  

This story originally published in Boiling Point, a newsletter about climate change and the environment. No matter how many times I write about renewable energy — about sprawling solar farms, towering wind turbines and lengthy power lines carrying clean electricity to faraway cities — there’s one question I get asked again and again and again: Why do we need all …

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Wind and solar projects are growing, but many can't actually connect to the grid
1 year, 6 months ago

Wind and solar projects are growing, but many can't actually connect to the grid

NPR  

Wind and solar projects are growing, but many can't actually connect to the grid Tons of green energy projects, both wind and solar, want to connect to the grid. DAN CHARLES, BYLINE: Lyle Jack wants to build a wind farm here on the grassy hills of the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota. Most wind and solar companies can tell …

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Why the U.S. Electric Grid Isn’t Ready for the Energy Transition
1 year, 6 months ago

Why the U.S. Electric Grid Isn’t Ready for the Energy Transition

New York Times  

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NTPC Green Energy, UPRVUNL tie up to develop renewable energy parks in Uttar Pradesh
1 year, 7 months ago

NTPC Green Energy, UPRVUNL tie up to develop renewable energy parks in Uttar Pradesh

Live Mint  

New Delhi: NTPC Green Energy Ltd, a subsidiary of NTPC Ltd, has entered into a partnership with Uttar Pradesh Rajya Vidyut Utpadan Nigam Limited to develop renewable energy parks in Uttar Pradesh. ‘’NGEL and UPRVUNL shall jointly work for formation of Joint Venture Company to meet the renewable generation obligation, flexibility in generation and scheduling of thermal/hydro power stations through …

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Tata Power’s TPSL to add 200 MW of solar power to Rajasthan grid by 2024
1 year, 7 months ago

Tata Power’s TPSL to add 200 MW of solar power to Rajasthan grid by 2024

Live Mint  

New Delhi: TP Saurya Ltd, a subsidiary of Tata Power Renewable Energy Ltd on Friday signed a power purchase agreement with Tata Power Trading Company Ltd to set up a 200MW solar project in Bikaner, Rajasthan. According to a statement by TPREL, the solar plant is expected to be commissioned by March 2024 and will be connected to the Central …

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House votes to restore solar panel tariffs paused by Biden
1 year, 8 months ago

House votes to restore solar panel tariffs paused by Biden

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The House voted Friday to reinstate tariffs on solar panel imports from several Southeast Asian countries after President Joe Biden paused them in a bid to boost solar installations in the U.S., a key part of his climate agenda. The White House said Biden’s action was “necessary to satisfy the demand for reliable and clean energy” while providing …

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US invests in alternative solar tech, more solar for renters
1 year, 8 months ago

US invests in alternative solar tech, more solar for renters

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The Biden administration is set …

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Do Adani's woes matter for India's clean energy transition?
1 year, 9 months ago

Do Adani's woes matter for India's clean energy transition?

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The group has a considerable stake in India's clean …

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Centre extends timeline for solar projects’ completion
1 year, 11 months ago

Centre extends timeline for solar projects’ completion

Live Mint  

NEW DELHI: In a bid to provide relief to solar power projects stuck amid a shortage of modules, the Centre has extended the deadline for completion of projects for which bids were finalized before the announcement of the basic customs duty on modules. On 9 March, 2021, the Centre announced that from 1 April, 2022 imported solar PV modules would …

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Want to solve climate change? This California farm kingdom holds a key
1 year, 11 months ago

Want to solve climate change? This California farm kingdom holds a key

LA Times  

The barren dirt is littered with petrified carrots, blackened and barely recognizable after four years baking in the Imperial Valley’s legendary heat. Clean energy advocates see Imperial as an ideal place for solar farms and battery projects that can help solve the American West’s energy and water crises. “Why are we being called selfish for wanting the same thing?” Jackeline …

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