Following the allegations from US about solar PV module dumping by Chinese and Vietnamese manufacturers, a new controversy has emerged. The Wind Tower Trade Coalition in the US has now accused Chinese companies of using unfair pricing methods a.k.a predatory pricing to undercut the competition significantly effectively ensuring that they almost wipe out the US [...]

It is no secret that the explosive growth in the wind energy sector in India is chiefly attributed to the accelerated depreciation incentive that has been adopted. AD is a mechanism through which project developers can show that their asset has depreciated at a significantly faster rate over its life thereby reduce their tax liabilities. [...]

Over the course of 2011, investments in renewable energy rose by about 5% to $260 billion, up from $247 billion in 2010 and $186.5 billion in 2009, according to numbers released by BNEF. Investments in 2010 were largely driven by wind energy while 2011 clearly belonged to solar. New financial investment in solar peaked at [...]

It seems the India has finally caught the offgrid wind energy fever. C-WET – the leading wind energy R&D institute in the country has started putting together plans to undertake an offshore wind energy feasibility study in Dhanushkodi near Rameswaram in Tamil Nadu. It should come as no surprise that the state which has the [...]

The REC trading for the month of November concluded yesterday. Figures reveal that the trading has increased significantly both in volume of RECs traded as well as the price. In total 105,527 RECs were sold. Keeping with the trend of previous months, IEX had a higher share of the market with 96,154 (90%) RECs traded [...]

The REC trading for the month of September concluded recently. Trading figures reveal that the trading has increased significantly both in volume of RECs traded as well as the price. In total 46,362 RECs were sold. Keeping with the trend of previous months, IEX had a higher share of the market with 41,385 (89%) RECs [...]

The Central Electricity Regulatory Commission(CERC) has announced the floor and forbearance prices to be used for solar/non-solar projects from the FY 2012-13 upto 2016-17. The prices set are shown in the table below Non Solar (Rs.) Solar (Rs.) Prices (2012-2017) Current % Reduction Prices (2012-2017) Current % Reduction Forbearance Price 3300 3900 15.38 13400 17000 [...]

The details of the first day of the conference is available here. The second day of the The 3rd International Expo and Summit, Renewtech India 2011 conference started with a speech by Mr. D.C. Bhishikar, Managing Director, Clarke Energy India. The topic was “Application of Gas Generated from Waste Treatment for Combined Heat and Power(CHP) [...]

With the increase in wind energy penetration, the interaction between the grid and the wind farms generating electricity becomes more and more critical. In this interview with EAI, Mr. Jayateerth Managoli, Country Sales Manager, American Superconductor Corporation., talks about the status of current technology in the electric power infrastructure, advances in technology, grid codes and shares his views about what the Government of India should do about grid codes.

KS Oils Limited is an edible oil producer in Madhya Pradesh. With its interest in wind power, the company started a wind power project in 2006 with 2.5 MW capacity in Madhya Pradesh. In 2008, another 27 MW wind power capacity was added to the project. Till date it has placed six orders and all [...]

India is fifth largest in global wind power market, and has more potential to grow in future. But Indian infrastructure appears to be a bottleneck for the growth. Wind power developers are faced with challenges in erecting the turbines in the remote areas. They face problems in transporting turbines through narrow, crowded roads to ill-equipped, [...]

Indowind Energy Ltd is a Chennai-based wind energy company. The company has currently generated 7.59 MW wind power and has added 20.25 MW power in last financial year. It has again intended to generate 30 MW by investing Rs 100 crore. The company is in discussion with the Karnataka government for additional land to increase [...]

The Tamil Nadu government has planned to set up windmills Theni, Coimbatore, Tirunelveli and Kanyakumari districts to generate 1,000 MW. The project would cost Rs 1500 crores and the state government has demanded financial assistance from Central.

Chennai based Centre for Wind Energy Technology (C- WET) estimated the gross wind power potential in Orissa to be 1700 Mw, out of which about 800 Mw power generations is technically feasible and it has so far identified sites with 255 Mw potential. In this backdrop, the Orissa government is exploring new locations including coastal [...]

July, 2009 Finance minister has reduced the custom duty on permanent magnet, a driect-drive generator used in small wind turbine, from 7.5 percent to 5 percent. This is believed to encourage wind power generators and accomplish India’s XIth Five Year Plan Period (2007-12) target of generating 10,500 MW wind power. During the 10th Plan (2002-2007), [...]

June 12, 2009 Shriram EPC, the Chennai-based company involved in turnkey projects in the renewable energy, water & sewer treatment and metallurgy spaces, is looking at manufacturing nearly 250 wind turbine generators (WTGs) this fiscal through its joint venture with Italian firm Leitner Technologies. Shriram Leitwind is a 51:49 JV. Nearly Rs 120 crore has [...]

Indian Wind Power Association (IWPA) urged the Centre and Power Ministry to formulate a uniform long-term national wind energy policy to make sale of wind power from one state to another easily affordable by having a uniform intra-state and inter-state transfer policy. The association also wanted the government. to insist utilities to purchase at least [...]