Here is a cool idea that read about - a wind turbine that produces power and uses this power to condense water from the atmospheric air. Sounds a bit weird? Read on... Farmers have been using renewable energy for over 130 years in the form of windmills used to pump...

Whatever be the reason, the state of Tamil Nadu has a an unenviable infrastructure when it comes to wind power. While it might not strictly be the responsibility of the OEM to build this infrastructure (it is similar to asking a car manufacturer to build and maintain roads), in India...

A wind turbine's lifetime is about 20 years, but when you consider that there are moving parts, you naturally expect need for repairs and maintenance. Was curious to find out how well and faultless the old turbines were, when I came across this interesting report from Bloomberg. In Apr 2012,...

One of the best wind resources in the world will soon be home to a massive new wind project. The 396 MW project is in the Isthmus of Tehuantepec in the state of Oaxaca, where wind speeds are known to average 8.5 meters per second. Once completed, the project is...

My interest in renewable energy started with my curiosity about algae biofuels, for which I started a web resource, Oilgae, which I think is still the leading web dedicated web resource for this exciting research domain (though sadly I have little time any more to focus on that topic, a...

This is not exactly flash news, just thought it will be interesting for many of you to read a detailed report on the first Solar RECs that were traded in the country. M&B Switchgear Ltd. (MBSL), for its 2-MW solar power plant in the state of Madhya Pradesh (MP) was issued...

Ruchi Soya Industries Ltd (RSIL), India’s largest edible oil player, has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Thermax Ltd to set up a one megawatt fluidised bed biomass gasification plant, laying the foundation for large-scale commercialisation of biomass power in the country. The proposed plant is set to come...

I am asked time and again at conferences about the status of Indian offshore wind power. The short answer is "It's very early days, and don't expect anything concrete to happen in terms of corporate investments at least for the next couple of years". That said however, it is not...

Since Fukushima, Japan has been restless leg syndrome exploring practically everything non-nuclear, and also it seems, everything sustainable! Its solar push has been well documented. Now there have been recent forays into geothermal explorations as well. Here's a news report from Renewable Energy World that documents the country's efforts. Which...

It was interesting for me to read an article, written in Jan 2012, trying to figure out which of the two - solar or wind - will be the hero of 2012 for India? Of course, wind was pretty much the only renewable energy source worth writing home about until...