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Biden targets big offshore wind energy expansion to fight climate change
(Reuters) - The administration of U.S. President Joe Biden said on Monday that it has set a goal to vastly expand the nation's offshore wind energy capacity in the coming decade by opening new areas to development, speeding environmental permitting, and boosting public financing for projects.
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Adani Green Energy arm get letter of award for 300 MW wind project
Adani Green Energy (AGEL) on Monday said that its arm has received a letter of award for 300 MW wind power project under a tender of Solar Energy Corporation of India
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Adani wins 300 MW wind energy capacity at Rs 2.77/unit: Report
Auctions for 1,200 MW conducted by SECI on Monday saw wind power tariffs dropping to as low as Rs 2.77 per unit
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Dealing a blow: Green policy flip-flops spook foreign investment firms
Centre calls a meeting between states, PEs, funds
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At Surat's Magdalla port, a boat race powered solely with wind
A race where boats powered solely with wind energy was held in Surat's Magdalla port on Sunday
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NextEra Energy posts loss on $1.2 billion Mountain Valley pipeline charge
The natgas pipeline, owned by units of Equitrans Midstream Corp and NextEra, among others, is currently estimated to be in service by late 2021
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Hybrid renewable tariffs likely to continue at premium, says Ind-Ra
The upcoming wind-solar hybrid auctions will spark cautious optimism among independent power producers, India Ratings and Research (Ind-Ra) said
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Electricity costs to fall sharply thanks to RE boom, predicts Gautam Adani
Thanks to renewable power boom, the marginal cost of electricity will continue to drop sharply and India will emerge as the least expensive producer of renewable energy, he said
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The 'stunner' from India
India's rooftop solar installations are a little over 10% of the 40-Gw target set for 2022
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Optimism on renewables
India will need increased effort to meet the targets
Wind energy dips in peak season; industry fears climate change impact
July fetches the highest generation in wind energy, but this time the annual fall was as much as 40 per cent in some regions
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Investing in nuclear energy over renewable source may be wrong: Here's why
The authors looked at correlations between energy policy and emissions. They noticed that countries pursuing nuclear power don't tend to have significantly lower levels of carbon emissions
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Better policies needed to tap wind potential in nine states: Tulsi Tanti
Tulsi Tanti, chairman and managing director for the company, speaks to Jyoti Mukul and Amritha Pillay, on the road ahead
 "Better policies needed to tap wind potential in nine states: Tulsi Tanti")
Looking to expand presence, Vestas bets on India specific wind turbines
The expansion plans of the Danish major comes at a time when India saw its lowest-ever wind power capacity addition during last fiscal year
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Inox Wind bags 40 MW orders from retail customers across various industries
The projects will be executed on a turnkey basis across locations in Gujarat and Karnataka
 "Inox Wind bags 40 MW orders from retail customers across various industries")
NCLT route ruled out for Suzlon Energy, lenders to set up escrow account
Barring one bank, all lenders are ready to convert more than 50% of the total debt into new debt
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Govt to offer Pacific island nations $150 mn credit line for climate issues
Modi underlined the reality of climate change and called for increasing the share of renewable energy in the total energy mix to mitigate many adverse effects of climate change
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Time to pass on wind, solar subsidies to emerging technologies: Bill Gates
US states including New York, New Jersey and Massachusetts see proposed offshore wind farms in the Atlantic Ocean as crucial ingredients to phase out fossil fuels and fight climate change
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Tamil Nadu sees highest new wind-generation capacity addition in FY19
The state was followed by Gujarat with 239.25 Mw, Andhra Pradesh (107.40 Mw), and Telangana (27.30 Mw)
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India's offshore wind power capacity to hit 30 Gw, equal China's by 2030
As per estimates, China and India will ride offshore wind power wave. South Korea (18 Gw), Japan (10 Gw), Taiwan (5.5 Gw) will be other major contributors
