Worldwide wind Energy Capacity up by 1000% Global wind energy capacity has jumped up a whopping 1000% in the last 10 years or so, as wind energy prices decreased and governments started to subsidize wind energy to reduce green house gas emissions. Wind Energy has grown in all parts of the globe such as Europe, […]
India never ceases to surprise with unknown risks for the industry. The wind turbine industry is facing a massive new risk of the theft of wind turbine components in the western state of Rajasthan. Sophisticated gangs riding on expensive Utility vehicles have become a huge menace to owners of wind farms in the isolated desert […]
Wind Energy in India has faced problems in the recent past and growth has gone down as the federal government has reduced two main subsidies. The removal of accelerated depreciation and GBI was done to nudge wind power producers to look for market based alternatives for their wind farms. The Renewable Purchase Obligation (RPO) has […]
India’s wind energy developers are having a tough time with the central government removing their favorite accelerated depreciation and GBI incentives. The largest wind energy state TN is also creating new problems in the form of late payments and inadequate transmission capacity. There is also a new CERC order which lays stringent reporting requirements for […]
New issues faced by the Indian Wind Capital – Tamil Nadu Lack of transmission and grid issues have always plagued renewable energy around the world. Green Energy is at an inherent disadvantage because of its intermittent nature of generation. Utilities do not like to buy green energy from others, as it reduces their revenues plus […]
India Wind Energy Developers Indian wind developer Myntrah and the Indian wind energy association have stopped the reverse auctions for wind energy farms by the western state of Rajasthan. These organizations filed a petition in the courts to stop this new policy from being enacted. Note wind energy in India has been mollycoddled for a […]