Power lines near the Eaton and Palisades fires in the Los Angeles area were on when those blazes started on Tuesday, which energy experts said was concerning because electrical equipment has often ignited infernos during periods of high wind in California and elsewhere. It is not clear what ignited the fires ravaging Southern California, and … Read more
The remaining of a destroyed house are seen in Port St Lucie, Florida, after a tornado hit the area and caused severe damage as Hurricane Milton swept through Florida on October 11, 2024. Nearly 2.5 million households and businesses were still without power, and some areas in the path cut through the Sunshine State by … Read more
SINGAPORE: China is expected to increase curbs on renewable power plant output for the first time in eight years, three industry sources said, after several provinces said rapid solar and wind expansion had exhuasted grid capacity. The curbs, known as curtailment, are likely to increase this year and keep growing, the sources said, potentially reducing … Read more
(From left to right) D V Giri, Secretary General, IWTMA; Rajesh Lakhoni, IAS, CMD, Tangedco; H.E. Freddy Svane, Danish Ambassador to India; Hansraj Verma, IAS, Chairman and Managing Director of Tamilnadu Industrial Investment Corporation; Dinesh Jagdale, Joint Secretary, Ministry of New and Renewable Energy; SP Murali, General Manager, Sales and Marketing, ZF Winfpower Tamil Nadu is … Read more
An aerial view shows a shepherd walk past photovoltaic cell solar panels in the Pavagada Solar Park on October 11, 2021 in Kyataganacharulu village, Karnataka. | Photo Credit: GETTY IMAGES A parliamentary panel has attributed low installation of solar roof-top and wind energy projects as key reasons for the shortfall in achieving India’s renewable energy … Read more
Aug. 19, 2022 – Good news for music lovers and musicians, too: Wind instruments don’t appear to project COVID-19 particles more than talking does, according to a new study. New research from the University of Pennsylvania, along with members of the Philadelphia Orchestra, found that wind instruments don’t spread COVID-19 particles any farther or faster … Read more
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is the subject of memes on Twitter. A video of his interaction with Henrik Anderson, president and CEO of Vestas one of the leading wind turbine companies in the world and a pioneer in the industry has left Twitter in split. In that video, PM Modi sought to known if the … Read more
Taking a dig at Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his ideas on wind turbine energy, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday said the real danger to India isn’t that the PM doesn’t understand but that people around him lack the guts to tell him that. Sharing a video clip of an interaction between PM Modi … Read more