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World’s Largest Floating Solar Farms being built in Singapore
The largest floating solar farm of the world is being built in Singapore. The country has resorted to set up the energy plants off the coasts and reservoirs across it. Highlights This floating solar farm is being set up in the light that despite being one of the smallest countries across the world, it is ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2021
Category: Environment Current Affairs • International Current Affairs
Topics: 100% renewable energy • Climate change • Effects of global warming • Global warming • Singapore • World’s Largest Floating Solar Farms
Denmark to construct World’s First Energy Island
The Denmark has recently given its approval for the plan to construct the first energy field island of the world. The energy island will be constructed in the North Sea. Highlights The energy island will be used to produce and store enough green energy to meet the electricity demands of around 3 million European households. ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2021
Category: Environment Current Affairs • International Current Affairs
Topics: 100% renewable energy • artificial island • artificial island in the North Sea • Denmark • North Sea • Renewable energy • World’s First Energy Island
IREDA and Ministry of New and Renewable Energy sign Memorandum of Understanding
On November 2, 2020, the Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency Limited and the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy signed a Memorandum of Understanding to set key targets for the year 2020-21. Key Highlights According to the agreement, the Government of India has set a new revenue target of Rs 2,406 crore from the renewable ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2020
Category: Economy & Banking Current Affairs
Topics: 100% renewable energy • IREDA • Memorandum of understanding • Ministry of New and Renewable Energy • Renewable energy • Renewable energy economy • Renewable energy in India
Green Term Ahead Market (GTAM)
Union Minister R K Singh launched the Green Term Ahead Market (GTAM) for electricity. The move, that will lead to an increase in the participants in the renewable energy sector. The initiative will also help in achieving 175 GW renewable energy (RE) target of the country. Key features of the GTAM It will lessen the ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2020
Category: Economy & Banking Current Affairs
Topics: 100% renewable energy • Green Term Ahead Market • Renewable energy
Draft Energy Storage Mission
The Energy Storage Mission will focus on seven verticals: indigenous manufacturing; an assessment of technology and cost trends; a policy and regulatory framework; financing, business models and market creation; research and development; standards and testing; and grid planning for energy storage.The features of the draft energy storage mission are The draft National Energy Storage Mission ..
Topics: 100% renewable energy • Electric power distribution • Electrical grid • Energy • Energy storage • Intermittent energy source • Renewable energy • Universe