Odisha Govternment : Harnessing Solar Power

The Odisha state government has approved a proposal for installation of solar panel in roof top of all government establishments in Bhubaneswar and Cuttack area under PPP model and has directed the implementing agency to sign agreements with International Finance Corporation (IFC). 

Last week, the government declared the newly floated company GEDCOL (Green Energy Development Corporation Ltd ) as the nodal agency for on-grid solar energy projects in the state whereas off-grid generation such as solar cooking, pumping, refrigeration, heating and industrial process will be Odisha Renewable Energy Development Agency (OREDA)’s responsibility . 

In the first year of the implementation, the government has decided to use the office rooftops of government offices, agencies, directorates and state PSUs situated in Bhubaneswar and Cuttack, and later the scheme will be planned for other districts. read more..

The Biju Patnaik airport in Bhubaneswar will generate 100 KW electricity from solar power plant to meet the daily electricity requirements.

This was an eco-friendly initiative of the airport to generate electricity.

The airport has signed a power purchase agreement (PPA) with a Gurgaon-based private firm, Lanco, for setting up the plant. The firm will sell power to the airport. About 360 solar photo voltaic (SPV) panels have been installed near the airport. Each panel will generate 300 W electricity. 
"The solar power plant will supplement the power requirement of the airport, which requires 3,000 KW of electricity, to run both the new domestic and proposed international terminals," said airport director Sharad Kumar.read more..

 

Wind and Solar Forecasting System by IBM

IBM has announced a power and weather modelling technology that will help utilities increase the reliability of renewable energy resources. The solution combines weather prediction and analytics to accurately forecast the availability of wind power and solar energy. 

HyRef forecast system graphic via IBM

Jibei Electricity Power Company Limited—a subsidiary company of the State Grid Corporation of China is the first client to use this software. It hopes to increase the integration of renewable power generation by 10%. 
 

The solution, named "Hybrid Renewable Energy Forecasting" (HyRef) uses weather modeling capabilities, cloud imaging technology and sky-facing cameras to track cloud movements, while sensors on the turbines monitor wind speed, temperature and direction. When combined with analytics technology, the data-assimilation based solution can produce accurate local weather forecasts within a wind farm as far as one month in advance, or in 15-minute increments. read more..

H.P. and M.P. - Policy to Harness Renewable Energy

Himachal Pradesh government has decided to come out with new power policy to harness solar energy. According to Chief minister Virbhadra Singh, the state government was endeavouring to preserve the depleting conventional resources to meet the increasing demand of power.

He said state government soon would come out with a new Power Policy with a view to harness the solar energy. Besides, possibilities of more hydro power and other non-conventional power resources were also being explored in the state, he added.

Madhya Pradesh govt. is also making efforts for tapping renewable energy on the same way. 800MW wind energy projects will be set up in Madhya Pradesh state by December this year. Similarly, 1800MW capacity wind energy projects will be set up by December 2014.
Madhya Pradesh government has formulated Wind Energy Policy-2012 to ensure prompt implementation of estimated 5500 MW capacity projects through private sector. So far, 324 MW capacity wind energy projects have been set up in the state.