Generating electricity from human waste
An electricity generator fuelled by sewage has been developed. The waste you flush down the tiolet could one day power the lights at home. The generator does the job of a sewage-treatment plant at
An electricity generator fuelled by sewage has been developed. The waste you flush down the tiolet could one day power the lights at home. The generator does the job of a sewage-treatment plant at
State-owned Bharat Heavy Electricals (Bhel) has successfully commissioned a 70 mega watt gas turbine power unit in Oman. The unit has been commissioned for Petroleum Development Oman (PDO), a joint
The Madhya Pradesh State Electricity Board (MPSEB) loses Rs 2-3 crore per year due to illegal drawing of power by more than 1100 bore wells belonging to Indore Municipal Corporation (IMC) or those
The National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) plans to generate 148,000 million units of electricity during the financial year 2004-05. The financial target of earning a gross margin of Rs.6390.37
Faced with the prospect of an annual loss of around Rs 1,200 crore because of the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission's new tariff order, the National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) is
The non-conventional energy generators in Andhra Pradesh state will close down from midnight of March 31 in protest against the AP Electricity Regulatory Commission (APERC) reducing the tariff rates
The Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) on Monday announced the new tariff norms for generation and inter-state transmission, for a period of five years starting from April 1. The
Users of solar water heaters in West Bengal are set to get rebates on their electricity bills for using green power. A proposal to this effect, mooted by the West Bengal Renewable Energy Development
Imagine a table-top device meeting your domestic power needs at that farm house of your dreams built at a 'back-of-beyond' place, but could never get 'electrified' since the electricity company was
Bank of India is negotiating with Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd for the supply of solar panels, using which the bank intends to power its rural branches. The main problem in computerising the rural
A huge discount to investment of around $600mn by now bankrupt Enron. The Dabhol Power Company (DPC) may soon see a change of ownership with General Electric and Bechtel in advanced discussions to
Scientists at the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC), Mumbai, have developed a plant to generate electricity from biodegradable waste like dry leaves which are at present burnt extensively in major
Tata and Reliance groups have evinced interest in acquiring DPC. General Electric (GE) and Bechtel are pushing for $400 million as the price for their 85 per cent stake in Dabhol Power Company (DPC).
Eleven state electricity boards, including in Andhra Pradesh and Gujarat, have managed to reduce losses by Rs 8,000 crore during 2003-04 and have claimed incentives from the Centre under the
California's electricity trading market remains vulnerable to manipulative strategies linked to its 2000-01 energy crisis, the state's attorney general said this week. Three years after supply
Engineering major Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd (Bhel) has bagged a contract from the Punjab Energy Development Agency for providing 700 sets of solar-powered water pumping systems worth Rs 19
Ontario Power Generation Inc., the government-owned electricity producer in Canada's biggest market, said this week first-quarter profit slid 12 percent due to lower prices and output. OPG, a key
Kochi Refineries Ltd plans to revive the power project, which it had shelved when the Electricity Act became a major stumbling block. Addressing a joint press conference, Mr S. Behuria, Chairman, and
Most of the terminal power plants in the country are facing an acute shortage of non-coking power grade coal. Electricity being a major election issue, the plants have been asked to step up
Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission (Merc) has rejected Reliance Energy Ltd's (REL) plea for giving extension for the payment of third and fourth instalments of standby charges to Tata