Reply by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) in compliance to the National Green Tribunal (NGT) order dated January 21, 2024 in the matter of ‘News item titled “Feeling anxious? Toxic air could be to blame” appearing in Times of India dated 10.10.2023’. NGT had directed CPCB to file a …
One of the most important challenges for institutional investors in the next several years is dealing with an environment of low-yielding opportunities combined with the rising need to deploy large amounts of capital and meet growing liabilities. At the same time, one of the most important challenges for the world …
Renewable power has seen a dramatic expansion in recent years thanks to sharply falling costs. But this growth has raised a new challenge for power-system operators and regulators: wind and solar PV have sometimes been deployed before the power system, including both policies and infrastructure, was ready to handle such …
The first 1,000-MWe reactor of Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project that commenced commercial power generation on October 22, 2013 has earned a profit of Rs. 1,000 crore (prior to tax) for the Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited, the proponent of the project. During an informal chat with reporters here on …
Scientists have developed a new technology that uses nuclear waste to generate clean electricity in a nuclear-powered battery. Researchers from the University of Bristol in the UK have grown a man-made diamond that, when placed in a radioactive field, is able to generate a small electrical current. The development could …
This field guide presents various methodologies for estimating biogas capacity, production and consumption. Such information can be integrated into national censuses, household surveys and energy surveys. Across Asia, Africa and Latin America, many governments have launched national biogas programmes in recent years, aiming to promote and facilitate the use of …
Europe’s policy and finance environment has enabled some of the fastest deployments of renewable assets globally. In 2016, it became the first region in the world to surpass 100GW of solar PV capacity, with 140GW of wind power installed. But policy and finance issues are now arguably at least as …
No big decisions were taken in Morocco earlier this month. But several important partnerships were stitched up. Compared to the several breakthrough developments around climate change in the last one year, including the landmark Paris Agreement, outcomes of the Marrakesh climate conference that ended earlier this month seem underwhelming. There …
India’s first multi-source urban microgrid pilot set-up in New Delhi by ABB India India’s first multi-source urban microgrid pilot set-up in New Delhi by ABB India IIT Madras recently said it will collaborate with industry to develop a more efficient, cheaper and cleaner way to ensure power supply to villages …
Advances in energy storage technology could pull down prices of solar and wind power to levels close to those of coal-fired power within the next five to seven years, energy analysts just back from the UN climate conference in Morocco said today. These emerging advances in battery-based storage systems have …
Disposing ammunition is a very dangerous and energy intensive process. Traditionally it is done using demolition explosives in demolition grounds/firing ranges. While the Central Ammunition Depot of the Army in Pulgaon, Maharashtra has devised a method for utilising solar energy for disposing ammunition which have completed their shelf life, the …
Addition of 1,964.76 MW in the first seven months of the current fiscal has taken the total solar power generation capacity in the country to 8,727.62 MW, Parliament was informed today. "As on October 31, 2016, Solar Energy Projects with an aggregate capacity of over 8727.62 MW have been installed …
HYDERABAD: TPCC on Tuesday accused the state government of squandering public money by opting for sub-critical technology for the prestigious 1,080 megawatt Bhadradri thermal power station at Manuguru in Kothagudem district. The TPCC also alleged that the government had adopted the 'outdated' technology only to benefit few people. TPCC president …
Vikram Solar a solar energy solutions provider on Wednesday said it has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology (IIEST) for collaborating in research and development in solar photovoltaic areas. It would be beneficial to both the academia and industry. The two entities …
The National Institute of Technology – Karnataka (NIT-K) at Surathkal has emerged the front-runner among 31 NITs in the country to have a roof-top solar-power project with an installed capacity of 1 MW. The project with solar power generating units installed on the roof of 11 buildings will be formally …
Indian firm has signed licence agreement with Chiyoda Corp for its flue gas desulphurisation (FGD) technology, which reduces sulphur dioxide (SO2) emissions in thermal power plants Larsen & Toubro (L&T;) has entered into a long-term technical licence agreement with Japan’s Chiyoda Corporation for its Chiyoda Thoroughbred 121TM (CT-121TM) flue gas …
BENGALURU: Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah on Tuesday pitched for investment from United Kingdom-based firms in renewable energy and for creating smart cities, saying that UK's strength in research and innovation and the implementation capability of his state can forge a unique partnership. During his meeting with UK Prime Minister Theresa …
Latin America hosts some of the world’s most dynamic renewable energy markets, with more than a quarter of primary energy coming from renewables, twice the global average. In addition to the historical role of hydropower and pioneering moves with biofuels, countries in the region are significantly scaling up other renewable …
Finnish companies are looking at India's renewable energy market to offer power from municipal waste, a technology in which the European country has excelled. At several locations in Finland, companies, including Vantaa Energy and Ekokem, have set up medium-sized plants that burn municipal waste to generate power. Both companies are …
VISAKHAPATNAM: Two major projects in the energy sector with a combined investment of around Rs 29,000 crore by power PSU National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) and Trina Solar (Singapore) Science and Technology Energy for Visakhapatnam district are in limbo for almost a year now due to various obstacles. While NTPC …
The conference is hosted by Indian Railways Institute of Electrical Engineering and industry body Assocham Fully electrifying the Railways network may be unthinkable as of now, but it never hurts to brainstorm on how to go about it. And that’s what Railways and industry officials are expected to do in …
