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 …
As the offshore wind power generation spreads to more countries, standardisation can help to overcome market barriers and spur further deployment. Initial experience in the sector has come mostly from mature energy markets, such as Denmark, Germany and the United Kingdom. This report from the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) …
Integrated Solar Thermal Hybrid Plant is under process for installation at NTPC Dadri The Plant was closed on technical ground on May 25. Besides, due to coal supply shortage the plant could produce only 60 per cent of the installed capacity. It is expect to get additional coal supply and …
As Chandigarh was selected to be developed as a ‘model solar city’, the UT administration is giving solar power a push. TOI looks at the procedure, price and benefits of the solar rooftop system How to get the system? There are five steps involved in getting a solar rooftop system. …
The first wind auction scheme by the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) awarded in February 2017 created a rush of connectivity applicants at the Tirunelveli sub-station in Tamil Nadu and Bhuj sub-station in Gujarat, as most of the winners under this scheme propose to connect their projects to …
VOLGODONSK: Even as the civil work for the third unit of Kudankulam nuclear power plant, in Tirunelveli district on the southern corner of Tamil Nadu, is going on at a brisk pace, its lifeline is getting assembled approximately 5,500 km away in Volgodonsk. A giant 360- tonne steam generator fixed …
Despite significant achievements in sustainable energy innovation and market scaling of technologies such as solar, wind energy storage and others, the rate of change is not fast enough. Considering two thirds of Greenhouse Gas emissions are from energy, and demand will continue to grow up to 35% by 2040, a …
Rashmi Urdhwareshe, director of Automotive Research Association of India, spoke about different vehicle technologies that improve fuel efficiency through power train engineering. She spoke about possible alternative fuels that can be used for transportation. As the world’s second largest manufacturer of buses, India should promote the use of biofuels and …
It also allows use of surplus food grains for production of ethanol for blending with petrol with the approval of National Biofuel Coordination Committee, it said The Cabinet approved the National Policy on Biofuels which allows doping of ethanol produced from damaged foodgrains, rotten potatoes, corn and sugar beet with …
The authorities have already installed the floating bases/boards in the reservoir and the solar panels will be installed by the end of this month. VISHAKAPATNAM: The works of the Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation's (GVMC) prestigious floating solar power plant at Mudasarlova reservoir began on Monday. The power plant has a …
Stanford scientists have developed a water-based battery that could provide a cheap way to store wind or solar energy, which can be fed back into the electric grid and redistributed on high demand. The prototype manganese-hydrogen battery, described in the journal Nature Energy, stands just three inches tall and generates …
The solar panels, installed on an area of around 2,000 ha on the water surface of Ujjani reservoir, is also expected to reduce evaporation of water and ultimately, reduce loss. THE STATE energy department has reportedly received responses from over 20 firms for setting up floating solar panels on the …
Technological innovation is crucial to enable progress in the transformation of the global energy system. However, policy makers need to refresh the priorities in such innovation to address new challenges, such as integrating high shares of renewable power and electrifying transport, industry and buildings. Along with technological research, development and …
The production of heat accounts for around one half of energy demand around the globe – the largest of all energy end uses. Heat demand is also significant in some of the hottest countries such as India where despite the climate it is still necessary for cooking, hot water and …
The world is not on track to achieving energy-related Sustainable Development Goals, according to a new series of Policy Briefs launched at the United Nations. Supported by data and analysis from the International Energy Agency, this series of 27 Policy Briefs provides the latest assessment of where the world stands …
Renewable energy major the Suzlon Group has commissioned 626 MW in FY18, the highest installations by any player during this fiscal. Suzlon has built about one third of the country’s wind energy capacity with about 11,900 MW cumulative installations, thus remaining No. 1 in India. According to Suzlon, it gained …
Introduction of micro-inverters marks one of the biggest technology shifts in the solar PV industry where central inverters have ruled the roost. One central inverter would normally cover an entire residential solar system. Micro-inverters, on the other hand, sit on the back of each and every solar panel. Manufacturers claim …
The technologies will be embedded underneath transparent concrete used to build a 1,080-meter-long stretch of road in the eastern city of Jinan The road to China’s autonomous-driving future is paved with solar panels, mapping sensors and electric-battery rechargers as the nation tests an “intelligent highway” that could speed the transformation …
It is estimated that India has the potential to generate 20,000 MW of power from small hydro power projects alongside rivers and irrigation canals. The Government has been taking several steps over the year to realize this potential to meet the growing need for electric power in the country. The …
Floating’ policy aims to increase power generation by 40% In a desperate attempt to boost the dwindling production of solar energy in the State, Maharashtra will allow private players to install panels on water bodies, rivers and dams. The ‘floating’ policy for solar panels is aimed taking the State’s power …
Calls for sustainable approach to derive social and economic benefits India is poised to derive social and economic benefits from the convergence of various disruptive technologies for sustainable production and consumption, according to V.K. Saraswat, member, NITI-Aayog, and noted defence technologist. Delivering the first A.P.J. Abdul Kalam lecture instituted by …
