Reply filed by the Director, Environment-cum-Special Secretary, Forest, Environment and Climate Change Department, Odisha and Member Secretary, Odisha Coastal Zone Management Authority, May 1, 2025. NGT, had registered suo motu in response to the news item in the Hindu, May 4, 2024 titled "Swell waves likely to strike coastal areas …
#1. Subsidies on fossil fuels (both covert and overt) make renewables uncompetitive. The biggest barrier to commercialisation of renewable energy is political. Politicians use subsidies as sops to retain power. The Electricity (Supply) Act, 1948, requires sebs to earn a minimum rate of return (ror) of 3 per cent on …
LESTER Brown, founder of Worldwatch Institute, recently published the book 'Eco-Economy' - an ambitious and broad sketch of a new global economy that prioritises the ecological imperatives of our time. Brown refers to Thomas Kuhn who, to recapitulate, is the philosopher of science who made 'paradigm shifts' famous. It is …
the famous red double-decker buses will soon be joined by zero emission fuel cell-powered buses on London roads. In a major move to curb air pollution, the European Commission (ec) has allocated us $16.65 million for the launch of these green vehicles. This funding
hydrogen powered vehicles are amongst the most promising clean vehicles that are on the design board. Unlike engines powered by conventional hydrocarbons like petrol, hydrogen burns leaving only water as a waste. No carbon dioxide or carbon monoxide is released. But the easy and cheap availability of hydrogen is a …
the Ministry of Non-conventional Energy sources (mnes) and the scientists of Benaras Hindu University (bhu) have successfully tested two hydrogen-powered motorcycles. This has opened new doors for India to enter the global market of hydrogen motorcycles. Says S K Chopra, senior adviser at the ministry, "The hydrogen-driven vehicles are environment-friendly, …
a letter of intent has been signed between the British energy group British Petroleum (bp) and the Economic Development Board (edb) to build hydrogen refueling stations for future Singapore motorists driving hydrogen-powered vehicles. Earlier, the edb signed a similar letter of intent with Daimler Chrysler to develop hydrogen-power cars for …
hydrogen fuel cell technology in India finally is coming of age. Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (bhel), based in Hyderabad, has developed a pack of 50-kilowatt (kw) phosphoric acid fuel cell (pafc). Though a handful of companies, based in other countries, have manufactured the cell, this is the first time that …
the world faces two big challenges in the new millennium. One, to meet energy demand and two, combat rapidly worsening air quality. The solution to both the challenges lies in producing cleaner energy. Our main source of energy is oil, a limited and polluting resource. Humankind has consumed more of …
world's leading automobile and petrochemical giants, General Motors ( gm ) and Exxon Mobil, have developed a highly efficient gasoline fuel processor for fuel cell vehicles that would reduce emissions and improve fuel economy to a great extent. Officials of gm said that the new processor would serve as an …
W e can start this story like a science fiction thriller. But we want to talk reality. So, before discussing the hype that fuel cells generate, let us start on a rather elementary note. The dictionary will tell you that a cell is a unit in a device for converting …
Although it will take large amounts of research investments and government incentives before fuel cells become a commercial reality, there is no reason to get disappointed. The advantages of fuel cells are not restricted to cutting down emissions of greenhouse gases. Fuel cells are silent and economical. Praveen Dhamija, principal …
Fuel cells promise a lot, but there is little hope if shortsighted business interests get the better of policymakers. For one, fuel cells will eat into the earnings of oil companies. The June 1999 issue of the Fuel Cell Bulletin quotes the oil consultancy Kline & Co as saying that …
The automobile sector has pursued the r&d of fuel cells more aggressively than any other sector (see box: Have power, get hot water ). Automakers around the world are showing optimistic signs. Some developed countries in Europe and North America are leading the way: they are already operating fuel cell-powered …
Although the technology can of be immense value to a developing country like India, the r&d of fuel cells is still at its infancy in the country. "We are still at the familiarisation stage," says an official from the mnes. In Hyderabad, bhel is working on the development of 50-kilowatt …
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scientists at the University of California, Berkeley and the us National Renewable Energy Laboratory, have found a way to use green algae to produce hydrogen gas from sunlight and water. The technique, they say, may help produce enough hydrogen to meet future fuel needs. The scientists have demonstrated that the …
Hydrogen is considered by many as the fuel for the future. It is clean, inexpensive and plentiful. However, it is very dangerous to store. Now, scientists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have
Most of the Earth's hydrogen might be trapped in the core, says Takuo Okuchi at the Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan. The finding may help explain the puzzle of low density of the Earth's core. Studies had shown that the core is nearly 10 per cent less dense than believed. …
