The Punjab Energy Development Agency has released a draft green hydrogen policy aiming to achieve a green hydrogen and ammonia production capacity of 100 kilo tonnes per annum by 2030. The policy proposes extending incentives under the existing “Punjab Industrial and Business Development Policy 2022” to new green hydrogen and …
The first phase of Rs 181.94 crore 400 kv Kolhapur-Mapusa transmission line and 220 kv sub station will be operational in October 2002, one year ahead of the stipulated completion period thereby allowing Goa to draw additional 125 megawatts of power from Central power grid.
showing its deep concern over the rampant killing of the Gangetic dolphins Platanista gangetica by fisherfolk, the Patna high court, comprising Chief justice Ravi S Dhavan and justice Shiv Kirti Singh, indicted the district magistrates and superintendents of police of nine districts of Bihar and environment and forests department of …
vast windswept desert lands of Rajasthan make an ideal location for setting up wind power generation projects. The state government woke up to the fact in 1999 and came out with its new policy for the wind energy sector, opening the sector to private participation. The move is beginning to …
Three out of four office buildings in Singapore are wasting energy because of inefficient air-conditioning systems, according to media reports. A Singapore building of 20,000 square metres spends us $41,250 each month on air-conditioning, when an energy-efficient building would require only us $12,650. "Most owners don't have a clue as …
The long-standing record for electricity produced by solar cells made from cadmium telluride has been broken by researchers working at the US department of energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory. Cadmium telluride is used in one of the most promising technologies, called the
Natural gas was struck in a new well at Pasarlapudi structure in the Krishna-Godavary (K-G) basin of Oil and natural gas corporation in East Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh Monday.
President George W. Bush goes head-to-head with California governor Gray Davis on Tuesday for talks on solving the state's energy crisis, with Mr Bush to refuse demands for controls on wholesale electricity prices. Mr Bush arrived in Los Angeles on Monday night, on his first visit to the state as …
The expert renegotiation panel, headed by Dr Madhav Godbole, today met a team of Enron officials, led by mr K. Wade Cline, Managing Director, Enron India Pvt Ltd. According to all four parties--the Centre, the State Government, MSEB and Enron--the talks were 'fruitful and the process would continue." However, a …
The Haryana Government is formulating a policy to harness rain water tin view of depleting water resources. This was disclosed by the Chief Minister, Mr. Om Prakash Chautala, while inaugurating a two-day National Workshop on Water Sector Reforms here today. The chief minister said it was high time to link …
In a follow-up to its May 24 notice to the Dabhol Power Corporation (DPC) seeking termination of the Power Purchase Agreement (PPA), the Maharashtra State Electricity Board (MSEB) stopped buying power from DPC on Tuesday. Announcing this decision, Maharashtra Advocate General Goolam Vahanvati told the Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission (MERC) …
Natural gas was struck in a new well at Pasarlapudi structure sin the Krishna-Godavary basin of Oil and Natural Gas Corporation in East Godavary district of Andhra Pradesh on Monday. ONGC sources said on Tuesday that the gas bearing well name "Pasarlapudi-32", drilled upto 2400 meters depth and containing eight …
In a bid to end the deadlock over the Dabhol power project, the Centre's representative, Mr A V Gokak, today came up with a "set of proposals" at the talks between Enron-Dabhol Power Corporation and the Madhav Godbole committee. The Godbole panel was set up by the Maharashtra government to …
After decades in the doghouse because of environmental, safety and cost concerns, nuclear power is enjoying a renaissance of expectations. The Bush administration's new energy plan gives a place of prominence to nuclear power as a clean and efficient energy source, and the industry is bubbling with new hopes and …
On the eve of a meeting between George W. Bish and California Gov. Gray Davis, top advisers to the governor said the state could be pushed into recession unless the U.S. federal government imposes temporary ice caps to contain soaring wholesale electricity costs. Mr. Bush has consistently opposed price caps.
Not content with bankrupting two big utilities, the government of California is now raiding its own budget to pay for spiralling electricity prices. Gray Davis, the governor, appealed once again to President George W. Bush to help end the sunshine state's self-inflicted crisis. (Editorial)
The future of Britain's $5.7bn wind farm development programme is being threatened by Ministry of Defence concerns about the impact of radar and low flying aircraft, according to developers.
H Power Corp. announced that it plans to sell residential fuel cell systems in California in the near future. The company claims that it will start manufacturing and shipping the fuel cell systems on a limited basis "within the next several months."
Two public fueling stations-one in Nevada, one in California-began selling biodiesel fuel, marking the first time that the U.S. public can purchase the fuel at the pump. Biodiesel is a clean burning diesel fuel produced from such sources as soybeans or recycled cooking oil.
Electricity supplies are expected to be tight not only in California this summer, but also in the Pacific Northwest, New England and New York City, according to the North American Electric Reliability Council (NERC), a not-for-profit corporation with members from throughout the electric power industry, released its summer assessment in …
The Enron promoted Dabhol Power Company on Monday rejected Maharashtra State Electricity Board's legal notice for "rescinding" the Power Purchase Agreement. Dabhol Power said that the state electricity board did not have the right to do so.
