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 …
Ground water in 30 villages along the Chitti Bein rivulet has become unfit for consumption because of unchecked flow of industrial and other pollutants in the rivulet.
US scientists have produced laboratory mice in which as much as a quarter of the brain cells are human. The development could carry promise for treating disease but poses questions about the boundaries between people and animals. The "chimaeric brain" experiment-was carried out in California by Irving Weissman of Stanford …
Wind farming has become a useful diversification for farmers and landowners in UK at a time when more conventional methods of earning a living from the land are struck in the doldrums. The tall turbines with their slowly wheeling rotors are an archetype of environmental and political correctness.
There is an odd-looking metal "box" near the entrance of Dennis Randolph's new house at Streatley in Berkshire. It is a simple heat pump. The heat pump extracts heat from the ground and deposits it in a special liquid known as the refrigerant.
The new Rajasthan Assembly building, to be inaugurated here on March 24 before the Budget session, will house a 25 KW grid interactive solar energy project to supply power to the entire building. The plant will be set up at a cost of Rs. 72.7 lakhs, two thirds of which …
Kannur Power Project chairman K P P Nambiar's petition for a direction to the State Government to grant approval to the company to have EI Paso Energy as a co-promoter is premature, a division bench of the Kerala High Court today concurred with the Single Judge.
Kannur Power Project chairman K P P Nambiar's petition for a direction to the State Government to grant approval to the company to have EI Paso Energy as a co-promoter is premature, a division bench of the Kerala High Court today concurred with the Single Judge.
Pakistan's inter-provincial dispute on water sharing during shortages remained unresolved as the Indus River System Authority (IRSA) on Thursday failed to find a solution acceptable to Punjab and Sindh.
Opponents of the Thai-Malaysian gas pipeline yesterday urged the government of Thailand to review the project and avoid the mistakes of the past. Kittiphop Suthisawang, a villager from Chana district, said the project was beset with irregularities and had caused intense conflict within the community. He hoped the new government …
Even though it has been given the state's okay to construct seven small power plants in the New York City-area to meet this summer's cooling demand, the New York Power Authority (NYPA) is still faced with lawsuits seeking to block the projects.
Enron India today decided to pull out off the optic fibre cable (OFC) joint venture with Maharashtra State Electricity Board (MSEB). A long delay of over eight months, and lack of a conducive regulatory framework has forced the global energy major to pull out from the project, according to Enron …
A deal for a state takeover of California's power distribution grid could be announced very soon, according to Gray Davis, the state governor. In signs that patience is running out, Californian officials said Mr Davis would use legal powers if necessary to force utilities to sell, in a scheme crucial …
With the arrival of the barge, any hopes of scuttling the Rs 880 crore, 220 MW Taneerbhavi power project near Mangalore have died. The project is now expected to go on line by April. According to the power purchase agreement signed with the company, the cost works out to almost …
Companies setting up new offshore windfarms could have a one-stop-shop at the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) to assist in getting the consents they need. The announcement was made by UK Energy Minister Peter Hain on 20 February, which will bypass the current fragmented approach, whereby developers have to …
A European Commission report says that with current trends the EU will not double the share of electricity from renewables, as it had previously pledged. The Communication on the Community Strategy and Action Plan on Renewable Energy Sources, the first review of the EU's 1997 renewables strategy, published on 16 …
The windmill is a centuries-old technology originally developed to pump water and grind grain, but it could play an important role in solving two serious problems facing the United States: generating an adequate supply of electricity and reducing the emission of greenhouse gases.
Environmental activists are going to court to block exploration in Pakistan's largest national park by a foreign company that sees the area as one of the country's best gas prospects. The case, scheduled to start next Tuesday, is an attempt by several non-governmental organisations to have a concession granted in …
China will continue its efforts to build and reinforce energy infrastructure to ensure it's friendly to the economy and the environment over the next five years. And the State will focus more on policies and measures that will help with energy development in central and western China. A national energy …
To fuel the US economy with a steady source of energy, the federal government must open more land to oil and gas drilling, improve the electricity grid and ease environmental regulations, a coalition of energy industry groups said yesterday.
