Energy

Punjab Green Hydrogen Policy

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 …

UNITED NATIONS

Developing countries now account for half of all anti-dumping actions, states a recent report of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). Between 1995 and 1999, which were the first five years of operation of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), developing nations accounted for 47 per cent of …

Indicators of energy use

the International Energy Agency ( iea ) based in Paris has undertaken a project in India to evolve indicators for energy use. The project aims to study patterns of energy use in various sectors, specifically identified for India. Each sector will be further simplified in terms of end-use applications. These …

No official word yet from Maharashtra

The Centre, which has given a counter guarantee to the Enron project, "will step in" only at the request of State Government, Suresh Prabhu, Union Power Minister, said on Saturday while responding to media questions on the recent reports about the threat by Enron to invoke the letter of credit.

First solar power plant in Rajasthan

Rajasthan's first solar photovoltaic power plant, established in the office building of the Rajasthan Energy Development Agency (REDA), was dedicated to the State by the Energy Minister, Dr. Chandrabhan, in Jaipur early this week. The project was completed in a record two-and-a-half months.

Enron panel may study MSEB functioning

As the Maharashtra Government debates the terms of reference of the panel to review the Enron-sponsored Dabhol Power Company's deal with the State Electricity Board (MSEB) there are indcations that the functioning of the board and ways of improving it could be a part of the mandate.

Current account

The Maharashtra Government has been well advised to pull back from the brink and defuse the crisis over the state electricity board's inability to pay its dues to the Enron-promoted Dabhol Power Company. Just a day before the international lenders met in New York to decide on invoking the government's …

Teri assigned task of improving power plants' environmental standards

The ministry of power has appointed Tata Energy Research Institute (Teri) as the central agency for improving the environment standards of every power generating station in India.

Generation gaps

Since its conception nearly a decade ago, the Dabhol Power project in the Indian state of Maharashtra has generated more problems than power. Dabhol and its main shareholder, Enron Corp, based in Texas, were accused of bribing Indian officials in order to get the project approved, and of tolerating police …

Light on solutions

Californians have been enduring the latest in a string of power "emergencies" that have become a routine.Southern California and Pacific Gas & Electric, the state's two giant power utilities, have been forced to buy power for far more than they are legally allowed to charge their retail customers in recent …

Monkey born with genetically engineered cells

Scientists in Portland, Ore., report that they have inserted a foreign gene into a monkey egg, fertilized the egg and produced a baby monkey with the added gene in its cells. The scientists say they believe that this is the first time researchers have used techniques of genetic engineering to …

Smoking vehicles targeted in blitz

Motorists driving vehicles with excessive exhaust emissions risk heavy fines under a "smoky car blitz" being conducted by the Environment Protection Authority. EPA officers patrolled Melbourne's freeways yesterday testing digital cameras capable of measuring exhaust emissions.

High costs gut Hinduja power plant in Andhra

It is now official. The 2x520 MW fast-track, coal-based power project of the Hindujas at Visakhapatnam will not take off. This was stated in as many words by Union minister for power Suresh Prabhu.

IOC to set up research body

IOC will set up a Rs 700 crore research institute-Indian Oil Institute for Energy and Environment-for conducting studies on energy conservation and green technology. The feasibility report would be ready by the end of second quarter of this year and would be put before IOC's board.

Solar energy-operated tubewells

Farmers in Punjab will benefit from Punjab government's scheme to provide solar energy operated tubewells at concessional rates. Giving this information, the chief executive of PEDA, Mr P.S. Aujla, said to start with as many as 39 blocks had already been adopted by PEDA to provide 2 HP solar water …

IOC to set up research body

IOC will set up a Rs 700 crore research institute-Indian Oil Institute for Energy and Environment-for conducting studies on energy conservation and green technology. The feasibility report would be ready by the end of second quarter of this year and would be put before IOC's board.

Solar energy-operated tubewells

Farmers in Punjab will benefit from Punjab government's scheme to provide solar energy operated tubewells at concessional rates. Giving this information, the chief executive of PEDA, Mr P.S. Aujla, said to start with as many as 39 blocks had already been adopted by PEDA to provide 2 HP solar water …

IOC to set up research body

IOC will set up a Rs 700 crore research institute-Indian Oil Institute for Energy and Environment-for conducting studies on energy conservation and green technology. The feasibility report would be ready by the end of second quarter of this year and would be put before IOC's board.

Solar energy-operated tubewells

Farmers in Punjab will benefit from Punjab government's scheme to provide solar energy operated tubewells at concessional rates. Giving this information, the chief executive of PEDA, Mr P.S. Aujla, said to start with as many as 39 blocks had already been adopted by PEDA to provide 2 HP solar water …

Monkey born with genetically engineered cells

Scientists in Portland, Ore., report that they have inserted a foreign gene into a monkey egg, fertilized the egg and produced a baby monkey with the added gene in its cells. The scientists say they believe that this is the first time researchers have used techniques of genetic engineering to …

Norway decides to abandon hydropower

The Norwegian Prime Minister has announced that several large hydro projects are to be scrapped and that "the era of large-scale new hydropower development is over".

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