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 Centre's appeal to the Supreme Court seeking a ban on registration of new CNG vehicles has left 120-odd transporters very worried. This is the group of transporters, who in March this year filled out forms at the Supreme Court stating their vehicle numbers, and submitted copies of a letter …
Union Petroleum Minister Ram Naik said on Wednesday that all the existing CNG vehicles in Delhi will get adequate CNG supply by September 30. Over thirty Congress MLAs and Ministers met Mr Naik at his residence on Wednesday evening seeking adequate supply of CNG in the Capital.
Contrary to popular perception, compressed natural gas-run vehicles do not reduce pollution and in fact emit more carbon monoxide and nitrogen oxide as compared to 0.05 per cent ultra low sulphur diesel run Euro-II vehicles, says a study conducted by IIT, Delhi.
Its been worth the effort after all. A soon-to-be-relased study by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) has concluded that pollution levels in Delhi have shown a consistent decline since 1996.Called "Vehicular Pollution Control in Delhi, Initiatives and Impacts" the study says that pollution levels peaked in 1996 when emission …
The onion crisis is four years old but its memory is still fresh in the mind of former Delhi chief minister and MP Madan Lal Khurana. So when he compared it with the CNG crisis, an issue which may lead BJP to another defeat in the coming municipal polls, he …
Germany's Economic and Environment ministers this week reached agreement on the final details of a draft law designed to promote the use of combined heat and power (CHP) generation, government sources said. The Cabinet had agreed in principle to the draft legislation last month.
While Dr. Madhav Godbole would like to wind up the panel he heads to renegotiate the deal in the next few days because of the recent Enron decision to pull out of the Dabhol Power Company, the State Government here desires that he should not disband it. That is because …
A technique of keeping office buildings cool in the summer by using air conditioning at night when energy is cheaper could save money, and will assist the electricity utilities in areas facing energy shortages, say US researchers who have developed a computer simulation tool that can identify a building's optimum …
The government of the world's sixth largest oil producer, Nigeria, has instructed multinationals to provide reports on the state of pipelines and plans to limit pollution.
A miniature energy source - carbon nanotube fuel cell - for mobile phones and other such devices has been developed by Japan Science and Technology Corp., NEC Corp. and others. The research team aims to put the energy efficient device on the market in 2005.
The Indian Oil today launched a mobile bulk diesel engine oil vending van in association with the Tamil Nadu Van Owner's Association in Chennai. Coming with a four kilo litre tank and a dispensing pump, the vehicle is to address the Servo Pride 40 (engine oil) needs of the van …
The ABN Amro Bank-led offshore lenders of the US energy major Enron's Dabhol Power Company may exit the controversial power project, even as they have stopped disbursements towards care and preservation of the project since 13 September.
The ABN Amro bank led offshore lenders of US energy major Enron's Dabhol Power Company may exit the controversial power project, even as they have stopped disbursements towards care and preservation of the project since September 13.
The day of eco-friendly hybrid cars running on a combination electric and gasonline motor appears to be dawning. Although sometimes viewed as stopgaps on the road toward all-electric vehicles, hybrids are beginning to impress on their own merits. The range of available models is widening, and prices are coming down. …
The Union Minister for Petroleum & Natural Gas, Mr Ram Naik, is leading a high-level delegation to participate in the first Regional Meeting of World Petroleum Congress to be held in Shanghai in China from September 17-20.
There seems to be no end to the woes of the much delayed Assam Gas Cracker Project. After the change in site from Tengakhat to Lepetkata after objections being raised by the Indian Air Force, the prospect of the plant coming up at the new site too appears to be …
The Public Sector Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) has plans to establish six billion tonnes of oil and oil equivalent of gas reserves in the country in the next 20 years with an oil recovery rate of 40 per cent which will be at par with global standards.
The Godbole committee, set up to renegotiate the controversial power purchase agreement signed by the MSEB with Enron-promoted Dabhol Power Company (DPC), will wind up and submit its report over this weekend to the State Government, sans the multinational's participation.
On Monday, scientists warned that more people may be fighting over water this century than over oil. A report issued Monday at the UN-sponsored World Water Forum in Stockholm, Sweden, said that one in three people will not have enough access to water by 2025, and that it is unlikely …
Rajasthan Minister for Irrigation Kamla said no one would be allowed to violate law while constructing dams to conserve rain water. Alleging that Magsaysay Award winner Rajendra Singh got a dam constructed in Laava ka Baas in Alwar district violating legal provisions, she said no one would be allowed to …
