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 …
Leading oil exporters warned the west against releasing more emergency stocks as European Union countries considered following a move by the US to tap its strategic reserves in a bid to cut soaring prices.
The International Energy Agency has scheduled an emergency meeting of its governing board next week even as some of its members, the industrial nations of the West, are considering releasing strategic oil stockpiles to counter high petroleum prices.
British Gas has discovered commercial quantities of natural gas off the coast of the Gaza Strip that may supply the long-term needs of the Palestinian territories and a surplus for export to Israel.
In an effort to offer some solace to consumers before the impending hike in the prices of petroleum products, Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas Ram Naik announced on Wednesday lifting of the ban on inter-state sale of products, including diesel, by national oil companies.This step will allow bulk consumers …
Sweden's plans to phase out nuclear power hit a fresh setback when the government admitted it would have to delay the closure of a key reactor. The Barseback 2 reactor, which is situated in the far south of the country, was earmarked to be closed by July next year but …
On Saturday the village of Tokaimura will re-live Japan's worst nuclear accident. Residents and officials from the nuclear industry will take part in a drill to test improved mechanisms for coping with a nuclear accident. The accident and the government's mishandling of it came on the heels of several incidents …
Japan's Ministry of International Trade and Industry intends to relax as early as next spring regulations on operating small-scale independent power plants, which save small-lot users as much as 10% on energy bills. The policy shift makes its easier for companies and individuals to install micro-gas turbines, which are more …
Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (Bhel) has bagged yet another order from Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) for setting up an energy efficient and environment friendly co-generation power plant for Haldia refinery in West Bengal.
Nepal's minister for Water Resources Govind Raj Joshi said Nepal will start receiving the 70 million units of free electricity that it is entitled to get as per the Mahakali Treaty from January 1, 2000.
The Rajasthan State Power Corporation(RSPC) is to implement a Rs. 871-crore 'hybrid' power project combining conventional and non-conventional energy sources.
A Thai Oil Co worker was charged yesterday with carelessness, causing the fire at the Si Racha refinery in which seven people died and 18 others were injured. Charnnarong Anmorntheppithak, charged with carelessness resulting in the death of others, was detained at Laem Chabang station for questioning about others responsible …
Thousands of truckers from across Germany clogged streets in central Berlin to demand relief from higher gasoline prices. They theoretically got some when the government offered low-interest loans to some trucking companies but the truckers' association and demonstrators rejected the offer.
In tandem with growing global trends, the influential Japanese Federation of Bar Associations will call for the step-by-step removal of nuclear power plants during a conference on human rights being held in Gifu on Oct. 6, officials said. It is the first time the federation has called outright for an …
Australian truck drivers lifted a blockade of fuel terminals on Tuesday that had threatened to cause petrol shortages in Victoria, the country's second most populous state.
Waste Management Inc. said Yesterday it agreed to sell electricity produced from gas at its landfill near Scottsville, N.Y., to Energy Cooperative of New York Inc. The agreement to sell 2.5 megawatts of electricity from the Monroe Livingston Power Production Plant marks Waste Management's first "Green Power" sale in the …
Large quantities of good quality ground water have been discovered in the hard rock aquifers of Murdarghar Range in Quetta valley, Pakistan.According to a report submitted at the Third South Asia Geological Congress which concluded in Lahore on Tuesday, the discovery should relieve the residents from the fears of Quetta …
About 3,000 German truckers and coach drivers, angered by high fuel prices, blocked central Berlin on Tuesday but the Government said it would not give in to their demands for lower energy taxes.
The Chashma Nuclear Power Plant (CHASNUPP) crossed another landmark when the plant was handed over to Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission by the China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC) in a simple ceremony held in Islamabad on Monday.
AES Transpower's IB Valley Project in Orissa has now reached a piquant situation. After almost seven years of delay the state government has now expressed its inability to assure offtake of the power generated by this plant.
India has joined an international programme aimed at helping scientists, teachers and students to study and research the dynamics of the earth's environment.The programme called 'Global Learning and Observation to Benefit the Environment (GLOBE)'is expected to particularly help students in enhancing their awareness of the environment and provide opportunities to …
