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 220-mw second unit of Kaiga atomic power station in Karnataka will be commissioned in July, according to the Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd(NPCIL) which plans to add 880 mw of nuclear power to the country's grid within one year.Other new units to be commissioned by June next year …
The Madhya Pradesh government's reluctance to set up an expert committee to examine the financial evaluation criteria for power projects has led to further delay in setting up independent power projects (IPPs). The state is also considering to appeal to the Supreme Court against a high court order that had …
Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd,(BHEL), will be setting up the first wind power project in Rajasthan. An agreement to this effect was signed between BHEL and Rajasthan State Power Corporation Ltd(RSPCL), on authorisation by Rajasthan Energy Development Agency(REDA).As per the agreement, BHEL will set up the 2 mw project on turnkey …
Deep-sea survey for oil is to be conducted through a joint venture between an American firm - Western Geophysical of Houston - and state-owned Tanzania Petroleum Development Corporation (TPDC). The US firm brought in specialised vessel, mv Explora, last week to conduct the survey, the first ever to be conducted …
A new non-conventional energy system using solar power is being promoted in the country, hit by frequent outages and blackouts following demand outstripping electricity generation. Claimed to be an efficient utiliser of solar energy, the fledging one that had emerged after years of research in the West is called the …
Two nuclear power plants will be commissioned in the next 12 months, adding 880 mw power to the national grid. This is the highest addition through nuclear sources in over a decade. The Kaiga plant in Karnataka and two new units of the Kakarapur plant in Rajasthan are to go …
Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd (BHEL) will set up the first wind power project in Rajasthan. An agreement to this effect has been signed between BHEL and Rajasthan State Power Corporation Ltd (RSPCL), on authorisation by Rajasthan Energy Development Agency.
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) said it was extending its work on decommissioning the Chernobyl nuclear plant to allow it to close by 2000. The bank said it was extending its Nuclear Safety Account (NSA), which seeks to improve safety and promote energy reform in the former …
Tomen Corp. plans to build Japan's largest wind power plant on the Shimokita Peninsula in Aomori Prefecture by the end of 2000. Power generated by the plant will be supplied to Tohoku Electric Power Co.
Experts examining a 25,000 year old child's skeleton in Portugal believe it represents compelling evidence that humans as we know them today evolved from mating between Neanderthals and anatomically modern man. It is believed they co-existed on the Iberian Peninsula. Their hybrid offspring eventually evolved into what is recognised as …
The Delhi Jal Board refuted reports in some newspapers that for the past few days some localities have been getting polluted water supply. The Board today clarified that the water supplied by it was potable and wholesome.
Car-free Connaught Place : The ever-increasing number of vehicles in Delhi and the pollution that comes with it has prompted the Environment Protection Authority (EPA) to consider making a few areas of the Capital traffic-free zones. Some of the places which have been identified in the EPA plan are Chandni …
The Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) is planning to invite private investment in the nuclear power sector to meet its target of generating 20,000 MW by the year 2020. Speaking to mediapersons, AEC chairman R. Chidambaram said that the Department of Atomic Energy (DAE) was keen on encouraging private participation without …
The deal just signed by Sir John Browne, chief executive of BP Amoco, could revolutionise the energy business. The decision on April 6th to spend $45m to win control of Solarex. This will BP the world's biggest solar-energy company. Despite its trifling size, the deal raises interesting questions about the …
Alaska natives delivered a messafe directly to BP Amoco's Annual General Meeting to tell shareholders what management have refused to hear; the company's insatiable drive for new oil worlwide threatens their culture and livelihood in the Alaskan Arctic. The Alaska Natives are campaigning with Greenpeace to highlight the threats from …
With just one day to go to a PVC-Free Toy Industry seminar to be held in Tokyo and organised by Greenpeace Japan, the environmental organisation revealed that Bandal, Japan's largest toy producer had sent them a fax confirming that they have already stopped the use of PVC in the type …
In a bid to provide a boost to the languishing power generation sector in the country, the Keshubhai government in Gujarat is making fresh efforts to revive the 900mw Gulf of Kutch tidal wave power project which was mysteriously accorded a quiet burial by the government some years ago. Sources …
A public hearing was organised on Monday on environmental issues connected with the proposal to expand 110 mw gas-based cycle power station at Dhuvaran. A release issued by the Samajik Nyaya Kendra at Ahmedabad on Tuesday said that the hearing was organised by the Anand district collectorate. Many questions pertaining …
Raichur Thermal Power Station (RTPS), a unit of Karnataka Power Corporation Limited (KPCL), has bagged a national award for its outstanding performance in generation and reduction in secondary fuel oil consumption during 1996-97.
A recent decision by the Himachal Pradesh government may not be good news to the endangered Himalayan yew (Taxus baccata). The government has allowed collection and export of yew, which is in great demand in the pharmaceutical industry for manufacturing drugs to treat cancer. In 1995, the government had announced …
