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 …
A $90m factory in Louisiana is set to become the first commercial plant for converting biomass to ethanol. The factory being built by BC International Corporation, will use technology invented in 1991 at the University of Florida. This hinged on the development of genetically engineered bacteria capable of converting all …
Solar power fencing - a relatively new concept which is fast catching up with the farmers and government agencies in South India in controlling pachyderms, primates, large felines and various other species including human being to protect crops and conserve wildlife - will be introduced in the Northern States soon, …
More than 400 people were feared dead and hundreds more injured in an explosion at an oil pipeline near the Nigerian oil centre of Warri, news reports said on Tuesday.
Revised energy-efficiency standards for consumer appliances, to take effect in April, should cut power consumption by televisions 17.24% from fiscal 1996 levels by fiscal 2003, the Ministry of International Trade and Industry, Japan said. Power consumption by personal computers should go down 56% by fiscal 2005.
The fate of the 6 million tonne Bina refinery hangs in balance with the final hurdle of environment clearance pending with the Centre. The delay has caused significant cost over-runs estimated to be in the region of hundreds of crores of rupees. The environment obstale refers to a 17-kilo metre …
A question mark has been put on the completion of the 1500-MW Nathpa Jhakri power project with the World Bank deciding to midway suspends its $437 million loan for the Asia's largest underground hydroelctric project. The decision of the World Bank has created panic as the project, near Shimla, has …
More than 100 people died on Sunday after a burst fuel pipeline of the state-owned petroleum products marketing firm caught fire in southern Nigeria, witnesses said.
Germany's Social Democratic and Green parties have reached agreement on government policies for the next four years after striking an important accord to raise energy taxes. The "ecological tax reform" was agreed at the weekend as a means of financing a shift of some state pension and social security costs …
The UK government will announce the go-ahead for more than 250 environmentally friendly electricity generation projects expected to produce enough power to supply 1.4m homes. John Battle, energy minister, will also disclose that the cost of green electricity generation has been cut to within striking distance of the average price …
The International Energy Agency has commended Denmark for its commitment to environmental goals in energy policy and to the promotion of wind energy, and combined heat and power as a means to their achievement. The commendation appears in a report released in Coppenhagen, 'Energy Policies of IEA Countries - Denmark …
The incoming leftist government announced a plan for the eventual shutdown of Germany's nuclear reactors, an inititive that was immediately dismissed as unrealistic by the power-generation industry. The program would mark a radical shift in energy policy, and it represents the clearest sign to date of influence of the Greens …
The international consortium in charge of providing light- water nuclear reactors to North Korea yesterday decided to push ahead with the stalled preliminary work for the $4.6 billion project."The executive board of the Korean Peninsula Energy Development Organization (KEDO) adopted a resolution that it would extend the preliminary work to …
Bangladesh prime Minister Sheikh Hasina reportedly gave a green signal to the three oil companies' cooperation proposal for the development of gas pipeline system in the western region of the country. The Unocal, a US oil company, originally submitted proposal for development of the gas pipeline system under the Western …
Shell International and Cairn Energy Plc joint venture and UNOCAL Corporation have reached an understanding to form a synergy to develop three gas blocks, 5, 7 and 10, in the coastal belt of Khulna and implement an integrated project for developing, transmitting and distributing gas in the western region jointly, …
IT is an example of how innocent civilians pay the price for strategies of politicians and war-mongers. Unexploded landmines - more than 100 million of them - left behind by wars and civil strives claim thousands of lives and injure hundreds every year. In the recent years, these have emerged …
A POPULAR type of deoxyribose nucleic-acid (DNA) fingerprinting used by conservation biologists may give false results with some species of animals, say researchers in Germany. DNA fingerprinting is a fairly recent innovation that involves taking samples of an organism's genetic structure. Like the human fingerprint - which has a pattern …
Stung by severe criticism over inaction, West Bengal has done to others what NTPC did to it. Today, the state government asked the electricity board to issue notices threatening disconnection to power to all defaulting bulk consumers unless 50 per cent outstandings were paid "forthwith". They were given seven days …
A pool of funds from the developed world should be set aside to facilitate expansion of renewable energy technology in the developing world, a member of National Planning Commission Dr Rameshananda Vaidya said at a three day seminar on the role of renewable energy in rural development held in Kathmandu. …
In a joint study, published on future costs of producing base-load electricity, the OECD Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA) and the International Energy Agency (IEA) conclude that no single technology is the clear winner economically. However, the study says that as compared with earlier reports in the same series gas fired …
The Delhi High Court issued notices to various Central and city government departments on a writ petition seeking proper management of fly-ash released by thermal power plants. A division bench issued notices to ministries of environment, forest and defence besides the Central Pollution Control Board, CPWD, Public Works Department of …
