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 …
U.S. officials say they have not yet raised enough funds to supply North Korea with oil in return for freezing its nuclear program, but they expressed confidence that the money would be found. The state department said that it was talking to Congress and was lobbying other countries for cash …
Operating personnel at a nuclear plant considered unsafe by neighbouring Austria increased its electricity output and said the plant would be fully operational by the end of August.
Tamil Nadu Electricity Board (TNEB) has given independent power producers (IPPs) the option to retain the tariff they have quoted until December 31 this year. The tariffs quoted were valid only up to June 30. However, TNEB has agreed to extend the validity period till December-end as the Centre has …
Thirty two power projects in the public and private sector envisaging an addition of 13,686.5 MW are pending with the Central Electricity Authority (CEA) as on April-end.
President Boris Yelstin of Russia and his Kazakhstan counterpart Nursultan Nazarbayev, signed an agreement on dividing the northern portion of the Caspian sea bed, paving the way for drilling the potentially vast oil structures in Kazakhstan's section from October.
Akkuyu Bay, the proposed site of Turkey's first nuclear power reactor, would be next to an active fault line in an area of seismic activity. This was the finding of a 1991 report by a team of Turkish marine geophysicists and a British geologist, who concluded that the Ecemis fault …
The standing committee on energy has expressed grave concern at the ministry of finance imposing a cut in the approved budget of the ministry of non-conventional energy sources without consulting it.
A document paper presented by the Tata Energy Research Institute (TERI) has suggested use of 'green fuels' like bioethanol methanol, propane, natural gas, hydrogen, electricity and biodiesel in autombiles with a view to reduce environment pollution.
People in Europe's car-lifted cities are likely to start breathing a little easier in the next few years because of tough new anti-pollution rules announced in Brussels this week by the 15-memeber European Union.The rules, which ban the use of leaded gasoline, require many car engines and all fuels to …
The Comptroller and Auditor General has castigated the Andhra Pradesh State Electricity Board for having given a number of "undue advantages" to GVK Industries, the private promoter of the 216 megawatt Jegurupadu power project.
The Energy Management Cell of the Confederation of India Industry (CII) has completed audits of 160 companies saving power worth Rs 40 crore in 1997. More companies are expected to conduct energy audits this year and the concept is catching on , R Seshasayee, past chairman of CII and the …
Over 300 Delhi petrol dealers have launched a Petrol Green project, which envisages amongst other things, plantation of saplings, conducting educative workshops and free pollution checks in a bid to keep pollution under control.
The trial production of three Maharashtra based power projects - 2,184 Dabhol, 410 mw Patalganga and 1,082 mw Bhadravati - would start shortly and commercial production would commence by December.
The Tripura Government has initiated steps to implement the Centre-sponsored programme of bringing solar power electricity to 10 police stations in remote border areas.
The Delhi Vidyut Board(DVB) intends to set up a 300 mw gas-based power plant after phasing out the existing thermal units of the Indraprastha Power Plant, known to contribute to city's pollution in no uncertain terms. The DVB has already written to the Union Power Ministry in this regard.In fact, …
The Delhi Energy Development Agency (DEDA), which was supposed to have heralded an era of pollution-free, environment-friendly use of non-conventional energy sources, is all set to pass into history.Sources said a proposal to this effect would soon be put up before the Cabinet for approval.Gross mismanagement and years of financial …
Bangladesh is struggling to end its worst power crisis which has already sparked a riot and Opposition protests.The main Opposition party staged a march on Wednesday to protest at the regular five to seven-hour blackouts in most cities and towns, which in turn have hit water supplies as pumps are …
The Tamil Nadu Industrial Development Corporation's (TIDCO) proposal to put up two power projects with private sector participation, utilising municipal solide waste as fuel, is in the doldrums pending a polity decision from the Tamil Nadu Government, according to a private promoter.TIDCO had identified two power projects to be located …
Greenpeace stepped up its global campaign to stop new oil exploration and prevent dangerous climate change with an 11 hour disruption of oil giants Statoil, Mobil and Enterprise oil search in the North Atlantic, north of Scotland.
The number of Koalas has declined from several million at the turn of the century to between 45,000 and 80,000 according to the Australian Koala Foundation. As much as 80 percent of the koala habitat has been destroyed since European Settlement in 1788, and little of the remaining 20 per …
