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 …
Enron International, the $600-million multinational company, is planning to introduce energy merchant activities like trading, financial structuring, risk management and hedging for energy comapanies in the power and gas sector.
Peter Mandelson, the new UK chief industry minister, has postponed a final decision on the proposed crackdown on new gas-fired power stations until September amid speculation that he may modify the plans.
The Kerala State Electricity Board has decided to implement a 100 MW hydro-electric project at Kuttiyadi at a cost of Rs 260 crores. A decision to this effect was taken at the full Board meeting.
Noted environmental activists and leader of National Alliance for People Movements, Ms. Medha Patkar, has demanded that the power purchase agreement (PPA) of the purposed Kannur Power Project promoted by Enron and KPP Nambiar and Assoicates should be made public and that an independent environmental impact assessment should be carried …
An embarrassing water contamination crisis engulfed all of Sudney on Thursday, forcing three million residents to boil their drinking water until parasites are flushed out of the Olympic city's supplies.
The Delhi High Court has directed the Industrial Development Bank of India (IDBI) to inquire into the dispute concerning the Kakinada-based 208-MW Godavari gas power project and evolve a solution.A division bench comprising acting Chief Justice Mahinder Narain and Justice Mukul Mudgal on Friday directed IDBI to look into the …
The colour of a substance is produced when electrons in a material absorb certain wavelengths of light and jump to a higher energy state. One can change optical properties of a substance by restricting electrons from jumping up. This has up technique has uptill now worked only in gases. But …
Most people would have heard about the mythical disappearance of Atlantis. Even researchers believe that the ancient Iapetus Ocean never existed at all. However, Warren Huff, a geologist at the University of Cincinnati, USA, has found evidence of a narrow Iapetus Ocean from ancient volcanic ash beds. He says that …
A fuel-efficient car has been deve loped in the UK that would run 2,500 km to a litre of petrol. Graham Paul and his colleagues at King's college, London University, have used a carbon fibre to design the chassis of the car. Carbon fibre is used to produce light and …
blue light semiconductor diodes is being developed in Japan that are expected to revolutionise the information technology. The device emits blue laser light continuously at room temperature. Shuji Nakamura at Nichia Chemical Industries in Tokushima, is making an effort to produce diodes that may work as a substitute for the …
Chrysler Corporation, an auto-maker in the us, is developing a five-seater car that is mostly made of plastic. The two-cylinder vehicle would travel nearly 20 km per litre of petrol, and cost half the price of a conventional car. It would require one-third labour and investment cost needed for conventional …
the Defence Research Technologies (drt) in Rockville, usa, has developed a method to amplify sound without using electricity. It would help crew members communicate amidst noisy atmosphere. The non-electrical sound-amplification technology is an upgraded version of a technology devised by Tadeusz Drzewiecki and others at the us Army's Harry Diamond …
the horizontal wells can be effectively used to clear up heavily polluted industrial sites. The method pioneered by the oil industry is cheaper and quicker than conventional methods. Drilling vertical holes or excavation are the usual methods of clearing heavily polluted sites. But horizontal drilling causes less disturbance on the …
> a refrigeration system based on sound energy is being developed by Luc Mongeau and colleagues at Purdue University in Indiana, usa . The cooling device is a long, hollow tube with a large cavity, called a Helmholtz resonator, at one end and an acoustic driver such as a loudspeaker …
Photo on the NetSubscribers would now be able to order photographs on the Internet. Eastman Kodak, a Germany based company, has launched services that would allow paid subscribers to store their pictures on the Internet and order reprints with the click of a mouse. Initially, the company expects to attract …
rural India provides ideal conditions for tapping various forms of renewable energy such as biogas, solar and wind energy. Biomass gasification is yet to be exploited for rural areas. Now, a new technique for generating electricity from ipomoea (creeping plants) has been developed by Development Alternatives, a ngo based in …
British researchers have developed a technique that would enable computers to recognise the voice of users and work accordingly. Andrew Bangham of the School of Information Systems at the University of East Anglia says the system focuses on a specific area of interest and thus maintains the high resolution of …
british researchers have developed floating devices that would help prevent helicopters from capsizing. The floating devices are fitted at the top of the cabin of the aircraft and are less likely to be damaged by the impact generated after it crashes into the sea ( New Scientist , Vol 155, …
Mathilde, a 52 kilometres asteroid, has been observed by the Near Earth Asteroid Rendezvous (NEAR) spacecraft. The spacecraft measured the mass of the asteroid when it passed within 1,200 km of Mathilde. Findings show that Mathilde is full of cavities. Researchers at the Jet Propulsion Lab, Pasadena, USA, say the …
