Projects in every city analysed by the researchers could be built today without subsidy, at lower prices than those supplied by the grid, and around a fifth could also compete with the nation’s coal electricity prices. They say grid parity – the “tipping point” at which solar generation costs the same as electricity from the grid – […]
India’s renewable energy initiatives
By Charles F Moreira, Editor India will achieve its target of 175 GW (gigawatts) or 175,000 MW (megawatts) of installed renewable electrical energy generation capacities ahead of its 2022 deadline, a senior government official said on 23 February 2018. The International Solar Alliance (ISA) will help mobilise sufficient funds for the solar energy projects, according […]
China reins in exploding solar generated electricity industry
Panda shaped solar energy farm in china – courtesy Clean Technica By Charles F. Moreira, Editor Solar generated electricity, using photovoltaic (PV) cells, is an essential part of China’s low-carbon strategy and fulfilment of her commitment to reduce emissions and increase the proportion of non-fossil fuel energy to 15% of all primary energy used by […]
Coal India may close 53 underground mines
Coal India Ltd. (CIL) may close down 53 underground mines in 2018-19 even as it looks for solutions to these mines which it had inherited as a legacy of the pre-nationalisation days, said Anil Kumar Jha, Chairman, CIL. Read the full story at https://www.thehindu.com/business/Industry/coal-india-may-close-53-underground-mines/article24937111.ece SOURCE: The Hindu
Data localisation could boost India’s renewable energy
The jury is still out on if forcing tech and payment companies to store data locally is sound governance. But if the Indian government’s stand does prevail, there could be an unexpected winner: India’s renewable energy sector. Here’s why: Read more at: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/65818770.cms?utm_source=contentofinterest&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=cppst SOURCE: Times of India
BPCL to invest ₹40,000 crore (RM23 million) in new petrochemicals plant
State-owned Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL) is planning to set up a ₹40,000-crore petrochemicals plant at Rasayani in Raigad District of Maharashtra to manufacture polypropylene (PP) and polyethylene. Read the full story at https://www.thehindu.com/business/Industry/bpcl-to-invest-40000-crore-in-new-petrochemicals-plant/article24937116.ece SOURCE: The Hindu
Airplanes may soon fly using fuel made from pollution
LanzaTech, a bioprocessing facility, sees the future of pollution not as a liability but as an opportunity. The company converts carbon waste gases into usable fuels and chemicals. Watch the video at https://www.cnbc.com/video/2018/07/27/lanzatech-turns-co2-waste-into-ethanol-to-power-cars-one-day-planes.html SOURCE: CNBC
India is looking to retrofit old power plants to meet revised emission norms
Seeking to bring down emission levels of all old power plants to revised stringent standards by 2022, the state-run National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) has started retrofitting such plants with necessary equipment. The very old coal-based plants may, be closed down in a phased manner if retrofitting is not feasable. Read more at: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/64901985.cms?utm_source=contentofinterest&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=cppst SOURCE: […]