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Opinion | Saving the world by capturing emissions

September 10, 2018 Anand Gupta

Along with reducing emissions, India must promote the capturing of emissions to become the world leader in climate change mitigation Inspired by Tim Flannery’s book Atmosphere of Hope, humanity can be optimistic that despite the growth of carbon emissions in 2017, we can limit the increase in global temperature. To do so, we must not only […]

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India conducts first LiDAR-based wind profiling to set up offshore farms

September 4, 2018 Anand Gupta

Preliminary assessment had shown promising offshore wind potential in the southern tip and west coast of India. Then a pre-feasibility report was prepared in which eight zones were identified on the Gujarat and Tamil Nadu coast New Delhi: India has successfully conducted a first-of-its-kind LiDAR-based offshore wind profile measurement at the Gulf of Khambhat in […]

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BIOFUEL SECTOR: A MISSED OPPORTUNITY

September 4, 2018 Anand Gupta

India, though an early mover in the biofuel sector, failed to embrace rewards from one of the safest and cleanest of energy sources. To tap this precious resource, the Government has to formulate a new strategy After lying in limbo for a few years, concomitant with low oil prices, India’s biofuel sector made headlines recently. […]

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Maersk Tankers tests wind power to fuel ships

August 31, 2018 Anand Gupta

The move comes as the global shipping industry is suffering from rising oil prices and preparing for fuel costs to rise further by around a quarter, or some $24 billion, in 2020 when new rules limiting sulphur kick in. New Delhi: Maersk Tankers is testing the use of wind power to fuel its ships, a […]

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Training on “operation and maintenance of micro hydro plants” at OUAT, Bhubaneswar

August 30, 2018 Anand Gupta

Bhubaneswar: A seven-day training program on “Operation and Maintenance of Micro Hydro Plants” was jointly organised by Practical Action and Orissa University of Agriculture and Technology (OUAT), and held at OUAT premises, Bhubaneswar from August 20 to 27, 2018. The program was supported by USAID and Clean Energy Access Network (CLEAN), India and brought together […]

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Exxon Sets Canada Emissions Goal as Oil Giant Heeds Climate Call

August 29, 2018 Anand Gupta

Exxon Mobil Corp. set a goal for reducing emissions from its Canadian oil sands, the second time this year the world’s biggest oil explorer by market value published a greenhouse-gas target. Imperial Oil Ltd., a Calgary-based subsidiary 69-percent owned by Exxon, will reduce the intensity of emissions by 10 percent over the next five years, […]

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DLF Foundation embarks on ‘Save the Himalayas’ initiative

August 29, 2018 Anand Gupta

DLF Foundation, the philanthropic arm of DLF Ltd., recently supported the ‘Save the Himalayas Foundation’ to organize its first international conference titled ‘Saving Himalayas through Science and Spirituality’. The other organizations that joined hands with them included WWF-India, Defence Institute for High Altitude Research (DIHAR), Himalayan Environment Science Conservation Organization (HESCO) and Global Interfaith Wash […]

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Offshore wind power: The under-explored opportunity to replace coal in Asia

August 29, 2018 Anand Gupta

Offshore wind energy could grow from the current 4.5 GW into a major $20-30 billion annual global market in the coming decade and the emerging Asian markets stand to benefit the most The global renewable electricity sector transformation has gained unprecedented impetus driven by rapidly declining costs.While solar and onshore wind often garner the headlines, […]

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AFBF Welcomes Boosts to Biofuels Volumes, but Cautions Against Overuse of Small Refinery Waivers

August 25, 2018 Anand Gupta

Though pleased with EPA’s proposal to increase renewable fuel volumes, the American Farm Bureau Federation warned that the agency’s excessive use of small refinery waivers diminishes the likelihood that volume targets will be met. “EPA’s excessive use [of small refinery waivers] will undermine the goals that were set by Congress to create a more robust […]

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Opinion: Beating global warming requires international collaboration

August 21, 2018 Anand Gupta

For many people, dealing with natural disasters is no longer a once in a lifetime event. More and more countries are suffering massive loss from the increasingly frequent abnormal weather pattern. An overwhelming number of scientists agreed that a buildup of greenhouse gases, chiefly caused by burning fossil fuels, is to blame for record-breaking droughts, […]

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