Renewable Energy

Harvesting clean hydrogen fuel through artificial photosynthesis

May 5, 2018 Anand Gupta

ANN ARBOR: A new, stable artificial photosynthesis device doubles the efficiency of harnessing sunlight to break apart both fresh and salt water, generating hydrogen that can then be used in fuel cells. The device could also be reconfigured to turn carbon dioxide back into fuel. Hydrogen is the cleanest-burning fuel, with water as its only […]

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Sterlite Power eyes India’s first offshore wind farm project

April 28, 2018 Anand Gupta

Sterlite Power is looking to partner with foreign firms to jointly bid for the India’s first offshore wind power project of 1GW Mumbai: Sterlite Power, which is keen on building the undersea cables that will transmit electricity from India’s first offshore wind farm, off the Gujarat coast, to the national grid, is looking to partner […]

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Offshore winds could bring change to India’s renewable energy sector

April 27, 2018 Anand Gupta

The national government’s recent announcement on the first offshore wind energy project has generated enthusiasm in the renewables energy sector and the industry. With limitations restricting onshore wind energy development, the future could be dominated by offshore wind energy generation in India. Long-term policy certainty and planning is needed to strengthen offshore wind energy generation. […]

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Scripting a roadmap to produce biohydrogen

April 25, 2018 Anand Gupta

In the past century, fossil fuels like petrol and diesel have powered our vehicles, machines and in fact, our world! But the era of these fuels is coming to an end; all our petroleum reserves are soon ending, and the increasing pollution due to these fuels is making the world sick. Now, our hope lies […]

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GE to Trial World’s Largest Wind Turbine in UK

April 25, 2018 Anand Gupta

U.S. conglomerate General Electric will test the world’s largest wind turbine in a facility in northeast England, it said on Tuesday. GE Renewable Energy, the renewable arm of the U.S. firm, and the British government-funded Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult signed a five-year agreement to test GE’s Haliade-X 12 megawatt (MW) turbine in Blyth, Northumberland. “This […]

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Sustainable technologies for city infrastructure

April 21, 2018 Anand Gupta

Waste-to-energy plants, RWH, and solar power can obviate the need for dependence on municipal services for waste collection, water supply boards and centralised power grids. By M.A. Siraj Curtailing our dependence on fossil fuels for energy, conserving water and bringing down emission of hazardous gases into the atmosphere, hold the key to sustainable living in […]

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Shell and Toyota move forward with hydrogen facility for freight at Port of Long Beach

April 21, 2018 Anand Gupta

Equilon Enterprises, which conducts business as Shell Oil Products US, and Toyota have been provisionally awarded $8 million (Rs 50.53 crore) by the California Energy Commission (CEC) to develop the first hydrogen-truck refueling station at the Port of Long Beach. The funding, which is contingent upon the approval of the project at an upcoming CEC […]

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IRENA lays out renewable energy road map to curb global warming

April 18, 2018 Anand Gupta

Electrification, and renewable power are key drivers outlined in the report, with solar and wind capacity leading the energy transformation Increasing the speed of global renewable energy adoption by at least a factor of six — critical to meeting energy-related emission reduction needs of the Paris Climate Agreement — can limit global temperature rise to […]

FILE PHOTO: Men walk past a signboard of Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd. at the company’s Tokyo Head Office in Tokyo

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Australia’s AGL to host coal-to-liquid hydrogen export trial for Japan’s Kawasaki Heavy

April 12, 2018 Anand Gupta

* Trial set for Australia’s biggest coal-fired power plant * Designed to create a new export industry for Australia * Japan exploring clean energy alternatives to nuclear SYDNEY: Japan’s Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd will use a power station owned by top Australian electricity producer AGL Energy Ltd for a trial of coal-to-liquid hydrogen conversion, the […]

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Giant Wind Turbines Start to Pay Off and Investors Want More

April 11, 2018 Anand Gupta

The expanding network of giant windmills in the North Sea — the largest such collection in the world — is turning into a windfall for some bankers helping institutional investors acquire a piece of Europe’s renewable-energy market. A record $9.36 billion of stakes in offshore wind farms were sold last year, up 77 percent from […]

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