BERLIN: Researcher Anna Vanderbruggen peers into a vat of dark bubbling liquid, the result of a process she has developed to recover graphite from old lithium-ion batteries. Although graphite represents up to a quarter of the weight of the batteries, no one has yet come up with a viable plan to recycle it, according to […]
Research, Reports & Ratings
Greenhouse gas methane cools our planet even as it heats: Study – EQ Mag
Greenhouse gases like methane create a kind of blanket in the atmosphere Methane — a potent greenhouse gas — traps a great deal of heat in Earth’s atmosphere, but also creates cooling clouds that offset 30 per cent of the heat, a “surprising” new study has found. Greenhouse gases like methane create a kind of […]
Fitch Ratings Affirms ‘BBB-‘ Rating On ‘Adani’ Ports With Stable Outlook – EQ Mag
Fitch Ratings on Thursday affirmed its ‘BBB-‘ rating on Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Limited with a stable outlook, saying the Hindenburg report has a limited near-term impact on APSEZ’s cost of funding. Hindenburg Research in a January 24 report accused Adani group of “brazen stock manipulation and accounting fraud” and using a number […]
Wind energy sector set to surge five times on policy tailwinds: CRISIL – EQ Mag
Moves by the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) can crank up India’s annual wind capacity implementation to 6-8 gigawatt (GW) per annum starting fiscal 2026, significantly more than the ~1.6 GW annual rate clocked in the past five fiscals, according to CRISIL Ratings estimate. Aggressive tariff bids in reverse auctions1 since fiscal 2017-18 […]
IIT Mandi researchers develop cost-effective method for producing metal oxide layers for solar cells – EQ Mag
Mandi/Shimla : Researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT)Mandi have developed a cost-effective method for producing metal oxide layers for solar cells. The current process of developing nanometric thin films of metal oxides mainly nickel oxide-semiconductors used in advanced architecture silicon solar cells is expensive as the equipment required for production has to be […]
Research shows how electric vehicles’ impact on grid can be minimized – EQ Mag
Massachusetts: According to some projections, the widespread use of electric vehicles may need the construction of costly new power facilities to satisfy nighttime peak demands According to new research, strategically locating EV charging stations and implementing mechanisms to commence charging at later time might reduce or eliminate the need for new power plants. National and […]
Fitch Affirms ‘BBB-‘ Rating Of Adani Electricity Mumbai, Its $2-Billion Note Programme – EQ Mag
The rating agency said, it has affirmed the ‘BBB-‘ rating on Adani Electricity Mumbai Ltd (AEML) US dollar senior secured notes due 2030 Fitch Ratings on Monday affirmed the credit rating of Adani Electricity Mumbai, saying the Hindenburg Research report alleging governance issues at the Adani group has a limited near-term impact on the company’s […]
Icra revises thermal power sector outlook to ‘stable’ on strong demand – EQ Mag
Rating agency Icra has revised thermal power sector outlook to ‘stable’ from ‘negative’ due to strong demand growth and realisation of dues from discoms under LPS (late payment surcharge) scheme. The Icra’s outlook for the thermal power segment has been revised to stable from negative, supported by the healthy improvement in the thermal PLF (plant […]
NTPC Ltd. pays Interim Dividend of Rs. 4,121.08 crore for FY 2022-23
NTPC Ltd. has paid the interim dividend of Rs. 4,121.08 crore on 24 th February 2023 for the financial year 2022-23, being 42.50% of the paid-up equity share capital of the Company. This is the 30 th consecutive year that NTPC Ltd. has paid dividend.
NTPC Ranked No. 1 IPP Globally by S&P Platts
NTPC Limited, the country’s largest power generating company has been ranked No.1 Independent Power Producers and Energy Traders Globally in The S&P Global Commodity Insights Top 250 Global Energy Company Rankings®-2022. NTPC is not just India’s largest power producer; it is one of the key pillars sustaining India’s economic growth and development. With a share […]