New Delhi : Amid a massive surge in COVID-19 cases, power discoms in Delhi are gearing up to meet the summer electricity demand and focusing on providing uninterrupted supply to critical services including hospitals, vaccination centres, quarantine facilities, pharmacies and labs, officials said on Saturday. The Tata Power Delhi Distribution Limited (TPDDL), serving 70 lakh […]
Global carbon emissions set for second-biggest increase in history: IEA
This will be the biggest annual rise in emissions since 2010 during the carbon-intensive recovery from the global financial crisis. Paris: Global energy-related carbon dioxide emissions are on course to surge by 1.5 billion tonnes in 2021 – the second-largest increase in history – reversing most of last year’s decline caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, […]
Reliance increases supply of oxygen to over 700 tonnes a day to Covid-hit states
The company’s Jamnagar refineries in Gujarat initially produced 100 tonnes of medical-grade oxygen, which has quickly been ramped up to over 700 tonnes, people aware of the matter said NEW DELHI: Billionaire Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance Industries Ltd has tweaked manufacturing at its Jamnagar oil refineries to produce over 700 tonnes a day of medical-grade oxygen […]
Hydrogen storage hit by COVID but forecast to grow 6.5% CAGR
Growing application as an alternative to fossil fuel and rise in demand for sustainable power source are driving growth according to Allied Market Research. The global hydrogen energy storage industry has been impacted by COVID-19 but forecast to grow to $25.4 billion by 2027, registering a CAGR of 6.5%, according to Allied Market Research. Growing […]
Nigeria Bets on Solar to Power Its Covid Recovery
Suleiman Babamanu’s path to the heart of Nigeria’s biggest solar power program started in disappointment. After university he worked as a trainee geoscientist for a unit of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corp. A job in the industry—Nigeria is Africa’s biggest oil producer—would have been a traditional route, and a lucrative one. But he couldn’t find […]
ACORE Statement on the Save America’s Clean Energy Jobs Act
Statement From Gregory Wetstone, President and CEO of the American Council on Renewable Energy (ACORE): “Renewable energy tax credits are proven tools to catalyze investment, accelerate deployment and lower delivered cost. Many renewable developers rely on tax equity transactions to monetize credits and build projects. But today there are important constraints on the availability of […]
India, EU experts brainstorm on agenda to tackle climate change
The discussion is believed to be an instrumental initiative to set the stage for the upcoming Climate Action Summit NEW DELHI: In the run up to the fifth anniversary of the Paris Agreement on climate change and the global ‘Climate Action Summit’ on 12th December, Parliamentarians and climate change experts from India and the Europe […]
How solar energy can help the manufacturing sector bounce back by hedging their energy costs
Introduction: Covid -19 pandemic has brought the world into a standstill and has impacted almost every sector. Now with the unlock4.0 when the things are settling down, every industry can cope up the damage caused by the lockdown as per their capabilities and requirements. Solar energy sector has been highly affected in these unprecedented times. […]
#SSFUSA: COVID delaying new solar financing, but could a Biden overhaul ease the logjam?
While the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic may have initiated something of a freeze on new solar financing deals in the US, significant interest in M&A remains and the incoming Biden administration could ease the logjam. Speaking yesterday at the Solar & Storage Finance USA event, organised by PV Tech publisher Solar Media, a diverse panel of […]
Karnataka keen to engage with the UK on renewable energy front: CM
Karnataka would like to engage with the UK on the renewable energy front, Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa said on Friday. British Deputy High Commissioner to Karnataka and Kerala Jeremy Pilmore-Bedford said application of green tech was at the heart of the UK’s ambition to build back better from the current Covid crisis, the release […]