The Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission (DERC) is focusing on energy transition through various initiatives contributing to the Millennium Development Goal of United Nations and commitment of India towards net-zero carbon emissions by 2070, chairman of the panel Justice (retd) Shabihul Hasnain said on Sunday. ”The gradual movement from polluted conventional power (coal and gas) to cleaner […]
NTPC intends to achieve up to 35 GW of renewable energy RE capacity by 2027, Union Power Minister R K Singh said in a written reply to a query in the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday. According to the reply, NTPC has entered into the arena of green energy generation apart from managing 70 power stations.NTPC […]
Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday sought India’s cooperation in promoting hydropower-based green energy involving Nepal and Bhutan for mutual benefit. Prime Minister Hasina said this during talks with Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla who called on her at the premier’s official residence ‘Ganabhaban’ here. During their talks, issues of bilateral cooperation alongside pending […]
A finding on perovskite solar cells, which are said to be potentially more effective than silicon solar cells pictured, could help speed the development of green technology. As researchers look for better materials to harness electricity from the sun, an explanation for the efficiency of one promising material — perovskites — has proven elusive. Thanks […]
The company is encouraged by the steps already taken by the government, including appointment of the Green Economy and Environment Minister and is aligned to further initiatives that have been presented, it said in a statement…Read More…
Saudi Arabia attempted to pressure the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to backtrack on a major deal on solar energy with Israel and Jordan, a report has revealed. According to the news site, Axios, which cited two anonymous senior Israeli officials familiar with the matter, Riyadh tried to pressure Abu Dhabi into pulling out of a […]
When freezing temperatures arrived three weeks earlier than usual, anxious officials urgently demanded an all-out boost in coal production. BEIJING : Power outages and natural disasters even in normal times in China alarm people as temperatures plummet. But this year has not been normal as a sudden energy crunch shuttered factories in northeast China and […]
India, the world’s third-biggest emitter of greenhouse gases, is under pressure to announce plans to become carbon neutral by mid-century New Delhi : India has proposed new rules to lower emissions and fight climate change, including setting a minimum share of renewable energy to be used by its industries, the federal power ministry said on […]
New Delhi : The Ministry of Power has proposed amendments to Energy Conservation Act, 2001 which include provision for specifying minimum quantum of renewable energy in the overall consumption by establishments and industrial units. The amendments are aimed at promoting consumption of renewable energy. “Amidst the growing energy needs and changing global climate landscape, the […]