In an ideal world, all garbage would be recycled and the planet would be powered entirely by renewable energy, but we aren’t there yet. Till such time firms like LGI are collecting the biogas produced by landfills and are converting them into renewable electricity. This is a more efficient, cleaner,Continue Reading
Tata Power Delhi Distribution Ltd., which retails electricity to customers in New Delhi, is in talks with Delhi’s provincial government and the federal power ministry to get some of its contracted thermal power re-allocated to other states. It also plans to oppose any life time-extension plans for aging plants itContinue Reading
Researchers at the University of California, Santa Cruz, have created new solar panel technology they call Wavelength Selective Photovoltaic Systems. It uses part of the visible light spectrum to generate electricity while letting the rest of the light through to the plants growing inside. The results have been encouraging. WavelengthContinue Reading
NTPC Green Energy Limited (NGEL) and HPCL Mittal Energy Limited (HMEL) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to collaborate in the field of renewable energy through the procurement of 250 MW of renewable energy round the clock (RTC) to fulfill HMEL’s electricity needs. The MoU also intends to investigateContinue Reading
The stock market is skeptical of Mukesh Ambani’s new-energy ambitions. Even Mr. Ambani has labelled it as one of the “most challenging” missions of his life. He committed $10 billion to sustainable energy and fuel in June 2021. Following India’s surprisingly bold pledge in December’21 to transition to non-fossil fuelsContinue Reading
The world today is dependent on electronic devices such as mobile phones, laptops, and so on. Unfortunately, if the battery of these devices runs out, one can locate an electric outlet to charge with a portable charger, or bring a power bank as a backup in case you don’t haveContinue Reading
The Indian government plans to sell its first green bonds at a ‘greenium,’ with yields lower than market rates, and has identified 400 billion rupees ($4.92 billion) in projects that may be supported with the profits. The government intends to raise 160 billion rupees through green bonds for the currentContinue Reading
The energy-intensive data center business must shift away from traditional fossil energy sources and toward renewable or low-carbon energy sources in order to be more sustainable and minimize carbon footprints. Under such circumstances, will small modular reactors (SMRs) be a promising solution in the coming years? As the name implies,Continue Reading
