New York to ban use of fossil fuel equipment

New York state is poised to phase in a ban on fossil fuel equipment in new construction starting in 2026, part of the state’s effort to switch to cleaner energy sources and reduce carbon emissions. The governor’s office said New York would be the first state in the U.S. to advance such a ban via

Coal ministry aims to produce dry fuel in 2023-24

Indian coal ministry aims to produce 1,012 million tonnes of dry fuel in the current financial year. According to the action plan prepared by the ministry, 25 new reserves for commercial mining would be allocated during the current fiscal. Capacity expansion target for 2023-24 is Rs 21,030 crore, while the overall projected target of assets

Russian crude oil to India may end amid Western sanctions

The time has come for Indian refiners to navigate, creatively, the choppy waters of the post-honeymoon period, and for Indian policymakers to take cognisance of the broader impact on India from the spillover of the Russian crisis — after Washington’s warning to transgressors. Shipments from Russia to India have averaged over 1.8 million barrels a

India to participate in ICAO’s CORSIA and LTAG

India has announced that it will participate in the International Civil Aviation Organisation’s (ICAO) Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation (CORSIA) and the Long-Term Aspirational Goals (LTAG) from 2027. The decision was made at a meeting of the Parliament’s Consultative Committee of the Ministry of Civil Aviation held in New Delhi and chaired

Suzlon bags wind energy project

Renewable energy solutions provider Suzlon has bagged an order to develop 69.3 MW wind power project from Juniper Green Energy. The project is located at Surendra Nagar district in Gujarat and is expected to be commissioned in 2024. Suzlon will install 22 wind turbine generators (WTGs) with a Hybrid Lattice Tubular (HLT) tower of their

The future of jobs is green says WEF report

The future of work and the future of jobs continue to generate a huge amount of discussion. From the pandemic upending how, where and why we work, to the rise of automation and generative AI, people have rightly dived into conversations on everything from “quiet quitting”, “rage applying” to “the great reshuffle”. But while these

AMTA purchases zero-emission vehicles from Nikola

The Alberta Motor Transport Association (AMTA) has purchased a Nikola battery-electric vehicle and a Nikola hydrogen truck for its Hydrogen Commercial Vehicle Demonstration Project, which aims to test hydrogen fuel cell vehicles in Alberta’s unique operations and weather conditions. The project, a first in Canada, also includes access to Nikola’s HYLA hydrogen mobile fueler. According

INPEX, Idemitsu join hands with ANA for carbon-neutral fuels

Energy companies, Inpex and Idemitsu Kosan has joined hands with All Nippon Airways (ANA) to jointly undertake carbon neutralisation of jet fuel across the airline’s supply chain to power all scheduled ANA flights departing from and arriving at Hiroshima Airport between May 1 and May 31, 2023. The effort is being undertaken in conjunction with

Scaling up carbon capture technology is huge challenge

There’s been a stampede of investment into direct air capture, but some advocates worry the carbon capture process may not be scaled up fast enough to make an impact. Direct air capture is a new technology that vacuums carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere. The CO2 is trapped by a special filter inside a giant

X-Press Feeders to put dual fuel ships into operation

X-Press Feeders is on track to get its eight dual fuel ships operational in 2024 and also considering other zero-carbon fuels to achieve sustainable shipping in the long run. The dual fuel ships will be deployed in Europe and run either on LNG or green methanol, paving the way for the company to achieve carbon