Cabinet clears PM E-Drive to promote electric mobility

The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi approved implementation of a scheme titled ‘PM Electric Drive Revolution in Innovative Vehicle Enhancement (PM E-DRIVE) Scheme’ for promotion of electric mobility in the country. The scheme has an outlay of Rs 10,900 crore over a period of two years. The scheme will cover trucks which

PM Narendra Modi unveils second edition of ICGH 2024

Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the second edition of the International Conference on Green Hydrogen (ICGH-2024) in Delhi via video message, where he reiterated India’s commitment in tackling climate change and the emergence of green hydrogen as a promising addition to the world’s energy landscape. The Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi highlighted, “India is fully committed to

India has natural advantage in producing green hydrogen: Hardeep Singh Puri

India has a natural advantage in producing Green Hydrogen due to the low cost and abundance of solar energy and investments in the power grid, the Union Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas, Hardeep Singh Puri, said. Addressing the gathering at the 2nd International Conference on Green Hydrogen, Puri said India has great potential in

Port revival to support RE growth: APM Terminals

On the road to energy APM transition, Terminals, a leading port operator in the world favours adoption of renewable energy to revive port ecosystem. In an event organised by the World Economic Forum in Gothenburg in Sweeden, its CEO Keith Svendsen stressed the need to rejuvenate port ecosystems to support greater adoption of renewable energy.

Govt. may launch policy on green steel mission

India may look at having a procurement policy to generate demand for ‘green steel’ and get the industry to adopt environmentally sustainable manufacturing, steel secretary Sandeep Poundrik said signalling a hefty push for decarbonization. The move comes amid mounting global pressure on countries to cut the carbon footprint in manufacturing, notably a move by the

LR partners with Amogy and Rotoboost on fuel cell and CCS study

UK classification society Lloyd’s Register (LR) has entered into a joint development project (JDP) with Norway-headquartered hydrogen company Rotoboost and U.S.-based provider of ammonia-to-power solutions Amogy, seeking to assess opportunities for emissions reduction through a fuel cell and pre-combustion carbon capture storage system (CCS) study. As per LR, the JDP will evaluate hydrogen fuel cells,

EU bioethanol refineries produced more food than fuel

EU ethanol biorefineries produced more food and animal feed than fuel in 2023, according to audited data  by ePURE, the European renewable ethanol association. ePURE members – representing 85% of EU installed capacity – and other European producers of renewable ethanol produced 6.5 million tonnes of food and feed co-products including high-protein animal feed and

India plans to push LNG for trucking in bid to curb emissions

India is looking to liquefied natural gas to reduce pollution from its trucking industry. The Oil Ministry plans to encourage the conversion of a third of existing long-haul trucks to the super-chilled gas from diesel, according to a draft policy. It also plans to mandate that a third of new trucks run on LNG. A targeted approach will

EVs will cost the same as ICE vehicles: Nitin Gadkari

Within 2 years, the cost of petrol and diesel vehicles will be the same as that of an Electric Vehicle (EV), said Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari while addressing the 64th ACMA annual session. Minister also said that he doesn’t have a problem with the Finance Minister giving subsidies on EVs after earlier suggesting that subsidies

MNRE to launch green hydrogen certification scheme

The ministry of new and renewable energy has released a draft proposal for the Green Hydrogen Certification Scheme of India. The Bureau of Energy Efficiency would be the nodal authority to accredit agencies for monitoring, verifying and certifying green hydrogen projects, as per the draft. The ministry is seeking suggestions from stakeholders by September 27.