Adani to invest Rs 2,000 cr for green energy transition

Adani Electricity Mumbai revealed that the company is investing over Rs 2,000 crore to build two new transmission lines in the city. This is part of their efforts to strengthen their network as the company moves closer to going more green by sourcing as much as 60 percent of the energy needed for the city

Data is the key to a future of emissions trading

High profile decisions at July’s Marine Environment Protection Committee will accelerate the International Maritime Organization’s decarbonisation ambitions for shipping, but a proposal of apparently smaller consequence could lay down a data marker for global emissions trading. Less convergence is apparent on carbon pricing. Proposals before MEPC 80 aim to incentivise greener fuels, with levy and

Bloom Energy announces solid oxide fuel cell installation

Bloom Energy BE announced the installation of the first phase of a 10-megawatt solid oxide fuel cell in Unimicron Technology Corporation in Taiwan. The contract was delivered within five months from order, demonstrating the ability of Bloom Energy to quickly deliver power solutions to customers. BE’s energy platform protects company facilities against outages and weather-related

India sets standards for green hydrogen

The government unveiled Green Hydrogen standards and included electrolysis and biomass-based methods in its definition. In a significant move for the progress of the National Green Hydrogen Mission, the government has notified the Green Hydrogen Standard for India, the New and Renewable Energy Ministry said in a statement. The standards issued by the ministry outline

Saudi Arabia’s $2.6 bn mining decarbonization deal

At the end of July, a $2.6 billion deal with Brazil’s biggest miner, Vale SA, gave Saudi Arabia a 10 percent interest in mines from Canada to Indonesia that produce copper, nickel and other industrial metals — all critical materials needed to help the world decarbonize. The deal set the stage for a landmark shift

IRS to provide classification services to six Hybrid Electric Catamarans for IWAI

Indian Register of Shipping (IRS), a leading international ship classification society, has secured an order for providing classification services for six hybrid electric catamarans for the Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI). The vessels will be constructed at Hooghly Cochin Shipyard Ltd., Kolkata. The six vessels are intended for providing inland ferry services, with a

First hydrogen fuel cell bus in India starts journey

India’s first hydrogen fuel cell bus service is starting in Leh with the first-of-its kind commercial trial of the futuristic technology on public roads in the high-altitude cold desert of the union territory of Ladakh. The project is being implemented by India’s largest power producer NTPC, which is supplying five hydrogen fuel cell buses to

India eyes ethanol to meet its 5% biodiesel blending target

The government in India is banking on ethanol to meet its target of blending 5 per cent biodiesel in diesel sales by 2030. Widely used in Europe, biodiesel refers to biodegradable fuel traditionally manufactured from vegetable oils, animal fats, or recycled restaurant grease. But its adoption on a large-scale across the country hit multiple hurdles

Gulf countries now betting big on green hydrogen

After riding a fossil-fuel boom for decades, Gulf Arab states are eyeing “green” hydrogen as they try to transition their economies and ease the climate crisis at a stroke. Oil producers Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Oman are investing heavily in the climate-friendly fuel in a search for alternative revenues to crude and

Green methanol-powered ship on its maiden voyage docks in Egypt

The world’s first containership powered by green methanol has reached East Port Said, Egypt, its third bunkering stop on its maiden journey from Ulsan, South Korea to Copenhagen, Denmark. The ship, owned by industry major Maersk, arrived at the port on Tuesday, August 15, the Suez Canal Economic Zone (SCZONE) said. Maersk also shared footage