Tangedco seeks pan-India joint study to plan transmission for renewable energy

The State power utility has submitted its comments on the report published by the Central Electricity Authority on the transmission systems for integration of over 500 gigawatts of renewable energy by 2030. The report has estimated a cost of ₹2.44 lakh crore for the transmission schemes. In the southern region, it has proposed an Inter-State

Central government urges fishermen to retrofit their boats with CNG engines

Kerala Food and Civil Supplies Minister GR Anil informed that the state government approached the union government seeking an increase in Public Distribution System (PDS) kerosene quota. He met Union Petroleum Minister Hardeep Singh Puri over the matter. According to Anil, the union government maintained that the plan is to reduce and stop the production/

Gujarat’s green hydrogen projects to gain from NDB’s Climate Mitigation Fund

Since green infrastructure, green energy and climate mitigation projects are the NDB’s targets of investments in India, green hydrogen projects are expected to be co-financed by the bank, according to Leslie Maasdorp, vice president and chief financial officer, NDB. He is in Gujarat to attend the G20 Finance and Central Bank Deputies (FCBD) Meetings, being

REC Ltd to invest in a big way in renewables

REC, a subsidiary of Power Finance Corp., plans to expand its lending in the renewable energy space to Rs 2.4 lakh crore by 2030, says its director-technical, VK Singh. While land and grid availability can be challenging for developing new green energy projects, policies of the government and support from states have been encouraging. India

India, Japan to sign certification mechanism for renewable hydrogen, carbon credits

The G20 Energy Ministers’ Meeting and the Clean Energy Ministerial (CEM) are to be held in Goa in India July 19-22 where countries and companies are expected to deliberate on the way forward for clean energy. “We are signing the carbon credit mechanism with Japan… If they buy green hydrogen from us one (issue) is

IIT-I produces green hydrogen gas from PET waste

The research also addresses the global issue of the recycling of PET based plastic waste by transforming ‘waste to wealth’. The developed process will provide a simple yet effective way to transform PET waste to produce Green Hydrogen along with the formation of primary constituents of PET, which can further be used for the production

India Aims To Achieve 100 MT Coal Gasification Target By 2030

The Ministry of Coal has set a target to achieve coal gasification of 100 Million Tonne (MT) coal by FY 2030 reflecting the government’s commitment to harnessing the power of coal gasification. With the introduction of this ambitious proposal, Coal Ministry aims to propel the nation’s progress.  The proposal incorporates a comprehensive set of measures

India and US team up for developing global ecosystem for Hydrogen fuel

New and renewable energy secretary, Bhupinder Singh Bhalla said, “Recognising the importance of diversified and resilient clean energy supply chains for the energy transition we are working together to eliminate exposures to disruption,” he said addressing the ‘US-India Energy Summit – Partnership for a sustainable future’. Considering heavy dependence on China for vital equipment like

Volvo Cars to switch to biofuel to transport production materials overseas

As the first global car maker to announce such a switch, Volvo aims to achieve an immediate reduction in fossil CO2 emissions from intercontinental ocean freight by 55,000 tonnes over a year. Thanks to renewable fuel, CO2 emissions are reduced by at least 84 per cent compared to fossil fuel. The reduction is equivalent to

EIB to provide EUR 1 billion for India’s National Green Hydrogen Mission

European Investment Bank (EIB) Vice-President Kris Peeters is visiting India to strengthen cooperation with Indian public and private sector partners and to discuss EIB support for clean energy investment and transport in the country. “Peeters will confirm EIB’s interest in supporting the recently approved National Green Hydrogen Mission with a facility of up to EUR