Coal India and Bharat Petroleum sign MoU to assess a coal-to-synthetic natural gas project

Two Maharatna public sector enterprises, Coal India Limited (CIL) and Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL), have inked a non-binding Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to investigate the viability of starting a coal-to-synthetic natural gas (SNG) project. In Mumbai, the MoU was signed on December 2, 2024. Surface coal gasification technology will be used in the project,

Majority of recent CO2 emissions linked to just 57 producers

The vast majority of planet-warming carbondioxide emissions since 2016 can be traced to a group of just 57 fossil fuels and cement producers, researchers said. From 2016 to 2022, the 57 entities including nation-states, state-owned firms and investor-owned companies produced 80% of the world’s CO2 emissions from fossil fuels and cement production, said the Carbon

Coal India to implement energy efficiency

India is committed to reduce Emissions Intensity of its GDP by 45 per cent by 2030 as per the updated NDC. In alignment of this, Coal Sector is at the forefront in leading energy conservation and efficiency measures recognizing the paramount importance of judicious energy resource utilization. The significance of this endeavour is that, generally,

Coal India plans to begin mining of lithium

State-owned Coal India Ltd (CIL) is mulling entering into the mining of critical minerals, including lithium. CIL plans to get a block from the government for exploration and once lithium reserves are proved, the PSU would go for mining, the official said. Lithium is the ‘cosmic’ mineral which is needed as part of the country’s

Dastur Energy to partner with Coal India in setting up blue hydrogen plant

Dastur Energy, a division of consultancy major M N Dastur, has given a presentation to the ministry of coal for setting up a blue hydrogen plant with Coal India (CIL). Sources said that the plan is to set up a commercial scale demonstration plant in the east. According to the coal ministry, the presentation was