Global south countries forced to rely on fossil fuel

Poor countries with heavy debts have been forced to continue to rely on fossil fuels for generating revenue to return the loans taken from richer countries and private lenders to meet various economic exigencies like the pandemic three years ago, a new report said. These countries, mostly in the global south, may find it impossible

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/

Solar farms out at sea are clean energy’s next breakthrough

Buffeted by waves as high as 10 meters (32 feet) in China’s Yellow Sea about 30 kilometers off the coast of Shandong province, two circular rafts carrying neat rows of solar panels began generating electricity late last year, a crucial step toward a new breakthrough for clean energy. The experiment by State Power Investment Corp.,

EIL to focus on non-fossil fuel business

EIL is constructing the country's first biorefinery, and will use bamboo to produce ethanol and is moving into green hydrogen and sustainable aviation fuel (SAF)

BEVs more harmful than conventional, hybrid cars

A recent study done by the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kanpur challenged the claim that electronic cars are more environment-friendly than hybrid cars and conventional internal combustion engine cars.

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

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

The oil and gas industry in US emits more methane

According to scientists, planet-warming methane pollution from the US oil and gas industry was 70% higher than the Environmental Protection Agency’s own estimates between 2010 and 2019. The new study, published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, suggests the federal government’s current system for detecting methane leaks from fossil fuel pipes, wells

Argonne-led consortium puts focus on biofuel for aviation

Argonne leads consortium to advance technology to meet the growing demand for biofuel. Aviation and other hard to electrify sectors are a key focus. Biomass — a renewable energy source that comes from living things — has been in use since man first began burning wood to cook food or keep warm and animal fats

MEYER Group presents cruise ship concept without fossil fuel

MEYER Group, an international consortium specializing in cruise shipbuilding, has presented a cruise ship concept that manages without fossil fuels. MEYER presented the “Reverse” concept – a concept that shows what a cruise ship could look like in the year 2100 – at the global cruise trade fair in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The exterior of