Sales of renewable energy certificates declined over 22 per cent to 1.25 crore units this fiscal on IEX and PXIL as compered to 1.61 crore in 2017-18, mainly due to lower inventory (supply), according to official data. In March, sales of RECs or green certificates declined by over 51 per cent to 11.78 lakh from […]
Pumped hydro storage needs $20 billion investment in India: Study
Globally, PHS is an established, proven and cost-effective technology for storing electricity at times of high generation and or low demand which can then be released into peak demand periods Pumped hydro storage (PHS) can play a key role in powering low-carbon electricity in India. Tapping into the PHS sector’s enormous potential needs at least […]
Solar power used to create hydrogen fuel from seawater
Stanford scientists have devised a way to generate hydrogen fuel from seawater using solar power, an advance that may help pave the way for a novel sustainable source of energy. The findings, published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, demonstrate a new way of separating hydrogen and oxygen gas from salt […]
Agreement signed to generate clean energy through rooftop PV system in West Bank
The EIB’s investment, which falls under the Economic Resilience Initiative (ERI) will generate 35 MW of clean energy enough to power more than 16000 houses across the West Bank. The European Investment Bank (EIB) and the Palestine Investment Fund (PIF) have signed a loan agreement worth USD 18 million to finance the installation of rooftop […]
Gujarat, first to use geothermal energy to generate power
Gujarat is set to become the first state in the country to use Geothermal energy to produce electricity. The power plant being set up at Dholera will become operational in April. “India’s first geothermal power plant will start operating on a pilot scale in April in Dholera, and it will produce 20 KW of electricity. […]
No load-shedding this year, says Maha energy minister
There will be no load-shedding in Maharashtra this year as it has adequate coal stocks for power generation, state Energy minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule has said. Addressing reporters here Thursday, he said the state was on the top as far as power generation from renewable sources of energy was concerned. “We had transmitted a record 24970 […]
Next goal 24/7 power for all; agri exempted from round the clock supply
According to the union power ministry states electrified 25 million households under Saubhagya in 17 months Union minister of state for power R K Singh on Tuesday said the country was on path to achieve 100% household electrification by March 31, 2019 and the next goal would be for 24/7 power for all households. The […]
Lyft Embraces Electric Vehicles
People in Seattle can request an electric vehicle using ‘Green Mode’. LYFT USERS IN SEATTLE can now request an electric vehicle when they order a car – an option the popular ride-sharing company eventually plans to extend to other U.S. cities as well. The environmentally-friendly concept is part of Lyft’s larger Green Cities Initiative, under […]
Soon, a green end to power blackouts
At the turn of the last year, Union power minister R K Singh announced that from April 1 2019, India would not face any blackouts, except in a couple of sectors like agriculture where electricity is not required 24×7. The minister made the statement in the context of state distribution companies, or discoms, often resorting […]