CPCB issued show cause directions to 31 units of 14 thermal power plants worth 13,830 MW capacity in January and to another 11 units of 4 TPPs of total 1,495 MW capacity in February this year for non-compliance New Delhi: Thermal power plants of 42,877 megawatt (MW) capacity have outlived their lives and have been […]
Singapore’s climate change plan needs more ambition
The island nation is looking to update its climate pledge under the Paris Agreement. A bold pledge is necessary to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Each person in Singapore produces more greenhouse gas emissions than their counterpart in Indonesia, China or the United Kingdom. The city-state may be responsible for just 0.11% of total global emissions, […]
COP25: How India is taking the lead in efforts to reverse climate change impact
India being the world’s fourth-largest emitter of GHG, after China, the US and the EU28, has successfully reduced the emissions intensity by 21 percent of GDP. COP25 was an important affair as it marked the transition of countries from the Kyoto Protocol to the Paris Agreement. For the first time, India is among the top […]
ADB Approves Green Financing, River Restoration Demonstration Project in Anhui, PRC
BEIJING, PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a $100 million loan for a demonstration project that will help clean up the Xin’an River in Anhui Province in the People’s Republic of China (PRC). The project will also pilot an innovative financing mechanism to reduce rural pollution while supporting the development […]
Americans really want the US to adopt renewable energy like wind and solar power, while rejecting fossil fuels like coal
A new Insider poll found that a large majority of Americans strongly favor cleaner sources of energy over fossil fuels – and it’s a belief that transcends party lines. The data shows that both self-identified Democrats and Republicans support the idea of the nation transitioning towards renewable sources of energy. Solar and wind power were […]
India turns to electric vehicles to beat pollution
In 2017, Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari shocked the automobile industry (and the world) when he announced that he intended for India to move to 100% electric cars by 2030. “I am going to do this, whether you like it or not. And I am not going to ask you. I will bulldoze it,” he said […]
EV Charging Stations Increase In Oklahoma
More electric vehicle charging stations are coming to Oklahoma. In this episode of the Business Intelligence Report, Journal Record editor Russell Ray discusses how this comes at a time of increased interest in electric vehicles and charging infrastructure across the state. Full Transcript: Katelyn Howard: This is the Business Intelligence Report, a weekly conversation about […]
Solar module makers seek manufacturing incentives in Budget
Solar module makers’ body AISIA Wednesday sought manufacturing incentives like subsidies, interest subvention, import duty exemption and depreciation benefit in the forthcoming Budget. In its pre-Budget recommendations, the All India Solar Industries Association (AISIA) said this is the right time to provide these incentives as the future of the industry is at stake. “Raising concerns […]
Uttar Pradesh plans to commission 1500 MW solar projects by next year
Uttar Pradesh plans to commission 1500 MW solar capacity power plants by next year, state minister for department of additional sources of energy Brajesh Pathak said. The Centre has set a target of installing 175 GW of renewable energy capacity by 2022, which includes 100 GW from solar, 60 GW from wind, 10 GW from […]
NTPC bags 40 MW solar projects in UPNEDA’s auction
State-run power major NTPC Tuesday said it has won 40 MW solar energy projects in an auction conducted by Uttar Pradesh New and Renewable Energy Development Agency (UPNEDA). “NTPC participated in UPNEDA’s tender for 500 MW Solar capacity with two bids of 20 MW each at Auraiya and Rihand,” the company said in a statement. […]