Stuck on coal: CSE finds little progress by Delhi-NCR power plants in using biomass pellets
New notification by MoEF&CC has given plants more leeway to delay meeting the co-firing directives; supply demand gap may be fuelling slow …
China will no longer build overseas coal power plants — what energy projects will it invest in instead?
China has taken the first step to stop funding coal. It’s now time to adopt policies that support the overseas activities of its renewable …
Power crisis unlikely to improve till electricity demand drops in Punjab
Interstate transmission line and going renewable could solve Punjab power crisis, say experts
MoEF&CC slows down wheels in motion for biomass co-firing in coal-based thermal power plants
Less than 1% coal replaced by biomass co-firing in Delhi-NCR, intense demand and supply gap, finds study by CSE
Leave control, even effective pollution monitoring not happening at Delhi-NCR’s power plants: CSE
Make continuous emission monitoring system data public for air quality betterment CSE study emphasises
Plastic production accounts for much larger carbon footprint than previously thought
Global carbon footprint of plastic doubled since 1995, reaching two billion GtCO2-tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent in 2015
Renewable energy estimated to attract 70% global energy investment in 2021: IEA
Coal is down but not out
Can biomass co-firing offer a viable solution to coal shortage and stubble burning?
It is a win-win solution for the farmers and the environment
Carbon capture technology not on track to reduce CO2 emissions
CCS technology aims to capture 400 million tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions a year by 2025, but that is unlikely to be met, according to …
CAQM’s focus on captive thermal power plants in Delhi-NCR a welcome step, but challenges ahead
Several industries Down To Earth spoke to were unaware of the new order or were perplexed about the technical feasibility of it in …
India’s coal power fleets under-utilised, says report, amid auctions
Performance of coal power fleets declined by 21 per cent from 78 per cent in 2010 — a historical low
Can carbon capture be new hope for mitigating CO2 emissions?
NTPC Vindhyachal implements carbon capture technology
How clean is Delhi’s electricity? Not much, finds CSE study
A third of the Capital’s power is from coal-fired plants that don’t follow emission norms
Countries move away from coal even as India moves towards it
Germany, Japan, Spain and the US have all decided to move to renewable energy
As told to Parliament (December 22, 2022): Around 60% of India prone to earthquakes
Around 11% of India falls in Zone V, which is the most seismically active
Thermal power plants in Singrauli, Sonbhadra under NGT radar again
In July 14, 2020 order, the tribunal orders remedial action against thermal power plants; directs NTPC Vindhyachal to pay Rs 10 cr in …