Energy News 30th May 2022
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| California, New Zealand announce climate change partnership | Test conducted for more power generation at NTPC’s Barh unit | Oil climbs to two-month high ahead of EU meeting on Russia sanctions | |||
The leaders of California and New Zealand have signed a pledge agreeing to help fight climate change Top officials from California and New Zealand signed a pledge on Friday agreeing to help fight climate change by sharing ideas and best practices, including how to put millions more electric vehicles on the road. Gov. Gavin Newsom, a Democrat, and New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern spoke about the agreement at San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park. The agreement Read more... | Patna: The NTPC Barh Super Thermal Power Station conducted the boiler light-up test for the second unit of stage-1 of 660MW on Saturday. An official said the test signified the readiness of the boiler for power generation process. Now, Barh power station has started the work for steam blowing as per protocol of internal MoU target. The unit will start commercial operations this financial year producing 660MW of electricity, out of which Bihar will get 402MW. Regional executive director Read more... | Oil prices rose to two-month highs on Monday as traders waited to see if the European Union would reach an agreement on banning Russian oil ahead of a meeting on a sixth package of sanctions against Moscow for its invasion of Ukraine. Brent crude futures gained 46 cents, or 0.4%, to $119.89 a barrel at 0111 GMT, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures jumped 60 cents, or 0.5%, to $115.67 a barrel, extending solid gains from last week. Read more... | |||
| World Environment Expo (WEE-2022) to be Held from June 4 to 6, 2022 | Chandigarh: UT set to release electric vehicle policy guidelines | Serbia secures new gas deal with Russia | |||
The environmental revolution has been in the works for nearly four decades, and it has forever altered how businesses operate. While it began with corporations denying their impact on the environment, the majority of companies have now accepted their responsibility to protect the environment.Products and manufacturing processes are becoming cleaner, and the environment is improving where this change is taking place. More and more businesses in developed countries are "going green," realizing that they can reduce pollution while also increasing profits Read more... | The Chandigarh administration is all set to release the first guidelines for electric vehicle (EV) policy soon for proper and timely implementation of the policy in the city. These guidelines will enable people to understand the processes, procedures and criteria to avail EV facility in the city and subsequently apply for related services through the single window system. Incentives under different categories of electric vehicles, charging station, approvals, details of assigned Read more... | Serbia: which has been trying to tread a delicate balancing act between East and West since Moscow invaded Ukraine, said Sunday it has secured a new long-term contract with Russia to ensure that it has sufficient gas supplies next winter. As energy prices soar across the globe, the exact terms of the deal -- which will ensure Serbia has "a safe winter when it comes to gas supply" -- will be announced in the coming days, said President Aleksandar Read more... | |||
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| Coal India to import for first time in years as power shortages loom | Statkraft commissions 76 MW solar power plant in Tamil Nadu | IIT Madras develops algorithm to protect air traffic control, power distribution .. | |||
NEW DELHI, May 28 (Reuters) - State-run Coal India COAL.NS, the world's largest coal miner, will import the fuel for use by utilities, a power ministry letter seen by Reuters showed on Saturday, as shortages raise concerns about renewed power outages. It would be the first time since 2015 that Coal India has imported the fuel, highlighting efforts by state and federal officials to stock up to avoid a repeat of April, when Read more... | New Delhi: Norway's state-owned Statkraft announced it has commissioned its first large-scale solar power plant in India, marking a milestone in its ambition to ramp up as a solar and wind power developer in the country. The 76 Megawatt (MW) Nellai solar power plant is located in Tamil Nadu and will generate 120 GWh of renewable energy per year, equal to the annual power consumption of more than 500,000 Indian homes. Read more... | New Delhi: Researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Madras have developed an algorithmpowered novel strategy to mitigate disruptions in critical networks such as air traffic control and power distribution during a targeted attack. According to officials, with Internet of Things (IoT)-based technologies being widely implemented across societies, creating networks that are resilient to such attacks is of paramount importance. Read more... | |||
| MFL to set up wind-solar hybrid project with ReNew Green Energy – EQ Mag Pro | DOE launches national lab decarbonisation initiative | ||||
Ahmedabad : Meghmani Finechem Limited (MFL), a leading manufacturer of Chlor-Alkali and its value added derivatives, on Saturday announced that it has entered into agreements with Renew Green Energy Solutions Pvt Ltd for setting up a wind-solar hybrid power project. The collaboration marks the entry of MFL into the renewable energy space and highlights its unwavering commitment towards promoting green energy and Read more... | INL has been selected alongside National Energy Technology Laboratory (located in Pennsylvania, West Virginia and Oregon), National Renewable Energy Laboratory (Colorado) and Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (Oregon) to take part in the pilot. All four are taking proactive steps to harness and produce technology at their facilities to drive down their carbon emissions, DOE said, as well as conducting research that will help bring forward clean energy solutions Read more... | ||||
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