Energy News 31 May 2022
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| Least Developed Countries want major emitters, G20 to increase climate efforts | Three cities in Andhra Pradesh prepare for energy saving project .. | Colombia's Ecopetrol plans to boost oil, gas output in 2030 | |||
An informal gathering of ministers from countries party to the Paris Agreement was convened in Denmark earlier this month, ahead of the formal United Nations climate conferences in June and November. The meeting was co-chaired by Alok Sharma, president of the 26th Conference of Parties (CoP 26) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, and Sameh Shoukry, COP 27 president, to discuss implementation of commitments Read more... | VISAKHAPATNAM: The Andhra Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission (APERC) has advised the discoms and Andhra Pradesh State Energy Efficiency Development Corporation Limited (APSEEDCO) to prepare modalities to launch the pilot project on the promotion and sale of energy efficient home appliances. The pilot project would be implemented initially in Vijayawada, Visakhapatnam and Tirupati. The energy department has approved Read more... | SEOUL: Colombia's Ecopetrol is stepping up oil and gas exploration and production, targeting to boost its output by just over 40 per cent to 1 million barrels of oil equivalent per day (BOEPD) in 2030, a senior company executive said. The projects are part of Ecopetrol's plan to ramp up gas output to 30 per cent of its portfolio upfrom the current 20 per cent to meet the country's growing gas needs for transportation, Yeimy Baez, vice president of Read more... | |||
| WHO raises alarm over tobacco impact on environment | EV battery swapping stations at BPCL petrol pumps coming soon | Bio-methane plant set up at NTPC’s Sikri site | |||
The World Health Organization (WHO) has today revealed new information on the extent to which tobacco damages both the environment and human health, calling for steps to make the industry more accountable for the destruction it is causing. Every year the tobacco industry costs the world more than 8 million human lives, 600 million trees, 200,000 hectares of land, 22 billion tonnes of water and 84 million tonnes of CO2.e Read more... | EV company Bounce Infinity and Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL) today announced a partnership, under which, Bounce Infinity will set up its battery swapping stations across Bharat Petroleum fuel stations in a phased manner. The company aims to set up 3,000 stations across 10 cities in India. EV users can search for the nearest swapping location on the Bounce App. The stations will support 2Ws, 3Ws and other OEM, Read more... | Patna: The NTPC Pakri Barwadih Coal Mining Project has set up a bio-methane plant on its Sikri site premises. The energy generated from this plant will be used for cooking in the canteen located on the project premises. With this plant, the consumption of LPG used in the restaurant will be reduced. It will also reduce expenses. The waste around the premises can be used for energy generation. Read more... | |||
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| India aims to cut power output from at least 81 coal-fired power plant | India needs to focus on green hydrogen for energy | Turning high-rise buildings into batteries | |||
NEW DELHI: India plans to reduce power generation from least 81 coal-fired utilities over the next four years, the federal power ministry said in a letter, in an effort to replace expensive thermal generation with cheaper green energy sources. The plan aims to maximize green energy potential and save costs, the letter sent to top energy department officials of Read more... | Meenakashi Lekhi, Minister of State for External Affairs, Govt of India has said that post COVID as the borders are opening and business also opens up, India is seen as a production hub and not just as a market and we are able to bring in more business to India and benefiting everyone. Addressing the 'India-Hungary Business Forum', organized by FICCI, jointly with the Embassy of Hungary, New Delhi, Lekhi said Read more... | With the rapid reduction in the costs of renewable energy generation, such as wind and solar power, there is a growing need for energy storage technologies to make sure that electricity supply and demand are balanced properly. IIASA researchers have come up with a new energy storage concept that could turn tall buildings into batteries to improve the power quality in urban settings.The world’s capacity to generate electricity Read more... | |||
| Gail India to invest Rs 6,000 crore on renewables in next three years | New global study identifies opportunities for increasing carbon storage on land to mitigate climate change | ||||
State-owned Gail India will invest Rs 6,000 crore in the next three years in renewables, a top official said on Monday. The investment can go up by an additional Rs 20,000 crore by 2030, GAIL India chairman and managing director Manoj Jain told reporters in Mumbai. GAIL India Director (Finance) Rakesh Kumar Jain said the company, which reported a 112 per cent jump in FY22 post-tax net profit at Rs 10,364 crore, has outlined Read more... | A new study, "The Global Potential for Increased Storage of Carbon on Land," published today in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), provides a series of geospatial maps that improve our understanding of the global gap between current and potential carbon storage on land, and offers a framework for action to realize the full potential of land-based carbon storage as a natural climate solution. The study is timely, coming on the heels of the Read more... | ||||
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