Energy News 16th August 2022
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| Joe Biden to sign massive climate, health care legislation | Providing electricity government's responsibility but conserving it people's duty: PM Narendra Modi | India achieved 10 per cent ethanol blending target ahead of schedule: PM | |||
KIAWAH ISLANDS: President will sign Democrats' landmark climate change and health care bill on Tuesday, delivering what he has called the “final piece” of his pared-down domestic agenda, as he aims to boost his party's standing with voters less than three months before midterm elections. The legislation includes the most substantial federal investment in history to fight climate change — some $375 billion over the decade — and would cap prescription drug costs at $2,000 out-of-pocket annually for Medicare Read more... | Be it people or police, every citizen is bound by duties, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on August 15 asserting that desired results can be achieved ahead of schedule if everyone fulfils their responsibility. In his Independence Day address, he said there was a need to pay attention to duties. "It is the responsibility of the government to try and provide 24-hour electricity. But it is the duty of the citizens to conserve as much electricity as they can," Modi said. He also said while Read more... | Aatmanirbhar energy sector: Supply of petrol with 20 per cent ethanol to result in saving of $4 billion annually India, the world's third biggest oil importing and consuming nation, achieved the target to blend 10 per cent sugarcane-extracted ethanol in petrol ahead of schedule, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said. Addressing the nation from the ramparts of the Red Fort on the 76th Independence Day, he rooted for energy independence and a nation Read more... | |||
| India Has Solution To Global Warming, Other Environmental Issues: PM Modi | Coal-based power plants capacity utilisation to rise on strong demand, says NTPC | IOC to sell 7 hydrogen units | |||
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said India has a solution to the problem of global warming and other environmental issues confronting the world today. Addressing the nation for the ninth consecutive time from the ramparts of the Red Fort on the 76th Independence Day, he said India attracts the attention of the world when "we talk about lifestyle for the environment"."We know how to live in sync with nature. We love nature. The environmental problems confronting the world Read more... | New Delhi: Capacity utilisation of coal-based power plants in the country will increase due to strong demand in the coming days, Gurdeep singh, the chairman and managing director of state-run power giant NTPC, has said. In the Annual Report for 2021-22 of NTPC, Singh stated in a message to shareholders that "it is pertinent to mention that the period of low dispatch of power from our stations and 'supply overhang' in the country seems to be over. Due to the strong demand, it is expected that the PLF (plant load factor) of coal-based stations may further increase." Read more... | India's largest oil marketing company, state-run Indian Oil Corp (IOCL), is looking to sell seven of its hydrogen generation units at its refineries, two people aware of the development said. The sale is part of the asset monetisation plan of the government, the people said. "IOCL is planning to monetise two of its hydrogen generation units this year. To begin with, it will sell 100% stake in the 70,000 tonnes per annum hydrogen generating unit at theRead more... | |||
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| Australian party to introduce bill to close state coal plants by 2030 | Torrent Power Leads Race To Buy Clean Energy Firm Vector Green | Colorful solar panels could make the technology more attractive | |||
Australia's environmentally forward political party, the Greens, is set to introduce a bill that would close the three remaining coal plants in the state of Victoria by 2030. The Energy Legislation Amendment Bill 2022, announced on Monday, would bring forward the timeline for the closure of the state's remaining coal plants, reports Xinhua news agency."The writing is on the wall for Victoria's brown coal plants which burn Australia's most polluting coal," said Victorian Greens acting climate spokesperson Tim Read.Read more... | Torrent Power is to acquire vector Green energy, a US-based Global Infrastructure Partners 700 MW clean electricity platform for India – according to multiple people who are aware of the development. The deal is estimated to be worth around Rs 5,000 crore. The Ahmedabad-based utility group has outperformed all other contenders in this race. JSW Energy, Apraava Energy, formerly CLP India, and Singapore’s Sembcorp were the names mentioned earlier. If Torrent wins the deal, it will be the largest power sector buyout of the Ahmedabad.Read more... | Solar panels aren't just for rooftops anymore—some buildings even have these power-generating structures all over their facades. But as more buildings and public spaces incorporate photovoltaic technologies, their monotonous black color could leave onlookers underwhelmed. Now, researchers reporting in ACS Nano have created solar panels that take on colorful hues while producing energy nearly as efficiently as traditional ones. Solar panels are typically a deep black color because their job is to absorb light, whereas a red car looks red because the finish reflects red light instead Read more... | |||
| Asia's largest compressed biogas plant launched in Sangrur | Using ammonia to heal perovskite film for solar panel construction | ||||
In a step towards clean and green energy, Asia’s largest compressed biogas (CBG) plant has been commissioned in Sangrur district. Minister for New and Renewable Energy Sources Aman Arora said the plant with a total capacity of 33.23 tonnes CBG per day had been commissioned at Bhuttal Kalan village and was supplying the same to Indian Oil Corporation Ltd. Besides, the Punjab Energy Development Agency (PEDA) has also allocated 42 additional CBG projects (total capacity 492.58 tonnes Read more... | Since 2009, scientists have suspected that perovskite films, which are a combination of organic and inorganic material, could be promising for solar panel construction. Perovskites are very thin films with a specific crystal structure that are very light and flexible, efficient, and cost effective, in comparison to silicon wafers. However, current limitations, including how to prepare highly uniform perovskite films on a large scale, have prevented the commercialization of the perovskite solar Read more... | ||||
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