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4 coal conversion projects to help achieve gasification by 2030: Joshi

Coal Minister Pralhad Joshi on Tuesday said that four projects for conversion of coal to clean energy with private sector capital investment of Rs 30,130 crore will help in achieving the target of 100 million tonnes (MT) coal gasification by 2030. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in her budget speech 2022-23 announced setting up of four pilot projects for coal gasification. Gasification of coal is a process in which coal is partially oxidated by air, oxygen, steam or carbon dioxide under controlled conditions to produce a fuel gas. "Thank you PM @narendramodi ji, FM @nsitharaman ji for envisioning a green economy & encouraging generation of clean energy in the #AatmaNirbharBharatKaBudget. 4 projects for conversion of coal to clean energy have been announced at pvt sector capital investment of Rs 30,130 crore," Joshi said in a tweet. "These projects will help us achieve the target of 100 MT coal gasification projects by 2030. Not only will this initiative adopt clean coal ...

Mass transport awaits a green revolution: How FM can power up EV industry

Clean energy public transport is crucially dependent on the mechanics of financing

JSW Steel plans to spend more than $1 billion on cutting emissions

JSW aims to reduce carbon dioxide emissions to 1.95 tonnes for every tonne of steel produced by 2030 from 2.52 tonnes last year

Europe's metal industry asks EU to help it deliver energy transition

Eurometaux has asked EU policy-makers to allow member states to support domestic producers with state aid to ensure supplies of the metals crucial for the transition to low carbon energy

Yara and Lantmaennen to launch 'fossil-free' fertilisers in Sweden

Norway's Yara and Sweden's Lantmaennen will next year introduce products that could eventually become the world's first fossil-free nitrogen fertilisers, the companies said

Renewable energy generation capacity addition to touch 16 GW in FY23: ICRA

India's renewable energy capacity addition is estimated to touch 16 GW in the next financial year in view of the strong pipeline of 55 GW clean energy projects, according to ICRA.

Adani Group set up new subsidiary ANIL for new energy business

Billionaire Gautam Adani's logistics-to-energy conglomerate has set up a new subsidiary, ANIL to undertake green hydrogen projects, generation of low carbon electricity among others

GAIL, IPICOL sign MoU for developing clean energy projects in Odisha

IPICOL and GAIL (India) Limited on Wednesday signed a MoU for cooperation in the areas of green hydrogen, green ammonia and renewable energy for the production of eco-friendly fuels in Odisha

NTPC plans to rope in strategic investor for its clean energy arm NREL

State-run power giant NTPC plans to rope in a strategic investor for its clean energy arm NTPC Renewable Energy Ltd ahead of its listing on bourses in October 2022, according to a senior official

NYC to ban natural gas in new buildings in a bid to shift to clean energy

The New York City Council is expected to vote to ban natural gas in new buildings, following in the footsteps of dozens of other smaller US cities seeking to shift to cleaner forms of energy.

'India's historic lows in clean energy prices to transform power sector'

Dramatic cost reductions over the last decade in battery storage, wind and solar energy position India to leapfrog to a more sustainable system for delivering affordable and reliable power

Goa CM launches Electricity Mobility Promotion Policy to promote e-vehicles

The policy's main objective to launch the policy is to promote use of battery-driven vehicles and create jobs for the people of the state, Sawant said

India seeks strong ties with EU, cooperation in transition to clean energy

India said that it seeks to establish a strong partnership with the EU, which can contribute to the nation's goal of transition to clean energy.

US fund TFCC to buy 46% stake in Chennai's Ramcharan for $4 billion

According to the company's official website, Ramcharan's registered office is at Dover City in Kent County

What is green hydrogen? Can India make it affordable?

Green hydrogen's enhanced use can help India meet its clean energy goals. But they also come with high costs. What does India need to do here? This report tries to find some answers

BP's venture capital arm looks to India in clean mobility drive

So far, bp ventures only has one Indian investment - it put $13 million into EV ride-hailing firm BluSmart in September - and the country makes up about 2% of its $800 million portfolio

What are flex-fuel vehicles? Can they cut our dependence on petrol?

Union minister Nitin Gadkari recently said that flexible-fuel engines -- or flex engines -- will be made mandatory in India. Find out what flex-fuel vehicles are and how feasible they are

India plans to achieve half of its renewable potential by 2030

The government needs to decide projects based on equity. For now, most of the renewable projects are concentrated in only a few states

India to achieve 50% clean energy share before 2030 deadline: Singh

India will easily achieve the target of 50 per cent share of energy from non-fossil fuels and also the 500-gigawatt (GW) renewable energy capacity before the deadline of 2030 set by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, said Power and New & Renewable Energy R K Singh. It assumes significance in view of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's pledge at the COP26 Climate Conference in Glasgow that India will achieve net zero carbon emissions by 2070. Modi also raised the nationally determined contribution (NDC) target of non-fossil energy capacity to 500 GW by 2030, from 450 gigawatts earlier. Talking to PTI, Singh said, "We are working hard towards the prime minister's target of 500 GW from renewable energy by 2030. We had said we will do 40 per cent (energy from non-fossil fuel) by 2030. We have reached 39 per cent. We will easily achieve the 50 per cent target by 2030. The prime minister has given the target till 2030, we will achieve...before that." He added that the prime minister has increased

Biden announces Build Back Better Framework, $1.75tn social spending plan

The framework seeks to impose new taxes on the largest corporations and the wealthiest Americans to raise revenue of around $2 trillion over a decade to fully pay for the social spending plan.