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Indian Coal Mining Company Tenders 115 Megawatts Of Solar ProjectsBy : Sustainability ..., Mar 24, 2020
Rarely do we see companies following up on their renewable energy commitments with concrete actions, more so when companies are giants in the fossil fuel sector. However, a coal mining company in India has turned out to be an outlier in this regard and is taking measures to... Read more.. |
Wind and solar plants will soon be cheaper than coal in all big markets around world, analysis findsBy : Sustainability ..., Mar 12, 2020
Building new wind and solar plants will soon be cheaper in every major market across the globe than running existing coal-fired power stations, according to a new report that raises fresh doubt about the medium-term viability of Australia’s $26bn thermal coal export industry... Read more.. |
Green energy on the rise globally, but China continues to play coal moreBy : Sustainability ..., Mar 11, 2020
Electricity generation from wind and solar rose 15 per cent in 2019. Research done by Ember, a London-based, independent climate think-tank, wind and solar plants around the world accounted for 8 per cent of the world’s electricity, against 3 per cent in 2013. India... Read more.. |
Tangedco open to reviewing need for new coal projectsBy : Sustainability ..., Mar 3, 2020
Tamil Nadu’s state-owned electricity generation and distribution company, Tangedco, is open to reviewing the need for new coal-fired projects, if there is a clear trend showing that the cost of energy from ‘solar plus storage’ plants is lesser than that of coal. “We are... Read more.. |
India working on new strategy to meet the target of 10 per cent cut in oil imports by 2022: Oil minister PradhanBy : Sustainability ..., Jan 31, 2020
With the government’s aim of reducing India’s oil import dependence by 10 per cent by 2022 not picking up pace, oil minister Dharmendra Pradhan today said his ministry is developing a new strategy to achieve the target. “Crude oil will continue to play a critical role at this... Read more.. |
Jobs: India needs 1,000 GW of solar power capacity to replace coal workersBy : Sustainability ..., Jan 30, 2020
India would need 1,000 gigawatt (GW) of solar power capacity to replace coal mining jobs, according to a recent study. With a mounting global pressure to shift away from coal and adopt renewable energy sources, ensuring that coal miners find jobs locally in other industries... Read more.. |
NLC eyes 21,011 Mw power generation by 2025, renewables to make up 4,200 MwBy : Sustainability ..., Jan 28, 2020
NLC India Ltd (formerly known as Neyveli Lignite Corporation), the Navaratna company under the Ministry of Coal, has set a target to reach 21,011 Mw power generation by 2025. The company which was traditionally a lignite and coal-based power producer is planning to generate... Read more.. |
Govt plans to restrict coal supply to Andhra PradeshBy : Sustainability ..., Jan 13, 2020
The Centre is considering restriction of coal supplies and all sanctioned loans and funding to Andhra Pradesh from central public sector units (PSUs) such as Power Finance Corp. Ltd (PFC) and REC Ltd, if the state government refuses to reconsider its decision to revise... Read more.. Subject Tags: Andhra Pradesh Government , coal , foreign investments , Green energy capacity , loans , PPAs , Renewable Energy Certificates |
NTPC snubs foreign emissions tech, shuts out GE, others from $2 bn ordersBy : Sustainability ..., Dec 20, 2019
Top Indian electricity generator NTPC has rejected the emissions-cutting technology of GE and other foreign firms for its coal-fired plants, documents show, shutting them out of an estimated $2 billion in orders. Despite struggling with some of the world's worst air pollution... Read more.. Subject Tags: air pollution , carbon emissions reduction , clean coal technologies , coal , General Electric , NTPC , pilot project , Thermal power |
Coal endures as world's favorite fuel for electricity generationBy : Sustainability ..., Dec 17, 2019
Coal consumption is set to rise in the coming years as growing demand for electricity in developing countries outpaces a shift to cleaner sources of electricity in industrialized nations. While use of the most polluting fossil fuel had a historic dip in 2019, the... Read more.. Subject Tags: Clean Energy , coal , Energy Demand , GHG emissions , International Energy Agency (IEA) |