Sustainable Energy News
Godrej Agrovet receives ' Excellent Energy Efficient Unit 2020 ' award
The Godrej Agrovet Oil Palm Plantation (OPP) plant in Chintampalli has been honoured as "Excellent Energy Efficient Unit" at the 21st National Award for Excellence in Energy Management 2020 based on its performance and achievement in energy efficiency. Their plant in Seethanagram was also honou...Read more
CSIR-CMERI develops World's largest Solar Tree
CSIR-CMERI has developed the World’s largest solar tree, which is installed at CSIR-CMERI Residential Colony, Durgapur. Prof. Dr Harish Hirani, Director, CSIR-CMERI, while elaborating about the technology stated that, “The installed capacity of the Solar Tree is above 11.5 kWp. It has the annual ...Read more
CeNS to take India closer to sustainable, green energy solutions
Hydrogen is being touted as one of the next generation low carbon fuels to replace fossil fuels and combat climate change. The future use of hydrogen as a fuel lies in the design of efficient electrocatalysts for facilitating electrochemical splitting of water to produce hydrogen. The commercially used Platinum (...Read more
NTPC-NIIF sign MoU to explore business opportunities in India
The National Thermal Power Corporation, NTPC has signed an MoU with National Investment and Infrastructure Fund, NIIF, acting through National Investment and Infrastructure Fund Limited, NIIFL, to explore opportunities for investments in areas like renewable energy, power distribution among other areas of mutual i...Read more
IIT Guwahati researchers use non-edible waste seeds to produce biofuel
A team of researchers led by Dr Kaustubha Mohanty, Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering, IIT Guwahati have devised a method to produce biofuel from non-edible waste seeds. In the USA and Europe surplus edible oils like soybean oil and sunflower oil are being used for the production of biodiesel in a bid ...Read more
PM inaugurates '750 MW Rewa Solar Project' in MP
A 750 MW Solar Project was inaugurated and dedicated to the nation by PM Narendra Modi in Rewa, Madhya Pradesh on July 10, 2020. Spread over 500 hectares of land inside a Solar Park which occupies 1500 hectares, the project is made up of three 250 MW solar power generating units. The Solar Park was developed by t...Read more
Praj Industries forays into renewable chemicals and materials
Praj Industries announced that it is developing technologies to produce bio-based Renewable Chemicals and Materials (RCM). RCM produced from bio based feedstocks are sustainable alternatives to products made from fossil resources. The company has a Bio-Mobility platform which promotes the use of renewable ...Read more
IIT Hyd deploys AI to study biofuels' supply chain network
Bio-derived fuels which is increasingly being considered globally as the alternative for fossil fuels to reduce carbon emission has caught the attention of Indian scientific community as well. Dr Kishalay Mitra and Kapil Gumte, researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Hyderabad are using computatio...Read more
Suzlon Group wraps-up debt restructuring process
Suzlon Group, India’s largest renewable energy solutions provider has announced the completion of its debt restructuring with the unanimous approval of its secured lenders. According to the terms of restructuring, term debt has been reduced substantially with interest of 9 percent per annum repayable over 1...Read more
Expansion of the Pegastril-Nuevo production facility
Under the leadership of board member Roberto Spano, the management of Pegasus Development AG has decided to further expand Pegastril-Nuevo production facilities. New production facilities will be set up at several locations across the world and the site in Turkey is being expanded. These investm...Read more
ReNew Power to acquire AI start up Climate Connect
Clean energy firm ReNew Power on Thursday announced that it has inked a definitive agreement to acquire artificial intelligence and machine learning start up Climate Connect. The acquisition will give ReNew Power access to energy management services. “ReNew Power has signed a definitive agre...Read more
Vikram Solar bags ₹1,750-cr project from NTPC
Kolkata-based module manufacturer and EPC solutions provider Vikram Solar has bagged a 300-MW solar plant project for ₹1750 crore from National Thermal Power Corporation Ltd (NTPC) under CPSU – II scheme in a reverse bidding auction. The solar plant will be spread across 1,500 acres in Rajasthan and...Read more
