Dutch city installs solar footpath
Hungary’s Platio has inaugurated a solar footpath in the Dutch city of Groningen. The installation consists of 2,544 monocrystalline Patio solar pavers with a 21.8% efficiency rating. It will generate 55,000 kWh of electricity per year and can purportedly withstand a pressure of 2 tons without microcracks.
India can achieve energy independence by 2047 through clean technology: Study
Berkeley Lab study shows how deep cost reductions in clean technology and India’s renewable and lithium edge can enable a pathway for cost-effective energy independence by 2047.
CEF Group to establish waste-to-biofuel plants in Uttar Pradesh
CEF Group has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the government of Uttar Pradesh to invest INR 650 crore in setting up waste processing plants in the state. The plants will scientifically process the waste to produce bio-CNG and organic manure from it.
Pune to host waste-to-hydrogen plant
Sustainability solutions provider TheGreenBillions Ltd (TGBL) has joined hands with the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) on the waste-to-hydrogen project. The plant will utilize Pune’s 350 tonnes of municipal waste per day to generate hydrogen for 30 years.
India signs MoU on energy efficiency programmes in Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand
India’s Energy Efficiency Services Ltd has agreed to provide technical advisory, project management, contracting and implementation support for energy efficiency programmes in Indonesia, Malaysia, and Thailand.
How low-light solar cells can decarbonize your home
With the latest generation of household devices increasingly connected and internet-of-things (IoT)-enabled, dye-sensitized solar cells can finally realize their latent promise and help reduce the carbon footprint of billions of manufactured goods.
Making the switch to a low-carbon economy
The shift to a low-carbon economy offers both a significant opportunity and a tremendous challenge.
“Govt looking at both supply and demand side drivers for green steel production”
Union steel minister Jyotiraditya Scindia said yesterday the government has put in place a national green steel policy and is looking at both demand-side and supply-side drivers for decarbonizing steel production.
NSEFI chairman Pranav R Mehta passes away
The founder chairman of industry body National Solar Energy Federation of India (NSEFI) passed away at 73.
ONGC signs MoU with Shell for carbon capture, utilization and storage
India’s largest crude oil and natural gas company has signed an agreement with global energy giant Shell for joint study on carbon capture, utilization and storage.
