KOLKATA: The country is staring at a blackout situation as nearly all thermal power generation units are operating on a fast-depleting supply of coal that can run out any moment.

Power plants fast running out of coal

 

GE Energy Financial Services is investing USD 50 million in the wind energy business of renewable energy company Greenko, endorsing the strategy of the AIMS-listed company and expand the entry point for GE to enter the wind farm business in India.

GE to invest $50 million in Aims-listed Indian wind company

 

Mumbai: Suzlon Energy Limited (SEL) won a repeat order from Senok to supply 10 units of Suzlon’s S88 – 2.1 MW wind turbine generators, aggregating to 21 MW of wind power capacity. The project will be commissioned in two phases and be completed by May 2012.

Suzlon Energy bags repeat order from Senok for 10 wind turbine generators

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon kept up his drum beat for sustainable development, warning a high-level public-private forum in Denmark that the world must do much more than sing “Happy Birthday” when its seven billionth citizen is born later this month.

Seven billionth person will be born on Oct 31; UN chief seeks greener future

 

Beaming renewable energy from spaceYour world of tomorrow

Today, approximately 80% of global energy demand is fulfilled by exploiting fossil fuels like coal, petroleum, and natural gas. By the end of 21st century, entire storage of fossil fuels is expected to be consumed. The problem of fossil fuel exhaustion and global warming can definitely be overcome by the use of alternative unconventional energy resources like solar, wind, geothermal, sea tides etc.

Your world of tomorrow: Beaming renewable energy from space

 

Green Kalam, a mass tree plantation drive in Tamil Nadu, has crossed the target of planting one lakh saplings well ahead of time.

“With today’s event we had planted 1,03,500 saplings,” said actor Vivekh, while inaugurating the project at Park College of Engineering and Technology and Tamil Nadu Engineering College by planting saplings on the campuses here on Tuesday.

‘Green Kalam turns out to be a success’

 

NEW DELHI: The Power Ministry today said it has asked the Coal Ministry to set aside coal for power projects before allowing e-auctions of the raw material.

Set aside coal for power projects before e-auction: Power Ministry

 

NEW DELHI: The power situation has worsened as generation at state-run utility NTPC’s several plants across the country has been hit because of recent heavy rains in coal producing areas in eastern and central parts of the country and disruption of coal supplies due to continuing blockade in Andhra Pradesh’s Telengana region.

Coal shortage hits NTPC’s output

As major polluting countries such as the United States remain reluctant to a new mandatory deal on limiting global warming, the run-up to the forthcoming 17th Conference of the Parties (COP-17) on climate change in Durban (South Africa) later this year appears to be jinxed.

The developed world has been insisting on the emerging economies such as China and India now growing at a relatively rapid clip to decarbonise their growth strategy to help preserve the planet as a habitable place.

Climate pacts should be flexible

 

AHMEDABAD: A study of the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad (IIM-A ) warns that Nitrous Oxide (N2O) emissions from excessive use of fertilizers by farmers in the country is significantly adding to global warming. The study suggests that better planning could increase the national food grain production without further increasing the emission.

Excessive use of fertilizers adding to global warming: IIM-A study