Chhattisgarh government has decided to establish the first Geothermal Power Plant of the country in the newly formed Balrampur district of the state. A memorandum of understanding in this connection was signed between National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) and Chhattisgarh Renewable Energy Development… read more →
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For the hill state of Himachal Pradesh looking for energy solutions, the future lies in the rocks buried beneath thousands of metres. A drilling project in the cold desert of Ladakh in Chumathang area by the Geological Survey of India has warmed the prospect of harnessing energy from millions of years… read more →
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As part of promoting non-conventional energy, the government is setting up its first geothermal power project in Ladakh, Union Minister for New and Renewable Energy Farooq Abdullah said. “We are working on that. Our first project on geothermal with a capacity of 3 MW is coming up near Ladakh,” Abdullah… read more →
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India will soon start a project to produce electricity through earth heat or geothermal energy, Farooq Abdullah, Union Minister of New & Renewable Energy, said. Inaugurating the two-day Northern Regional Science Congress, Abdullah said the country was planning to produce 80 per cent renewable energy… read more →
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State-owned NTPC is likely to sign an agreement with the Chhattisgarh government to prepare a study on geothermal reserves available in the mineral rich state and advanced talks are on in this regard. "Chhattisgarh government may sign a pact with NTPC to study geothermal reserves in the state, (it)… read more →
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ONGC will soon drill in Cambay -- for hot water. It wants not the water, but the heat. Use the heat to produce steam, make the steam to drive turbines — you have electricity. Two factors connect the public sector oil major to geothermal energy. First, its expertise in drilling wells. Usually, geothermal… read more →
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After wind and solar power, Gujarat is all set to tap another unconventional source of energy. The state government is planning to explore the feasibility of geothermal energy "We are meeting a delegation from Norwegian government to make a beginning of this untapped resource of energy next wee," said… read more →
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Dr Ritesh Arya, a Chandigarh-based hydro-geologist, holds the Guinness Record for successfully drilling the highest tube well in the world at over 11,000 feet in the Himalayas. He is the Indian coordinator heading a tri-nation initiative - Norway, Iceland, India - aimed at developing new green technologies… read more →
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ONGC Energy Centre(OEC), a research division of ONGC on alternate energy, has joined hands with a Belgian firm to harness geothermal energy in South Cambay basin of Gujarat, said a top official. “OEC has undertaken a collaborative research, development and demonstration project with Talboom, a Belgian… read more →
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India and Norway are collaborating on a research and development project to develop expertise to harvest geothermal energy and contribute to human resource development. The final report of this project is expected to be submitted in 2015. Inaugurating a one-day workshop on the joint project, the Wadia… read more →
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