State-owned NTPC will set up a 100-MW green power plant based on synthesis gas (coal turned into gas) and would appoint consultants for the same by the end of this year.The plant will be based on Integrated gasification combined cycle (IGCC), which creates less pollution and has higher efficiency compared...

Syngas or gasified coal is potentially a rich source of clean energy which the world is yet to fully upgrade the technology for. A lot of R&D is also happening in this area in the US and Europe.India has abundant coal reserves but with the demand for this fuel rising...

A report written by researchers from the Universities of Surrey and Edinburgh looking at the prospects for CCS technology in India has been released. The report, commissioned by Christian Aid, examines whether CCS could be a suitable technology for cutting down India's carbon dioxide emissions. Drawing on a survey of...

The government is likely to fix a price of Rs 34 a litre for purchase of biodiesel by oil marketing companies, after biodiesel producing companies agreed to sell the fuel at that rate in a recent meeting between the government's representatives and industry players."Most of the biodiesel plants are either...

Like other countries which are experimenting on it, Brazil is similarly encountering snags in the cultivation of jatropha as potential feedstock for biodiesel.This country, which first etched its mark in ethanol production, is currently pursuing aggressive research that shall underpin plans into developing varieties and production models that can be...

Sugar mills in India produce 2,000 megawatt of biomass-based energy every year, as much as windmills produce, and at half the cost, a new study has found.The sugar mills, which produce both electricity and heat through cogeneration, are already selling power to the grid and can produce up to 5,100...

Bangalore-based Reva has formed a joint venture with Bannon Automotive from New York.Bangalore-based electric car maker, Reva Electric Car Company may become India's first auto company to make its vehicles in the US, by asembling its next generation NXR smart car in New York.Reva has roped in a New York-based...

Nissan Motor Company, which has chalked out aggressive plans to roll out its electric cars in US, Japan and European markets in 2010, is also mulling to make inroads with similar vehicles in the Indian market.Though the zero-emission models have not yet been earmarked for the Indian market, there was...

Ultra Motor Company and Okaya Power Ltd. have entered into a strategic tie-up to contribute to the growth of electric vehicle and renewable energy business in India. A formal MOU has been signed between them whereby Ultra Motor Company and Okaya Power will share their distribution networks to bring their...

National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC), India's largest power generating company, is looking at expanding hydro-power capacity by commissioning small projects that require minimum displacement of people and can be completed in 5-8 years.NTPC is developing four hydro power projects in Uttrakhand which will produce over 1,500 mw electricity by 2017....