by admin | Dec 22, 2016 | Bio Energy, Biomass Combustion, Biomass Power, Coal
Many companies in India, and worldwide, are shifting from the use of fossil fuels for their boilers to using biomass. Such a transition is not easy though, given the significant differences between biomass and coal or other fossil fuels – differences both in...
by admin | Aug 26, 2015 | Chennai, Coal, Electricity Generation and Transmission, Gas, Onshore Wind, Policies and Regulations, Wind Energy
Read an interesting article in The Economic Times today how there is a tussle between wind power generators and private conventional power generators, with TANGEDCO and MNRE being the other actors in the drama. The script goes like this: MNRE would like wind...
by admin | Nov 21, 2012 | Coal, Diesel, Fossil Fuels, Natural Gas, Wind Energy
Every 1 MW wind turbine will annually replace 1500 T of coal, or 5 million cu.m of natural gas or 5 lakh liters of diesel. Impressive, isn’t it? has EAI developed a short anime video to represent these statistics. You can watch the video from this link ==...
by admin | Jan 16, 2012 | Climate Change, Coal
Seems that our coal fired thermal power plants the lifeblood of Indian power sector, will no longer be able to supply power at the same old affordable price. The sequence of events happening in the coal industry and its influence on the power sector in the past few...
by admin | Jul 6, 2009 | Coal
80 percent of electricity supply in India comes from coal plants which are old, inefficient and are emitting harmful gases. In order to upgrade these coal power plants and reduce harmful gas emission, the World Bank will extend a $180-million (Rs.900-crore) loan to...