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Maxeon Solar joins the United Nations Global Compact
Sustainability
December 14, 2020
Maxeon Solar joins the United Nations Global Compact
Maxeon Solar Technologies has joined the United Nations Global Compact, the world's largest voluntary corporate sustainability initiative.
Subsidy payment push to keep Australian refineries open
Oil & Gas
December 14, 2020
Subsidy payment push to keep Australian refineries open
Australia will bring forward by six months a payment to support the country's three remaining oil refineries to help tide…
Congress demands rollback of hiking petroleum rates
Oil & Gas
December 6, 2020
Congress demands rollback of hiking petroleum rates
Congress criticised the government for hiking oil prices in these difficult times and demanded its immediate rollback and passing of…
CIL’s supply to power sector drops due to low activity
Coal
December 5, 2020
CIL’s supply to power sector drops due to low activity
The despatch of coal by CIL to the power sector declined 6.6% to 236.97 million tonnes (MT) in April-October period…
November sees slowdown in power consumption to 4.7%
Power
December 2, 2020
November sees slowdown in power consumption to 4.7%
India's power consumption growth rate slowed to 4.7% at 98.37 billion units (BU) in November amid the onset of early…
40th 6,000 HP Electric Loco from BLW flagged off
Infrastructure
December 1, 2020
40th 6,000 HP Electric Loco from BLW flagged off
Banaras Locomotive Works, Varanasi, has surpassed it’s own record of manufacturing 31 electric locomotives in a month, achieved in July…
GWEC India to help develop India’s wind power potential
Renewable Energy
November 27, 2020
GWEC India to help develop India’s wind power potential
Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) will establish GWEC India to work with government and stakeholders to renew momentum around wind…
Okinawa & CredR to launch exchange offer on two-wheelers
Renewable Energy
November 17, 2020
Okinawa & CredR to launch exchange offer on two-wheelers
Electric two-wheeler maker Okinawa and CredR have partnered to launch exchange offer on any petrol-based two-wheeler for e-scooter.
Nagaland government hikes taxes on fuel
Oil & Gas
November 13, 2020
Nagaland government hikes taxes on fuel
The Nagaland government has hiked tax on diesel, petrol and other motor spirit from Thursday Additional Chief Secretary and Finance…
Woodside shelves gas project owing to Australia, China row
Oil & Gas
November 12, 2020
Woodside shelves gas project owing to Australia, China row
Woodside Petroleum shelved talks to sell stakes in a gas field and liquefied natural gas (LNG) project to Chinese companies…
Renewable power defying Covid crisis with record growth
Renewable Energy
November 10, 2020
Renewable power defying Covid crisis with record growth
Renewable power is growing robustly around the world this year, contrasting with the sharp declines triggered by the Covid-19 crisis…
251 more days for gas companies to complete work
Oil & Gas
November 9, 2020
251 more days for gas companies to complete work
PNGRB has given up to 251 days of extra time to companies such as Indian Oil Corporation (IOC), GAIL and…
Dharmendra Pradhan asks OPEC to correct price anomalies
Oil & Gas
November 5, 2020
Dharmendra Pradhan asks OPEC to correct price anomalies
India pressed for assessing the impact of COVID-induced disruptions to global energy sector supply chains and said oil cartel OPEC…
BSES launch projects to promote rooftop solar plants
Renewable Energy
November 2, 2020
BSES launch projects to promote rooftop solar plants
BSES discoms have launched projects to promote adoption of rooftop solar plants in Safdarjung and Karkardooma here under the Solar…
RIL’s R-Series field to start gas production from November
Oil & Gas
November 2, 2020
RIL’s R-Series field to start gas production from November
Reliance Industries plans to start the delayed production from the second wave of discoveries in its eastern offshore KG-D6 block…
GHE wins UN award for combating climate change
Sustainability
October 28, 2020
GHE wins UN award for combating climate change
An Indian organisation that leverages tourism and technology to help remote communities access solar energy has won a prestigious UN…
Shanghai Electric empowering local Pakistani welders
Power
October 28, 2020
Shanghai Electric empowering local Pakistani welders
Shanghai Electric has reached milestone with the start of the soldering process of the heating surface of a boiler of…
Drop in energy demand to remove 2.5 years of emissions
Sustainability
October 27, 2020
Drop in energy demand to remove 2.5 years of emissions
The stark drop in energy demand due to the coronavirus pandemic will remove some 2.5 years’ worth of energy sector…
Liberty Steel restarts Adhunik Steel in India
Steel
October 23, 2020
Liberty Steel restarts Adhunik Steel in India
Liberty Steel has this week restarted the first phase of production at Adhunik Metaliks Ltd and Zion Steel following the…
Steel safety day and safety & health recognition 2020
Steel
October 21, 2020
Steel safety day and safety & health recognition 2020
Today is Steel Safety Day, a day for World Steel and its member companies to pause and dedicate their attention…
CIL posts 10.6% rise in coal output in Q2
Coal
October 1, 2020
CIL posts 10.6% rise in coal output in Q2
Coal India has registered a 10.6% increase in coal output at 115 million tonnes for the July-September period, on the…
Touch free buttons to make elevators safe to travel
Sustainability
September 23, 2020
Touch free buttons to make elevators safe to travel
With Halcove Touch Free buttons installed in the Lift, traveller has to place the finger near to the surface of…
Power Minister inaugurates developmental projects in Bihar
Infrastructure
September 18, 2020
Power Minister inaugurates developmental projects in Bihar
R.K. Singh, Union Minister for Power, New and Renewable Energy inaugurated various developmental projects and facilities in Bihar, including CSR…
Global regas capacity under construction hits 10-year high at 144 mmtpa
Oil & Gas
September 2, 2020
Global regas capacity under construction hits 10-year high at 144 mmtpa
Global regasification (regas) capacity under construction is expected to hit a 10-year high at 144 million tonnes per annum (mmtpa)…
Sungrow signs 900 MW agreement to supply 1,500V turnkey inverter solution
Power
September 2, 2020
Sungrow signs 900 MW agreement to supply 1,500V turnkey inverter solution
Sungrow announced their partnership with Shanghai Electric to supply its latest 1,500V 6.25 MW turnkey solution to the 900 MW…