Innovation is driving sustainability in the Energy and Utility sector. From renewable energy and smart grids to AI-powered energy management, explore how technology is enhancing efficiency and reducing environmental impact.
You know, it’s been quite a journey watching India’s energy sector evolve, especially when you look at solar power. Honestly, the growth has been nothing short of incredible. We’re talking about a 3,450% leap in capacity just in the last ten years! That kind of jump really puts into perspective just how crucial solar power
Solar energy is a disruptive alternative to the traditional approach to generating and using electricity. It is a clean and renewable form of energy that tackles the emerging ugly face of the environment globally. It has now become fully known that a sustainable future in cities such as Dubai through Solar power is now transitioning
Despite the additional expenses they entail upon installation, transitioning to an off-grid solar power system can help businesses save money on energy expenditures in the long run. It can also reduce the company’s environmental impact as well. Solar energy can provide your business with dependable power for many years after you make the transition, and
In the modern industrial landscape, the efficiency and effectiveness of operations hinge significantly on the quality and sophistication of electrical systems. As industries evolve and embrace new technologies, the need for advanced electrical systems has become more pronounced. These systems not only power machinery and equipment but also play a crucial role in enhancing productivity,
In the world of electrical systems, choosing the right connectors is crucial for ensuring reliability, efficiency, and safety. M23 circular connectors have emerged as a popular choice due to their robust design, versatility, and ability to handle various environmental conditions. Whether you’re designing a new system or upgrading an existing one, understanding the key features
Given the increasing cost of living around the world in combination with the prevalence of extreme events in relation to the climate across Australia, it is prudent to implement eco-friendly forms of energy generation. Indeed, if you are a property owner and you are thinking about undertaking a renovation of your property, then you should
As our population keeps growing, so do demands for transport. Scientists and non-government organisations warn that we can’t keep going burning traditional carbon-emitting fuels at an accelerating rate; we need alternative, sustainable options. So what are those transport options that have fuel efficiency in mind? We take a look at the new developments – and
In an era marked by rapid technological advancements, evolving socio-economic landscapes, and global challenges such as climate change, the ability to adapt to change has become a cornerstone of success for individuals, organizations, and societies alike. Embracing change involves not only recognizing its inevitability but also actively seeking opportunities to leverage it for positive outcomes.
O2 Tablet is an antibiotic medicine to address a broad spectrum of bacterial infections affecting different body areas, including the brain, lungs, ears, nose, and genitals. Additionally, it is employed in managing urinary tract infections, blood infections, and stomach infections. In some cases, this tablet is used as a preventive measure against bacterial infections during
With the increasing demand for solar energy, many solar companies are introducing the latest technology solar panel. Choosing the best solar panel manufacturer is dependent on factors such as efficiency, durability, and technology. India is a top country in which the utilization of solar power is good. India is the fastest-growing sector in the world
With water supply systems involving a lot of pipelines, water storage tanks and pumps, it’s important to have devices to monitor and control flow and levels for efficient and safe operation and management of the network. Depending on where you live, water may not be an abundant resource, leaks in pipe systems are unacceptable. Not
The world is quickly shifting to new energy sources in the global economy from dirty fossil fuels to cleaner energy sources due to climate concerns. The decarbonization of the global economy will take an estimated investment of more than $150 trillion over the next three decades. Thus, accounting for about 13% of primary consumption, India’s
With global temperatures steadily climbing, polar ice melting, and climate change wreaking havoc through extreme weather everywhere, it’s no wonder governments are beginning to rethink how our lifestyles affect the planet – and this includes the workplace. Business activities and how they are managed significantly contribute to energy consumption and urban waste. Choosing to go
Electricity is a major component for society to move swiftly and smoothly throughout the day. It runs various appliances, laptops, and cell phones, and the need for it has become apparent in many countries. Food industries can’t afford to turn off their blast chillers & freezers because it can result in spoiled food, and jobs
Cleanliness and sanitization have become two big statements for every big conglomerate when it makes their customers and patrons happy. Whether it is your regular gym, school, or office, cleaning the space after every protocol post, COVID-19, is crucial. This could be the reason behind the rise of commercial cleaning services. Simply wiping down the
The heatwave has hit India and the country is facing major power blackouts. The demand for electricity is increasing day by day this summer and the government is undergoing a power emergency due to inadequate coal supplies to power plants that produce electricity. As 20-30 percent of electricity demand is met by these power plants,
Key Highlights: BlueFloat Energy has announced that they would collaborate on three offshore wind projects in Australia with a total projected capacity of 4.3GW. The project will help the Hunter area move away from coal-fired power. Its creators want to use the energy it generates to serve current huge energy consumers. Australia is now considered
Key Highlights: According to a Chinese military publication, China’s future spaceplanes may launch without the need for rocket engines. Tengyun, a spaceplane with a horizontal take-off and horizontal landing (HTHL) mechanism, is being developed by China. The robotic arm would not be deployed as a weapon since doing so would have serious ramifications. Future spaceplanes
The Parker Solar Probe has finally made it to the sun’s atmosphere. The NASA spacecraft spent more than three years weaving its way through planets and progressively approaching the Sun in order to learn more about the solar wind, which propels charged particles across the solar system. As solar activity has a big impact on
Key Highlights: China’s space program is surpassing the United States two to one, creating an “extraordinary threat” that may make the country the main superpower. They can launch jammer and laser blinding assaults. They have a comprehensive set of cyber capabilities. To counter any future space threats, the Space Force is launching a swarm of
The New Bioenergy Roadmap Primarily known as energy made from biomass or biofuel, bioenergy is a versatile form of renewable energy that can produce electricity, heat, chemicals, transport fuels as well as by-products like organic fertilizer. Using bioenergy has emerged as a promising way to bring the emissions down as well as re-purpose waste that
Key Highlights: The initiative aims to start with a coalition of the willing, leading to mutual benefit from the transfer of solar electricity The campaign aims to accelerate the shift from coal to clean sources of power The initiative will bring together an international coalition of national governments, financial organizations, and power system operators International
Key Highlights: The IHO-Singapore Innovation and Technology Laboratory aims at developing emerging hydrographic technologies to digitalize the maritime sector The IHO-Singapore project will enhance the safety of navigation and protection of the marine environment Singapore will be contributing $1.1 million for the implementation of the project IHO-Singapore Hydrographic Project The 95-member International Hydrographic Organization (IHO)
Key Highlights: A Delhi-based company has won the ‘Eco Oscar’ for developing air technology Clean air technology can create fuels and fertilizers from agricultural waste eradicating air pollution due to stubble burning The technology will also help to raise the farmer’s income by creating a market for crop residues Eco Oscar for Clean Our Air
Key Highlights: Two of Asia’s major economies are racing against the clock to avert a growing energy crisis. From October 15th, all industrial and commercial energy consumers would be required to purchase power at “market-oriented” pricing. Meanwhile, state leaders in India are warning the federal government about the dangers of coal scarcity. Asia’s Major economies
Key Highlights: The Mangalyaan spacecraft has successfully completed seven years of orbiting around Mars The spacecraft entered into the Martian orbit on September 24, 2014, in the first attempt and orbiting the planet ever since It has covered three Martian years that is equal to six Earth years Long Mission Life The Mangalyaan has successfully
Key Highlights: Japan issued a military whitepaper that referenced climate change for the first time. Japan’s Self-Defense Forces are already boosting their usage of renewable energy. The Republic of Singapore Air Force, for its part, has constructed a “net-positive energy” hangar at Changi East Air Base. New Energy Paradigm The military of several Asian countries
In terms of sheer statistics, the oil and gas businesses are one of the biggest industries in the world. If data is to be believed, the yearly revenue of the industry is somewhere in the region of $3.5 Trillion. Countries in the Middle East like Saudi Arabia, Iraq, and others are the biggest producers of
Key Highlights: Japan announces to promote renewable sources of energy and reduce fossil imports within 2021-2030 As the country has no grid interconnections with other countries, Japan is reliant on fossil imports The government has launched several policies to promote the cause Green Strategy Including Hydrogen Power Japan is heavily reliant on imported fossil fuels,
Key Highlights: The second-largest hydroelectric dam turned on in China. Beijing vows to accelerate work on hydroelectric projects in the country. Environmentalists argue that large hydroelectric power projects cause more issues. World’s second-largest hydroelectric dam China turned on the world’s second-largest hydroelectric dam hailing the “world-class” new power plant as a triumph for socialist planning
Key Highlights: South Korean government will build the world’s largest floating offshore wind farm by 2030 The project value has been set at $32 billion and will generate 2,10,000 job opportunities With the wind farm project, South Korea will stand as one of the world’s top five offshore wind producing countries Generated Electricity to Power
Delhi the Most Populated Capital City Globally Over the last few years, we all have been talking about climate change issues quite prominently. Also, climate change is evident all over the world; with frequent landslides, floods, earthquakes, etc. The question is what is next? How can we stop these changes? Meanwhile, Swiss organization, IQAir prepared
We are all aware of two major disadvantages of non-renewable energy sources. They are available in a limited amount that we are sucking rapidly, and the other one is about its impact on the environment. Both of the above reasons have forced us to shift towards an alternate source of energy. Solar energy is considered one
The state-owned public corporation Qatar Petroleum has signed a long-term deal with Vitol to supply 1.25 million tonnes of liquefied natural gas (LNG) annually to Vitol’s customers in Bangladesh. According to Qatar Petroleum’s statement, the export will commence later this year. The Energy Minister of Qatar and CEO of Qatar Petroleum Saad Bin Sherida Al
“In the ever-evolving digital landscape, we at Tata Power-DDL aim to provide the best of our experience and experiences to our consumers. Our newly launched two-way messenger service/ SAMVAAD app will help our consumers avail the key services just at the touch or a click or a button through their mobile handsets. I urge all
A newly formed joint venture of French ‘supermajor’ Total and Adani Group have recently announced to apply to the government of India for permission to open petrol pumps in India. Total-Adani fuels marketing Ltd. will apply for licenses to offer a full bouquet of auto fuels at retail outlets. The joint venture will offer natural
Homeowners can send extra energy and receive credits Vivint Solar is enabling its customers in Massachusetts to participate in the ConnectedSolutions program from National Grid. ConnectedSolutions is a program available to National Grid customers that provides incentives to homeowners with solar to use their photovoltaic (PV) systems with battery storage to reduce peak energy use,
New Wind Farm Projects in Vietnam After the recent equity acquisition in an Australian renewable energy firm, the joint venture of AC Energy of the Ayala Group and Hong-King based UPC Renewables will be stepping up for two new wind farm projects in Vietnam. The Ayala firm announced that the two wind project installations, sited
Optimizing Vietnam’s Energy Potential The Blue Circle, premier renewable energy companies in the Asia-pacific and its partner AC Energy, the power generation arm of Philippine conglomerate Ayala Corporation have signed Asia’s first notice with General Electric Renewable Energy (GE Renewable Energy). The companies will use GE’s new Cypress platform wind turbines. “We are thrilled that
20, 000 roof-mounted solar panels by June 2020 Singapore Airlines and SIA Engineering Company have signed a business deal with Sembcrop Solar. This deal will help the company to install and use around 20, 000 roof-mounted solar panels. These panels will be used to electrify the job locations in different places. And the excess power
President Keen to Attract New Foreign Investors Joko Widodo, the President of Indonesia will supervise the signing of energy and trade deals worth $18.8 billion. This deal also includes Pertamina’s deal with Abu Dhabi National Oil Co. which would upgrade the West Java refinery. Some deals like Pertamina’s purchase of LPG from ADNOC are new
Powering the Distribution Companies (DISCOMs) The MNRE (Ministry of New and Renewable Energy) of India has recently introduced a new policy for the supply of round-the-clock (RTC) power from renewable energy (solar, wind or small hydro) power projects. The need behind this is to address the biggest issue with the energy sector, intermittency. Solar and
The acquisition formed to continue growth in business The engineering services industry, WestStar Industrial, entered into the acquisition of steel fabrication provider Alltype Engineering. According to WestStar Industrial, their acquisition extends limit and accelerate towards increased revenues and earnings with continue growth strategy. This acquisition diversifies and expands WestStar’s ability to provide end-to-end project solutions
Partnership aimed to build renewable energy research and teaching facility A step to support Australia’s low-carbon energy transition Monash University, an Australian university has collaborated with Woodside Energy, an Australian petroleum exploration and production company, to develop a hi-tech “living laboratory”. The building is named as the Woodside Building for Technology and Design and is
China’s well-established detergent reduced plastic consumption by 2000 tonnes Liby, the leading brand of laundry care product from China, unveiled a premium laundry detergent to the rest of the world in London- the Liby Laundry Detergent Essence. The company launched this home product together with world-renowned industry professionals. This revolutionary product contains 7 essences, boosts
ENERES agrees to install a major virtual power plant to overcome electricity demand AutoGrid, the leader in flexibility management software for the energy industry, announces its largest storage-virtual power plant (VPP) in the world by asset volume. The project aims to set up in Japan anticipates adding more than 10,000 assets to the VPP between
Partnership on way to fulfill the demand of chemical-free and high-quality food crops Orisis, China’s leading horticultural firm signed a contract with Infinite Acres to complete its first indoor vertical farm dream. Infinite Acres is comprised of three companies – Priva, 80 Acres Farms, and Ocado, working together to develop wholistic solutions to the challenges occurred
Technoprobe, a global leader in the microelectronics/semiconductor test industry, has reached a definitive agreement to acquire Microfabrica Inc., the leader in high-volume production, microscale Additive Manufacturing. This acquisition is part of Technoprobe’s $100M USD 2019-2020 self-funded technological investment plan. Post-acquisition, Microfabrica will continue to operate independently out of its headquarters in Van Nuys, California. Technoprobe
Partners to supply the largest unsubsidized solar-plus-storage project in UK Sungrow, the global leading inverter solution supplier for renewables, announced that it is supplying PV inverters and energy storage systems for the United Kingdom’s largest unsubsidized solar-plus-storage project. Expansion in UK The Sungrow equipment supplied includes 1500 Volt turnkey inverter stations, SG3125HV-MV. Along with the
Turning waste into energy to power commercial fleets Shell announced that it has launched its pilot program with Maxim’s Group to use Biodiesel from Maxim’s used cooking oil to power its fleet in Hong Kong. Shell has recently made Biodiesel available at Shell’s Tai Po Market station, the third station providing Biodiesel, which expanded the
Delta acquire to improvement of its IoT-based Green Solutions for Smart Buildings and Cities Building automation has become a major focus for Delta’s long-term growth strategy. The proposed acquisition is expected to benefit customers with a broader portfolio of Delta IoT-enabled smart green solutions for sustainable buildings and cities, which already includes building automation, energy
The Noida based leading distributed solar company announces to develop a 70 MW solar project in the state of Uttar Pradesh. Generated power will be sold to commercial and industrial customers through long term Power Purchase Agreements (PPA’s). The project reportedly is going to be the largest open access solar power project in the state
Being second largest economy of Southeast Asia, Thailand is planning to build world’s largest solar farms. The project will be handled by State-run Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (EGAT). The project would comprise 16 floating solar farms with combined capacity of more than 2.7 GW on nine hydroelectric dam reservoirs. The project reportedly, will be
Vestas supporting and expanding the Victorian renewable energy sector Global sustainable energy solutions provider Vestas today entered a partnership with Geelong-based manufacturing company, Marand Precision Engineering (Marand), for its new wind turbine manufacturing facility in Geelong. The partnership will allow Vestas to bring its world-class wind turbine assembly and testing capabilities to Victoria, thereby supporting
The solar farm by Google would be constructed in partnership with Diode and New Green Power Alphabet’s Google made an announced to launch a solar energy project in Taiwan with an intention to support its local data center. The announcement comes after the Taiwanese government changed the country’s Electricity Act to allow non-utility companies to
HPCL’s investment in Tranzmeo is part of India’s state-owned oil and gas companies’ strategy to partner innovative startups that help them cut costs and increase operational efficiencies. Kerala, India based, Tranzmeo, an Artificial intelligence (AI) startup, has secured an undisclosed amount of pre-seed funding from Hindustan Petroleum Corp. Ltd (HPCL) for its AI-powered product, T-connect
The leading renewable energy product provider is talking with two investors and the deal should be done before March 2019 Suzlon Global Services, the operations and maintenance subsidiary of Suzlon Energy will be the donor to sell 49% of its stakes to raise funds to pare debt. Suzlon Energy is looking forward raise around Rs.
In the deal, Blue Planet would leverage Yasasu’s highly efficient distributed waste-to-energy solution. Blue Planet Environmental Solutions, a Singapore-based company has acquired Mumbai based organic waste processing company, Yasasu EMS. Yasasu manufactures self-contained and compact digesters, which the company claims can process one to five tons of organic waste such as leftover food, vegetable and
With a motto to make Reliance Communications debt-free, Anil Ambani has decided that he will sell Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group’s infrastructure company, Reliance Infrastructure (RInfra) to Adani. As per the reports, Adani Transmission Limited (ATL) to buy Reliance Infra for Rs 18,800 crore. Reliance Infra, on Thursday, signed a deal with ATL for a 100
GAIL India Ltd, the country’s biggest gas transporter, is planning to use drones on a pilot basis on its main trunk pipeline as it uses technology to secure its vast network, its director (pipelines) Ashutosh Karnatak said. This decision has been made on the ground of the June 2014 accident at its pipeline in Andhra
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