Wasted Money & Sunken Assets: Subsidies and Financing for Fossil Fuels

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Fri, 09 Aug 2024 18:23:47 +0000

Under the auspices of the India Smart Grid Forum, the think tank founded as an umbrella organization over India’s 28 state utilities to provide thought leadership, share leading practices, and bring international insights to India, I’m delivering bi-weekly webinars framed by the Short List of Climate Actions That Will Work. With the … [continued]

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Carbon Pricing Is Coming To Maritime Shipping

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Fri, 02 Aug 2024 16:05:28 +0000

In my regularly iterated Short List of Climate Actions That Will Work, there’s a big broom: Price Carbon Aggressively. In the maritime shipping world, it would be a big trawler net that scoops up emissions regardless of technology, allowing the market to figure out the cheapest way to achieve decarbonization. … [continued]

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EIA: U.S. Coal Plant Stockpiles at Highest Level in Four Years

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Mon, 05 Aug 2024 15:50:31 +0000

Stockpiles of fuel at U.S. coal-fired electric plants are at their highest levels since the start of the pandemic. The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) on August 5 said coal […]

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India’s Prototype Fast Breeder Nuclear Reactor Moves Closer to Criticality

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Fri, 02 Aug 2024 15:36:32 +0000

India’s Atomic Energy Regulatory Board (AERB) will allow the country’s flagship 500-MWe/1,250-MWth prototype fast-breeder reactor (PFBR) in Kalpakkam, Tamil Nadu, to approach criticality. The nuclear energy safety watchdog on July 30 […]

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Fuel loading began in March 2024 at India’s 500-MWe/1,250-MWth prototype fast-breeder reactor (PFBR) located at Kalpakkam, Tamil Nadu. Courtesy: Bharatiya Nabhikiya Vidyut Nigam Ltd.

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India Pledges Support for Nuclear, Coal, and Pumped Storage Projects

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Tue, 23 Jul 2024 22:47:25 +0000

Officials in India said that country’s energy transition plan will focus on developing small modular nuclear reactors (SMRs), pumped energy storage projects, and more efficient coal-fired power plants. Finance Minister […]

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Tata Tiago & Citroen C3 EVs Are Now Available In Malawi!

Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Sat, 06 Jul 2024 13:39:52 +0000

Sky Energy, a clean energy engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) firm based in Blantyre, Malawi, has expanded its operations to include the importation and retailing of electric vehicles. The first batch of EVs are already available for consumers to buy in Malawi. The first two models are the Tata Tiago … [continued]

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Carbon Pricing — India Utility Seminar Transcript & Slides

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Fri, 05 Jul 2024 17:57:14 +0000

Under the auspices of the India Smart Grid Forum, the think tank founded as an umbrella organization over India’s 28 state utilities to provide thought leadership, share leading practices, and bring international insights to India, I’m delivering bi-weekly webinars framed by the Short List of Climate Actions That Will Work. With the … [continued]

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Report: India Supports $33 Billion Investment in New Coal-Fired Generation

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Thu, 04 Jul 2024 19:31:20 +0000

Government officials in India have reportedly asked the country’s power companies to spend billions on equipment to support additional coal-fired generation. India is looking for ways to more quickly increase […]

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Fixing Industrial Process Emissions — India Utility Seminar Transcript & Slides

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Sat, 22 Jun 2024 19:44:09 +0000

Under the auspices of the India Smart Grid Forum, the think tank founded as an umbrella organization over India’s 28 state utilities to provide thought leadership, share leading practices, and bring international insights to India, I’m delivering bi-weekly webinars framed by the Short List of Climate Actions That Will Work. With the … [continued]

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Cement Is One Of Few Industries Where Carbon Capture May Be Competitive In Niches

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Sun, 16 Jun 2024 18:49:50 +0000

As concrete month draws nearer to a close, it’s time to look at an option not previously explored, continuing to use limestone but bolting on carbon capture and paying for waste disposal in permanent sequestration sites. After fifteen years of assessing carbon capture technologies, pilots and proposals, this is one … [continued]

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