Centre of Excellence in Energy

Global Projects to create green grid, CCS hubs across ASEAN, Australia National authorities and companies across Southeast Asia and Australia are seeking ways to pool renewable energy resources to form a green power grid and establish Carbon capture and Storage hubs. For more information visit   this link Commercial flights that fly ‘entirely on hydrogen’ planned for 2024 Launch of the first zero emission commercial passenger flights between the UK and the Netherlands. These hydrogen-electric flights are expected to take to the skies in 2024. For more information visit   this link World should shut nearly 3,000 coal plants to keep on climate track  There are currently more than 2,000 GW of coal-fired power in operation across the world, and that needs to be slashed by nearly half before 2030, to keep the temperature rises within 1.5 Celsius. Nearly half of the effort will need to come from China. For more information visit   this link National I...

  Global Amazon, IKEA, and Unilever commit to zero-carbon shipping by 2040 For more information visit this link Ineos announces £1.7 bn green hydrogen investment in Europe       For more information visit this link China coal hits record high amid tight supplies For more information visit this link   National Adani to invest $50-70 bn in green energy over next decade: Gautam Adani For more information visit this link GIS-based Geospatial Energy Map of India launched       For more information visit this link India a red-hot investment destination for solar power: John Kerry, US Special Envoy For more information this link

  Introduction A California-based company NDB has made a self-charging battery by trapping carbon-14 (C14) nuclear waste in artificial diamond-case. The company claims the battery can run for 28,000 years on a single charge. And just for perspective, before this ridiculous battery runs out of juice, an average Indian would’ve died 400 times over (geez!); more than a thousand generations would’ve passed by; and Jaegers might have finally sliced the last of Kaijus--who knows, those monstrous machines would be powered by one of these things. The US-based company says that the battery can be used in electric vehicles, mobile phones, laptops, tablets, drones, watches, cameras, health monitors and even sensors. It is also said to be extremely safe and tamper proof as it is coated with non-radioactive diamond which prevents radiation leaks. NDB estimates 34 million cubic meters of global nuclear waste will cost over $100 billion to manage and dispose. And a lot of this waste is gr...

  Global Investment in clean energy must triple by 2030 to curb climate change -IEA         For more information visit this link Climate action at COP26 could save millions of lives, WHO says         For more information visit this link   Top fossil fuel lender JPMorgan joins UN climate action finance plan         For more information visit this link   National Reliance New Energy Solar to invest in NexWafe as strategic lead investor       For more information visit this link India, Denmark firm up 5-year action plan to implement ambitious green strategic partnership         For more information visit this link India tweaks policy to use biomass pellets in coal-fired power plant        For more information visit this link

3D Printed Solar Energy Trees   What are solar energy trees? Energy needs are constantly growing, and trees are still being chopped down for firewood in many parts of the world. Scientists at VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland are turning this approach around. Instead of harvesting trees, they are printing artificial trees to harvest energy from the environment. The trees consist of wood-based 3D printed stems and printed solar cells as leaves. When trying to find a way to harvest energy from the environment, the team at VTT looked to nature. Trees seemed the perfect solution, so they modeled their invention after nature’s answer to energy needs. The artificial trees are made by combining 3D printing and printing electronics. At their current size, they are efficient enough to power small devices such as mobile phones, humidifiers, thermometers, and LED light bulbs.   How do they work? The tree’s leaves are flexible organic  solar cells , printed using...

  Global Hydrogen, ammonia can help ensure power security in energy transition: IEA         For more information visit this link Oil spill off California coast is dispersing, amount unclear         For more information visit this link Asia LNG spot price surges by 40 per cent to record high of $56 per mmbtu         For more information visit this link National Silicon, hydrogen to emerge as 'New Oil' for RIL         For more information visit this link Tata Power ropes in AI firm BluWave-ai         For more information visit this link India asks Coal India to invest in electric vehicles, charging pods        For more information visit this link

Carbon Capture Utilization and Storage     What is CCUS? Carbon capture, utilisation and storage (CCUS) refers to a suite of technologies that can play an important and diverse role in meeting global energy and climate goals. CCUS involves the capture of CO2 from large point sources, including power generation or industrial facilities that use either fossil fuels or biomass for fuel. The CO2 can also be captured directly from the atmosphere. If not being used on-site, the captured CO2 is compressed and transported by pipeline, ship, rail or truck to be used in a range of applications, or injected into deep geological formations (including depleted oil and gas reservoirs or saline formations) which trap the CO2 for permanent storage.   Why CCUS? The reason CCUS will have to play a key role is simple: Despite rapid recent growth in renewable sources like wind and solar, the world still relies on fossil fuels to meet about 80 percent of its energy needs. Shif...