NON FOSSIL FUELS

IndianOil, India's leading oil firm, commenced the production of high-octane fuel for racing cars and dispatched its first batch. The Paradip refinery in Odisha is now producing STORM-X, a specialized petrol designed for motorsport.

India's coal imports surged 13.2% to 26.10 million tonnes in April 2024, driven by early summer demand. Non-coking coal reached 17.40 MT and coking coal 4.97 MT. Amid calls for boosting domestic production, imports continue to rise, expected to meet...

India needs $385 billion for 500 GW renewable energy by 2030. Coal remains key for next decade. Adani Group plans to generate 45 GW of renewable power by 2030 to support India's transition to net-zero by 2070.

Maruti Suzuki India executive emphasizes strong hybrids over fossil fuel-powered models and pure electric vehicles (EVs) for auto industry sustainability.

The G7 leaders recently committed to achieving net zero emissions by 2050, with the Albanese government in Australia introducing legislation to create a Net Zero Economy Authority to drive investment in clean energy. The concept of net zero, aiming ...

The government aims to raise the share of non-fossil fuel in India's electricity generation capacity to 50% by 2030, according to MNRE Secretary Bhupinder Singh Bhalla. Currently, non-fossil fuel-based capacity constitutes about 42% of India's insta...

India's power generation capacity saw growth in both fossil fuel-based and non-fossil fuel-based sources in FY24. Fossil fuel capacity rose to 243.22 GW while non-fossil fuel capacity increased to 190.57 GW, with renewable energy sources like solar ...

The ideal solution is to separate RE production from storage, and charge some hydel specialists with the task of building adequate pumped storage capacity in environmentally benign ways across locations, facilitating transmission of green power acro...

India plans to invite private firms, including Reliance Industries, Tata Power, Adani Power, and Vedanta, to invest around $26 billion in its nuclear energy sector, marking the first time New Delhi seeks private investment in nuclear power. The gove...

Interim Budget 2024: The Government of India aims to achieve 50% cumulative installed power generation capacity from non-fossil fuel sources by 2030. However, there is a need for increased annual capacity addition to reach the target. The upcoming b...

India is embarking on a capacity expansion of its oil refineries to meet the country's rising thirst for fossil fuels. The building blitz aims to raise production of traditional transport fuels such as gasoline and diesel, which will increase India'...

The China Electricity Council (CEC) in a yearly report said grid-connected wind and solar would make up around 40% of installed power generation capacity by the end of 2024, compared with coal's expected 37%.

The review of the economy emphasizes the importance of balancing development and carbon emissions mitigation globally. It acknowledges that many nations prioritize access to energy as an immediate concern. India's energy transition policies strike a...

India faces a challenge in building more power capacity to meet growing demand, as the country plans to double coal production and add 88 gigawatts of thermal power plants by 2032. This move may seem counterintuitive for India, which is highly vulne...

In an interview to PTI, R K Singh said, "India is likely to witness 25 GW of renewable energy capacity addition entailing an investment of Rs 1,37,500 crore (about USD 16.5 billion) in 2024 calendar year, which would be higher than 13.5 GW with an i...

The president of COP28 had consistently stressed his intention to supercharge climate action. Even as it signals progress, the UAE Consensus hass loopholes that allow oil and gas exporters the space to continue operations, observers said. Countries ...

​​The country's installed power generation capacity from non-fossil source is 186.46 gigawatt (GW), which is 43.82 per cent of its total installed capacity, the minister for new and renewable energy said.

"At Volvo, we have set target that by 2030, 50 per cent of our vehicles will be non-fossil fuel-based. They will be non-polluting. Balance 50 per cent will become non-zero emission by 2040," Volvo Group President and Managing Director in India Kamal...

Addressing FICCI's India Energy Transition Summit 2023, Singh also said had India not lost two years due to COVID-19, the nation would have achieved 50 per cent of its power generation capacity from RE non-fossil fuels, by now. India has 424 GW of p...