Clean Fuel

Long-haul carrier Emirates test flies Boeing 777 on sustainable fuel

Long-haul carrier Emirates successfully flew a Boeing 777 on a test flight Monday with one engine entirely powered by so-called sustainable aviation fuel. This comes as carriers worldwide try to lessen their carbon footprint. Flight No. EK2646 flew for just under an hour over the coastline of the United Arab Emirates, after taking off from Dubai International Airport, the world's busiest for international travel, and heading out into the Persian Gulf before circling back to land. The fuel powered one of Boeing's two General Electric Co. engines, with the other running on conventional jet fuel for safety. This flight is a milestone moment for Emirates and a positive step for our industry as we work collectively to address one of our biggest challenges reducing our carbon footprint," Adel al-Redha, Emirates' chief operation officer, said in a statement. Emirates, a state-owned airline under Dubai's ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, described the sustainable fuel as a blen

Green Hydrogen Mission to help India meet net-zero targets: Experts

The National Green Hydrogen Mission is a "significant step" towards achieving the country's net-zero targets and and will help in reducing input costs of clean energy source, besides generating lakhs of job opportunities in the renewable energy sector, experts say. The Union Cabinet on January 4 approved the National Green Hydrogen Mission, which aims to make India a global manufacturing hub and a clean source of energy. The objective of the Mission is also development of a production capacity of at least 5 MMT (Million Metric Tonnes) per annum with an associated renewable energy capacity addition of about 125 GW in the country by 2030. "I expect that the emphasis on demand creation, incentives and partnerships will kick-start the green hydrogen industry in the country and enable Indian companies to be on a level footing with the global energy suppliers. "The industry is ready to support India's clean energy transition," Sumant Sinha, Chairman and CEO, ReNew Power. Sinha, who is a

Auto Expo 2023: How the motor show found itself driven into a corner

The themes were tech and green, but many saw red

Centre to seek bids to set up green hydrogen manufacturing plants by May

The bidding process is part of a first phase of a $2 billion incentive plan announced last week to boost use of green hydrogen to cut emissions and make India a major exporter in the field

Top headlines: S&P ups India inflation forecast, green hydrogen, and more

S&P Global Ratings raises India's inflation forecast to 6.8% for FY23. India Inc's next big thing could be green hydrogen

Larsen & Toubro commissions new green hydrogen plant at Hazira in Gujarat

The plant will produce 45 kg of green hydrogen daily, which will be used for captive consumption in the company's Hazira manufacturing complex

Gadkari stresses on alternative fuels to minimise oil import, pollution

Union minister Nitin Gadkari on Thursday pitched for the use of alternative fuels for vehicles to reduce the import of crude oil as well as cut down on pollution. As much as 35 per cent of the pollution in the country is due to diesel and petrol, Gadkari said, adding, "this is why we need import-substituting, cost-effective and pollution-free and indigenous products". At the launch of the country's first electric double decker air-conditioned bus, the Minister for Road Transport and Highways said that electric automobiles are greatly cost effective when compared to diesel ones. "In the Indian situation, import of crude oil is a big challenge. We are already experiencing the way rates are increased. It is also very difficult for the common man...," he said. According to him, it is time to start using alternative fuels like electricity, ethanol, methanol, bio-diesel, bio-CNG, bio-LNG and hydrogen for the automobile sector. Further, he said the current size of the Indian automobile .

ReNew to invest $8 billion to set up green hydrogen plant in Egypt

ReNew joins several Indian companies tapping the prospects in green hydrogen, which is considered crucial to decarbonise hard-to-abate heavy industries

Raj, Goa and Gujarat lead in placing govt trained solar panel technicians

Spending on research and training of solar panel technicians (suryamitras) was halved in 2022-23 compared to 2019-20

Oil firms bet on green hydrogen as future of energy; plan to invest billion

After years of dabbling, major oil companies are finally planning the kind of large-scale investments that would make green hydrogen a serious business

4 EU states sign declaration to provide green electricity to 230 mn houses

Denmark, Germany, Belgium and the Netherlands signed a number of bilateral declarations, including goals for green hydrogen, and the creation of more energy islands in the North Sea

New Zealand sets $357 mn to help pay for cleaner cars to reduce emissions

The plan represents a step toward the pledges the nation made under the 2016 Paris Agreement on climate change and New Zealand's stated goal of achieving net-zero carbon emissions by 2050

When it comes to oil, the global economy is still hooked: An analysis

The world may be less dependent on oil now than it was during the energy shocks of the 1970s, but the Ukraine conflict is stark evidence of a stubborn craving for oil

Cutting oil demand likely to hurt Russia but could ease supply crisis

The IEA is also extremely worried about an impending oil supply crisis

LIVE: Ukraine's foreign minister says tank fire recorded in country's East

These shells came from the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine, which are controlled by Russia, says Dmytro Kuleba

GAIL to connect Srinagar to gas grid; Mumbai-Nagpur line by May 2023

GAIL will by May 2023 complete a 700-km pipeline from Mumbai to Nagpur, enabling the flow of gas to central India

Britain's countryside transitioning from fossil fuels to clean power

With three-quarters of British land area in the agricultural sector, it is accelerating the transition from fossil fuels to clean power.

What are flex-fuel vehicles? Can they cut our dependence on petrol?

Union minister Nitin Gadkari recently said that flexible-fuel engines -- or flex engines -- will be made mandatory in India. Find out what flex-fuel vehicles are and how feasible they are

TMS, Ep 44: Delhi pollution, Udaan Q&A, markets, and flex-fuel vehicles

How's air pollution affecting Delhi's business climate? Will flex-fuel engines be able to cut dependence on petrol? How does co-founder Sujeet Kumar see competition benefitting Udaan? All answers here

Green fuels to power Adani Enterprises' petrochemicals business

For each fuel, Adani is planning to reach out to different sets of buyers