Scientists recreate building blocks of life

NASA researchers recreate amino acids in lab as it may have formed billions of years ago

Sun in a box: Excess renewable energy can now be stored more efficiently

MIT engineers have designed a concept that can store excess energy in the form of heat and supply it back to the grid when need be

Is the Modi government serious about climate change?

Unlikely since nobody knows where and how it has spent environmental cessess, such as the coal cess, meant to mitigate climate change 

The power of sewage

Maharashtra is all set to use treated sewage water in thermal power plants. Can this move be scaled up?

Why solar power rates touching a historic low could be bad news

Though power rates have fallen substantially, capacity of projects that are bid for has not increased

Presence of mercury in birds near thermal power plants in Maharashtra paves way for modern analysis

Fly ash generated by TPPs is one of the ways mercury is released into the environment. Fly ash is usually disposed in ash ponds in the form of …

Clean hydrogen can cut carbon emissions 34%: Study

Can be achieved at manageable costs using wind and power energy, according to the study

Notification neglected

Killing pollution

Smokeless!

A coal-based power plant in Chittorgarh shows that even old plants can be non-polluting

High radioactive toxicity

Why coal-fired power stations need to shut on health grounds

While pollution and its health hazards are greatest near power plants, particulates, with attached sulphur dioxide, can travel 100km or more

How China is cleaning the highly-polluting coal power sector

The largest producer of coal power successfully cleans the highly polluting sector with strict emission norms and effective implementation

Thailand’s largest solar plant gives hope for more private sector projects

By replacing fossil fuels, the solar plant will avoid release of more than 1.3 million tonnes of greenhouse gases into atmosphere over next 25 years

Power Generation and Increasing Water Scarcity: Interview with Barbara Schreiner

The Executive Director of Pegasys Institute in South Africa talks about thermal power generation and water shortage in her country

No rise in CO2 emissions globally for second year in a row: IEA

For the year 2015, global CO2 emissions stood at 32.1 billion tonnes, essentially the same as levels in 2013

Gas gobbling algae

Carbon dioxide emissions from power plants can be reduced by a process involving algae, sunlight, and a little common sense

Living made difficult

Less than 8% of India’s coal power plants can control SO2 emissions, a new analysis finds

The thermal sector holds a predominant position within India’s overall installed capacity

India’s coal demand to increase to 1.5 billion tonnes by 2030: Economic Survey 2021-22

Are we really planning transition to cleaner economy?  

Talcher thermal power plant shuts down, NTPC says modern unit will replace it

The 460-megawatt power plant was commissioned in 1967

Thermal power plants must assess health impact for green clearance

Environment ministry notification mandates bi-annual health check-ups for workers 

COSTA RICA

Only 5% of India’s coal-based thermal power capacity meets SO2 emissions norms: CSE report

None of the plants in the eastern states were found to be compliant   

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (November 11, 2020)

Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal