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Palm Beach County burns 3,000 tons of trash a day to generate electricity: How it worksPalm Beach County, Florida, uses its Renewable Energy Facility 2 to turn municipal waste into electricity. The plant can process up to 3,00...
In 2012, Honolulu added a third boiler to its trash plant; the garbage now supplies 7% of Oahu's electricity; here's how it worksHonolulu reportedly expanded its H-POWER waste-to-energy plant in October 2012 by adding a third boiler. The cost of the project was around...
Teenager from South Africa turned orange peels into cheap, biodegradable product that can help plants survive drought by 84%. She used just ‘electricity and time’Typically, orange peels are thrown directly in the trash. Nonetheless, a girl from South Africa transformed kitchen waste into a solution f...
Adani Power CEO puts Q2 numbers in perspective, gives a peek into the road aheadAdani Power CEO Khyalia said that the company remained focused on delivering reliable, high-quality electricity on schedule to meet India’s...
‘Massive protests would erupt’: NRI says South Korea’s strict waste rules like dumping only washed food boxes and no onion peels in bins are unthinkable in IndiaAn Indian content creator living in South Korea has highlighted the country's strict waste disposal rules, including washing plastic food c...
How San Jose found a way to turn food waste into electricity and compostSan Jose opened a waste processing facility in 2013 designed to handle 90,000 tons of organic waste a year and generate 1.6 megawatts of el...
Coal supply to power plants to normalise soon, Indian official saysCoal supply to Indian power plants is being increased, with a record 2.6 million tons delivered daily. The number of plants with critically...
Delhi-NCR Grap-1 restrictions: From crackdown on diesel vehicles to traffic curbs, check full list of restrictions and other detailsDelhi pollution news: Delhi-NCR's air quality has declined into the poor category, prompting the Commission for Air Quality Management to a...
Delhi-NCR invokes GRAP-I as AQI rises to 244, air quality likely to remain ‘poor’The Commission for Air Quality Management has invoked Stage-I of GRAP across Delhi-NCR after Delhi’s AQI rose sharply from 179 on October 2...
Donald Trump wants data centres to pay communities and generate their own powerDonald Trump has proposed that data centre operators pay dividends to local communities to gain support. He emphasized that these facilitie...
India's power crunch deepens as 96 coal plants face fuel shortagesIndia's coal-fired power plants are currently experiencing critical fuel shortages due to rising energy demands. This surge in electricity ...
How Peter Lynch turned Fidelity Magellan Fund’s $18 million into $14 billion in 13 yearsPeter Lynch is known for his invaluable stock market lessons. The market expert who built one of the best track records in mutual fund hist...
UltraTech commissions Rs 2,650 crore cement plant in Andhra Pradesh in 14 monthsThe integrated cement plant, located in Petnikota village in Kolimigundla mandal in the Rayalaseema region, has a clinkerisation capacity o...
Exporters may be asked to monitor supply chains' indirect emissionsThe Indian government is engaging in discussions about measuring Scope 3 emissions for exporters. This consideration arises as trade partne...
Meet Omar Yaghi, Nobel Prize-winning chemist whose startup Atoco showed how data-centre waste heat could extract water from air, with prototypes producing up to 300 litres a dayIt is a California-based startup and is developing technology at a time when the rapid growth of AI is increasing pressure on data centers ...
Can old wind turbine blades become power poles? Researchers found one major problemResearchers tested a 5.5-meter section of a retired wind turbine blade as a prototype power pole, exploring a potential new use for composi...
Turning waste into value: How Anytech Hughes plans to turn carbon capture into a revenue stream for Indian industryAnytech Hughesis adapting Korea’s commercially proven mineralisation technology to help Indian heavy industries turn carbon capture into a ...
By the 2020s, Polish engineers were turning retired wind turbine blades into benches and outdoor structures; the approach extended their use beyond electricity generationA wind turbine blade can produce electricity for decades. After that, it becomes a disposal problem. In Poland, engineers have started find...
India wastes 1.8 billion units of renewable power amid shortages and dwindling coal stocks: ReportIn July and August, India faced significant curtailment of renewable electricity despite rising power demand. Nearly 1.8 billion units of e...
NTPC invites industrial partners for 26% equity in co-generation projectsNTPC Limited invited Expressions of Interest from commercial and industrial entities willing to invest 26 per cent equity in co-generation ...