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Quote of the day by Paul Krugman: 'I think so long as fossil fuels are cheap, people will use them and it will...' - powerful quote by Nobel Prize-winning economist teaches inspiring life lessons on change, innovation and how cheap energy can slow the shift to new technologyQuote of the day by Paul Krugman: Economist Paul Krugman highlights cost as a key factor in energy transitions. He argues cheap fossil fuel...
In 1992, deadly category 5 Hurricane Andrew caused massive destructions in Florida, 34 years later as rising sea level flooding threatens nearly 40 per cent of U.S. population, Miami, other areas are showing how to be ready for doomsdayAs global average temperatures climb because of fossil fuel emissions, so do sea levels, making low-lying coastal cities vulnerable to floo...
World’s biggest citrus waste-to-energy plant is being built in Brazil: 2.1-million-square-foot facility to turn orange juice waste into 1.77 million cubic feet of biogas every dayBrazil is building the world’s biggest citrus waste-to-energy plant, a 2.1-million-square-foot facility designed to transform orange juice ...
ET Evoke: OECD nations should pay the Global South for climate damages they've caused - if the latter adopt carbon pricing, says Economics Professor Michael GreenstoneGreenstone, Milton Friedman Distinguished Service Professor in Economics at the University of Chicago, says air pollution is shortening liv...
ETMarkets Smart Talk | Nifty enters ‘very attractive’ zone as earnings improve: Union AMC’s Sanjay BembalkarDespite muted foreign flows and persistent geopolitical uncertainties keeping a lid on the broader market, corporate earnings have remained...
How businesses are shifting from optimisation to navigation, reducing dependencies & building resilienceLeaders still have to raise the sails. That is the real shift: from optimiser to navigator. Optimising assumes conditions are stable enough...
After nearly 6 years of research, HKU scientists created steel that survives 1,700 mV in seawater, potentially replacing titanium parts and cutting structural material costs 40 times for green hydrogenGreen hydrogen has a costly weakness. Its equipment can depend on expensive titanium to survive harsh electrochemical conditions. Scientist...
Octopus Energy pays UK households nearly £100m for spare solar power as heatwaves drive 34% surge in solar installation demandUK households have made nearly one hundred million pounds from selling solar power, as Octopus Energy customers have reported collective ea...
Earlier this year, University of Toronto scientists measured hydrogen flowing from billion-year-old Canadian Shield rocks through nearly 15,000 mine boreholes. Today, the site could yield more than 140 tonnes of natural hydrogen each yearAncient Canadian Shield rocks are quietly producing white hydrogen, a naturally occurring gas that could reshape the clean energy market. S...
Global Markets: Hotter Europe isn't cooling investor fervor for stocksThe heatwaves pummelling Europe this summer will have costly impacts on industries ranging from agriculture to tourism -- but that hasn't s...
Nikhil Kamath asks whether India should build EVs or batteries. The answer from Chinese experts may surprise youNikhil Kamath’s conversation with Chinese battery experts explores whether India should build electric vehicles or focus on batteries. The ...
AI's hunger for power sparks US private gas plant boomAs US tech companies race to build the data centers fueling the AI boom, they are increasingly putting up their own power plants -- off the...
For over 100 years global plastic pollution became menace for environment, now forks created from sugar can be household alternativeBioplastics are biobased, meaning they are made completely or partially from a renewable resource, commonly corn or sugar cane; or they are...
After ethanol in petrol, it’s now Bio-CNG’s turn: Govt’s Rs 23,731 crore push could change what powers your CNG car in the years aheadIndia is set to unveil the GOBARdhan scheme, targeting a significant rise in Compressed Biogas production. By transforming agricultural was...
India's peak power demand rises 12% in April-June, evening supply gap widens to 3,045 MW: GovtIndia's peak electricity demand rose 12 per cent from April to June over the same period last year. An all-time high of 270.8 gigawatts was...
MNRE mulls incentive scheme to boost polysilicon manufacturingIndia is on a path to significantly increase its renewable energy capabilities, targeting 500 GW by 2030. With government incentives foster...
Cabinet approves GOBARdhan scheme with Rs 23,731 crore outlayThe Scheme aims to increase domestic Compressed Biogas (CBG) production nearly ten-fold, mobilize large-scale private investment and create...
Suzlon Energy shares rise after US judge directs Pentagon to lift wind project freezeSuzlon Energy shares rose after a U.S. judge ordered the Pentagon to lift its freeze on reviewing onshore wind projects. According to Reute...
Honda outsources new vehicle program to Tata Tech to cut costsHonda has outsourced a new vehicle platform development to Tata Technologies. This move aims to significantly reduce costs and accelerate i...
EV maker Ather Energy nearly doubles revenues, cuts losses by 71%Ather Energy's revenue nearly doubled to Rs 1,217 crore in the June quarter. Net losses narrowed significantly to Rs 51 crore, showing impr...