The Savannah River swapped bare marsh edge for oyster reefs in 2023; wave energy fell by up to 40%, giving Georgia coasts a tougher storm shieldScientists built oyster reefs in Georgia's Savannah River to reduce wave energy. These reefs lessened wave impact on the shoreline by as mu...
24 Aug, 2026, 04.20 PM IST
Meet South Florida teenager Theo Quenee who turned his rooftop into a mangrove nursery after Hurricane IrmaHurricane Irma's devastation prompted Theo Quenee to rescue hundreds of mangrove seedlings. He transformed his home's roof into a nursery, ...
05 Aug, 2026, 06.00 PM IST
Moon going far from Earth: Scientists explain how it could bring longer days and end total solar eclipsesMoon moving farther from Earth: The Moon is slowly moving away from Earth at a rate of 3.83 centimetres per year, a change confirmed throug...
24 Jul, 2026, 05.18 PM IST
Arunachal Pradesh signs MoU with Norway's Tidal Sail AS for 500kW kinetic energy projectArunachal Pradesh and Norway's Tidal Sail AS signed an MoU for a river kinetic energy project. This initiative will establish India's first...
15 Jul, 2026, 12.00 AM IST
Why is market falling today? Sensex plunges 700 points, Nifty tests 24,000. 6 key factors behind the selloffIndian stock indices Sensex and Nifty experienced significant declines on Monday. Rising oil prices and Middle East tensions dampened inves...
13 Jul, 2026, 09.43 AM IST
From oil to renewables, winds of change blow on Scottish islandsEMEC itself produces "green" hydrogen from renewable sources via a tidal turbine and electrolysis using seawater from Eday, one of Orkney's...
18 Oct, 2021, 01.51 PM IST
Global Potential for tidal power is 1,000 GW, but costs dampen the prospectsHowever, the upfront construction costs of the tidal barrage, in addition to associated environmental impacts, remain major obstacles to fu...
14 Nov, 2019, 09.01 PM IST
Clean energy crosses 62 GW mark; solar over 16W, wind 32.7GWThe minister informed the House that the power generated from these sources is fed into the grid and then utilised by distribution companie...
02 Jan, 2018, 04.24 PM IST
Sanjeev Gupta looking for renewable energy assets in IndiaGupta, through Liberty's sister concern Simec Group, is interested in solar projects and is exploring a tidal waves energy project with the...
26 Aug, 2016, 07.11 AM IST
Sanjeev Gupta hunts for mid-sized renewable energy projects in IndiaGupta, through Liberty's sister concern Simec Group, is interested in midsized solar projects in India and is exploring a tidal waves energ...
25 Aug, 2016, 05.43 PM IST
Indian-origin family invests in India-UK tidal power projectLiberty House had last year stepped in to acquire units of Caparo Group, Lord Swraj Paul's steel company that went into administration.
02 Feb, 2016, 12.32 PM IST
No proposal to generate power from tidal waves: GovernmentTo capture sufficient power from the tidal energy potential, the height of high tide must be at least 5 meters (16 feet) greater than low t...
23 Jul, 2015, 07.27 PM IST
- 'Gujarat has made remarkable achievements in the energy sector'
Gujarat had made remarkable achievements in the energy sector in the last one decade, Minister of State for Energy, Saurabh Patel, claimed ...
14 Mar, 2012, 10.44 PM IST
- NHPC all set to heat up thermal power sector
Public sector NHPC, a hydroelectric power producer, has decided to spread its wings nationally in the thermal power business.
25 Apr, 2009, 02.58 AM IST
- Tidal power set to make waves as govts push clean energy
Three decades ago, engineer Peter Fraenkel created an underwater turbine to use river power to pump water in Sudan. Now, his modified desig...
02 Feb, 2009, 12.02 AM IST
- Now, tidal waves may free you from power cuts
The state government is planning power generation using tidal waves that is expected to become operational in May. The project would genera...
17 Apr, 2007, 02.24 AM IST
- Sundarbans set to host first tidal energy plant in India
India may have its first and the world’s fifth tidal energy power plant at Durgaduari creek in Sundarbans.
26 Sep, 2006, 03.07 AM IST