Month: July 2020

India witnessed a new record-low solar power tariff in one of the recently concluded national level tenders. The new tariff bid is 3% lower than the previous record-low bid which was first discovered in 2017 and then twice in 2018. The Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) bid out 2 gigawatts of solar power capacity late last month in an auction dominated by foreign project developers. Spanish, Italian, French, German, and British companies bagged sizeable shares in the tender while quoting aggressively low tariffs. The lowest tariff bid was submitted by Solarpack,…

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Solar-power farms could increase average yield 35% to 40% simply by mounting double-sided photovoltaic (PV) panels on trackers to follow the sun, a multinational research team reports. The team—led by Carlos D. Rodríguez-Gallegos, a research fellow at the Solar Energy Research Institute of Singapore, which is part of the National University of Singapore—analyzed, on a global basis, two types of conventional silicon solar photovoltaic panels (mono- and bifacial) and single- or double-axis tracking systems to move the panels as they follow the sun throughout the day. Team members included researchers…

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Islamabad (6th July, 2020) In view of media reporting based on incomplete information regarding payment of land rent by Oil & Gas Development Company Limited (OGDCL) to the landowners at Uch Gas Field, it is necessary to place a record the factual position to avoid unnecessary speculation, hype and ambiguity. The actual facts and circumstances are as follow.OGDCL’s Uch Gas Field in Dera Bugti is one of the major fields with average daily production of 330 mmscf generating annual revenue of Rs. 28 billion through sale of gas. The field…

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For centuries, wind was the force that moved cargo around the globe, until it was replaced by steam and then diesel during the industrial age. As the shipping industry comes under ever greater scrutiny for its emissions and pollution, there could still be a future for sail-power to transport cargo. REINTRODUCING WIND POWER TO LARGE CONTAINER SHIPS There are several projects under development to reintroduce wind power to large container ships, and even for cruise ships. The one closest to commercial use is the Neoline which uses giant sails and the manufacturer…

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BERLIN: German lawmakers have finalised the country’s long-awaited phase-out of coal as an energy source, backing a plan that environmental groups say isn’t ambitious enough and free marketeers criticise as a waste of taxpayers’ money. Bills approved by both houses of parliament on Friday envision shutting down the last coal-fired power plant by 2038 and spending some 40 billion euros ($45 billion) to help affected regions cope with the transition. The plan is part of Germany’s energy transition — an effort to wean Europe’s biggest economy off planet-warming fossil fuels…

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