Contents1 What is the News?2 What are Flex Fuel Vehicles(FFV)?3 Advantages of Flex Fuel Vehicles4 Disadvantages of Flex Fuel Vehicles What is the News? Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari on Friday said the government would soon make it mandatory for all vehicle manufacturers to make flex engines (that can run on… Continue reading Flex-fuel engines to be mandatory soon: Gadkari
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Developed countries seek to end export financing for coal
What is the News? The US, European Union, South Korea and other countries are planning to forbid their export-financing agencies from supporting coal-fired power projects overseas. What is the issue? The US, EU and other countries are planning to put a proposal at the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development(OECD) to take a tough position… Continue reading Developed countries seek to end export financing for coal
Impact of fossil fuel extraction on global warming
What is the news? As per recent study, the global oil and gas production should decline by 3% per year until 2050 to keep global warming to below 1.5 degrees Celsius. This target was set by the 2015 Paris Climate Agreement. To achieve this target, global fossil fuel extraction needs to go down. What is the current progress on Paris… Continue reading Impact of fossil fuel extraction on global warming
‘No new coal plants needed to meet 2030 demand’
What is the News? According to a report prepared by EMBER, an independent British energy think-tank in collaboration with Bangalore-based Climate Risk Horizons, India does not require additional new coal capacity to meet expected demand growth by the financial year 2030. Key Findings of the report India does not require additional new coal capacity to… Continue reading ‘No new coal plants needed to meet 2030 demand’
BHEL demonstrates tech to create methanol from high ash coal
What is the news? Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited(BHEL) has successfully demonstrated a facility to create methanol from high ash Indian coal. About Methanol Methanol is a clean-burning fuel that can replace both petrol & diesel in transportation & LPG, Wood, Kerosene in cooking fuel. It can also replace diesel in Railways and could be an… Continue reading BHEL demonstrates tech to create methanol from high ash coal
Ministry of Coal Constitutes Task Force and Expert Committee to Prepare Road Map for Coal based Hydrogen Production
Contents1 What is the News?2 About the Task Force for Coal based Hydrogen Production3 What is Coal Based Hydrogen Production?4 What is the solution then? What is the News? The Ministry of Coal has constituted a Task Force and Expert Committee to prepare a road map for Coal based Hydrogen Production. About the Task Force… Continue reading Ministry of Coal Constitutes Task Force and Expert Committee to Prepare Road Map for Coal based Hydrogen Production
