IIP sets up plant to convert plastic waste into diesel

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Union Minister of Science and Technology and Earth Sciences Harsh Vardhan on August 28, 2019, inaugurated a demonstration plant for converting plastic waste to diesel at the Indian Institute of Petroleum (IIP) of Council of Scientific and Industrial Research in Dehradun, Uttarakhand. The IIP team of researchers had been working on the project worth Rs 15 crore for the past 10 years. Presently, the …

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MERC releases draft Net Billing guidelines

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MERC releases draft Net Billing guidelines

Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission (MERC) has come up with a new draft regulation on Grid Interactive Rooftop Renewable Energy Generating Systems. Among other things, the draft proposes to replace the net-metering system with gross metering or Net-billing mechanism. What is Net-Billing Mechanism ? Under the net billing system, the energy generated by a rooftop solar …

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RRECL – 45 MW Tender under Rooftop Solar Power Generation Scheme

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RRECL - 45 MW Tender under Rooftop Solar Power Generation Scheme 2019-20 in Rajasthan

On 25 October 2019, Rajasthan Renewable Energy Corporation Limited (RRECL) released the Request for Proposal (RFP) for selection of bidders for vendors for the work of supply, installation, commissioning of grid connected SPV Power Plants on behalf of Rajasthan Discoms of 45 MW cumulative capacity under the Rooftop Solar Power Generation Scheme 2019-20 in Rajasthan. …

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MoP issues Revised Guidelines for EV Charging

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In a major decision to give a boost to Electric Vehicles in country, Union Minister of State for Power and New & Renewable Energy (IC) and Skill Development & Entrepreneurship, Shri RK Singh has approved amendments in EV Charging Guidelines and Specifications. These Revised Guidelines and Specifications for charging infrastructure shall supersede the earlier guidelines and …

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Co-firing Biomass in Thermal now classified as Renewable

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Biomass Cogeneration Plants Co-firing

In a notification issued on 27 September 2019 by MNRE, the ministry has clarified that power generated from co-firing of biomass in thermal power plants will be classified as renewable energy. As per the Notification, in continuation to “Policy for Biomass utilisation for Power Generation through co-firing in Pulverised Coal fired Boilers” notified by the …

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