PM DEDICATES THE FIRST UNIT OF TELANGANA SUPER THERMAL POWER PROJECT TO THE NATION
The Prime Minister Narendra Modi has recently dedicated the first 800 MW Unit of phase 1 of Telangana Super Thermal Power Project of NTPC...
THE ENERGY SOURCE OF TOMORROW – PART 1
For many years, there has been interest in utilising thorium-232 as a nuclear fuel since it is three to five times as abundant in...
Technical Solutions for 240 mw Steam Turbines
During the period of 2002-2006, Ukrainian Energy Machines (UEM) company (former TURBOATOM) carried out equipment supply on a turnkey basis for 4 power units...
The Energy Source Of Tomorrow – Part 2
Solid targets are generally made in the form of rods, spheres, or plates. Spallation is a violent reaction in which the target is bombarded...
THERMAL ENERGY CANNOT BE WRITTEN OFF TILL STORAGE BECOMES COST-EFFECTIVE
The Union Minister for Power and New & Renewable Energy R. K. Singh recently held an interaction with stakeholders in the power sector in...
NORNICKEL, ROSATOM TO LOOK INTO NUCLEAR POWER POTENTIAL IN NORILSK
Nornickel and the State Atomic Energy Corporation Rosatom (Russia) will consider the possibility of setting up low-capacity Nuclear Power Plants (NPPs) to supply energy...
A PERSPECTIVE ON THE LARGE COAL BASED CAPACITY ADDITION
The government has decided to add 80 GW thermal power capacity by the year 2031-32, as Power demand of the country has increased at...
BECHTEL ADVANCES IN ITS MISSION TO TREAT RADIOACTIVE WASTES
Way back since 1898, US-based Bechtel Corporation has been helping its customers complete projects in 160 countries on all seven continents. So far, the...
EDF PLANS TO BOOST INVESTMENT TO MAINTAIN UK’S NUCLEAR OUTPUT
EDF, Britain’s biggest generator of zero carbon electricity that manages the country’s eight nuclear power station sites, has planned to invest a further £1.3billion...
Strategies For Sustainability
The government has decided to add 80 GW thermal power capacity by the year 2031-32, as power demand of the country has increased at an...
BHEL RECEIVES EPC ORDER FROM NLCIL TO SET UP SUPERCRITICAL TPP IN ODISHA
Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) has won a prestigious order, under International Competitive Bidding (ICB), for setting up a 3x800 MW pithead, greenfield Thermal...
Are We on the Right Track?
In New Delhi, on 21st November 2023, the Union Minister for Power and New & Renewable Energy R. K. Singh had an interaction with...
Understanding the Nuclear Option
On 2nd of February 2024 India generated about 3% of its electricity from nuclear power as against 80% from coal. In contrast nuclear energy...
Easing Disposal of the Nuclear Waste
Given the present scenario, the recent development represents a major milestone for Deep Isolation for their Energy Entrepreneurs Fund project, part of the Net...
BHEL RECEIVES ORDER FOR 2X800 MW SINGRAULI SUPERCRITICAL THERMAL POWER PLANT
Under International Competitive Bidding (ICB), Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) has bagged an order from NTPC Ltd. for setting up the 2x800 MW Singrauli...
Thermal Woes
Capacity addition to be subdued given sharper focus on renewables, surplus capacities and weak DISCOMs, observes Mayur Patil, Associate Director, CRISIL Research.
FGD TECHNOLOGY FOR THERMAL POWER
The article gives a glimpse of need for Flue Gas Desulphurisation (FGD) implementation to curb greenhouse gases in thermal power generation. Further, it discusses various FGD technologies.
WHEN SMALL IS BIG
How portable small nuclear reactor can be useful for supplying power to remote places
