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Honeywell has launched a new suite of artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled solutions aimed at improving efficiency, decision-making, and workforce productivity across plant operations. These solutions, powered by Honeywell Forge and decades of industry expertise, provide an end-to-end AI experience for field workers, control room operators, and executives. In response to challenges such as a shortage of skilled talent and the need for enhanced operational efficiency, Honeywell’s AI solutions, including the Experion Operations Assistant, offer step-by-step guidance…
Union Cabinet approves Rs 124.61 billion for hydropower projects
The Union Cabinet has approved a revised budgetary support scheme for Hydro Electric Projects (HEP), with a financial outlay of Rs 124.61 billion. The scheme, running from FY25 to FY32, aims to support hydropower projects with a combined capacity of 31,350 MW. The updated scheme expands infrastructure support to include transmission lines, ropeways, railway sidings, and communication infrastructure, along with strengthening roads and bridges to improve access to remote project sites. This is expected to…
Gevo secures DOE loan for Net-Zero aviation fuel plant in South Dakota
Gevo has obtained a conditional $1.46 billion loan guarantee from the US Department of Energy’s (DOE) Loan Programs Office for its Net-Zero 1 (NZ1) project in Lake Preston, South Dakota. Including capitalised interest, the loan facility provides a borrowing capacity of $1.63 billion. The NZ1 plant will use 100% US-sourced feedstocks to produce approximately 60 million gallons of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), 1.3 billion pounds of protein and animal feed, and 30 million pounds of…
Refex and Winvision to form JV to manufacture wind turbines in India
Chennai-based Refex Industries has formed a joint venture with Winvision Enterprises to establish Refex Green Energy Limited (RGEL), focused on wind energy solutions. Refex will hold a 75.5% stake in RGEL, while Winvision will own the remaining 24.5%. The JV aims to position RGEL as a comprehensive provider in the wind energy sector, covering manufacturing and assembly of wind turbine generators and components, including nacelle assemblies, hub assemblies, rotor blades, and control equipment. Additionally, RGEL…
IndiGrid, Kintech and H.G. Infra win NVVN’s BESS auction
IndiGrid, Kintech Synergy, and H.G. Infra Engineering have emerged as winners in NTPC Vidyut Vyapar Nigam’s (NVVN) auction to develop 500 MW/1,000 MWh standalone battery energy storage systems (BESS) with Viability Gap Funding (VGF) support. NVVN, a subsidiary of NTPC, allocated 250 MW to IndiGrid 2 at a tariff of Rs 236,999 per MW per month. Kintech Synergy received 65 MW at Rs 237,490/MW/month, and H.G. Infra was awarded 185 MW at Rs 238,000/MW/month. According…