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Proposed 1600 MW Thermal Power Project in Mirzapur faces environmental scrutiny

India, News

The proposed 1600 MW coal-based ultra supercritical thermal power project in Mirzapur, Uttar Pradesh, does not involve forest land for the main site, but 8.35 hectares of forest land is needed for a water pipeline and road access, the government informed Parliament. The National Green Tribunal (NGT) recently took suo motu notice of a report indicating that the 665 hectares of land for the project site is recorded as a ‘forest’ in a 1952 gazette…

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Hanford site to become 1 GW solar farm

Global, News

The Hanford site, a former nuclear production complex in Washington state, is set for a transformation into a 1GW solar farm. This project, part of the US Department of Energy’s (DOE) Cleanup to Clean Energy initiative, will be executed in partnership with Hecate Energy.  Established in 1943 for the Manhattan Project, Hanford’s nuclear reactors were decommissioned in 1960, with extensive cleanup beginning in the 1980s. Now safe, the site is ready for redevelopment, including solar…

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Hydropower: Achieving Global Renewable Energy Targets

Analysis, Features

At the 28th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in Dubai, global governments pledged to triple renewable generation capacity from 3.8 TW in 2022 to 11.2 TW by 2030. This increase in variable renewables poses grid security and flexibility challenges. Hydropower, among low-carbon options, is the most versatile and cost-effective solution for grid stability. Its key strengths are flexibility and resilience, complementing variable renewables with services ranging…

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