Bangladesh is a country technologically undeveloped. We are not aware of ways to contain nuclear radiation from a conventional U236 nuclear power plant we propose to buy from Russia and install it at Rooppur. Russia itself is the most unsafe nuclear power country in the world. This is a bitter truth irrespective of any opinions and convincing statements to the contrary. We must not make the people of Bangla ...

The much-delayed Kudankulam nuclear power project will become operational soon, India's principal scientific adviser said on Saturday. "The decision will come anytime now. Reactor is a safe reactor... no question about it... it is designed with safety features. It depends on the Atomic Energy Regulatory Board (AERB) to examine the test results and decide," R Chidambaram told reporters on the sidelines of th ...

Veolia Environnement, Europe’s biggest water company, won a contract to build a desalination plant in Saudi Arabia that will supply a petrochemicals factory. The design and construction will generate $310 million in revenue, and operations will deliver $92 million over 10 years, the Paris-based company said today in a statement. The order, awarded by Saudi utility Marafiq, may be extended by 20 years. Saudi ...

India promised to protect key industries from the full impact of higher gas prices last week, taking the shine off a reform which may bring in more investment to the gas sector but could hike costs for consumers by around 50 percent from next year. Asia's third-largest economy took the unpopular step of approving a gas hike for the first time in three years on Thursday to encourage investment in domestic ou ...

[wpdm_file id=9] This whitepaper takes time to visit Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand's impressive North Bangkok Power Plant in the Nonthaburi region.  The article is compiled with the Head of Chemical and Environmental Sector Mr. Jennarong Termthanam who explains the current systems in place to ease the day to day operational challenges they have with producing and treating water for the HRSG. ...

Lesser-developed countries — with limited, inefficient, or ageing power plants, and significant supply gaps — like Nepal, Bangladesh, Cambodia, Kazakhstan, Laos, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, and Uzbekistan, should be supported for interventions that could focus on priorities for reducing line losses; installing proper metering, billing, and collection systems; and improving the efficiency of power plants, according ...

Around the world, governments and businesses are constantly being called upon to make big investments in solar, wind, and geothermal energy, as well as biofuels. But, in the US, unlike in Europe and Asia, discussion of hydrogen energy and fuel cells as systemic, game-changing technologies is largely absent. That needs to change: these clean, renewable energy sources promise not only zero-emission baseload p ...

Sharp Corp., a Japanese solar panel maker, is considering building a 38-megawatt solar power station in northern Japan. The plant may be built in Tomakomai city, Hokkaido, Miyuki Nakayama, a Sharp spokeswoman, said by phone today, declining to confirm details included in a June 29 story in the Nikkei newspaper. No decision has been made on the plant, she said. The station may cost more than 10 billion yen ( ...

The power supply was badly affected in the core Malwa region on Saturday afternoon following the breakdown of all four working units of Guru Hargobind Thermal Power Plant (GHGTPP), Lehra Mohabbat, and two units of Guru Nanak Dev Thermal Power Plant (GNDTPP), Bathinda, following a communication gap between different offices of the Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL). Bathinda, Mansa and Muktsar di ...

[wpdm_file id=4]   This exciting whitepaper takes a close look at an alternative solution for disposal of hazardous organic compounds in the petroluem industry. ...