ISLAMABAD, Sep 14 (APP):Federal Minister for Science and Technology Chaudhry Fawad Hussain Monday sad Pakistan would indigenously start producing solar energy panels in one and a half year. “We will be able to transform free solar power to the batteries. With the rapid technological change, each residential unit will have its separate domestic power house and the size of a…
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LCCI for more investment in renewable energy
LAHORE-Renewable energy is a cheap source of energy and has changed the approach of big economies from conventional sources of power to more efficient, cheap and nature friendly resources. These views were expressed by the president of Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry Irfan Iqbal Sheikh, senior vice president Ali Hussam Asghar and vice president Mian Zahid Jawaid Ahmed during…
Read MorePakistan’s petrol crisis of June 2020
ISLAMABAD: On July 21, the Islamabad Policy Institute issued a report titled “The petrol crisis of June 2020.” This report shows a lack of understanding, is based on misinformation and has numerous factual errors. There was a supply glut building up in the international oil markets since the beginning of the year. On February 25, 2020 the Arab Gulf Platts…
Read MoreFATF October review to go well for Pakistan: Yao Jing
ISLAMABAD: Adviser to the Prime Minister on Finance Dr Abdul Hafeez Sheikh and Chinese Ambassador Yao Jing discussed matters related to Financial Action Task Force (FATF) and the latter said that October review will go well for Pakistan. The Chinese ambassador made a farewell call on the advisor here at the finance division on Thursday. Shaikh said that China-Pakistan relations will…
Read MoreStartup aims to reduce energy wastage in Pakistan
KARACHI: Startups in Pakistan are striving to lessen darkness due to insufficient electricity transmission, while making money out of the opportunity. Pakistan is one of those countries which still faces prolonged power outages and one of the main reasons is line losses at a time when the country has surplus production capacity. Inefficient distribution, coupled with lower recovery of consumer…
Read MoreGoogle says it offset all of the emissions it has ever generated
As of today, Google has eliminated its entire “carbon legacy.” By that, the company means it has purchased high-quality carbon offsets to match all of the emissions ever produced by its data centers and campuses. That includes the emissions generated before Google became carbon neutral in 2007. The company says it’s the first in the world to eliminate its carbon…
Read MoreApple’s 2030 carbon-neutral pledge covers itself and suppliers By Leo Kelion
Apple has announced a target of becoming carbon neutral across its entire business and manufacturing supply chain by 2030.The company says the commitment means its devices will have had “zero climate impact” at point of sale.It told BBC News any company hoping to become a supplier would have to commit to “be 100% renewable for their Apple production” within 10…
Read MoreThe Himalayan invention powered by pine needles
nippy November morning saw me driving along a mountain road in Tripuradevi village in India’s Pithoragarh district, Uttarakhand, with the warm sun peeping through the tall pines. I was there to buy hand-woven organically dyed silks and cottons created by Avani, a community organisation employing local craftsmen and providing them with a steady source of income, alongside that from the…
Read MoreBrazil’s Petrobras Restarts Trade With Major Oil Traders
Petrobras is resuming oil trade with the world’s top commodity trading houses Vitol, Trafigura, and Glencore, after nearly two years of suspension amid a bribery investigation into the oil trading giants, Brazil’s state-held oil firm told Reuters late on Monday. In December 2018, Brazilian authorities opened an investigation into Vitol, Trafigura, and Glencore over alleged bribery in which traders had allegedly paid…
Read MoreTurkey sets new power generation record
urkey set new all-time high records on Sept. 3 for daily electricity production and hourly electricity consumption, the nation’s energy and natural resources minister announced Tuesday. “Turkey’s energy production continues to rise, breaking records. Despite the (COVID-19) outbreak, we have a new record on daily energy production,” Fatih Dönmez reported over his Twitter account. According to the data shared by…
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