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Offshore Wind

Understanding Regional EEZ ,Offshore Hydrocarbons , Seabed Mining & Offshore Wind Energy Offshore Wind Energy in India emerged from nascent ocean exposure or deployment of offshore infrastructure in India replete with social and environmental challenges. India’s lengthy coastline possesses extensive offshore wind energy potential supported by almost 2.3 million sq.km of exclusive economic zones .

Coal Regulator & Marine Freight Formula

National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) approved coal price adjustment mechanism in the determination of coal upfront in 2014 leaving a caveat for review proceedings to consider potential fresh indices contingent on the formula of country of origin, calorific value, marine freight calculation revolving around time chartering rates and bunker fuel rate Echoing the views

Subsidising Fossil Fuels Boost Exports

Costly Exports An analysis has been made of one of the factors which is a significant constituent of the costs involved in exports of Pakistan. This significant factor is electricity and cost of its generation. Pakistan relies heavily on thermal sources for its electricity and a high cost of electricity will negatively impact upon the

By |2023-08-28T02:49:02+00:00August 16th, 2023|Categories: Renewables, Energy & Food Security|0 Comments

Blue Green Climate Fund

Blue or Green Hydrogen Blue hydrogen growth is likely to exceed  " green H2 " in the US as projects in the US are"  blue hydrogen "  oriented i.e source being natural gas with the additional distinction of carbon capture. This is in stark contrast to  green H2 produced through renewable electricity and water electrolysis.

Qatar China LNG & Iran

Qatar Signs off with Sinopec Credit Offshore Energy As a sequel to inking of  QatarEnergy’s  contract with Exxon Mobil Corp, TotalEnergies, Eni and ConocoPhillips for investment in its North Field East (NFE) expansion QatarEnergy is signing of with China Petrochemical Corp (Sinopec) making it the largest phase of the nearly $30 billion LNG expansion venture.

Arab Economies Diversifying Bad for India ?

Kuwait is constructing  the world’s tallest tower ‘Burj Mubarak’  which is almost one km tall and an integral component of its oil diversification push  as well as reducing reliance on oil and expanding its private sector through significant investments in various sectors. Abu Dhabi an Emirate of the UAE  has embarked upon ‘The Abu Dhabi

By |2023-04-13T11:52:46+00:00April 13th, 2023|Categories: Renewables, Energy & Food Security|Tags: , , , , |0 Comments

Corporate Agriculture in the Desert

Food Security and Corporate Farming in Gulf Countries The concept of corporate farming revolves around fostering of efficiency as compared to traditional peasant farming prevalent in many third world countries .The corporate approach to farming encourages , institutionalises and induces private sector investment in agriculture with resultantly  higher output, income and even exports after reasonable

Zero Carbon 2050

Net Zero Emissions Scenario by 2050 A study by the Center on Global Energy Policy reveals that the production , processing and supply of critical minerals may not align with the rapid rise in conversion of internal combustion engines in electrically powered vehicles (EV's)  and usage of electrically powered batteries in vehicles . Additionally  the

By |2023-03-01T09:45:34+00:00February 26th, 2023|Categories: Featured, Renewables, Energy & Food Security|Tags: , , , , , |0 Comments

Water Water Everywhere Not a Drop to Drink

Desalination & Climate Changes Many have heard the popular adage of the Ancient Mariner “ Water Water Everywhere but not a Drop to Drink “. Nowadays  around 300 million people are provided water from desalination plants worldwide and presently there are almost 20,000 such facilities available with varying desalination capacity and the fresh water  so

Food Security

Grain Silos Courtesy Ukraine Business News Ukraine is the worlds 4th exporter of grains.  Silos in territory under the control of the Ukrainian government were at 50 % storage after Russia blockaded the sea ports of Ukraine. At one stage almost 30 million tonnes of grain were stored in Ukrainian held territory out of a

By |2023-03-01T10:13:27+00:00February 9th, 2023|Categories: Renewables, Energy & Food Security|Tags: , , , , , |0 Comments
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