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Time of India
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Time of India
Sujoy Prasad Chatterjee's directorial debut to be screened at the House of Commons
Sujoy Prasad Chatterjee Interdisciplinary artiste Sujoy Prasad Chatterjee's directorial debut HOME is all set to be screened at the House of Commons in the British Parliament on June 23. The screening, supported by the UK-based Bengal Heritage Foundation, comes at a time when the idea of 'home' is under global scrutiny, and is fragmented by questions of identity, belonging, and displacement. Inspired by Arundhathi Subramaniam's poem, HOME is similar to a meditation on the noise and silence that define displacement, echoing the fractures that persist in a rapidly polarising world. The short film also engages deeply with gender politics, featuring twelve leading women actors from the Kolkata film industry in a powerful ensemble. Aparajita Adhya in HOME Presented by National Award-winning actor Rituparna Sengupta and mentored by veteran theatre personality Sohag Sen, the film was earlier screened at the Kolkata International Film Festival, Birmingham Indian Film Festival, and the IVIEW WORLD Human Rights Film Festival in Delhi. 'I am very glad that the film is being screened at the House of Commons,' says Sujoy Prasad Chatterjee, adding, 'Hopefully it will raise some important questions about diasporic identity, discrimination on all counts and, of course, the lens of gender.' Speaking on the initiative, Koushik Chatterjee, president, Bengal Heritage Foundation, noted: 'We believe in narrowing gaps, promoting diversity, and upholding artistic visions that reflect the times. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Direct Shopping From Adidas Franchise Store, Up To 50% Off Original Adidas Shop Now Undo The short film is an important manifestation of the times we live through.' The screening at such a significant international platform not only underlines the global relevance of the film's themes but also reinforces the growing recognition of independent Indian voices on matters of identity, gender, and human rights. Check out our list of the latest Hindi , English , Tamil , Telugu , Malayalam , and Kannada movies . Don't miss our picks for the best Hindi movies , best Tamil movies, and best Telugu films .
Yahoo
27-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
WATT Fuel Cell Completes Installation of its Latest Generation Fuel Cell System, WATT HOME™, within Peoples Natural Gas Service Territory
Locally made fuel cell systems can serve as backup power source for homes by connecting to existing natural gas infrastructure PITTSBURGH, May 27, 2025--(BUSINESS WIRE)--WATT Fuel Cell, in partnership with Essential Utilities, has successfully installed the next-generation WATT HOME solid oxide fuel cell system in Peoples Natural Gas' Western Pennsylvania service territory. The installation marks a significant step forward in enhancing energy efficiency and reliability for residential customers. The WATT HOME system is a cutting-edge technology designed to provide safe, clean, efficient, and reliable energy directly to homes. This system operates by converting natural gas into electricity through an electrochemical process without combustion, offering a sustainable complement or alternative to traditional energy sources. The installation of a WATT HOME system brings numerous advantages to the homeowner and community at large. Those advantages include increased efficiency, reduced greenhouse gas emissions, and a smaller physical footprint. As a back-up power solution, the WATT HOME system provides a dependable source of electricity, minimizing the impact of grid outages. With the increasing strain on the PJM electric grid from extreme weather events and the retirement of baseload generators, the need for reliable backup power has never been greater. On average, U.S. electricity customers experience approximately 5.5 hours of electricity interruptions annually. WATT HOME fuel cell systems keep the lights on during outages without the noise or pollution created by standard backup power generators. "The rising frequency and severity of power disruptions highlight the urgent need for resilient, efficient, and clean energy solutions," said Caine Finnerty, CEO and Founder of WATT Fuel Cell. "When the power goes out, the WATT HOME system activates to ensure your electricity is working all the time." Looking Ahead: Future Installations and Rollout Program As part of Peoples' commitment to advance innovative energy solutions, Pennsylvania's largest natural gas utility plans pilot installations of the WATT HOME system in multiple company field offices. These projects will help define the installation and operational process across different use cases, informing a future public rollout. "The partnership with WATT is the latest in a series of innovative concepts championed by Peoples to meet modern-day energy demands," said Peoples President Michael Huwar. "The WATT HOME system's groundbreaking technology has the potential to protect homeowners from volatility in power generation, offering a reliable, resilient and sustainable energy solution that leverages our region's abundant natural gas supply." For more information about the WATT HOME system, visit About WATT Fuel Cell WATT Fuel Cell ( is a manufacturer and developer of Solid Oxide Fuel Cell ("SOFC") stacks and systems that operate on common, readily available fuels such as propane and natural gas. WATT's proprietary, patented additive manufacturing process (AMP) has allowed it to produce commercially viable SOFC products for small-scale and remote power applications. WATT's Hybrid Power Management system works in tandem with renewable power sources (solar and wind) and energy storage to provide quiet, efficient, affordable, and environmentally responsible energy solutions prioritizing a return on investment for customers across the globe. About Peoples Natural Gas Peoples, an Essential Utilities (NYSE:WTRG) company, provides clean, safe, affordable and reliable natural gas service to approximately 740,000 homes and businesses in Western Pennsylvania and Kentucky. Peoples is committed to its customers, its employees, the environment, and to the regions it serves. About Essential Utilities Essential Utilities, Inc. (NYSE:WTRG) delivers safe, clean, reliable services that improve quality of life for individuals, families, and entire communities. With a focus on water, wastewater and natural gas, Essential is committed to sustainable growth, operational excellence, a superior customer experience, and premier employer status. We are advocates for the communities we serve and are dedicated stewards of natural lands, protecting more than 7,600 acres of forests and other habitats throughout our footprint. Operating as the Aqua and Peoples brands, Essential serves approximately 5.5 million people across 9 states. Essential is one of the most significant publicly traded water, wastewater service and natural gas providers in the U.S. View source version on Contacts Danielle RamaleyChief Commercial Officer, WATT Fuel Cell Error in retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data
Yahoo
27-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
WATT Fuel Cell Completes Installation of its Latest Generation Fuel Cell System, WATT HOME™, within Peoples Natural Gas Service Territory
Locally made fuel cell systems can serve as backup power source for homes by connecting to existing natural gas infrastructure PITTSBURGH, May 27, 2025--(BUSINESS WIRE)--WATT Fuel Cell, in partnership with Essential Utilities, has successfully installed the next-generation WATT HOME solid oxide fuel cell system in Peoples Natural Gas' Western Pennsylvania service territory. The installation marks a significant step forward in enhancing energy efficiency and reliability for residential customers. The WATT HOME system is a cutting-edge technology designed to provide safe, clean, efficient, and reliable energy directly to homes. This system operates by converting natural gas into electricity through an electrochemical process without combustion, offering a sustainable complement or alternative to traditional energy sources. The installation of a WATT HOME system brings numerous advantages to the homeowner and community at large. Those advantages include increased efficiency, reduced greenhouse gas emissions, and a smaller physical footprint. As a back-up power solution, the WATT HOME system provides a dependable source of electricity, minimizing the impact of grid outages. With the increasing strain on the PJM electric grid from extreme weather events and the retirement of baseload generators, the need for reliable backup power has never been greater. On average, U.S. electricity customers experience approximately 5.5 hours of electricity interruptions annually. WATT HOME fuel cell systems keep the lights on during outages without the noise or pollution created by standard backup power generators. "The rising frequency and severity of power disruptions highlight the urgent need for resilient, efficient, and clean energy solutions," said Caine Finnerty, CEO and Founder of WATT Fuel Cell. "When the power goes out, the WATT HOME system activates to ensure your electricity is working all the time." Looking Ahead: Future Installations and Rollout Program As part of Peoples' commitment to advance innovative energy solutions, Pennsylvania's largest natural gas utility plans pilot installations of the WATT HOME system in multiple company field offices. These projects will help define the installation and operational process across different use cases, informing a future public rollout. "The partnership with WATT is the latest in a series of innovative concepts championed by Peoples to meet modern-day energy demands," said Peoples President Michael Huwar. "The WATT HOME system's groundbreaking technology has the potential to protect homeowners from volatility in power generation, offering a reliable, resilient and sustainable energy solution that leverages our region's abundant natural gas supply." For more information about the WATT HOME system, visit About WATT Fuel Cell WATT Fuel Cell ( is a manufacturer and developer of Solid Oxide Fuel Cell ("SOFC") stacks and systems that operate on common, readily available fuels such as propane and natural gas. WATT's proprietary, patented additive manufacturing process (AMP) has allowed it to produce commercially viable SOFC products for small-scale and remote power applications. WATT's Hybrid Power Management system works in tandem with renewable power sources (solar and wind) and energy storage to provide quiet, efficient, affordable, and environmentally responsible energy solutions prioritizing a return on investment for customers across the globe. About Peoples Natural Gas Peoples, an Essential Utilities (NYSE:WTRG) company, provides clean, safe, affordable and reliable natural gas service to approximately 740,000 homes and businesses in Western Pennsylvania and Kentucky. Peoples is committed to its customers, its employees, the environment, and to the regions it serves. About Essential Utilities Essential Utilities, Inc. (NYSE:WTRG) delivers safe, clean, reliable services that improve quality of life for individuals, families, and entire communities. With a focus on water, wastewater and natural gas, Essential is committed to sustainable growth, operational excellence, a superior customer experience, and premier employer status. We are advocates for the communities we serve and are dedicated stewards of natural lands, protecting more than 7,600 acres of forests and other habitats throughout our footprint. Operating as the Aqua and Peoples brands, Essential serves approximately 5.5 million people across 9 states. Essential is one of the most significant publicly traded water, wastewater service and natural gas providers in the U.S. View source version on Contacts Danielle RamaleyChief Commercial Officer, WATT Fuel Cell
Business Wire
27-05-2025
- Business
- Business Wire
ADDING and REPLACING WATT Fuel Cell Completes Installation of its Latest Generation Fuel Cell System, WATT HOME™, within Peoples Natural Gas Service Territory
PITTSBURGH--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Add "Forward-Looking Statements" after last paragraph of release. WATT Fuel Cell, in partnership with Essential Utilities, has successfully installed the next-generation WATT HOME solid oxide fuel cell system in Peoples Natural Gas' Western Pennsylvania service territory. Share The updated release reads: WATT FUEL CELL COMPLETES INSTALLATION OF ITS LATEST GENERATION FUEL CELL SYSTEM, WATT HOME™, WITHIN PEOPLES NATURAL GAS SERVICE TERRITORY Locally made fuel cell systems can serve as backup power source for homes by connecting to existing natural gas infrastructure WATT Fuel Cell, in partnership with Essential Utilities, has successfully installed the next-generation WATT HOME solid oxide fuel cell system in Peoples Natural Gas' Western Pennsylvania service territory. The installation marks a significant step forward in enhancing energy efficiency and reliability for residential customers. The WATT HOME system is a cutting-edge technology designed to provide safe, clean, efficient, and reliable energy directly to homes. This system operates by converting natural gas into electricity through an electrochemical process without combustion, offering a sustainable complement or alternative to traditional energy sources. The installation of a WATT HOME system brings numerous advantages to the homeowner and community at large. Those advantages include increased efficiency, reduced greenhouse gas emissions, and a smaller physical footprint. As a back-up power solution, the WATT HOME system provides a dependable source of electricity, minimizing the impact of grid outages. With the increasing strain on the PJM electric grid from extreme weather events and the retirement of baseload generators, the need for reliable backup power has never been greater. On average, U.S. electricity customers experience approximately 5.5 hours of electricity interruptions annually. WATT HOME fuel cell systems keep the lights on during outages without the noise or pollution created by standard backup power generators. "The rising frequency and severity of power disruptions highlight the urgent need for resilient, efficient, and clean energy solutions,' said Caine Finnerty, CEO and Founder of WATT Fuel Cell. 'When the power goes out, the WATT HOME system activates to ensure your electricity is working all the time.' Looking Ahead: Future Installations and Rollout Program As part of Peoples' commitment to advance innovative energy solutions, Pennsylvania's largest natural gas utility plans pilot installations of the WATT HOME system in multiple company field offices. These projects will help define the installation and operational process across different use cases, informing a future public rollout. 'The partnership with WATT is the latest in a series of innovative concepts championed by Peoples to meet modern-day energy demands,' said Peoples President Michael Huwar. 'The WATT HOME system's groundbreaking technology has the potential to protect homeowners from volatility in power generation, offering a reliable, resilient and sustainable energy solution that leverages our region's abundant natural gas supply.' For more information about the WATT HOME system, visit About WATT Fuel Cell WATT Fuel Cell ( is a manufacturer and developer of Solid Oxide Fuel Cell ('SOFC') stacks and systems that operate on common, readily available fuels such as propane and natural gas. WATT's proprietary, patented additive manufacturing process (AMP) has allowed it to produce commercially viable SOFC products for small-scale and remote power applications. WATT's Hybrid Power Management system works in tandem with renewable power sources (solar and wind) and energy storage to provide quiet, efficient, affordable, and environmentally responsible energy solutions prioritizing a return on investment for customers across the globe. About Peoples Natural Gas Peoples, an Essential Utilities (NYSE:WTRG) company, provides clean, safe, affordable and reliable natural gas service to approximately 740,000 homes and businesses in Western Pennsylvania and Kentucky. Peoples is committed to its customers, its employees, the environment, and to the regions it serves. About Essential Utilities Essential Utilities, Inc. (NYSE:WTRG) delivers safe, clean, reliable services that improve quality of life for individuals, families, and entire communities. With a focus on water, wastewater and natural gas, Essential is committed to sustainable growth, operational excellence, a superior customer experience, and premier employer status. We are advocates for the communities we serve and are dedicated stewards of natural lands, protecting more than 7,600 acres of forests and other habitats throughout our footprint. Operating as the Aqua and Peoples brands, Essential serves approximately 5.5 million people across 9 states. Essential is one of the most significant publicly traded water, wastewater service and natural gas providers in the U.S. Forward-Looking Statements This letter contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, which generally include words such as 'believes,' 'expects,' 'intends,' 'anticipates,' 'estimates' and similar expressions. The Company can give no assurance that any actual or future results or events discussed in these statements will be achieved. Any forward-looking statements represent its views only as of today and should not be relied upon as representing its views as of any subsequent date. Readers are cautioned that such forward-looking statements are subject to a variety of risks and uncertainties that could cause the company's actual results to differ materially from the statements contained in this release. Such forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to statements relating to the capital to be invested by the water, wastewater, and gas distribution divisions of the Company. There are important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements including the factors discussed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K and our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, which is filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. For more information regarding risks and uncertainties associated with The Company's business, please refer to the Company's annual, quarterly and other SEC filings. The Company is not under any obligation - and expressly disclaims any such obligation - to update or alter its forward-looking statements whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. WTRGG
Yahoo
25-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
City restaurateurs discuss changes to high-end dining
In a waterfront dining space in Leeds, chef Liz Cottam is focused. It is only noon, but she has a big group booking later and her team is small. She has not had a day off in 11 weeks, she says. Her new Holbeck-based venture, emba, has opened just months after the Masterchef semi-finalist's nearby fine dining restaurant, HOME, was forced to close. There, customers would routinely spend up to £300 a head on her 14-course tasting menu and the waiting list for a table could be up to six months. The restaurant, which opened in 2017, was her "diamond and ruby-encrusted cup" and represented what she thought was expected of her. But HOME closed in late 2024 due to economic pressures, with the year a low point for the higher end of the Leeds gastronomy scene. Michael O'Hare, whose Man Behind the Curtain restaurant earned Leeds' first Michelin star in a decade, shut his latest venture the same week as Home's closure. "The reasons were circumstantial, environmental pressures on the level that we were both operating at," Liz says. According to UK Hospitality, the number of restaurants trading across Yorkshire has dropped by about 1,000 since 2019. In Leeds, the number of eateries has dropped by 8% over the same time frame. Liz says that in a post-pandemic world, demand for elaborate meals has dwindled and the cost of living crisis has bitten. Supplier costs have also soared. Liz recalls the "horror" of oil and butter becoming eight times more expensive, with HOME's monthly electricity bill jumping from £1,200 a month to £12,000. "The demand went down and the costs went up and there was just absolutely no chance of passing that on to continue." For Liz, who has also appeared on the BBC's Great British Menu, the stress of trying to "hustle" and keep things afloat crept up on her. "In the beginning we we thought it might be a blip," she says. "We hoped it was going to be something that we could combat with some hard work and some good business management, but no, not at all." Liz, 49, says she wanted to go down "playing her cello" like on the sinking Titanic, rather than resorting to big discounts or gimmicks. After returning briefly to the corporate world for some "financial breathing space", Liz created the concept of emba, named after the coal fires most of her food is cooked on. But this time, she had to think of alternative ways of funding the concept. "It just felt really obvious to try and dip our toe in the water in the crowdfunding sphere," she says. Emba hit its £45,000 target in three weeks, with the total eventually reaching £67,000. "Your ego needs to be parked, thrown out really," says Liz. "I think I'm now a lot more humble after going through this process." She says emba's food is less theatrical and more "soulful and heart-led". "It's still creative, but served without the fuss." A short walk away, another Masterchef alumnus is opening a new restaurant - the Cinnamon Kitchen at the Queens Hotel, led by Vivek Singh. It is his first outpost in the north and billed as Leeds' first Indian fine dining restaurant. But why here, in light of two recent high-profile hospitality closures? Vivek says: "The short, easy answer to that, is why not Leeds?" He says the hotel's proximity to the railway station was a major factor. The grand surroundings of the hotel was also part of the decision, he says, along with the availability of local produce. Vivek, who plans on making Yorkshire rhubarb one of his signature dishes, adds: "I want to celebrate the farmer and the seasons in West Yorkshire." The 54-year-old was born and trained as a chef in Bengal and opened his first restaurant in the UK in London in 2001. Now launching his sixth opening, Vivek seems fearless about the risks - despite food prices continuing to see a gradual rise. "Sometimes it just feels right," he says. "I opened my second restaurant in London two weeks after the collapse of Lehman Brothers in 2008. "It had 250 seats and was still busy." Vivek, who sold the Cinnamon Collection to the Boparan Restaurant Group in 2016, continues: "Our producers need to be fairly rewarded and good, quality ingredients are not cheap. "Eating out is not something you should do every night anyway - if you do there is something wrong." Listen to highlights from West Yorkshire on BBC Sounds, catch up with the latest episode of Look North. 'More restaurants and bars could shut without help' City centre rooftop restaurant to close 'This city is losing its identity as independent businesses are closing' Michelin chef closes restaurant after seven months
