Europe's dirty thirty
Coal-fired power plants are the single biggest global source of greenhouse gas emissions. Coal is the dirtiest fuel and global coal reserves represent a greater source of potential CO2 than any other
Energy Policy
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Draft Guidelines for selection of 1500 MW Grid Solar PV power projects under National Solar Mission, Phase-II Batch-II Scheme
The National Solar Mission (NSM) launched in January 2010 is a major initiative of the GoI with active participation from States to promote utilization of solar energy to supplement the country’s energy
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Solar rooftops may get FAR exemptions
The state government's desperation is becoming evident. It wants Bangaloreans to install solar panels on their rooftops, sell surplus power and help the government tide over power crisis. In the legislative
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Rs.200-crore boost for power
The power sector in the Capital, which witnessed frequent outages last month, received a much-needed boost from the Union Budget, which allotted Rs.200 crore to augment infrastructure in the key Department.
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How environmentalists drafted blueprint for Obama carbon emissions rule
In November 2010, three combatants gathered in a sleek office here to build a carbon emissions policy that they hoped to sell to the Obama administration. One was a lawyer who had been wielding the Clean
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Natural gas allocation policy to be rejigged
In a major revamp of natural gas allocation policy, the government will give city gas projects, selling CNG to automobiles and piped cooking gas to households, top-most priority for receipt of domestically-produced
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Sustainable Energy Association Manifesto 2015
The Sustainable Energy Association’s Manifesto uses the UK Government’s own online calculator to demonstrate how an ambitious programme of insulating buildings, and producing more energy directly from
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Small Hydro Power Programme (upto 25 MW) - for the year 2014-15
Small Hydro Power Programme (upto 25 MW Capacity) - Administrative approval for the year for the year 2014-15 & remaining period of 12th plan.
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In sunny Tamil Nadu, developers lukewarm to solar plants
The solar policy unveiled by the AIADMK government when it came to power in 2002 aims to create 3000 MW of new solar capacity by 2015. Of this 1500 MW was to come from big plants called utility-scale,
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Primary energy demand of renewable energy carriers
This report investigates to what extent different definitions of ‘Primary energy factors’ can have implications on EU energy policy. Primary energy factors (PEF) have been developed as a form of comparison