Punjab Green Hydrogen Policy
<p>The Punjab Energy Development Agency has released a draft green hydrogen policy aiming to achieve a green hydrogen and ammonia production capacity of 100 kilo tonnes per annum by 2030. The policy proposes
Energy Policy
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States should take blame for high fuel prices
STATES HAVE HIKED VALUE-ADDED TAX ON PETROLEUM PRODUCTS Vinay Pandey
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Oppn unites on fuel hike, calls for Bharat Bandh on July 5
In a calibrated and coordinated move, the entire Opposition, including the ideologically opposed BJP and the Left and the Samajwadi Party which is supporting the UPA Government from outside, on Tuesday called for a dawn-to-dusk Bharat bandh on July 5 protesting the hike in fuel prices and demanding a rollback.
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Change unlikely in Rajasthan fuel tax structure
The Rajasthan Government is unlikely to act on the suggestion of Union Petroleum Minister Murli Deora on altering its sales tax structure on petrol and diesel to make them cheaper in the State.
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Modeling biofuels policies in general equilibrium: insights, pitfalls and opportunities
<p>Over the past decade, biofuels production in the EU and US has boomed – much of this due to government mandates and subsidies. The US has now surpassed Brazil as the world’s leading<br /> producer of ethanol. The economic and environmental impact of these biofuel programs has become an important question of public policy. Due to the complex intersectoral linkages
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Fixed diesel subsidy of Rs 1.49 may stay
DIESEL price decontrol may only be partial, unlike in the case of free pricing of petrol, as the government may continue to provide a fixed subsidy of Rs 1.49 per litre irrespective of the rise or fall in its market-linked retail price.
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Green conference to focus on policy issues
Stepping up generation-based incentive, enacting the renewable energy law and channelising the huge resources available to the renewable energy sector for maximum effect, will be some of the issues that are to be discussed at the
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Modeling policies to promote renewable and low-carbon sources of electricity
The two primary motivations for energy policy in the United States are promoting energy security and combating climate change. Because the electricity sector accounts for roughly 40 percent of national carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions, renewable sources of electricity could be particularly important for
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Policy for promoting generation of electricity from biomass, 2010
And whereas, in accordance with the provisions of Electricity Act 2003 and Tariff Policy, RERC has determined the tariff for the mustard husk based Biomass Power Plant in the state to be set up in the year 2009-10 and 2010-11 for sale to distribution companies, the State Government, has decided to issue a comprehensive Policy for Generation of Electricity from Biomass which offers solution to vari
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Petrol price to be reset every 30 days
New Delhi: State-run firms will change pump price of petrol after a 30-day period, in line with global trend of crude and products, even as the oil ministry is informally pressing them for a token reduction of 20 paise or so around the Zero Date of July 25-26 when the price review begins under the decontrolled regime, sources said.
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Renewables 2010: global status report
<p>This report details trends in the renewable energy sector across the world. Finds that investment in renewable energy power capacity (excluding large hydro) in 2009 was comparable to that in fossil-fuel generation, at around $100 billion each. <br></p>