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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The radiation source protection and security task force report - Aug. 11, 2010
Established by the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (EPAct), the Interagency Task Force on Radiation Source Protection and Security (Task Force) has made important progress since its 2006 report to the President and Congress to improve the security of domestic radioactive sources given the enduring threat of terrorists seeking radioactive materials to attack the United States.
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A peoples manifesto for Bihar - Empowering the state and its people
<p>In one of the first interventions of its kind in Bihar, Greenpeace, Bihar Times and Civil Society Groups of the state today asked political leadership to end the energy crisis by committing to a policy change for adoption of Decentralized Renewable Energy.</p>
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The logic of Indias energy policy
Meghnad Desai During the passage of the Nuclear Liability Bill, the Prime Minister pointed out that India had to retain the option of using nuclear power as a source of energy. Put it this way, the use of civilian nuclear energy is a
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CERC asked to okay renewable energy certificate contracts
Sanjay Jog / Mumbai August 30, 2010, 0:40 IST Indian Energy Exchange (IEX) and Power Exchange India (PXI), both involved in day-ahead trading, have approached the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) for introduction of renewable energy certificate (REC) contracts. Both have filed their petitions under Regulations 4 and 7 of the CERC (Power Market) Regulations, 2010, Detailed Pro
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Is petroleum pricing all gas?
THE Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (Opec) claims on its website that it sold crude oil (2004-08) worth $3,346 billion to G-7 countries, but G-7 countries got $3,418 billion by way of taxes on the price. Opec says the real villains are the governments that use petrol as a means of taxation.
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Systems for change: nuclear power vs. energy efficiency + renewables?
<p>A new myth of the nuclear lobby is the claim that nuclear power and renewable energies are complementary forms of energy. The authors Antony Froggat and Mycle Schneider prove the opposite: those who build nuclear power plants hinder the expansion of renewable energies.</p>
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Japan challenges Canadian renewable energy incentives at WTO
Japan launched dispute settlement proceedings against Canada at the World Trade Organization on 13 September by saying that the province of Ontario
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Second-generation biofuels: economics and policies
Recent increases in production of crop-based (or first-generation) biofuels have engendered increasing concerns over potential conflicts with food supplies and land protection, as well as disputes over greenhouse gas reductions. This has heightened a sense of urgency around the development of biofuels produced from non-food biomass (second-generation biofuels).
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Policy pathways: monitoring, verification and enforcement - improving compliance within equipment energy efficiency programmes
The IEA estimates that, if implemented globally without delay, the 25 IEA Energy Efficiency recommendations could save 8.2 Gt CO2 per year by 2030. Yet many governments struggle with their implementation and thus miss a great part of the energy efficiency potential.