World energy issues monitor 2024
In a world where the demands for secure, affordable and sustainable energy are ever-increasing, global and national energy systems are showing signs of deficiencies and strains everywhere. There is an
Energy Efficiency
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BSNL Haryana circle saves Rs 2 cr from energy conservation
Charanjit Ahuja Energy conservation measures has led Haryana circle of Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited not only to win National Energy Conservation Awards but also save about Rs two crore. Arun Kumar Gupta, chief general manager, BSNL, Haryana Telecom Circle, told FE here on Wednesday that Haryana circle saved over Rs one crore in 2009-10, and in 2010-11, it was targeting to achieve the same le
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Supercritical tech set to be made mandatory for coal power plants
Subhash Narayan The government may soon make it mandatory for power companies to switch to energy-efficient supercritical technology for their upcoming coal-fired power projects as it looks at playing a major role in global efforts to fight climate change by cutting down emission of greenhouse gases.
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Auto power-off plan for WR platforms
MUMBAI: In a bid to conserve energy at stations, the Western Railway (WR) has launched a new project that will ensure that lights on platforms switch off automatically when not in use. "The new plan is called the automatic platform lights controller system. Light controllers will be connected to the railway signals installed at a station.
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Punjab on power-save mode, to give CFLs at subsidised rates
To conserve energy in Punjab, which has a shortfall of power, the Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL) has decided to launch Bachat Lamp Yojana from May 2011. Under the scheme, every power consumer in the state will get four CFLs at a subsidised rate of Rs 15 each in place of their incandescent lamps.
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Modernizing energy services for the poor
This study focuses on the World Bank
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Energy@play: Start-ups woo investors
With the clean technology space in India attracting major funding in 2010, more start-ups are looking at energy efficiency applications and waste management as a business model to woo investors into this space.
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Access to energy - enhancing effectiveness in electricity distribution and end use
This report provides an overview of the joint Ministry of Power-UNDP project that seeks to improve access to clean energy and demonstrate mechanisms to manage more effectively, energy and electricity at district levels in Chhattisgarh and Orissa. Access to clean energy is an important ingredient of any energy and development policy.
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Empowering rural India: expanding electricity access by mobilizing local resources
<p>A new World Bank Report says decentralizing power generation and distribution to the local level through the distribution grid of the state utility by using renewable energy sources will help reduce prolonged outages and increase electricity supply in rural areas.
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On the rebound
<p>A critical report has fuelled arguments about the benefits of energy efficiency. (Editorial)</p>