The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy has released the draft guidelines for PM Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana which is aimed at installing rooftop solar (RTS) plants in one crore (10 million) households
BP faces a criminal grand jury inquiry into an oil spill when a corroded transit line leaked up to 270,000 gallons of crude in Prudhoe Bay, Alaska. If the investigation goes against BP, the company
A group of mostly farm-state lawmakers in the US Congress want the federal government to require that 25 percent of the nation's energy come from renewable sources like ethanol and solar power by
The European Union has opened tenders to sell off wine surpluses in France and Italy to make biofuel or industrial alcohol at a cost of 131 million euros (US$168 million), the European Commission
Biofuels have the potential to replace growing amounts of oil, but can cause agricultural and ecological damage if not not developed carefully, a report released. The market for biofuels, which
Australian environmental regulators blocked Chevron's proposed 11 billion Australian dollar, or $8.2 billion, Gorgon liquefied natural gas project in Western Australia because of potential harm to
To augment and strengthen the power transmission and distribution system in Sirsa district and to improve voltage level and quality of power supply, the Dakshin Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam (DHBVN) and
The US and Europe have presented a "carrots and sticks' package to Iran offering it the possibility of enriching uranium in its own territory if Tehran adheres to certain stringent norms. The
The Gujarat Government announced a major gas find in the KG basin, offshore Kakinada district in Andhra Pradesh. The second well, which has been built by the Gujarat State Petroleum Corporation
With gas supplies proving to be a problem, Reliance Energy has decided to move into hydro power in a concerted way. The company proposes to invest over Rs 10,000 crore in the hydel sector and has set
Fuel saving device HydrOctane Booster (HOB) will be launched in the Indian Market by Bilman Group. HOB is developed by Castech, Philippines and is patented in the US. It is widely used in Canada,
