Global electricity review 2024
Renewables generated a record 30 percent of global electricity in 2023, driven by growth in solar and wind especially from China, according to the Global Electricity Review 2024 released by the global
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NTPC now eyeing stakes in two Indonesian coal mines
State-owned NTPC is vying for a stake in Indonesian coal mines to secure long-term capacity while domestic coal supply continues to face hurdles in environmental clearances.
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Engineering giants gear to set up nuclear projects
P B Jayakumar / Mumbai August 31, 2010, 2:02 IST With passage of the nuclear liability Bill, the heavy engineering supply chain, led by Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd (BHEL), Larsen & Toubro (L&T) and Bharat Forge Ltd (BFL), is gearing to take up the challenge ahead. India plans 25,000 Mw of nuclear capacity addition by 2020 and this will be partly done through indigenous technology-driven rea
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ExxonMobil fuels Venter's efforts to run vehicles on algae-based oil
After years of skepticism about the promise of biofuels, ExxonMobil has decided to make one of the biggest biofuel bets so far. Last week, the world's second largest company announced that it will spend up to $600 million over 5 to 6 years to produce biofuels from algae. Half the money will go to Synthetic Genomics Inc., a San Diego, California-based start-up run by genomics pioneer J.
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Renewables test IQ of the grid
Everybody agrees that tomorrow's electrical grid must incorporate wind and solar power seamlessly. But solving the reliability issue won't be easy.
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Development of Indian power sector - Present status
Since Independence, there has been substantial growth in the power sector. Generating capacity in India which was only about 1400 MW at the time of Independence has increased to about 1,59,399 MW as on 31.03.2010
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Exelon to buy Deere's wind power unit for $860 million
Electric utility Exelon Corp said it will buy Deere & Co
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CIL likely to set up power plant to utilise excess coal
NEW DELHI, 31 AUG: The world's largest coal producer, Coal India Ltd (CIL), today said it might consider setting up power plants in the country to utilise excess coal.
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Power bills may not be hiked for 5 years
MUMBAI: A major component of a user's electricity bill will soon remain constant for a five-year lock-in period if a proposal put forth by the Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission (MERC) gets the go-ahead. The MERC has proposed to all power suppliers in the state that power bills be divided into two components: a variable component and a non-variable component.
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Key world energy statistics 2010
<p>This 2010 edition of Key World Energy Statistics by IEA consists of global data up to 2008 and when available up to 2009, for energy production, trade, transformation and consumption, CO2 emissions from fuel combustion and energy prices.</p>