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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US-India dialogue on sustainable energy security
India and the United States have tremendous opportunity for cooperation in the domain of clean technologies to ensure sustainable energy security for both countries. A joint report by the Atlantic Council and CII, suggests that expanding cooperation will be essential to overcoming energy shortages in the coming decades.
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Energy performance certification of buildings: a policy tool to improve energy efficiency
Improving energy efficiency is one of the most effective measures to address energy security, climate change and economic objectives. The Policy Pathways series can help countries capture this potential by assisting with the implementation of the 25 energy efficiency policy recommendations that were published by the International Energy Agency (IEA) in 2008.
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Clean energy talks likely
CLEAN energy initiatives are expected to figure in the meetings between President Obama and PM Manmohan Singh. India and the US are likely to announce the setting up of a centre for cooperating on developing clean energy, including solar power and biofuels.
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China Energy Steps Spur Diesel Shortage: Media
Forced power outages aimed at meeting China's energy-saving goals have led to "unprecedented" diesel shortages, as companies buy diesel generators to keep operating, the Xinhua news agency reported on Sunday. China is fast approaching its self-imposed end-2010 deadline to reduce its energy intensity -- or the amount of energy used to make each unit of GDP -- by 20 percent from 2005 levels.
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Camelina sativa: a new crop with biofuel potential introduced in India
In the present world scenario bio-diesel has been accepted as a clean alternative fuel.
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US signs agreement to help India find shale gasbu
India and the US have signed an agreement for cooperation in the field of shale gas. The memorandum (MoU), signed in Mumbai on Saturday, will enable India to commence exploration for this and reduce its heavy dependence on imported energy sources.
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India, U.S. sign pact on clean technologies
India and the United States signed an agreement on Monday to establish a virtual centre to promote research, development and deployment in the area of clean energy technologies. Under the pact, the two countries would each contribute $5 million every year for supporting collaborative R&D projects involving academics and private sectors of both nations. Valid for 10 years The pact will in
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ONGC to queer pitch for Cairn Energy
New Delhi: In a move that could frustrate Scottish explorer Cairn Energy
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`Jump in world energy demand by 2035'
In its annual World Energy Outlook, the International Energy Agency said that demand would increase by 36 per cent by 2035 World energy demand will grow by more than a third over the next 25 years, led by increased consumption in China, and fossil fuels will still be the main source, an influential forecasting agency said on Tuesday. In its annual World Energy Outlook, the International Energy
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A critique on Planning Commission document on Integrated Energy Policy: executive summary
Energy has become a crucial sector of the modern society, so much so that per capita availability of energy is considered as an indicator of economic prosperity.