Karnataka and Gujarat continued to showcase their leadership in the progress toward the clean energy transition, a new joint report by the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA)
Nuclear Power Corporation of India (NPCIL) is slated to complete preliminary ground work for its controversial 6,000 mw power plant in West Bengal by March 2012. The proposed nuclear power project at Haripur has run into trouble with locals resisting land acquisition. NPCIL, however, has gone ahead and started ground work.
Although it is hard for the hill State to exploit its wind energy resources given its geographical terrain, Uttarakhand is soon going to have its first wind power project in Bachelikhal, a small Tehri hamlet. If all goes as planned, the concerned agency will begin work on this ambitious wind renewable energy project by September. The procedure for land acquisition and allotment for the proje
A project by Puthuppadi grama panchayat Panchayat to invest Rs.15 lakh for the Rs.1-crore project Seeks sponsorship from tourism industry Kozhikode: The Puthuppadi grama panchayat is planning to install solar lamps on the 13-km stretch of the scenic Thamarassery ghat road. The panchayat will initially invest Rs.15 lakh for the project besides seeking financial support of sponsors from the to
On March 18 Finance Minister Setong Sena will present the Budget for the year 2011-12. In his 55-minute-long address, Governor Gen (Retd) J J Singh highlighted the achievements of the State Government and its priority areas towards achieving the goal of
After successfully stalling the project of Dow Chemicals in the state, the warkari community is now preparing for a bigger battle
<p>The Jatropha curcas oil with free fatty acid (FFA) content of 8.81 per cent was subjected to acid pretreatment prior to transesterification during the experiment. The oil was pretreated using sulphuric acid with 25 per cent methanol for 1 hour at 50°C in 200 rpm. The yield of pretreated oil was 95 percent and the FFA content was reduced to 0.65 percent.
<p>The Renewable Energy Certificate (REC) platform was formally launched by the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) on 18 November 2010/ This article focuses on the REC mechanism, and the issues and challenges involved for India.</p>
<p>The solar powered UV disinfection plant was developed and installed at Haiderpur Waterworks, Delhi Jal Board. It was evaluated for treatment of microbial contamination of western Yamuna canal water for different microbial count and turbidity and flow rates. </p>
DIMAPUR, March 6
<p>In line with Delhi's 'Climate Change Agenda 2009-1', the city's plans for renewable energy got a boost when Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit inaugurated a 1 MW of solar powered electricity generation plant on December 21, 2010. The solar plant - set up on Lawrence Road at Keshavpuram in north Delhi and installed by TATA BP Solar - is an initiative by North Delhi Power Ltd (NDPL).</p>
