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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HONG KONG
A proposed power station on Lamma Island has met with opposition from environmentalists. Hong Kong Electric is planning to build two 600- mw generating units next to its existing 2,955- mw
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Military, militants clash in Nigeria
At least 10 people died and several were injured in a clash between a joint military task force and militants in Bavelsa state of Nigeria. The clash followed a recent presidential directive ordering
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Is TN wasting its energy?
tamil Nadu chief minister J Jayalalithaa's decision to resuscitate the 14.85-megawatt Perungudi waste-to-energy (wte) plant has been greeted with dismay by environmentalists. On January 31, 2003
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Timarpur waste management company in Delhi set to revive plant
Timarpur waste management company in Delhi set to revive plant
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Too greedy for foresight
The government of Australia's Victoria state has charged the country's federal government with discontinuing crucial research on cutting the emission of greenhouse gases (ghgs) merely on pecuniary
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Hop, skip and jump
From ancient fish genes geneticists have reconstructed a stretch of DNA that can "hop' in and out of chromosomes. This gene could expedite the development of gene therapy to tackle diseases. Such
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Kerala clears Pathrakkadavu hydroelectric project near national park
on april 18, 2007, the Kerala government gave
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Plan for tomorrow
The US department of energy and the country's building industry has launched a 20-year plan to make homes more energy efficient for their occupants. Under the
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Power that could bomb
The Bush administration unveils new energy policy with an intention to revive nuclear reactors and to build new plants. Joining hands with nuclear lobbyists the administration skips uncomfortable issues like nuclear power being costly, unsafe and environm
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Failure in France
The US energy plan eulogises France as a safe nuclear success story, without understanding the French failure in managing nuclear waste