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Ocean wave power generation - concept for trial in Orissa and other coastal states
Wave power generation cum shore protection project envisages tapping the energy of ocean waves and wind for the generation of electricity and integrating it with the national power grid. A number of impellors are arranged parallel to the shore for a span of 500 m at a distance of about 100 m from the seashore. Impellers are designed to tap the trienergies of ocean waves.
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Plant-wise action plan to increase PLF
Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has directed to chalk out a plant-wise action plan to increase Plant Load Factor (PLF) in the state. Chouhan said that the state government has attached top most priority to make the state self-reliant in power sector.
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Philadelphia creates green jobs to weatherize row houses
The City of Brotherly Love is tackling rising unemployment and improving the energy efficiency of homes by training people to weatherize its estimated 400,000 low-income row houses. Edward Abraham, 28, is one of Philadelphia's first class of 20 "weatherization" trainees who are learning how to install insulation, caulk windows, seal basements and assess fuel usage in city houses.
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TNEB buys more power despite bumper wind, biomass generation
M. Ramesh Chennai, June 1 The bumper May generation from windmills and biomass plants in the State could not contain Tamil Nadu Electricity Board
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Solar power plant planned in Palakkad
Kerala Industrial Infrastructure Development Corporation (Kinfra) proposes to set up a solar energy power plant in Palakkad district.
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International gasoline rankings - top 100 benzene
The IFQC has ranked the top 100 countries based on benzene limits in gasoline.
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Trying to expand meaning of renewable energy
By Felicity Barringer,International Herald Tribune About half of the 28 US states with renewable mandates include electricity generated by burning garbage (the District of Columbia also has a quota for renewable energy).
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Suntech Sees U.S. Solar Tripling In 2010
The U.S. solar market is poised to triple next year as federal stimulus funds become available and access to financing for renewable energy projects is unfrozen, Suntech Power Holdings Co Ltd Chief Strategy Officer Steven Chan said on Tuesday.
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Seven new ultra mega power projects on way, three in Orissa
Gunjan Pradhan Sinha Posted: Wednesday, Jun 03, 2009 at 0006 hrs IST
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Fuel economy standards for cars get PMO green signal
New Delhi: The government has finally decided to implement auto fuel economy standards. After a year of wrangling between the heavy industries, surface transport and power ministries, the PMO has decided that the Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) will formulate the norms and notify them under the Energy Conservation Act while the surface transport ministry will ensure its implementation.
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Renewables Could Take Further Hit: Fund
Renewable stocks are likely to give up gains again after having recovered since March, but financially strong companies such as SMA Solar and SolarWorld will be hit less harder than others, according to fund firm Swisscanto.
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HPCL to invest Rs. 614 crore in two sugar mills
NEW DELHI: Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL) is planning to invest around Rs. 614 crore in two sugar mills it had bought in Bihar to manufacture ethanol to be blended with petrol. The HPCL board had already given its approval to the investment proposal. Official sources said the two plants would produce 60 kilolitres of ethanol a day to blend with petrol. Tender
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No special status, MP Govt just wants coal for power plants
Ravish Tiwari Posted: Thursday , Jun 04, 2009 at 0344 hrs IST New Delhi: In his first meeting with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh after he was sworn in for the second time, Madhya Pradesh CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan has raised the issue of supply of coal to the thermal power plants in his state.
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Chinese power equipment are not energy efficient
Gunjan Pradhan Sinha Posted: Thursday , Jun 04, 2009 at 2333 hrs IST
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Hot rock power scheme could brew trouble in Eden
The launch of a UK project to extract geothermal energy from hot dry rocks comes soon after two high-profile setbacks elsewhere in the world.
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What ails our solar business
K Subramanya
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Suzlon faces rough weather over Pune wind park
PB Jayakumar & Makarand Gadgil / Mumbai June 05, 2009, 0:45 IST The world's fifth largest wind turbine maker, Suzlon Energy, which has been grappling with quality issues with its rotor blades in the US and struggling to repay debt, finds itself in rough weather yet again
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Centre planning LPG scheme for rural areas
Maulshree Seth Posted: Friday , Jun 05, 2009 at 0214 hrs IST Lucknow: As part of its first 100-day agenda, the Manmohan Singh Government has decided to make LPG available in rural areas across the country. To facilitate this, a scheme to appoint one LPG distributor for every 1,000 households in rural areas is being drawn up.
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Renewables beat fossil fuels in race for investment cash
Terry Macalister Clean technologies attract $140bn compared with $110bn for gas, coal and electrical power; the biggest growth for renewable investment comes from China and India. Green energy overtook fossil fuels in attracting investment for power generation for the first time last year, according to figures released on Wednesday by the United Nations.