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Energy meet ends on green note
National and international experts have urged SAIL to explore the twin possibilities of adopting new energy efficient processes and non-conventional sources like wind and solar energy in steel plants.
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End petrol subsidy, says ONGC
Ajay Modi & Jyoti Mukul / New Delhi January 16, 2010, 0:32 IST Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) is in favour of full market price parity for retail sales of petrol and partial burden sharing by consumers of diesel, LPG and kerosene. The company has also suggested a formula for sharing the burden of an increase in crude oil prices beyond $60 a barrel.
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Cos misled govt on green fuel: Oil secy
New Delhi: State-run oilmarketing companies led the government up the garden path on the issue of green fuels by telling the oil ministry till the very end 2009 that they were ready to meet the April 1, 2010, deadline for introducing Euro-III petrol and diesel throughout the country
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Utilization of biomass as engine fuel
In this study, performance of gasifier engine system is analyzed by running 5kW engine at different load conditions to check maximum diesel savings in dual fuel mode operation. Cotton stalks replaces diesel by 80% while sugarcane bagasse replaces it by 82%. By using appropriate agricultural residue, gasifier system integrated with CI engine is economically better than diesel system alone.
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State welcomes Shindes nod for gas-based power plants
''The Karnataka government will seek the much needed support from the Union government towards the establishment of gas-based power plants in the State,'' said Minister for Energy K S Eshwarappa.
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A new record in power efficiency
KOCHI: As per schedule it would have taken three days for the KSEB to complete the repair work. But the work along the Edappally-Kaloor 110 KV feeder lines was completed on the first day itself, thanks to proper planning and team work.
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Organic solar cells can ease energy crisis
KOTTAYAM: Ever thought of solar cells doing the same function like that of plants?
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CERC gives push to green energy
Allows states to buy renewable energy certificates. The Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) has announced renewable energy certificate (REC) norms in a bid to promote power generation from clean sources in the country.
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Certificates to push renewable energy
Determined to make a presence felt in the renewable energy area, the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) has come up with a notification to regulate renewable energy. This new framework titled Regulation on Renewable Energy Certificate (REC) is expected to give renewable energy a major push.
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Jatropha to be grown in ridge, along drains
New Delhi: Soon, one might see cultivation of plants like Jatropha and Karanja for biofuel production in the Ridge area and along all major drains in the city. Chief minister Sheila Dikshit on Monday said that the government would study the viability of the proposal to ensure that no agricultural land is given up for growing these crops.
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L&T to invest Rs 25kcr on thermal power business
LARSEN & Toubro (L&T), the country
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Renewable energy trade rules notified
THE Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) on Monday notified regulation on renewable energy certificate (REC) to promote renewable sources of energy and development of market in electricity.
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Private financing of renewable energy: a guide for policymakers
This Guide provides an outline of how financing renewable energy works, with a particular focus on more mature end of the market i.e. the proven technologies that can be deployed now and at scale. It aims to show how policy looks and where it fits in from a financing perspective; as well as the range of other factors that need to be taken into account in doing an actual project or deal.
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OMCs may pare losses on govt's subsidy promise
State-run oil marketing companies (OMCs) will be able to taper their third quarter losses after the government has committed itself to a Rs 12,000-crore cash subsidy to compensate them for selling cooking fuels at government-regulated prices.
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Dabhol may house NTPCs 2000 mw gas-based plant
ALREADY home to the mega project that bears its name, Dabhol, a once- sleepy village along the Konkan coast may soon host another power plant. NTPC, India
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India to emerge as global renewable energy powerhouse
Atul Aneja ABU DHABI: India is tying up with leading foreign players for absorbing cutting edge technology and skills to emerge as an export powerhouse in the field of renewable energy.
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State will be made self sufficient in power sector, claims Minister
Minister for Power K S Eshwarappa said that government is making all the efforts to make state self sufficient in power sector.
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NTPC builds warchest to generate 75,000 MW
India's largest power company NTPC plans to invest a massive Rs 2,25,000 crore in the next seven years in capacity expansion to become a 75,000-MW entity, company's chairman, Mr R. S. Sharma, said. NTPC, which has a production capacity of a little over 30,000 MW annually, constitutes 19 per cent of the country's total installed capacity of 1,55,000 MW.
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Power sector reforms
The paper deals with the technical and financial performance and the reforms process in the power utility of Punjab. Technical as well as financial performance of the utility has been found unsatisfactory, mainly due to the lack of commercial outlook and unaccountable and unnecessary political interference in the functioning of the utility.