Cos jittery as govt plans import of solar power tools
Equipment Manufacturers Seek Domestic Content Criterion, Like Those In Canada & China, As Safeguard Measure THE government
Equipment Manufacturers Seek Domestic Content Criterion, Like Those In Canada & China, As Safeguard Measure THE government
Mumbai In the peak of summer, when electricity bills climb in most households, Professor R Venkatesh of Sion is unperturbed. In 2007, he had installed a miniature windmill and solar panels on the terrace of his 11-storey building for his personal use; since then, he has been seeing a consistent drop in his monthly bills, by at least Rs 500 to Rs 750.
DRY ON FRIDAY? Association says hike bleeding their business as customers fill up in neighbouring UP, Haryana where diesel is almost Rs 4 cheaper The petrol dealers across the Capital have threatened to go on strike to protest the increase in the value added tax (VAT) on diesel.
Opens Up Turf War With Power Min, Undercuts India
Thumba (Citrullus colocyntis) seed oil can be used for production of biodiesel. A comparative experimental study, carried out on a four cylinder, direct injection, water cooled diesel engine operating on diesel and biodiesel blends (B10, B20 and B30) of C. colocyntis and Jatropha curcas, showed that like J. curcas, biodiesel of C.
The past few months have seen an unprecedented situation in India's natural gas market. Reliance Industries, which has started producing gas from the KG-basin is operating at less than capacity. Two thousand kilometers away, in Gujarat, there is a similar situation.
JAIPUR: Astonfield Renewable Resources has joined hands with PV System integrator Belectric to set up a 5 mw solar power plant in Osiyan, Rajasthan. The plant, spread across 30 acres, would have the capacity to power more than 13,000 homes.
KOCHI: The Kerala State Electricity Board will distribute two 14-watt compact fluorescent lamps (CFLs) to the households that come under the Kaloor electrical section, from Tuesday.
ITANAGAR, May 11: Arunachal Pradesh Energy Development Agency (APEDA) is dispelling darkness from the remotest villages in China and Myanmar border with the light of solar energy. For several thousand villagers, tucked away hundreds of kilometers from Itanagar, it is a welcome journey from darkness to light.
Concentrating solar power can contribute significantly to the world
Hyderabad, May 12: The civil supplies department wants to remove Rs 25 subsidy on each LPG cylinder supplied for domestic use. The Chief Minister, Mr K. Rosaiah, however, was cautious of the proposal and wanted the matter to be posed to the Cabinet before taking a final decision. The matter was discussed during a review meeting held by the Chief Minister on Wednesday.
In the UK, 2010 got off to a superb start for the wind power industry. Crown Estate has announced the nine successful bidder consortia for Round 3 of the offshore wind farm licencing. As administrative body for Crown property, it is also the official agency for awarding offshore projects.
California - the top wind producer in the US since the 1980s lost its lead in 2008 in the face of intense competition from other states. But backed by strong financial and political support from the government, California's wind energy sector is slowly making a comeback.
Puneites will have to pay 50 paise more for petrol and Rs 1.20 more for diesel from June 1. The revised prices will be Rs 52.58 a litre for petrol and Rs 41 a litre for diesel, up from Rs 52.08 and Rs 39.80 in place from April 1.
Jindal Power today expressed hope of starting work on its Rs 7,500-crore solar power project in Rajasthan by 2012, to become the largest firm in the green energy segment.
JINDAL POWER on Friday expressed hope of starting work on its Rs 7,500-crore solar power project in Rajasthan by 2012, to become the largest firm in the green energy segment.
Lalit K Jha/ PTI / Washington May 14, 2010, 20:39 IST Pushing for greater use of public transportation system, US President Barack Obama has said the increasing tendency in India and China to buy more cars would put increased pressure on fossil fuel.
GUWAHATI, May 14
Bhubaneswar: US utility giant AES Corporation president and chief executive officer (CEO) Paul Hanrahan said on Friday that the Rs 10,000 crore Ib valley Thermal Power Station (ITPS) ramp up programme would be started by the end of this fiscal. He said that the tendering for the EPC contract would be started in three months and the project work would start by March 2011.
NEW DELHI: As part of its initiatives for a