World's biggest solar power station opens in Spain
STEPHEN BURGEN Spain is no stranger to the harnessing of renewable energies. It has hydro-electricity plants
STEPHEN BURGEN Spain is no stranger to the harnessing of renewable energies. It has hydro-electricity plants
With petrol and diesel prices increasing by the day, focusing on alternative energy sources, especially bio-fuel, would be the logical step.
<p>This report details trends in the renewable energy sector across the world. Finds that investment in renewable energy power capacity (excluding large hydro) in 2009 was comparable to that in fossil-fuel generation, at around $100 billion each. <br></p>
Gaurav Vivek Bhatnagar NEW DELHI: The sharp decline in revenue on account of falling sale of diesel in June on Friday prompted the Delhi Cabinet to approve a reduction in Value Added Tax imposed on it. As a result, the price of diesel would go down by Rs.2.50 per litre from July 20 and it would then start selling at Rs.37.60 per litre.
AMIDST increasing resistance from Trinamool Congress activists, West Bengal chief minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee has urged the Centre to take a stronger stand if the mega Haripur nuke power venture in the state is to see the light of day.
Pratim Ranjan Bose Rajasthan State Petroleum Corporation Ltd
New Delhi: Giving in to the demand of petrol and diesel dealers in the capital, Delhi government on Friday decided to roll back the Value Added Tax (VAT) on diesel from 20% to 12.50% per litre. This was decided at a cabinet meeting held at chief minister Sheila Dikshit
LUCKNOW: The state government appears pushing the ball hard in the Centre's court over the prevailing power crisis in UP. First, it complained about insufficient power from the Central pool, and now the state government has lodged its apprehension about power production in UP being hit by an insufficient coal supply.
The UT Administration has adopted the theme, 'generating electricity from solar power', under the Solar City initiative, for which a proposal has been made before the Union government for its approval.
Concerted efforts are being undertaken in Madhya Pradesh for increasing power generation. For this purpose, various schemes and projects are under construction in different phases due to which power generation in Madhya Pradesh will go up by 5,486 by the year 2013-14.
There is progressive improvement in uranium fuel position for operating indigenous Pressurised Heavy Water Reactors (PHWRs) with gradual increasing in production from indigenous uranium mills besides the imported fuel, department of Atomic Energy sources said.
New Delhi: Jindal Power Ltd (JPL) could be in for more trouble with the Chhattisgarh government filing legal proceedings against it for illegally starting work on its 2,400 MW thermal power project in the state.
The Himachal Pradesh Cabinet, which met here on Monday, approved a revised bid document for privatisation of all hydel projects above five megawatt capacity. It also gave a green signal to the power department to invite bids for 18 new hydel projects.
This paper provides a comprehensive overview of the search for a home, or homes, for hosting international deliberations and action on energy subsidy reform. The two most obvious contenders for such an ?institutional home? are the World Trade Organization (WTO) and the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).
JAIPUR: The Rajasthan Renewable Energy Corporation on Monday released a draft
Recent actions by many governments to promote more efficient, cleaner sources of energy signify positive steps to help improve energy security and mitigate climate change. Transformation of the energy sector, however, requires that commitments to energy efficiency and clean energy be sustained on a global level for many years to come.
Coal power generation in China and India is expected to double and triple, respectively, over the next 20 years, increasing exposure to fuel price volatility, exacerbating local air pollution, and hastening global climate change. Concentrating solar power (CSP) is a growing source of utility-scale, pollution-free electricity, but its potential in Asia remains largely unexamined.
Cab Secy Says Subsidy Regime To Be Rejigged To Trim Fiscal Deficit THE government ended the confusion over pricing of diesel saying the fuel has not been decontrolled like petrol, but reiterated its commitment to cutting wasteful subsidies.
The present work aims at studying the fuel characteristics of 18 coal samples from different parts of India and 10 biomass samples. The analysis has been done based on different categories, such as proximate analysis, ultimate analysis, determination of calorific value and analysis of sulphur.
China has overtaken the United States as the world's largest energy consumer, the International Energy Agency said Tuesday. China immediately questioned the report, claiming its calculations were