Renewable energy essentials: geothermal
Geothermal energy is energy available as heat contained in or discharged from the earth
Geothermal energy is energy available as heat contained in or discharged from the earth
PUBLIC scepticism about global warming may be growing, but the scientific consensus is as solid as ever: man-made climate change is real, and we ignore it at our peril. But if that issue is settled (and it should be), there is an equally-large and important question that remains: what should we do about it?
Sanjay Jog / Mumbai August 2, 2010, 0:32 IST Oil marketing companies (OMCs) will float tenders for ethanol procurement at Rs 27 per litre for a mandatory five per cent blending with petrol, once the Centre issues a notification in this regard.
Noida: The NTPC, Dadri, has started power generation from the second 490-MW coal-based power plant.Till this afternoon, the plant load factor was around 60 per cent. "Plant load factor will cross 100 per cent in the next few days. In the initial stages, we keep it low.
Shillong, Aug 2 (IANS): Once a power surplus State, Meghalaya today has earned the dubious distinction of having the highest electricity deficit in the country at 32 percent.
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The paper would attempt to highlight the benefits that would accrue to utility or integrated power system thorough analysis and case study of various trippings, performance of protection schemes during black outs, grid accidents etc.
Ahmedabad: Central indirect taxes on petroleum products will remain unchanged in near future, said Union minister of state for petroleum and natural gas, Jitin Prasad while replying to a question raised by Rajya Sabha MP Parimal Nathwani. Prasad, while answering questions related to high price of petroleum products due to high rates of taxes levied by central as well as state governments, sta
India has been facing shortage of electricity for almost a decade. According to the Central Electricity Authority (CEA), during the financial year 2008-09, the Indian utilities could supply 689 billion kWh of electricity against requirement of 774 billion kWh, which represents shortfall of about 11.0%.
In deregulated power market, the market clearing price of electricity is the basic information for all market players. Therefore, the market players, i.e., the producers, the traders and the user agencies, need accurate price forecasting tools. <br />
The electric utility business has historically consisted of centralized, large-scale power plants, supplying electric power to load centers such as cities and industries through a power transmission and distribution network.
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<br />Ajay Modi & Jyoti Mukul / New Delhi August 9, 2010, 0:40 IST<br />
<br />CHENNAI: A high-level business delegation from Bangladesh has expressed its eagerness to invest in solar photovoltaic units that are coming up near Chennai and other sectors such as health care, logistics and IT, said Abdul Matlub Ahmad, president, India-Bangladesh Chamber of Commerce and Industry (IBCCI) on Monday.<br />