Finland cos see role for Indian firms in green power
Finnish clean technology companies, which have joined forces within a common CleanTech Finland brand, see significant opportunities for Indian companies to participate in the programme.
Finnish clean technology companies, which have joined forces within a common CleanTech Finland brand, see significant opportunities for Indian companies to participate in the programme.
Shanghai Electric To Supply Equipment For 23,760 MW RELIANCE Power has placed an $8.29-billion order with Shanghai Electric Corp for equipment to generate 23,760 MW, putting the Anil Ambani controlled firm on track to become a leading power producer and hoisting the supplier's shares to a two-and-ahalf-year high.
AN EXPERT panel on ethanol pricing is likely to suggest that the chemicals industry should be assured a certain minimum supply of this key raw material, dealing a blow to the much-hyped programme for blending of ethanol with petrol, which would have to be curtailed sharply. The panel headed by Planning Commission member Saumitra Chaudhuri is likely to finalise the recommendations on Friday.
Use of fuel cells is an alternate energy technology that is being studied for full-scale implementation. These can be classified into three subgroups: catalytic, enzymatic, and microbial. Microbial fuel cells are unique in their ability to utilize microorganisms, rather than an enzyme or inorganic molecule, as catalysts for converting the chemical energy of feedstock directly into electricity.
All the households in 27 remote villages of Gurez Tehsil of Bandipora district of Jammu and Kashmir are now being illuminated by solar lights.
Talks with FIs, state governments on for 1,000-Mw capacity; may also float subsidiary for solar EPC. After a small presence in the biomass energy sector, Areva, the French energy major, is betting big on solar power in India.
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New Delhi: The government, which was aggressively pushing for exploration of conventional oil and gas, had taken steps to tap shale gas to reduce the country's import dependence, Union Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas Murli Deora said on Sunday.
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The tussle between sugar and ethanol lobby over ethanol blending has taken a new turn. The expert committee on ethanol pricing, headed by Planning Commission member Saumitra Chaudhuri, wants the quantity of ethanol for blending to be restricted to 400 million litres as of now.
Gujarat has taken the lead among states in solar power. And it has a plan: to integrate solar into its power ecosystem by working on both the demand and supply sides, report Himanshu Darji, Mitul Thakkar and Shelley Singh WHEN HIS DESIGN DIDN
NEW DELHI: Stating that the growing Indian economy would require tremendous amount of energy sources to maintain its pace, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Monday said India was encouraging its oil companies to acquire gas and oil assets abroad to meet the increasing demand that is likely to grow by 40 per cent in the next decade. Delivering the inaugural address at the three-day Petrotech 2010
The Planning Commission Deputy Chairman, Mr Montek Singh Ahluwalia, has said that the uncertainty over deregulation of diesel price could impact the issue price of the oil companies. He was responding to a specific query from Business Line on whether the deregulation issue could impact the forthcoming follow-on offers of Indian Oil Corporation and ONGC. Speaking at sidelines of the Petrotech
New Delhi: ONGC plans to invest over $10 billion to develop its new gas field in the KG basin for production. ONGC aims to develop the KG basin through four different projects.
NEW DELHI: Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) on Tuesday announced mega plans to invest over $10 billion in the new gas discoveries off the East Coast to bring them to production. Speaking on the sidelines of the Petrotech 2010 conference here, ONGC Director (Exploration) D. K. Pande said the corporation was aiming to develop finds in the KG basin through four different projects.
SINGAPORE: The civil nuclear energy option has come into sharp focus in Southeast Asia, with Vietnam firming up foreign aid and Singapore evincing interest. Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said here on Monday
Coal is the biggest single source of energy for electricity production and its share is growing. The efficiency of converting coal into electricity matters: more efficient power plants use less fuel and emit less climate-damaging carbon dioxide. This report explores how efficiency is measured and reported at coal-fired power plants.
The first 500 MW unit of Indira Gandhi Super Thermal Power Project at Jhajjar, Haryana, has been commissioned after achieving full load on October 31, 2010. The unit has achieved full load in 39 months and 25 days from the date of investment approval, a new record for Greenfield projects. The 1,500 MW [3x500 MW] project is being set up by Aravali Power Company Private Limited, a joint ventur
Punjab is swiftly marching ahead to attain its target of being a surplus power generation state by 2011-12. An assurance to this effect was given by Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL) to the Punjab chief minister Parkash Singh Badal during a review meeting chaired by Badal on Wednesday.