NewsRack: servelots/Energy/renewable_energy

No fund crunch for Jalayagnam: Ponnala - Hindu: Andhra Pradesh

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 18:30:00 GMT

APNewsBreak: Governors seek wind energy boost - Sify News

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 18:30:00 GMT

A coalition representing governors of 29 states is urging the federal government to take steps to boost wind energy, such as a renewable energy standard requiring utilities to produce at least 10

Science on display - Hindu:Young World: Kochi

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 18:30:00 GMT

CPI(M) blames BJP leaders for power crisis - Hindu: Karnataka

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 18:30:00 GMT

Biogas Is Renewable Energy's Cinderella - RenewableEnergyAccess

Sun, 14 Mar 2010 18:30:00 GMT

Examined at a fundamental level, the universe seems to begin in lofty abstractions that lead to prosaic realities. Thus mathematics encompasses physics, physics encompasses chemistry, chemistry encompasses biology, and it all leads to… well, us.

BC Hydro Awards Finavera Four PPAs - RenewableEnergyAccess

Sun, 14 Mar 2010 18:30:00 GMT

Finavera Renewables Inc. has confirmed that all four of its wind projects submitted to the 2008 Clean Power Call have been accepted by BC Hydro for award of long term power purchase agreements (PPAs).The four projects are expected to have a total nameplate capacity of 293 megawatts (MW) and will represent an estimated capital cost of CAN $800 million. The projects are also expected to contribute to the provincial economy through 524,000 person hours of direct construction labor and taxes paid to local and provincial governments.

ZENITH Data Logger - RenewableEnergyAccess

Sun, 14 Mar 2010 18:30:00 GMT

Kintech Engineering is introducing the Zenith data logger to the United States. The Zenith is the 3rd generation data logger developed and manufactured by Kintech.

Working on alternative power - New Indian Express

Sun, 14 Mar 2010 18:30:00 GMT

Working on alternative power

Poll: The worst outfits seen on the LFW catwalk! - Rediff: Top Stories (India)

Sun, 14 Mar 2010 18:30:00 GMT

Here are a few of the more eye-popping, what-the-heck-is-that outfits seen on the Lakme Fashion Week runway last week. Tell us whether you think each is a hit or a miss by taking the poll below!

ONGC get its Bhuj project registered with UNFCC - HBL: Breaking News

Sun, 14 Mar 2010 18:30:00 GMT

ONGC get its Bhuj project registered with UNFCC

Pawar stirs quota pot, Cong seeks to put lid - Telegraph: Nation

Sun, 14 Mar 2010 18:30:00 GMT

March 14 (PTI): Sharad Pawar today suggested that a reduction in the 33 per cent quota for women could be considered if such a step helped achieve a consensus.

Residents of southern districts likely to face gruelling summer - Hindu: Tamil Nadu

Sun, 14 Mar 2010 18:30:00 GMT

Booz and Co study reveals a new source of power, the potential for renewable energy in Mena - ameinfo

Sat, 13 Mar 2010 18:30:00 GMT

The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region has the potential to become one of the world's largest producers of renewable energy. Renewable energy industry developments combined with the region's potential in wind and solar power could create significant advantage for countries that move to capitalize on them, according to a new study by Booz & Company.

Tatas may invest Rs 13,000 cr on wind, solar power by 2017 - ET: Power

Sat, 13 Mar 2010 18:30:00 GMT

Aiming to produce 25 per cent power from green sources by 2017, Tata Power plans to increase its wind and solar energy generation capacity to 2,000 MW and 250 MW respectively, which could entail an investment of over Rs 13,000 crore.

‘Make photocells indigenously' - Hindu: Tamil Nadu

Sat, 13 Mar 2010 18:30:00 GMT

ONGC gets 6th CDM project registered - HBL: Corporate

Sat, 13 Mar 2010 18:30:00 GMT

Oil and Natural Gas Corporation's 51 MW wind power project in Bhuj, Gujarat, has been registered with the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) with effect from March 1, 2010. According to a statement issued by the

Egypt's wind power project secures $430m loan - ameinfo

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 18:30:00 GMT

Egypt has secured from Japan a $430m loan to finance its 220-megawatt wind farm at Gebel el Zeit on the Gulf of Suez to boost the country's renewable energy output, Egypt's state news agency MENA has reported. Egypt aims to generate 12% of its power from wind and 20% from renewables overall by 2020. Egypt has also recently said it would receive a $100m loan to fund its 1,300 megawatt power plant in the Red Sea coastal town of Ain Sokhna, east of Cairo from the Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development.

Carbon tax released - HBL: Opinion

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 18:30:00 GMT

Budget 2010 has delivered the first carbon tax in India, albeit in a limited manner. Termed as a cess, and priced at Rs 50 per tonne, it is proposed to be levied on coal, both produced domestically as well as

Suniva & Clipper Wind Get Ex-Im Bank Awards - RenewableEnergyAccess

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 18:30:00 GMT

Suniva Inc. this week received the 2010 Green Transaction of the Year award from the Export-Import Bank of the United States (Ex-Im Bank) at the Bank's annual conference in Washington D.C. Suniva used a US $2 million Ex-Im Bank short-term multi-buyer insurance policy to offer a $500,000 credit line to a customer in India to buy its solar equipment, and has a number of other potential export deals in the pipeline. The company plans to expand its U.S. facilities and add U.S. jobs to meet growing demand.

Bins to be distributed for source segregation of waste in Thrissur - Hindu: Kerala

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 18:30:00 GMT

REpower Receives First GL Unit Certificate for MM Series Turbine - RenewableEnergyAccess

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:30:00 GMT

REpower Systems AG has received the first unit certificate from Germanischer Lloyd (GL) for new turbines in its turbine portfolio. The certificate is the first ever that has been issued for a wind turbine (generation unit) with a double-fed generator system. It confirms that the technical system implemented by the company meets the high requirements of the grid system in Germany.

US-REG & A-Power To Build 1.1-GW Wind Turbine Production Plant in Nevada - RenewableEnergyAccess

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:30:00 GMT

The U.S. Renewable Energy Group (US-REG), A-Power Energy Generation Systems Ltd., and American Nevada Group (ANC) have unveiled plans to develop and construct a new wind turbine production and assembly plant in Nevada that will supply project developers in North and South America.

Va. gov McDonnell signs offshore energy bills - Sify News

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:30:00 GMT

Gov. Bob McDonnell signed into law Wednesday offshore drilling legislation intended to realize his goal of making Virginia the East Coast's energy superpower.

Siva Group acquires 50% in Norwegian bottled water co - Financial Express: Front Page

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:30:00 GMT

Striking yet another deal, C Sivasankaran-promoted Siva Group has acquired 50% stake in Isklar, a Norwegian glacial natural mineral water company.

Geothermal Power Heats Up - RenewableEnergyAccess

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 18:30:00 GMT

Think of renewable energy, and you're likely to envision power from above, such as from the sun or wind. In fact, industry insiders often distinguish between above-ground sources like solar and wind power and below-ground sources like oil and coal. But while geothermal energy gets far fewer headlines – and far less venture capital – than solar or wind power, it actually supplies more megawatt-hours than either of these other renewables.