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ONGC TERI Biotech Limited (OTBL) to use “Oilzapper technology” in Assam to treat hazardous oil spill
TERI with the support from Department of Biotechnology (DBT), Government of India, has developed a bacterial product known as ‘Oilzapper’ to clean up oil spills and treats hazardous oily sludge generated unavoidably by Oil Industry.Oil India has taken a lead to clean up the oil spills in Assam and has...
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Bhavini – India’s prototype fast breeder reactor (PFBR) nears second milestone
India's first indigenously designed fast breeder reactor, which is expected to start functioning at Kalpakkam in Tamil Nadu by 2010 and generate 500 MW of electricity, is headed for another milestone. The prototype fast breeder reactor (PFBR) will see a major achievement when its main vessel is lowered into the...
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Indian wind energy capacity additions on declining trend
After reaching a peak growth of 1742 MW during 2006-07, the annual capacity additions of wind power in India have been declining in the last two years, K Kastoorirangaian, newly elected Chairman of Indian Wind Power Association said.Interesting. This got to make us concerned, especially when the ambitious renewable energy...
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India’s Energy Conumption Compared to China’s
An interesting comparison of China and India on consumption of the various energy sources. It's fairly obvious that China consumes a lot more energy per capita than India on virtually every energy source (oil 2.5 times, coal and electricity almost 5 times!). And why not? Their GDP per capita is...
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Subsidies for Renewable Energy in India
It was an interesting meeting that I had yesterday with a young entrepreneur (or should I ay would-be entrepreneur) who was thinking of quitting his high-paying job and getting into the alternative energy field in India. He was thinking about algae fuels, hence his visit to meet me.I asked him...
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Renewable Energy Increases in India 2007-2012
Where will the largest increases in renewable energy come from in India during the next few years? To answer this, I did a bit of research and got the following as the expected increases in renewable energy through during the period 2007-2012 As you would have guessed, wind occupies the...
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Prominent Solar Energy Corporate Investments in India
In addition to the well-known efforts made by Tata-BP, Moser Baer and so on, here are a few more notable solar energy ventures in India, courtesy Gopinath's Blog 1. Sharp, the global leader in solar PV technology, recently made a foray into solar energy in India with its Sharp Business...
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Saran Renewable, GERES – Two Indian Finalists for Ashden Awards
India is not new to winning Ashden Awards. So, it is with pride I read two finalists this time from our country.1. Saran Renewable Energy Private Limited in Bihar, has installed a new gasification system that generates electric power for 11 hours a day using locally-sourced biomass, providing a popular,...
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Natural Gas Expansion Plans Sweet News to Indian Pipe Manufacturers
A clear example of multiplier effect of energy industry investments is here.Owing to the huge increases expected in natural gas supplies, Indian pipeline makers are expecting a surge in orders as the start of gas output from the country's biggest field is energizing plans for a multi-billion dollar cross-country natural...
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Analyses of National River Linking Project of India
An (PDF) excellent data source for those who wish to get updated on the river linking projects in India and analyses of the hydrological, social and ecological aspects of the same.
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