Chandigarh If suitable measures are taken, UT can meet 20% power needs through solar energy by 2018: TERI report After taking a lead in introducing a ‘smoke-free’ environment and banning polythene bags, the UT Administration is now considering another ambitious plan: to make Chandigarh a ‘solar city’. A draft of...

The Centre is planning a project to reduce the cost of production of alternative energy to a significant level so as to promote the use of renewable energy and reduce dependency on the known energy sources. As per the plan, the department of science and technology of the Government of...

Suzlon Wind Energy Corporation, the North America arm of Suzlon Energy Limited, has signed a repeat order with Duke Energy, of Charlotte, North Carolina, to provide 20 units of the S88-2.1 megawatt wind turbine. With this order, the total supply portfolio to Duke Energy increases to 130MW.The project located in...

The Indian company Reliance Industries has started pumping natural gas from a massive deep-sea field in the Bay of Bengal off India's eastern coast.Eventually it will almost double the country's natural gas output.Just over six years after the deep-sea field known as D-six was discovered under the Bay of Bengal,...

Press releaseFARMINGDALE, N.Y., April 2, 2009 — Cemtrex Inc. announced the opening of a branch office in Mumbai, India, to provide environmental monitoring products and services for the growing power and other industries in India. The new office will enable Cemtrex to expand in its efforts to service the local...

Over the past four years, a thriving market for household solar panels has sprung up in India, with the help of a United Nations programme which assists local banks in offering cheaper loans for the panels.Since 2003, the $1.5 million programme has helped 16,600 Indians living in the southern state...

To facilitate solar energy business with India, a consortium of 14 companies from the US is in India on a three- city tour to promote trade.The team will will go to Jaipur and Ahmedabad as a part of their three-city tour for promoting solar energy technologies.We expect American companies to...

Summary of the International Energy Agency forecasts in its World Energy Outlook:* India's primary energy demand will more than double by 2030, growing an average 3.6 percent every year.* India will become the third largest net importer of oil before 2025 after the United States and China.* Net oil imports...

Press releaseNetscribes launches its Wind Power report covering the largest alternative energy market in India. Current installed and maximum potential figures indicate tremendous scope for growth. The report is part of Netscribes’ Power Industry report series.Netscribes (India) Pvt. Ltd., a knowledge consulting solutions company, announces the launch of its Wind...

The flagship of Hyderabad-based Lanco Group, Lanco Infratech Ltd has shelved its plan to set up wind turbine manufacturing facilities due to the current economic slowdown, said a person close to the matter who didn’t want to be identified.According to the information available on the company’s website, Lanco had undertaken...