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Piped Gas, CNG for Kitchens and Vehicles in India
No more heavy and clumsy cylinders for kitchens. Supply of piped gas to households and CNG (compressed natural gas) to vehicles is all set to get a fillip with the government deciding to more than double the current allocation of natural gas for residential and transport sectors."It has been decided...
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Reva Unveils Plans for 30,000-capacity G-Wiz Production Plant
As conventional car firms the world over announce lay-offs and plant closures, Reva, the India-based electric car manufacturer behind the iconic G-Wiz, has today announced plans to increase its production capacity four-fold with the construction of a new assembly plant in Bangalore.Despite widespread recent reports that sales of electric cars...
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PWC reports increased deals in wind, solar energy sector in India
Merger and acquisition deals in the solar energy sector has witnessed renewed interest from wider industrial players, seeking an early entry and scaling up of technology, according to a report on solar and wind energy deals by analyst Pricewaterhouse Coopers (PWC).In a report, PWC India said in many cases, current...
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Areva, India sign nuclear reactor deal
French nuclear giant Areva signed a preliminary deal Wednesday to provide India with up to six new-generation reactors — a move hailed in India as ending its nuclear isolation and transforming the country into “a responsible nuclear state.”The Paris-based company says the deal signed with Indian electric utility Nuclear Power...
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India Needs Uranium Imports to Bridge Energy Demand: Anil Kakodkar
India needs to import large amounts of uranium to meet its nuclear energy requirements till it fully explores its internal reserves, Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) chairperson Anil Kakodkar said.Kakodkar said: ‘India’s energy demand will be almost 10 times higher by 2050 compared to what it is now. Even after exploiting...
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Australis should sell Uranium to India : Tim Flannery
Scientist Tim Flannery has accused Australia of taking an immoral position by exporting polluting coal to India but refusing to sell it uranium to help it establish a cleaner power-generation industry. The author of The Weather Makers said India's plan to build a new generation of coalfired power stations in...
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Suzlon Reports Quarterly Loss
Suzlon, India's wind power giant, has reported a quarterly loss after years of expansion and profit growth. It was hurt mainly by the ongoing global credit crunch, slowing wind turbine sales, and by rising costs and a provision to do repairs stemming from the widely reported quality problems at the...
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Current scenario of Renewable Energy in India – White Paper
Current scenario of development in renewable energy in India - an excellent white paper from REEEP (pdf)
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India fourth globally in wind energy capacity
Feb 2008Wind power is becoming a mainstream energy source. Over 20,000 mw of wind turbines were installed in 2007 bringing world- wide capacity to 94,112 mw, up 27% from 2006. The top five countries in terms of installed capacity are Germany (22, 300 mw), the US (16,800 mw), Spain (15,100...
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150 Indian companies interested in biodiesel
Sep 2008 newsAround 150 companies, led by state-owned oil marketing companies and Reliance Industries (RIL), the country's largest private company, have evinced interest in production of biodiesel. The move comes on the back of the government's plan to introduce a 20 per cent blending of the non-fossil fuel with diesel.The...
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