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Some Indian Biodiesel Ventures that have Taken Off
Oct 2008 newsCertain biodiesel units have commenced production and are exporting the commodity to US and the EU nations. These units are using used non-edible oils and fatty acids from vegetable oils to produce biodiesel.Hyderabad-based Naturol Bioenergy Ltd is exporting biodiesel to these countries from its recently inaugurated 100,000 tonnes...
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India Energy Scenario & Trends – an Analysis by Brookings Institution
This is wow! white paper / analysis paper. A must read.Summary:This monograph focuses on India’s need for oil and how this demand fits within its broader set of energy policies. The paper is divided into three sections. Part 1 surveys the country’s overall energy demand-supply situation, the “energy security” debate...
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Indian ICT Industry & Energy Efficiency
A brief analysis of the status of energy efficiency measures for the Indian ICT industry by the Climatico blog. It appears from the analysis that there is no specific program in the country for intersection of energy eff & ICT, but that's just terminology. Some measures undertaken at different levels...
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Energy efficiency project at Sterlite Optical, Aurangabad, India
Was reading an old project entry (2006), but still thought it was relevant because it shows the kinds of stuff that can be done by industries to further energy efficiency. Name of Project “Energy efficiency project at SOTL, Aurangabad” MIDC, Waluj, Maharashtra by M/s Sterlite Optical technologies Limited. Location of...
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6% of India’s energy basket is from wind energy?
"Already six percent of the country’s total energy basket was from wind energy, and the way ahead would see greater contribution of renewables such as solar and wind energy, wider use of biofuels and non-polluting energy sources such as nuclear energy, the minister said." Kabil Sibal, in a Nov 2008...
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India, China have hundreds of wind farms planned
The majority of these projects are located in China and India. In China, 90% of wind energy projects have applied for CDM registration, and there are now 254 projects in the CDM pipeline, making up more than 13 GW of capacity. India has 231 projects in the pipeline, totalling more...
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India’s Installed Electricity Capacity Could Triple in 10 Years
"India’s installed power capacity should triple in another 10 years time. We are presently at 140 GW. It needs to touch 415-440 GW by 2017. In the last 10 years, our annual addition was 4 GW. What we really need is 20 GW per year from now on." - source...
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Spire Corp. Solar Partnership in India with Hind High Vacuum
Solar-technology developer Spire Corp. has partnered with Hind High Vacuum Company Private to expand its portfolio of products and services in India, the company said Tuesday.This cooperation will initially focus on module manufacturing equipment. India, according to Spire, is one of the world’s largest solar power markets and is a...
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Munich Re Picks Stake in Apollo Energy, Company Valued at $7.5 billion!
This is quite interesting. Munich Re, the world’s largest reinsurance firm by revenues, is picking 0.2% stake in Apollo Energy for Rs 73.6 crore, valuing thefirm at a staggering $7.5 billion(Rs 36,835 crore)...Apollo Energy is a privately held holding firm of the power and health insurance businesses of Prathap Reddy-led...
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Padma Vibhushan for Anil Kakodkar, Sundarlal Bahuguna
The year's list of Padma Vibhushan awardees include the chairman of India's Atomic Energy Commission, Dr Anil Kakodkar...that's wonderful!His bio: "Anil Kakodkar was born in 1943 in Barawani, present day Madhya Pradesh. He had his early education in Khargoan until moving to Bombay for post-matriculation studies. Kakodkar is an eminent...
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