India has only a small uranium supply, but an enormous thorium reserve. Millions of tons of thorium ore lie on the surface of Indian beaches, waiting to be scooped up by front loaders and hauled away to potential thorium reactors for a song. (For those of you who are interested...

January, 2009Company says it has signed projects in Gujarat, Haryana, Bihar and Bengal, and plans to focus on Maharashtra in the year 2009.Building on plans first announced in May of 2008, New York-based Astonfield Renewable Resources today asserted it is proceeding with investing billions of USD into renewable energy projects...

Intel Capital is looking at four areas for investments- WiMAX and mobility, clean tech and renewable energy, consumer Internet and education, according to company sourcesSource

U.S.-based nuclear equipment maker Westinghouse Electric Company is likely to invest tens of millions of dollars in India.Westinghouse, a Toshiba Group company, might look at forging joint venture with local players, sourcing from them and even outright acquisitions in areas like engineering, construction and equipment making.WEC offers a wide range...

Gujarat is going all out to develop infrastructure in its bid to attract investments. In this effort, its investments in energy related areas is bound to be significant too. Read this article for more details on this

2008 newsAs per the report ‘India Energy inc.- Emerging Opportunities & Challenges’ released by CII at the CII-India Energy Conclave 2007 in December, a favorable policy and regulatory framework is required to attract private players in the power and energy sector. The report also said that an investment of $150...

According to an industry report, the energy sector needs investments in the range of $120- $150 billion over the next five years. Only then will we be able to increase capabilities and improve technology. Recognizing the growing market and energy requirements in India, US energy majors too have shown keen...

The current investment potential for electricity efficiency in India could top USD $6 billion, according this report commissioned by APP and USAID. The authors note that investments in industrial energy efficiency represent a low-risk strategy with attractive rates of return in the near- to medium-term. These investments also hold the...

Indian students are among the worst sufferes of power shortages in the cuntry, as the light goes off so often during the peak evening hours. BPL techno vision unveiled a rechargeable study lamp for them here Thursday.Called 'StudyLite', the lamp has been developed in collaboration with Sankara Nethralaya, the Chennai-based...

Engineering company Shriram EPC Ltd plans to diversify into the business of converting coal to fuel gas and is exploring opportunities to expand its wind and biogas power generation business in South-East Asia.For coal gasification, the Chennai-based firm has an agreement with German company Envirotherm GmbH, which has technology to...