Who is EAI ?

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,...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Current scenario of development in renewable energy in India – an excellent white paper from REEEP (pdf)

Feb 2008 Wind 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...

Sep 2008 news Around 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...

Oct 2008 news Certain 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...

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...