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Jan. 2009 Emami Biotech Limited has started commercial production of bio-fuel at its Haldia plant recently. According to sources Emami Biotech, it had first invested Rs 150 crore exclusively in the bio-fuel project in April 2007. The plan was to produce bio-fuel from palm oil. But as the price of...

January, 2009 Despite the sharp fall in crude oil prices globally, government-owned oil companies are not scaling back their research and development (R&D) spends on alternative and renewable energy and have in fact , been aggressively increasing their outlays for such programmes. Indian Oil Corporation, the nation’s biggest marketer and...

The chart below gives fuel savings effected by the different initiatives in Indian rural areas by TERI. This is rather old data (2001), but gives a good idea of the types of initiatives undertaken. Source

With the India’s geothermal power potential of 10,600MW, I would like to share the potential sources/ regions where geothermal energy can be harnessed in India. Province Surface To C Reservoir To C Heat Flow Thermal gradient Himalaya >90 260 468 100 Cambay 40-90 150-175 80-93 70 West coast 46-72 102-137...

Dow Chemical International Pvt. Ltd. (Dow India) and Royal Castor Products Ltd. (Royal Castor), Sidhpur, Gujarat today signed a commitment to conduct research in sustainable, bio–based products & solutions using castor oil during the Vibrant Gujarat expo. More

A recent news from indiainfoline.com says India’s semi conductor sector may invest around Rs390bn for solar photovoltaic and polysilicon unit, EPV Solar has planned an investment of around Rs40bn for the same, while Lanco Solar may invest Rs129.38bn in Solar PV and Polysilicon unit. Source Just in case you are...

SEMI, the global industry association serving the manufacturing supply chains for the microelectronic, display and photovoltaic industries, has announced the formation of an India PV advisory committee and an international PV exposition SOLARCON India in Hyderabad in 2009. SOLARCON India will focus on advancing the global PV supply chain in...

The European Photovoltaic Industry Association (EPIA) estimates that by the year 2030, PV systems could be generating approximately 260 GWp of electricity around the world. With the current phase of growth and support, the Indian solar could emerge as the fourth largest generator of solar energy in the world after,...

Financing of renewable energy projects via carbon credits is increasing with the developmental activities of renewable energy in India. The below chart from Renewable Energy World site shows Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) projects in India and carbon credits called Certified Emission Reductions (CER) issued. Source

A recent news items says that India has a geothermal power potential of 10,600MW, but the country is yet to see a single commissioned project that harnesses this technology. Though the capital cost for generating energy through geothermal is Rs80 million ($A2.46 million) to Rs100 million per MW, the operating...