The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy has released the draft guidelines for PM Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana which is aimed at installing rooftop solar (RTS) plants in one crore (10 million) households
China is considering a change in its energy policy to encourage the wider use of ethanol, a clean fuel made from agricultural products, to target the nation's worsening air quality, a leading trader
Tony Blair is to rule out financial incentives to rig the market in favour of new nuclear power plants and will make a commercial case for them when he unveils government energystrategy. The prime
The only sign of modernity is a solar panel in Himalayas. Many of the monasteries, or gompas, lining Ladakh's Indus valley, in northwest India near China, boast a small blue rectangle of
Royal Dutch Shell will pick a renewable energy source for commercial production but it is much too early to tell which one, its Chief Executive said. "We don't know which form of energy will win, and
Norway is setting up a 20 billion Norwegian crowns ($3.24 billion) fund to promote renewable energy such as wind and hydropower while spurring energy savings, the government said. It said the cash
France and Britain announced plans to set up a joint forum aimed at strengthening cooperation in civil nuclear power at a time of deep concern over European energy supplies and global warming. The
Andhra Pradesh has set a record by scoring a hatrick as it continues to retain its top rank among all states for its performance in the power sector during 2005-06. The ranking has been done by the
The Union power ministry has formed a group that will work towards ensuring that India can hit the target of adding a capacity of 75,000mw during 2007-12, the 11th Plan period. The group will be
Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency (IREDA) Ltd will release Rs 450 crore in 2006-07 for financing renewable energy projects that can sustain in the present power scenario. Debashish Majumdar,
In what could be a first of-its-kind project within the Indian sea food industry, methane-forming anaerobic bacteria will soon be used to convert fish waste water (with high levels of dissolved fish
