Suvi Dogra & Sudheer Pal Singh / New Delhi November 27, 2008, 0:51 IST

The Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE), the apex body under the ministry of power for formulating energy efficiency policies, is all set to announce an official deadline for mandatory BEE certification within a few weeks.

A three day long workshop on efficient energy management and renewable energy begins today at the Dhaka Sheraton Hotel.

The USAID and UNDP jointly organised the workshop.

Special Assistant to the chief adviser Dr M Tamim will attend the inaugural function as chief guest while secretary of Power Division Dr M Fouzul Kabir Khan as special guest.

BS Reporter / New Delhi November 08, 2008, 0:02 IST

Ten private sector firms have come together to form the Alliance for Energy Efficient Economy (AEEE) to promote energy efficiency among industries and households.

The AEEE, which is modeled on the lines of the American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy (AICEEE), plans to save 2,000 Mw through energy efficiency practices by 2012.

The Punjab Energy Development Agency (PEDA) has introduced energy conservation awards to encourage energy efficiency in large and small-scale industry, Government and commercial buildings, educational institutions, agriculture sector, poultry farms and domestic sector.

By Clifford Krauss

For all the support that the presidential candidates are expressing for renewable energy, alternative energies like wind and solar are facing big new challenges because of the credit freeze and the plunge in oil and natural gas prices.

Heliostats redirect sunrays to a tower in Seville, Spain. Energy created at the plant provides electricity to thousands of homes.

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