Energy

Plants blueprint predates gas policy: NTPC

Subhash Narayan NEW DELHI

Publication Date: 
03/10/2008
Economic Times (New Delhi)
Tags:
Energy Policy, Energy, Power Industry, National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC), India
Energy

Credit crunch threatens US wind-energy projects

Wind developers in the United States could be the first among the energy sector to fall victim to the global financial meltdown emanating from Wall Street. The banking crisis that began with bad loans in the US housing sector has now brought down several commercial banks, one of the world's largest insurance companies and leading investment banks.

Publication Date: 
02/10/2008
Jeff Tollefson
Nature
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Economy, Energy Policy, Wind Energy, Energy, Finance, United States Of America (US)
Energy

Renewables target remains, but with stiffer requirements for biofuels

When the European Parliament

Publication Date: 
01/10/2008
Acid News
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Energy Policy, Renewable Energy, Biofuel, Energy, Europe, European Union (EU)
Energy

Access to energy for the poor: an Asia-Pacific regional initiative

In support of its poverty alleviation mandate, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) is committed to increasing access to clean and affordable energy for people throughout the Asia and Pacific region, particularly the poor.

Publication Date: 
01/10/2008
Asian Development Bank
Tags:
Energy Policy, Energy, Energy Technology, Private Sector, Asia
Energy

Rapid turns in European renewable energy policy: advocacy and framing in the proposed trading of guarantees of origin

The EU has assumed ambitious targets and strategies for the promotion of renewable sources of energy (RES) binding to all its member states. This report examines the proposed EU-wide policy instrument designed to help achieve the targets on renewable electricity and heat - the trading of Guarantees of Origin

Publication Date: 
01/10/2008
Mns Nilsson, Lars J. Nilsson, Karin Ericsson
Fridtjof Nansen Institute
Tags:
Energy Policy, Renewable Energy, Emissions Trading, Energy, Advocacy, Europe, European Union (EU)
Energy

Renewable energy policy of Karnataka 2008: first revised draft

Climate change represents one of the humanity

Publication Date: 
01/10/2008
Karnataka Renewable Energy Development Limited (KREDL)
Tags:
Energy Policy, Energy Efficiency, Small Hydro Power, Renewable Energy, Biomass, Wind Energy, Solar Energy, Geothermal Energy, Clean Development Mechanism (CDM), Energy, Tidal Energy, Biogas, Economic Development, Special Economic Zones (SEZ), Karnataka
Energy

Regulation of natural gas in India

The Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board was established in 2007. But what is the policy of regulation in this sector? What are the entities involved? How do they function? How can they be efficiently regulated?

Publication Date: 
27/09/2008
Neerabh K Prasad
Economic and Political Weekly
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Tags:
Energy Policy, Energy, Natural Gas, Legislation, Ministry Of Petroleum & Natural Gas, India
Energy

PM calls plan panel meet to discuss energy policy

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has called a meeting of the full Planning Commission on Saturday to discuss the integrated energy policy and deliberate on the country

Publication Date: 
19/09/2008
Times Of India (New Delhi)
Tags:
Energy Policy, Nuclear Power, Energy, India
Energy

Is America losing out on Iraqi oil?

Atul Aneja

The grand American neoconservative enterprise of controlling Iraqi oil is facing its most serious crisis.

New approach: Iraqi Oil Minister Hussain Al Shahristani

Publication Date: 
17/09/2008
Hindu (New Delhi)
Tags:
Persian Gulf, Energy Policy, Energy, Iraq
Energy

 In the net

Fuel economy: turf war or guerrilla ambush It can get as bad as not having any money left to buy oil. Increased oil demand from rapidly growing cars can make it worse. Yet there is no sign of official agreement on who must take the lead to draft fuel economy regulations for cars to get more miles out of a litre of fuel burnt. When the push for these regulations came about two years ago from

Publication Date: 
14/09/2008
Anumita Roychowdhury
Down to Earth
Tags:
Vehicular Pollution, Carbon Dioxide, Fuel Efficiency, Fuel Economy Standards, Energy Policy, Cars, Energy, Auto Industry, Ministry of Shipping Road Transport and Highways, India, Fuel Pricing

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