Energy

Green economy not an alterative now

With the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) having, for the first time, named India as the global host of World Environment Day 2011 (WED) on June 5, the thrust has been on how soon the country can transit towards a green economy.

A first step towards this was taken with an exhibition of non-timber products being held at the Dilli Haat here.

Publication Date: 
04/06/2011
Asian Age (New Delhi)
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Delhi, UNEP, Renewable Energy, Nuclear Energy, Economy, Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF), Germany
Energy

Maharashtra govt clears Rs 10 lakh per acre payment for Jaitapur nuclear project

The Maharashtra government, in a bid to pacify locals opposing the proposed 9,900 Mw Jaitapur nuclear power project in Ratnagiri district, has cleared payment of Rs 10 lakh per acre to project affected persons (PAPs).

This is to be paid by the developer, Nuclear Power Corporation (NPC). Earlier, NPC had proposed a compensation of Rs 5 lakh per acre.

Publication Date: 
02/06/2011
Sanjay Jog
Business Standard (New Delhi)
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Maharashtra, Jaitapur, Nuclear Power Plants, Nuclear Power Corporation Of India (NPCIL), Land Acquisition, Development, Nuclear Energy
Energy

Nuclear emergency in Japan: lessons for India

Whereas the whole world is extending its sympathy and support to the people in Japan who are devastated from the recent earth quake, the consequent Tsunami and nuclear emergency, there are also many lessons for poor countries like India with dense population.

Publication Date: 
01/06/2011
Shankar Sharma
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Nuclear Safety, Nuclear Power, Japan, India, Nuclear Power Plants, Energy Policy, Nuclear Energy
Energy

Germany to shut nuclear reactors by 2022

Merkel's nuclear U-turn driven by Fukushima disaster
BERLIN: Germany wants to shut all nuclear reactors by 2022, Chancellor Angela Merkel's ruling coalition declared on Monday, in a policy reversal drawn up in a rush after the Fukushima disaster in Japan.

The coalition, sensitive to accusations it may increase dependence on highly polluting brown coal, said it planned to cut power use by 10 pe

Publication Date: 
31/05/2011
Hindu (New Delhi)
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Germany, Nuclear Power Plants, Japan, Nuclear Energy, Earthquakes, Tsunami, Renewable Energy, Electricity
Energy

Gilani seeks US assistance to overcome energy crisis

Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani Sunday said that the government has sought US assistance to overcome load-shedding in the country for providing immediate relief to the masses.

During a meeting with senior journalists at his residence here, he said that US leadership has assured of assistance to the Pakistani government in providing cheap electricity to the masses.

Gilani said that he h

Publication Date: 
30/05/2011
Business Recorder (Pakistan)
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Pakistan, United States Of America (US), Energy, Nuclear Energy, International Cooperation
Energy

What we can learn from Fukushima

Why did one nuclear site in Fukushima escape damage from the earthquake? Mike Weightman is going there to discover what lessons can be learned.

http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg21028146.000-nuclear-inspector-wha...

Publication Date: 
28/05/2011
Andy Coghlan
New Scientist
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Nuclear Accidents, Japan, Nuclear Safety, Radiation, Tsunami, Nuclear Energy, Energy
Energy

Germany Copes Without Bulk Of Nuclear Power

Germany is coping without about three quarters of its nuclear power capacity by burning more climate-warming coal, reaping the rewards of renewables investments, and importing more French atomic energy.

The shutdown over the weekend of another nuclear plant means almost 16 gigawatts (GW) of German nuclear power capacity was offline Monday, with nearly half of the capacity ordered to shut by the

Publication Date: 
24/05/2011
Vera Ecket and Muriel Boselli
Planet Ark (Australia)
Tags:
Germany, Energy, Nuclear Energy, Nuclear Accidents, Nuclear Safety, Pollution, Thermal Power Plants
Climate Change

The climate change threat to nuclear power

The accident at the Fukushima power plant in Japan has led to much discussion about the future of nuclear power. I believe one important lesson of the accident has been overlooked. Nuclear power is often touted as a solution to climate change, but Fukushima serves as a warning that far from solving the climate problem, nuclear power may be highly vulnerable to it.

Publication Date: 
21/05/2011
Natalie Kopytko
New Scientist
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Climate Change, Nuclear Energy, Water Demand, Nuclear Accidents, Tsunami, Earthquakes, Nuclear Safety, Hurricanes, Storms, Natural Disasters, Climate Mitigation, Floods, Drought
Energy

For Jaitapur, a comic to dispel nuke power fears

To dispel fears of villagers opposed to the nuclear power project in Jaitapur, the Nuclear Power Corporation of India (NPCIL) will distribute a comic book that will also focus on the benefits they would reap from nuclear energy.

The comic, Ek Tha Budhiya: Kahani Ek Khushal Gaon Ki (The Story of a Prosperous Village), narrates the story of Jagdishpur, a village that had been underdeveloped for y

Publication Date: 
21/05/2011
Indian Express (Mumbai)
Tags:
Maharashtra, Nuclear Power Corporation Of India (NPCIL), Nuclear Energy, Radiation, Ratnagiri (T), Madhya Pradesh, Haryana, Environment, Nuclear Power
Energy

Wind is Japan's strongest alternative to nuclear

TWO months after the explosions and radiation leaks at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Japan, the prime minister, Naoto Kan, has announced that the country will not build any new reactors. If Kan really means it, the government will have to abandon the plans for expanding nuclear power it adopted only last year.

Publication Date: 
21/05/2011
Andy Coghlan
New Scientist
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Japan, Nuclear Energy, Wind Energy, Renewable Energy, Energy Policy, Energy

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