The international pellet industry published the latest market figures at the European Pellet Conference in Wels, Austria. In spite of the generally depressed state of the economy, the pellet industry remains optimistic and anticipates rapid growth in industrial pellet production.

After an exhaustive consultative process initiated in July 2008, the Tamil Nadu Electricity Regulatory Commission (TNERC) on 20 March 2009, announced a comprehensive order on wind energy tariff to be applicable from 19 September 2008.

Bowing to pressure from the European Biodiesel Board (EBB), the EU on 13 March imposed temporary anti-dumping and countervailing duties - ranging from -26 to -41 per 100 kilogrammes - on imports of US biodiesel. The temporary duties may be made permanent after six months, in which case they could stay in place for up to five years.

RETAIL prices of diesel may go down further by Rs 2 soon as the government looks to hike its goodwill quotient among voters before the code of conduct kicks in for the general elections slated for April-May.

A cut in diesel prices could bring down prices of essential commodities such as rice, edible oil, fruits, vegetables, eggs and milk, auguring well for voters and the economy.

Demand market rate for power after agreeing to a lower rate SUGAR cooperatives of Maharashtra that have set up power plants that use sugarcane waste as fuel, are trying to wriggle out of their commitment to supply power at lower rates to the state-owned power distribution company, Mahara- shtra State Electricity Distribution Co Ltd (msedcl). Nagpur-based Purti Sugar Mills has moved an

Namakkal district, located in Tamil Nadu in southern India, is committed to be an

Austria is considered a European leader in the use of solid biomass for heat and power generation. But a new environmental policy could jeopardize the success of the past few years.

There are two forms of power. One is real power that can be translated into actual work typically measured in watts. Another is reactive power that is consumed by a device but does not produce any useful work. The sum of both forms of power is the power supplied by a utility. Power factor of an AC device like CFL ranges from 0 to 1. Closer the power factor of a machine is to 1 the lesser

Manufacturers in the solar-energy industry are downsizing and scaling back their once-ambitious plans. Katharine Sanderson reports.

Iran, a major oil producing and exporting country, also imports gasoline because of inadequate refining capacity and rising petrol consumption.

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