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Clean Energy Source Shows Dark Side In U.S. Tornadoes

The deadly tornadoes that tore across the South last week highlighted the cruel and ruthless side of wind, an energy source championed as an earth-friendly alternative to fossil fuels.

Wind industry experts say their business was largely unaffected by the worst U.S.

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02/05/2011
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California Faces Risk In Carbon Gold Rush

California is putting its reputation as a pioneering environmental heavyweight on the line as it prepares to launch a carbon market in eight months' time.

State regulators are battling the clock, the courts and their own empty pockets as they prepare to oversee the start of the multi-billion dollar carbon market on January 1, 2012.

The idea of capping greenhouse gas emissions and providing c

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China Carbon Emissions Could Peak By 2025-2030: U.S. Study

China, the world's biggest emitter of greenhouse gases, could peak in emissions by 2030 or earlier, says a study from U.S.

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02/05/2011
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Biofuels key to greening transport sector

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02/05/2011

Biofuels present an easy way of shifting to low-carbon, non-petroleum fuels, aiding the growing efforts to decarbonise the transport sector. The International Energy Agency

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Punjab ready for renewable power revolution: Badal

Chandigarh Deputy chief minister of Punjab S Sukhbir Singh Badal on Friday said that Punjab was in for major revolution in producing power from renewable resources and was aiming to harness 1,100 mw power from Biomass, Micro Hydro and Solar sectors.

Speaking to media persons Badal said that his visit to China was focused on generation of power from 22 lakh tonne rice husk, looking for technolog

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30/04/2011
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Haryana rice millers turn to biomass for captive power

Chandigarh Haryana rice millers are turning to biomass co-generation for captive power generation. Easy availability of rice husk and upgradation of technology at minimum cost prompted them to generate own power through this renewable energy resource.

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29/04/2011
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Gridco, NTPC ink solar power purchase pact

BHUBANESWAR: A power purchase agreement (PPA) was signed between Gridco and NTPC on Tuesday for procuring 10 mega watt solar power.

The national thermal power major is in the process of executing two solar power stations at Dadri in Uttar Pradesh and Faridabad in Haryana.

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28/04/2011
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Tata Power to Invest 1,300 Cr in FY12 in Wind, Solar Energy

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28/04/2011

The power major is targeting to add 35 MW solar power in FY12 for . 550 crore
Tata Power Company (TPC) on Wednesday said it will invest . 1,300 crore in 2011-12 to add 185 MW generation capacity from wind and solar energy.

The company, which commissioned a 3-MW solar power in Maharashtra

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Google: Renewable Energy Is Long-Term Effort

Inc has not given up on its goal of making renewable energy cheaper than coal for consumers but it is not predicting victory soon, its director of green business operations said.

"We are still moving forward," said Rick Needham, in an interview at the company's office in Washington.

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28/04/2011
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Tata Power aims at 24% clean energy

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28/04/2011

Tata Power on Wednesday announced the commercial operation of its 3MW photo voltaic solar power plant at Mulshi in Maharashtra.

This is in pursuance of its objective of building a renewable energy portfolio that is 20-25 per cent of it total generation capacity estimated at 25,000 MW by 2017, said Mr S. Ramakrishnan, executive director, finance, Tata Power.

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