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DIFFERENCES have emerged within the government over mandatory blending of petrol with ethanol. Fertilisers & chemicals minister MK Azhagiri has written to the prime minister asking that the November 2009 decision of the cabinet committee on economic affairs (CCEA) be reviewed and the mandatory blending be deferred until such time as enough ethanol is available for consumers.

RASHME SEHGALI

How can wind energy in India achieve 20 per cent grid penetration by 2020? Wind experts believe massive growth in the Indian market can be achieved if a unified grid policy is promulgated for the whole country.

The National Load Despatch Centre (NLDC) has been designated as the central agency for implementing Renewable Energy Certificates (REC) mechanism meant to give push to renewable energy capacity addition in the country.

Regulatory body

Pune City-based World Institute of Sustainable Energy (WISE) recently organised a conference on

R. Sairam

MADURAI: The Central Government has allotted a sum of Rs. 150 crore to promote the use of solar power among industries.

Regulator issues normative guidelines on fixing tariff.

Richa Mishra

The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy expects 3.3

The Haryana government has formulated a Rs 85-crore project for setting up 50,000 family size biogas plants to harness the potential of generating biogas for cooking and organic manure in the fields.

Chandigarh: The Haryana government has formulated a Rs 85-crore project for setting up 50,000 family-size biogas plants to harness the potential of generating biogas for cooking and organic manure in the fields.

Preeti Parashar

Chandigarh: The ministry of new and renewable energy (MNRE) has accepted proposals by Haryana for transferring four solar photovoltaic power projects to the national solar mission.

THANJAVUR: Efficient utilisation of renewable energy will help resolve the crisis being caused by carbon emission. Global warming can be checked to a great extent through the use of renewable energy, said N. Ramachandran, Vice-Chancellor, Periyar Maniammai University.