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K Subramanya

In a notification issued on December 3, the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) has announced the generic tariff to be paid to the producers of power from renewable sources including wind, small hydro, biomass, non-fossil fuel-based cogeneration plants and solar photovoltaic (PV) and solar thermal power plants.

President Mohamed Nasheed today met with the President of the European Commission, Mr Jos

Washington: A bottle of spoiled wine could help cut your power bills, as American and Indian scientists have come up with a new technology that generates electricity by using the waste from improper fermentation.

According to the scientists, the technology could provide a new and cost effective way to clean wastewater from wineries and get some value out of a

CHANDIGARH: Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda on Wednesday urged Union Minister for New and Renewable Energy Farooq Abdullah to increase the Central subsidy on solar pumps from Rs.50,000 to at least Rs.

Tihar will soon be the world's only green prison. The officials of the largest jail in South Asia confirmed their plans to shift on renewable energy, recycle waste and a major cut out on electricity consumption. Tihar PRO, Sunil Gupta on Tuesday said, "we want to make it an environmentally-friendly complex and also achieve international standards and more than that.".

Soon, remote villages and small towns in rural India as well as the Australian outback could be powered by self-sufficient sustainable energy-based mini-grids.

PUDUCHERRY: Over 22 industries from across the Union Territory received awards for energy conservation from Chief Minister V. Vaithilingam on the occasion of Energy Conservation Day 2009 on Tuesday.

The Indian Wind Power Association has welcomed the formation of the Tamil Nadu Transmission Corporation (TANTRANSCO) as a separate entity under the Tamil Nadu Electricity Board.

Jind: The state government has announced a subsidy of 25 per cent on purchase of solar water heaters besides a relief in power bills to popularise the concept of solar power in both urban and rural areas.