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Canada and Pakistan to cooperate in solar energy generation

ISLAMABAD (January 28 2009): A five member delegation of Canadian Solar Incorporation (CSI), headed by Special Advisor to Immigration Minister, Canada, Wajid Khan called on Chairman, National Vocational & Technical Education Commission (NAVTEC), Adnan A. Khawaja in his office at the Prime Minister's secretariat, here Tuesday.

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28/01/2009
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Bangladeshi receives Zayed Future Energy Prize

Unb, Dhaka Bangladeshi national Dipal Chandra Barua has received the UAE's 1.5 million US dollar Zayed Future Energy Prize for promoting clean energy.

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22/01/2009
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Private firms to get land for bio-diesel projects

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22/01/2009

ISLAMABAD: Alternative Energy Development Board (AEDB) has decided to approach provincial governments for provision of wasteland for bio-diesel plantation. According to AEDB on Wednesday, the board of directors has decided to facilitate provision of land to private firms interested in bio-diesel projects.

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PPAF to carry out 500 solar home lighting projects in five years

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ISLAMABAD (January 22 2009): Pakistan Poverty Alleviation Fund (PPAF) announced to carry out 500 Solar Home Lighting projects in next five years under PPAF-III to overcome the power crisis in deprived areas of the country. As a prototype, the project would lead PPAF for its possible replication in other parts of the country.

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22/01/2009
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Antarctic bases turn to renewables - even solar

Date: 21-Jan-09
Country: ANTARCTICA
Author: Alister Doyle, Environment Correspondent

ROTHERA BASE - Renewable energies are gaining a foothold in Antarctica, curbing fossil fuel use despite problems in designing installations to survive bone-chilling cold and winter darkness.

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21/01/2009
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Countrys largest solar power plant in state soon

KOLKATA, Jan. 19: The state is set to get the country's largest solar power generation plant by the end of March this year, said state power minister, Mr Mrinal Banerjee speaking this morning at the inaugural ceremony of the 18th International Photovoltaic Science and Engineering Conference and Exhibition (PVSEC) at Science City.

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20/01/2009
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Biomass power generation plant at Yamunanagar

Chandigarh: A 2-MW biomass waste-based co-generation power plant has been commissioned at Yamunanagar at a cost of Rs 15.23 crore at Bharat Starch Industries, said Sumita Misra, Director, Haryana Renewable Energy Development Agency (HAREDA). The plywood waste, available in huge quantity in Yamunanagar, will be used in the project, she added.

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19/01/2009
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Wind farm off cape cod clears hurdle

Published: January 16, 2009

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17/01/2009
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First solar to help power UAE

Date: 16-Jan-09
Country: UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
Author: Stanley Carvalho

ABU DHABI - Abu Dhabi's Masdar said on Thursday it is building the Middle East's largest solar power plant for the carbon-neutral Masdar City.

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16/01/2009
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HP campaign to conserve non-renewable resources

Shimla: Himachal Pradesh Vidhan Sabha Speaker Tulsi Ram on Thursday flagged off a campaign for the conservation of non-renewable sources of energy in Shimla on Thursday.

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16/01/2009
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