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Govt wants to remove incentive cap for wind energy projects

BS Reporter / Chennai October 16, 2008, 17:44 IST

The central government is planning to remove the incentive cap in wind energy which is currently restricted to projects up to 49mw.

The government decision is to encourage more foreign investors to invest in various wind energy projects, according to a senior representative from the Ministry of New & Renewable Energy (MNRE).

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17/10/2008
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Law planned to promote renewable energy use

CHENNAI: The Union Ministry of New and Renewable Energy has proposed a law to promote the use of renewable energy, Deepak Gupta, Secretary of the Ministry, said Thursday.

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17/10/2008
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European Nations Seek to Revise Agreement on Emissions Cuts

Fears of a sharp worldwide economic slowdown are threatening a hard-won European plan on climate change that European leaders hoped would set an example for the rest of the world.

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Build UK Wind Farms Near Land to Cut Costs - Study

Britain will fall woefully short of its own renewable energy targets unless the government allows wind farms to be built closer to shore, the Carbon Trust said in a report on Tuesday.

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15/10/2008
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Ministry seeks more sops for solar power

Sudheer Pal Singh

In order to tap India

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14/10/2008
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Exhibition van on non-conventional energy inaugurated

Panchkula: A mobile science exhibition van based on the theme Non-conventional energy

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14/10/2008
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The just framework for climate

Let's cut to the chase. If we are serious about climate change then we have to be serious about changing (drastically) the way the world generates and uses its energy. But even as the rich world talks glibly about 'decarbonisation' of its economy it has done precious little to reinvent its energy system and to wean itself from its fossil fuel addiction.

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13/10/2008
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Gujarat Vidyapith to have energy park

AHMEDABAD: Gujarat Vidyapith plans to establish an energy park on its campus which will showcase different models of non-conventional energy used in daily life. The energy park will be a permanent establishment where people will guide visitors on different models and their uses.

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Ray of hope for solar firms

Hyderabad, Oct. 12: Firms selling solar energy equipment in the state are all set to witness a boom as the Electricity Regulatory Commission (ERC) has approved the eternal renewable energy source policy. The ERC has issued an order allowing the state-owned power utilities to buy solar energy from the developers at Rs 7 per unit to promote green power.

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