Fiscal implications of global decarbonization
Internationally coordinated climate mitigation policies can effectively put the world on a path toward achieving the agreed Paris temperature goals. Such coordination could be initiated by large players,
United States Of America (US)
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Gujarat, Andhra chosen as sites for US nuclear reactors
Days before US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton arrives In India on her first official visit after taking charge, India is learnt to have firmed up a site each in Gujarat and Andhra Pradesh that will be dedicated for the first US nuclear reactors after the nuclear deal.
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India commits Rs 180k cr to nuclear trade
India is committing Rs 1,80,000 crore for the production of 30,000 Mw of nuclear power by three countries
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Pak-Iran gas deal likely to be lost: Jundollah Group may create hurdles
Iran faced opposition from within on Iran-Pakistan (IP) gas pipeline deal as Iranian Oil Ministry had strongly opposed signing of Gas Sales Purchase Agreement (GSPA) in Turkey due to security concerns, fearing that Jundallah Group may create hurdles in materialising the project.
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Clean and green is the new credo
Badal valley in Uttarakhand has now become a demo valley for green energy---- The coming years are going to be quite difficult for the world if preventive measures are not taken to tap new and non-conventional sources for its energy requirements.
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U.S. Electric Grid Needs Major Overhaul: Utility
The U.S. electric grid is outdated and needs a major overhaul if it is to carry electricity generated by renewable energy sources, a senior official with Southern California Edison told Congress on Thursday.
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Offshore wind could be next wave for United States
The Cape Cod resort area, famous for sandy beaches and centuries-old fishing villages, could in the next few years claim a new title of home to the United States' first offshore wind farm.
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PSE&G Gets NJ Approval To Spend $515 Million On Solar
Public Service Enterprise Group Inc unit PSE&G can spend $515 million of ratepayer money for 80 megawatts of solar power projects, New Jersey utility regulators ruled on Wednesday. Regulators reduced PSE&G's original proposal of $773 million for 120 megawatts of solar power. The state utility regulating board killed plans for solar panels on government buildings.
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Energy Efficiency Could Save U.S. $600 Billion
The United States could save about $600 billion in energy costs by 2020 if it hiked annual efficiency spending about five-fold, business consultants McKinsey and Co said in a report on Wednesday.
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U.S. Company Hopes To Make Fuel From Sunlight, CO2
U.S. start-up Joule Biotechnologies hopes to make commercial amounts of motor fuel by feeding engineered organisms high concentrations of carbon dioxide and sunlight, its top executive said.
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Wind power: High hopes
A vast supply of energy is racing around the planet far above the surface. Erik Vance meets the engineers trying to bring the power of high-altitude wind down to earth.