Feb 2, 2012

INDIA SAW RECORD $10.3bn CLEAN ENERGY INVESTMENT IN 2011 (BNEF) - Investment in India out‐paces the rest of the world, thanks to the improving cost‐competitiveness of wind and solar

Jan 25, 2012

Energy-Guru’s CEO awarded Hind Rattan (Energy Guru) - Energy-Guru’s CEO Geetanjali Patil Choori awarded prestigious Hind Rattan award for extraordinary mission.

June 28, 2011

Energy-Guru assistance in international financial closure for first Solar Thermal project in India (Energy Guru) - EnergyGuru® enabled first international project financing for first Solar-Thermal (CSP) Power Project In India.

August 17, 2011

MW size Grid Solar Power Plants in India (As on 31st July 2011) India's has setup cummulative 45.5MW of Solar power in India.

July 1, 2011

Why conventional thermal players need to take Solar Thermal projects in India seriously! Power Ministry says new coal plants may default on loan repayment due to lack of coal availibility.

Mar 25, 2011

Can geothermal help Japan in crisis? (Reuters) - Japan is sitting on enough untapped geothermal power to replace all its planned nuclear stations over the next decade.

Dec 31, 2009

Fuel shortage continues to haunt thermal power projects Coal shortage continued to hit the power sector as 11 electricity generation projects received less dry fuel in November.

Nov 18, 2009

India targets 20,000mw Solar power by 2022 The US and other advanced countries may be dithering in the fight against climate change but India is ready to launch its Solar Mission under the National Action Plan on Climate Change, with plans to generate 1,000 mw of power by 2013.

Oct 22, 2009

A National 'Smart Grid' Remains a Vision With Many Gaps Like a complex jigsaw puzzle with lots of missing pieces, the picture of a smart electric power grid is slowly beginning to take shape in the United States, along with predictions of big energy savings and emission reductions that could come with it.

Oct 17, 2009

Centre to launch India solar mission on November 14: Farooq: Union minister for New and Renewable Energy, Dr Farooq Abdullah today said that India was planning a major thrust in sphere of renewable energy sources, especially solar and wind energy.

Oct 16, 2009

Germany nabs second Solar Decathlon win A university team from Germany has won the U.S. Energy Department's Solar Decathlon for the second competition in a row, officials declared Friday. In second place was Team Illinois, and third place went to Team California.

Mar 25, 2009

Green Bank Act of 2009 Introduced in US House: If passed, the legislation would create the Green Bank as an independent, tax-exempt, wholly owned corporation of the United States. The Bank's mandate would be to provide a range of financing support to qualified renewable energy and energy efficiency projects within the territorial United States.

Feb 20, 2009

Stimulus To Fund Renewables, Energy Efficiency, Grid: Congress will funnel more than $40 billion into clean energy and efficiency programs - and offer around $20 billion in tax breaks - as part of a near $800 billion stimulus bill designed to jolt industries into life across the economy.

Jan 26, 2009

President Obama Promises 'New Era' of Energy, Environmental Policy Stating emphatically that “No single issue is as imperative to the economy as energy,” President Obama today began to lay the foundation – rapid and widespread deployment of energy efficiency – for a new, clean energy era for the nation.

Jan 23, 2009

Commodities Exchange Brings Renewables to South Pacific Cash, a precious resource in the Solomon Islands, runs through villagers' hands as quickly as water from the archipelago’s beautiful lagoons. Saving money is virtually unheard of, bank accounts are unusual and borrowing is rare, certainly for individual families. However, a team of renewable energy developers working for SOPAC, the Pacific Islands Applied Geoscience Commission, and funded by REEEP, have hatched a scheme that enables these communities to exchange crops for access to renewable energy, such as solar.

Jan 14, 2009

Obama Supports Renewables and Energy Efficiency Now that the finance bubble has burst, a big question arises: Will the fall in emissions linked to lower economic output weaken the drive for new energy efficiency and renewable energy investment? Maybe not. The new Obama administration has already announced increased support to the renewable energy sector.

Sept 16, 2008

Solar energy companies hit by Lehman stock loans: At least three solar companies slumped on Tuesday on fears Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc's bankruptcy could put at risk share loans they had with the bank.

May 10, 2008

Big players line up for solar projects in Haryana: Chandigarh, May 9With the tariff for generation of power through solar energy being fixed at an attractive rate of Rs 15.96 per unit by the Haryana Electricity Regulatory Commission (HERC), the state is confident of attracting top corporate houses to set up solar power projects.

May 1, 2008

U.S. banks offer $2.2b for India infrastructure: WASHINGTON – The Export-Import Bank of the United States recently approved a $2.2 billion Indian infrastructure funding facility that will support U.S. exports to Indian projects in sectors such as power and renewable energy generation, oil and gas development, small aircraft, airport development and health care.

January 27, 2008

Punjab govt initiates steps to develop solar power projects: NEW DELHI: Punjab government has initiated steps to develop clean energy by inviting proposals from Indian and global companies to set up photo-voltaic power projects in the state.

January 14, 2008

India News: Centre to soon roll out ‘solar city’ scheme: NEW DELHI: The government has finalised the draft policy on solar energy and would roll out a solar city scheme by next week. The scheme would promote the non-conventional source of energy in association with municipal bodies across the country.

January 02, 2008

India to Push for MW-capacity solar power generation: Owing to the high initial capital cost of solar power plants and the cost of electricity from such plants, the Ministry has decided to provide a generation-based fillip.

December 12, 2007

Arctic summers ice-free 'by 2013': Scientists in the US have presented one of the most dramatic forecasts yet for the disappearance of Arctic sea ice.

November 15, 2007

China to Lead Energy Renewables in Three Years, WorldWatch Says: China is set to become the biggest consumer of renewable energy, which is likely to account for more than 15 percent of the nation's energy use by 2020, WorldWatch Institute said.

October 12, 2007

Gore, U.N. Body Win Nobel Peace Prize: Former Vice President Al Gore and the U.N.'s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change won the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize Friday for their efforts to spread awareness of man-made climate change and lay the foundations for counteracting it.

October 9, 2007

India, Iceland sign MoU for renewable energy cooperation: India on Tuesday entered into an agreement with Iceland for cooperation in development of new and renewable energy technologies.

October 9, 2007

Greenhouse gas emissions hit danger mark : SYDNEY (Reuters) - The global economic boom has accelerated greenhouse gas emissions to a dangerous threshold not expected for a decade and could potentially cause irreversible climate change, said one of Australia's leading scientists.

September 25, 2007

Brussels - Reuters: EU lawmakers eye bold targets for renewable energy: European Union lawmakers agreed on Tuesday to seek ambitious targets for renewable energy sources in negotiations next year on details of the bloc's programme to fight climate change.

August 5, 2007

August 3, 2007

Europe: No. 1 in Sustainable Energy: The EC is committed to policies that include subsidies for alternative energy and encourage investment in new technologies

July 26, 2007

Where the wind blows: A grandiose plan to link Europe's electricity grids may recast wind power from its current role as a walk-on extra to being the star of the show