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Metso-supplied Finland's largest pellet-fired heating plant produces environmentally friendly energy in Tampere

HELSINKI, FINLAND -- (Marketwired) -- 05/16/13 - Metso Corporation's press release on May 16, 2013 at 11:00 a.m. More...

Taisheng Wind Power Plans to Buy 51% of Blue Island Offshore

SHANGHAI, May 16, 2013 -- SinoCast Daily Business Beat - Shanghai Taisheng Wind Power Equipment Co., Ltd. announces that it plans to take over 51 percent equities in Nantong Blue Island Offshore Co., Ltd. so as to build a 3-10MW offshore wind turbine tower manufacturing base. More...

Former AG launches coalition to thwart NV Energy's 10-year plan

May 16 - McClatchy-Tribune Regional News - Andrew Doughman Las Vegas Sun - Former Nevada Attorney General Frankie Sue Del Papa is leading a coalition to defeat a major piece of energy legislation pushed by NV Energy that would create a 10-year plan to divest from coal and launch a massive project to build natural gas and renewable energy plants instead. More...
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Fault under reactor at Tsuruga active: NRA

May 16 - McClatchy-Tribune Regional News - Kazuaki Nagata Japan Times, Tokyo - A fault running under reactor 2 at the Tsuruga plant in Fukui Prefecture is active, a Nuclear Regulation Authority panel said Wednesday, effectively killing any chance the reactor will be reactivated. More...

Govt may take back 30 more coal blocks

May 15 - McClatchy-Tribune Regional News - Aman Malik Mint, New Delhi - The government is set to issue show cause notices to the holders of at least 30 captive coal blocks, according to a senior coal ministry official with direct knowledge of the matter. More...

Canadian Solar's Partner Romano Wins Eskom Rooftop Project in Johannesburg

JOHANNESBURG, May 15, 2013 /PRNewswire - Canadian Solar Inc. (NASDAQ: CSIQ) (the "Company" or "Canadian Solar"), one of the world's largest solar companies, today announced the successful expansion of its partner Romano Sustainable Solutions in Africa. More...

Articles 

By Bharathi Seeni
On: November 18, 2009
Asian development bank report projected India's total energy consumption at 1279 MTOE by 2030. Per capita electricity consumption for India stood at 631 Kwh as compared to US per capita of more than 13338 by more...
By Ravi Soparkar
On: May 27, 2009
India is facing an acute energy scarcity which is hampering its industrial growth and economic progress. Setting up of new power plants is inevitably dependent on import of highly volatile fossil fuels. more...
By Rafael Herzberg
On: April 20, 2009
In just a few months the power markets changed substantially in Brazil. Energy contracting is a brand new business! more...
By Ramanathan Menon
On: April 10, 2009
According to the International Energy Agency (IEA), the world will need almost 60 percent more energy by 2030 than what it had consumed three decades ago, and fossil fuels are expected to meet most of more...
By Michael Kugelman
On: December 26, 2008
This country is one of the world's top energy consumers. Given its modest supply of indigenous resources, it must satisfy its energy hunger abroad. This billion-person nation presently imports about two-thirds of its oil -- more...

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