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EU urges Lebanon to adopt electoral reform before 2013
May 16 - McClatchy-Tribune Regional News - The Daily Star, Beirut, Lebanon - The European Union urged Lebanon Tuesday to adopt a new electoral law ahead of the 2013 parliamentary elections, along with a host of other recommendations related to judicial, social and political reform in the country. More...
Kansai braces for summer heat without reactors
May 16 - McClatchy-Tribune Regional News - Eric Johnston Japan Times, Tokyo - News that the Kansai region will be asked to cut summer power consumption by at least 15 percent and that plans are afoot for outright restrictions on electricity use, including rolling blackouts, was greeted calmly by area political leaders and residents. More...
Renewable energy could come from space
GLASGOW, Scotland, May 16, 2012 -- UPI - Solar power gathered in space and sent back to Earth through microwaves or lasers could provide the renewable energy of the future, Scottish engineers say. More...
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Floating wind turbine test to start soon
May 16 - McClatchy-Tribune Regional News - The Yomiuri Shimbun - The Environment Ministry plans to start its first trial operation of an offshore floating wind turbine for power generation later this month off Kabashima island--one of the Goto Islands--in Nagasaki Prefecture. More...
Green energy next frontier
May 16 - McClatchy-Tribune Regional News - Nanchanok Wongsamuth Bangkok Post, Thailand - The Thailand Automotive Institute (TAI) is seeking a new product champion for the country in the alternative energy sector, says newly appointed president Patima Jeerapaet. More...
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Ills of Indian Energy Sector and Strategies to Overcome

By Bharathi Seeni
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...
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Future Perspectives for Renewable Energy in India

By Ravi Soparkar
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...
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10 Changes That Are Transforming The Energy Markets For Industrial and Commercial Energy Users In Brazil

By Rafael Herzberg
In just a few months the power markets changed substantially in Brazil. Energy contracting is a brand new business! more...
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It's Time We Took a New Look at the Sun

By Ramanathan Menon
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...
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The Elephant's Great Thirst

By Michael Kugelman
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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