Time to plug in
The International Conference for Renewable Energies is to be held in Bonn, Germany. But here is a sector dwarfed by fossil fuels, and although governments can proactively root for renewables, and some...
View ArticleIndia: Aim, Hope High
Starting before industrialised Germany and the UK, India has perhaps promoted renewables the longest though a dedicated establishment. The country's Ministry of Non-conventional Energy Sources (MNES)...
View ArticleTargets or Diktats?
At Renewables 2004 "an international action plan will be on the agenda, including actions and commitments by governments, international organisations and stakeholders,' says the conference
View ArticleOpting for renewables
According to IEA’s factsheet, Renewables in global energy supply, the wind energy sector has grown at more than 52 per cent per annum since 1971, and solar power by 32 per cent per annum.
View ArticleRenewing energy practices
Ontario, Canada's most populous province and home to one third of its population, is poised to take a lead in renewable energy utilisation in North America. Though several American states have set
View ArticleTricky obligations
A fire wall between military and civilian nuclear facilities: Can limit scope of facilities and end India's nuclear weapons programme. IAEA safeguards for civilian fast breeders:
View ArticleWood-energy supply/demand scenarios in the context of poverty mapping
This publication provides policy-makers and project personnel with tools to assess present energy flows and future energy scenarios. It uses a geographic information system to generate and manage data...
View ArticleAsom lagging behind national average
The National Electricity Policy has envisaged a quantum jump in the per capita consumption of electricity for the next five years, but Asom is at the bottom of the list of States. Asom is lagging far...
View ArticleReforming energy subsidies: opportunities to contribute to the climate change...
Reforming environmentally harmful energy subsidies will need to play a central role in moving the world onto a more sustainable development path. Consensus on the detrimental impact of rising...
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