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| June 2008 |
| Vol. V Issue. 1; 24 June 2008 |
| The Renewable Route to Climate Mitigation - 24 June 2008 |
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"Mandatory targets need to be fixed for the country as well as for states considering the RE potential in each state. India needs to evolve RE power plans for each state to accommodate these sources in their portfolios. The present RPS mechanism can be helpful in this regard..."
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| Vol. IV Issue. 52; 17 June 2008 |
| Hydro-power Development in India: Challenges and Responses - 17 June 2008 |
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"The utilization of potential capacity in hydro power generation in India is quite minimal. As on 30th April 2008, the total hydro potential is 1,48,701 MW in which 24 per cent has been utilised for power generation. The reason for low capacity utilization goes to lack of investment because of the poor financial health and lack of credit worthiness of the sector..."
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| Vol. IV Issue. 51; 10 June 2008 |
| Energy Efficiency in Brassware Industries: A Case Study of Moradabad - 10 June 2008 |
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"Firms do not make investments in energy saving technologies when barriers make investments in conservation less economical than in a distortion-free economy and prevent the adoption of cost-effective measures. Again most of the firms in brassware industries are of low capital base..."
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| Vol. IV Issue. 50; 03 June 2008 |
| Energy Conservation and Energy Management - 03 June 2008 |
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"However, what is needed is a cultural change from the grassroots level. A three-pronged approach of capacity utilisation, fine tuning, and technology up gradation would definitely help build a competitive edge for the industries through energy management..."
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| May 2008 |
| Vol. IV Issue. 49; 27 May 2008 |
| The Impending Oil Shock - 27 May 2008 |
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"While production might peak at any time, the peak is usually predicted for some time between 2010 and 2020. Afterwards, oil production is projected to adjustment. The most obvious is to produce oil in ways other than pumping liquid oil out of the ground, so 'unconventional' sources of oil such as sands, natural gas and coal have attracted great interest in recent years..."
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| Vol. IV Issue. 48; 20 May 2008 |
| Big Oil Steps into Brazilian Ethanol - 20 May 2008 |
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"While scientists and other industry experts disagree on actual yields, it's clear that one acre of sugar cane grown in Brazil yields double or perhaps even triple the ethanol that one acre of corn yields. Made up of relatively simple molecules, producing ethanol from sugar cane is also more efficient and friendlier environmentally, as less energy and potentially toxic polluting chemicals are used in the refining process..."
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| Vol. IV Issue. 47; 13 May 2008 |
| Will Power Shortages become a Thing of the Past by 2012? (Part-II) - 13 May 2008 |
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"But analysts who have been skeptical in the past feel that 'this time is different' and point to the speed with which Ultra Mega Power Projects are achieving financial closure. For generation capacity to translate into electricity availability, substantial investments have to be made in transmission and distribution. In the absence of such investments regional imbalances are likely to continue..."
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| Vol. IV Issue. 46; 06 May 2008 |
| Will Power Shortages become a Thing of the Past by 2012? - 06 May 2008 |
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"Planners within the Government are brimming with optimism that India may have surplus generation capacity by 2012. But given the great diversity in asset-type, geography, markets, and competition in the Indian power sector, national aggregates showing complete electrification and elimination of power shortages may remain a statistical artefact..."
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| April 2008 |
| Vol. IV Issue. 45; 29 April 2008 |
| Energy Nationalism and Global Energy Security - 29 April 2008 |
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"The energy nationalism of both energy-exporting and energy-importing countries can be both good and bad. It is good when it is a win-win situation - that is one that benefits the social and economic development of the host country concerned, while also benefiting the interests of cooperating countries and companies. It is bad when it is a win-lose situation..."
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| Vol. IV Issue. 44; 22 April 2008 |
| The Biofuel Myths - 22 April 2008 |
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"The rapid capitalization and concentration of power within the biofuels industry is extreme. Over the past three years, venture capital investment in biofuels has increased by 800 percent. Private investment is swamping public research institutions. Behind the scenes, under the noses of most national antitrust laws, giant oil, grain, auto and genetic engineering corporations are forming partnerships..."
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