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June 18, 2009 by Team EAI
Countries such as India that are dependent on imports to meet their oil needs are particularly vulnerable to price volatility. It's thus no wonder that the country has been a strong supporter of a price band for crude oil.India’s year-old suggestion of an oil price band to reduce volatility in...
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June 18, 2009 by Team EAI
New analysis from Frost & Sullivan ( Strategic Analysis of Oil and Gas Sector in India, finds that the output of the Indian oil and gas sector was 184.3 million tonnes oil equivalent in 2008 and expects this to reach 339.6 million tonnes oil equivalent in 2015.Given that India does...
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June 17, 2009 by Team EAI
In February Emami Biotech agreed to supply 250kl of biodiesel per month to Calcutta Tramways India Emami Biotech is planning to extend its biodiesel sales in Calcutta with the introduction of mobile biodiesel dispensing units.The company has applied for approval from various authorities, and initially plans to launch two to...
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June 17, 2009 by Team EAI
Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd (HPCL) will invest Rs 614 crore in the two sugar mills it had bought in Bihar to manufacture ethanol, which will be blended with petrol. HPCL had last year taken the two closed sugar mills from the Bihar government on a 60-year lease for Rs 95...
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June 17, 2009 by Team EAI
Recently, Southern Railway announced plans for a large scale biodiesel plant near the site of its present pilot facility at the famous Perambur Locomotive Works in Chennai (Madras), where India's biodiesel journey began.The new plant will be the first of many to be sited at rail hubs throughout the country....
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June 17, 2009 by Team EAI
The Indian Wind Turbine Manufacturers Association (IWTMA) has shortlisted four foreign firms namely Garrad Hassan (UK), AWS Truewind, 3TIER (both US) and Denmark-based Risoe to run a pilot project on wind energy in Tamil Nadu (TN).According to the chairman of IWTMA, the focus of the project would be to demonstrate...
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June 17, 2009 by Team EAI
Maharashtra-based Sanjay Ghodawat group is planning to focus more on renewable energy and agriculture business this fiscal.The group has earmarked an investment of Rs 2,000 crore over the next five years, a major chunk of which will go into the group’s renewable, FMCG and agro business.The group is also looking...
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June 17, 2009 by Team EAI
Oriental Green Power (OGP), a renewable energy generation company promoted by Chennai-based Shriram EPC, has achieved Rs 400-crore financial closure for six bio-mass based power plants.The company was planning to invest around Rs 1,100 crore in eight projects, of which financial closure for six projects has been achieved.What's interesting about...
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June 17, 2009 by Team EAI
Lots of data and info here on current and possible future trends in Indian renewable energy
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June 17, 2009 by Team EAI
Interestingly, Mahindra and Mahindra is working hard to develop electric, hybrid and biofuel vehicles. It has already commercialized the micro-hybrid technology for lowering fuel consumption. The technology enables the engine to switch off automatically at a traffic light when idle and in neutral gear. The engine starts seamlessly once the...
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