Green Switching: A sustainable alternative for SF6 gas-filled switchgear
In recent years, the environment has become a very important issue within society. Alarming reports on the greenhouse effect and climate More>>

GE's growing role in thin-film solar technology
GE believes in the long-term success of the solar industry. GE is currently making investments in the research and development of several More>>

Role of capacitors in energy-efficient systems
Nowadays there is increasing awareness about saving energy and utilising the available energy efficiently by employing energyefficient devices. More>>

REpower breaches
REpower Systems AG, a Suzlon Group company, attained a new milestone with its installed wind energy systems crossing the 1-GW mark in More>>

Role of intelligent communication in metering
In India, a number of Meter Data Acquisition System (MDAS) projects have been initiated by RAPDRP as well as non APDRP funding. More>>

Punj Lloyd makes renewables foray
Punj Lloyd Group, the diversified engineering, procurement & construction conglomerate, has announced its launch into the solar utility space. Punj Lloyd, which has already established itself as one of the foremost process contractors in design and construction of bio-fuels, will provide solar photovoltaics (SPV) and solar thermal solutions with a strong emphasis on technology and providing application specific solutions. This initiative will be driven by Punj Lloyd Delta Renewables, headed by CEO, Dr Tariq Alam. More>>

Solar Mission cleared
The Union Cabinet approved the Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission on November 18, 2009. The mission aims to feed 20,000 mw to the national grid by 2022, with an initial investment of Rs.4,337 crore. The solar mission will go a long way in reducing the nation's dependence on fossil fuels. More>>

Expedite Power-for-All: Shinde
Addressing the one-day Conference of Power Ministers of States & Union Territories on November 15, 2009, Union power minister Sushilkumar Shinde said that out of the 78,700 mw of new power generation capacity targeted for the XI Plan period, about 62,000 mw was likely to be achieved with a degree of certainty, while about 12,000 mw would be possible through best efforts. More>>

Bajaj Hindusthan plans new power plants
Leading sugar producer Bajaj Hindusthan Ltd has planned to set up five coal-based power plants of 80-mw each. This will take the company's power portfolio to 830 mw, which now includes captive cogeneration power plants aggregating 430 mw attached to its sugar mills. More>>

Nalco signs MoU with NPCIL for nuke plants
National Aluminium Company Ltd has signed an MoU with Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd to collaborate in setting up nuclear power plants. The public sector aluminium company intends to diversify into commercial power generation by leveraging its experience in captive power generation. Currently, Nalco has a 1,080-mw captive power plant at Angul in Orissa. This plant's capacity is slated to rise to 1,200-mw by March 2010. More>>