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India long-term bet for Africa in energy cooperation: Tharoor

By : sustainabilityo..., Dec 8, 2009

Offering itself as a "huge market" for energy products, India today said it was the "long-term bet" for the African nations as a partner for cooperation in the sector.

"India is, and is also likely to remain an energy-deficit country for the years to come. Friends from...

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Subject Tags: energy , India , Politics

GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy Leadership Powers Nuclear Trade Mission to India

By : sustainabilityo..., Dec 8, 2009

GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy is helping lead this week’s 50-member, U.S.nuclear industry delegation to India to support the expansion of safe, low-carbon nuclear energy to increase electricity supplies in one of the world’s fastest-growing economies.

Danny Roderick, GEH’s...

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Subject Tags: energy , GEH , India , Technology

CIG: Atlantis to evaluate options for India’s first ocean energy ...

By : sustainabilityo..., Dec 4, 2009

CIG has learnt that following hot on the heels of the recent announcement by London based marine energy specialists Atlantis Resources Corporation that it will be testing the world largest tidal turbine of the coast of the Orkney Islands, the firm has signed a new deal with...

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India Plays Guessing Game Ahead of Copenhagen

By : sustainabilityo..., Dec 1, 2009

With one week left before the start of the United Nations climate change summit in Copenhagen, there is still no reliable word as to whether Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will attend, or whether or how much the South Asian state will commit itself to emission cuts....

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Greater focus needed on forest carbon initiatives

By : Anonymous, Dec 1, 2009

Talk about carbon and most people think of “energy carbon”: which is produced by burning fossil fuels such as oil, natural gas and coal. Most people, including policymakers and entreprenurs, seem to overlook “forest carbon”.

Forests have sequestered 4 centuries...

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Finland lifting investment in Asean biogas sector

By : sustainabilityo..., Nov 29, 2009

Due to the rise of renewable energy in Asean, the Finnish government is stepping up its investment in the region through its Private Energy Marketing Fund (PMF), which uses Thailand as its regional business base.

PMF started operating in Thailand in 2003 by setting up...

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Subject Tags: energy , Technology , Thailand

Rajasthan may attract Rs 45k crore in solar power

By : sustainabilityo..., Nov 29, 2009

If things move in right direction, Rajasthan is set to bask in the sunshine. The desert state is likely to attract an investment of Rs 45000 crore in the solar energy sector.

Rajasthan Renewable Energy Corporation chairman and managing director Naresh Pal Gangwar told...

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Subject Tags: energy , Technology

Canada-India energy deal

By : sustainabilityo..., Nov 29, 2009

CANADA and India concluded negotiations on Saturday on a nuclear cooperation agreement on the sidelines of the Commonwealth summit in Trinidad.

'Increased collaboration with India's civilian nuclear energy market will allow Canadian companies to benefit from greater...

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Subject Tags: energy , India

India, US Agree on Climate Change

By : sustainabilityo..., Nov 26, 2009

President Barack Obama and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh have launched what the White House is calling a green partnership, affirming the countries' commitment to combating climate change and ensuring energy security and clean energy.

India and the United States have...

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Indian energy giant eyes 'opportunities' in Iran

By : sustainabilityo..., Nov 26, 2009

Oil & Natural Gas Corp. (ONGC), India's biggest energy producer will hold a meeting with National Iranian Oil Co. to discuss "specific opportunities" in Iran.

"In import-dependent countries like...

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Subject Tags: energy