Russia’s TVEL, a subsidiary of state-controlled nuclear power company Atomenergoprom, has delivered its first shipment of nuclear fuel for Indian heavy-water reactors, the company said on Friday. Read the rest of this entry »
India has announced the launch of its biggest-ever auction of oil and gas areas, brushing aside worries about a drop in spending by firms on energy exploration due to the global financial crisis. Read the rest of this entry »
After hosting the world’s cheapest car in Tata Motors Ltd’s Nano, India might also be the birthplace of the world’s most fuel-efficient small car—excluding hybrids. Read the rest of this entry »
India has received the first consignment of 60 tonnes of uranium from France for use as fuel to power its nuclear reactors following a clearance by the 45-member Nuclear Suppliers Group. Read the rest of this entry »
Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL), the largest private sector company in the country, is set to enter fuel retailing in the US and Europe, almost a year after it closed retail operations in India. Read the rest of this entry »
On Tuesday, the last day of the fiscal year gone by and the deadline for closing out dues to state-run oil firms who supply it jet fuel, Kingfisher Airlines Ltd, India’s largest carrier by passengers flown, missed making good the payments, ending fiscal 2009 with around Rs1,000 crore in arrears. Read the rest of this entry »
Biofuel is defined as liquid or gas transportation fuel derived from biomass. Agricultural products specifically grown for biofuel production include corn and soybeans, in the United State; rapeseed, wheat and sugar beet in Europe; sugar cane in Brazil; palm oil in South-East Asia and jatropha and pongamia in India. Read the rest of this entry »
Indian biodiesel producers are shedding their “only-for-export” status and looking to local sales, but even so are cutting output and shelving expansion projects due to caution about the market outlook. Read the rest of this entry »
Panelists at the EmTech 2009 urged the Government of India to intervene and support the adoption of alternative sources of energy among masses in the country. Read the rest of this entry »
A village in the northern Indian state of Haryana has a set a record of sorts having set up solar-powered home lighting systems at every house, a first in Haryana. This village, Iqbalpur, is located in the Gurgaon district, which is within the Delhi National Capital Region. Read the rest of this entry »