RENEWABLE ENERGY

Commodity Online NEW DELHI: The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy has announced a demonstration programme to support mega watt size grid interactive solar power generation projects, up to a maximum capacity of 50 MW, in the country.

Commodity Online NEW DELHI: The government will amend the building bye laws for making the use of solar water heaters mandatory in certain categories of building.

By Andrew Mickey Natural gas, however, is poised to more than double, making it the preferred electricity source of the 21st century. That?s four times faster than any other alternative

Commodity Online NEW DELHI: Power Finance Corporation Ltd (PFC) and Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency Ltd (IREDA) have entered into a pact to facilitate financial cooperation in renewable energy sector.

One of the world's largest manufacturer of optical and magnetic storage, New Delhi-based Moser Baer India is set to invest over $1.7 billion (Rs.6900 crore) in expanding its thin film photovoltaic (PV) capacity by 565 megawatt (MW).

Venture capitalists invested the most startup funds in the U.S. in six years, despite a slowdown in the nation's economy, according to a new report.

In a move that could eventually lower its energy costs and boost environmentalism, the world's top Internet search provider, Google, said Tuesday it will invest tens of millions of dollars next year in renewable energy technologies such as solar and wind power.

Global sales from clean energy sources like wind, solar and geothermal power and biofuels could grow to as much as $1 trillion a year by 2030, U.S. bank Morgan Stanley has estimated.

China could become the world's top wind power market in three to five years but will grow faster if it reforms its subsidy system, executives of major wind turbine maker Vestas said on Friday.

Italy may soon become Europe's next frontier for solar energy as new incentives prompt investors to bet on higher returns than in Germany, which has less sun but is currently the hub of a growing global market.

Mankind's response to climate change will shift how the world gets its energy and is already making green barons out of early investors in renewable energy, clean technologies and carbon trading.

The U.S. House of Representatives on Saturday passed a Democratic rewrite of U.S. energy policy that strips $16 billion in tax incentives away from Big Oil and puts it toward renewable energy sources like wind and solar power.

U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nevada sent a letter this week to four companies telling them not to build planned coal-burning power plants in his state.

Britain is seeking ways to enable clean power sources to be linked much more quickly to the electricity network so that the country can meet carbon emissions targets, the government said on Thursday.

Florida has plenty of sunshine to power rooftop solar panels but utilities say they won't be cost effective.

Organizers want to set a new standard for recycling mountains of trash and gases generated by the events.

Google Inc. aims to cut or offset all of its greenhouse emissions by the end of the year, the Web search leader said on Tuesday .

Chevron Corp and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory will work together to further develop the research of renewable energy fuels.

Ethanex Energy Inc., a renewable energy company, said on Wednesday it has formed an alliance with the Industrial Investment Council, an investment agency funded by the German government. The IIC will work with the energy company to establish bio-ethanol facilities in Germany.

Investments in offgrid energy generation projects are the quickest way to get electricity to the 1.6 billion people in the world without lights, a World Bank official said on Wednesday.

With soaring gas prices making alternative fuels more attractive, ethanol - a grain alcohol made from a variety of crops including corn, sugarcane, barley and wheat - has become a popular alternative.