Feed The Grid

By Bashir Assad SRINAGAR: As the differences between the state government and the National Hydroelectric Power Corporation (NHPC) are gulping down with each passing day which seem to be a fair indication of the illegitimate supremacy power giant of ...

The draft energy bill plans major changes to the market, causing concern that consumers' bills could rise and renewable energy is being neglectedThe biggest reforms to the UK energy sector in two decades were set out on Tuesday, prompting warnings from consumer groups and green campaigners that they would raise bills and penalise renewable energy while boosting nuclear power

The UK government confirmed in the release of its draft energy bill on Tuesday that it will roll out a feed-in tariff (FIT) based on contracts for difference (CfD) for low-carbon generation in 2014. But the bill did not include details of the method to ...

PETALING JAYA: The Government must speed up the nationwide coverage of the B5 programme, as the current annual take-up rate of about 100,000 tonnes of biodiesel is still insufficient to support the ailing local biodiesel sector, an industry body says. The B5 programme is a blend of 5% biodiesel and 95% fossil fuel

Czech farmers on Wednesday will be taking part in a planned protest against the government’s decision to slash tax refunds on biofuel. The move by the government – part of broad austerity measures – is expected to leave agricultural producers in difficult spot: some 1.5 billion crowns lighter. The protest will see hundreds of farmers roll out their tractors on roads across the country, with the

Indonesia could be the biggest producer of biofuel in the world, but only if the government is serious about developing the industry, analysts say. Pri Agung Rakhmanto, the executive director of the ReforMiner Institute, an energy think tank, ...

The controversial topic of wind farms is again in the news, following the first meeting of a new parliamentary select committee that is heading an inquiry into the State Government's planned changes to wind farm planning. We also get an update on the ...

JOHANNESBURG - Five projects supported by Standard Bank were among the successful bidders announced at the conclusion of the second round of bidding in the SA government's programme to procure renewable energy, on Monday, while Nedbank Capital served ...

The CEFC, which is due to commence operations in 2013/14, aims to support renewable energy projects through loans, guarantees and equity investments, and is widely considered to be one of the most crucial aspects of the government's climate change ...

PETALING JAYA: The Government must speed up the nationwide coverage of the B5 programme, as the current annual take-up rate of about 100,000 tonnes of biodiesel is still insufficient to support the ailing local biodiesel sector, an industry body says. ...

The entry tax imposed by the state government on various construction-related materials will increase the cost of hydroelectric projects by over 3 per cent, adding to the financial woes of both public and private sector companies.

Recognizing these problems in the Chinese context, the Chinese government recently announced a modest carbon tax, created domestic feed-in tariffs for both wind and solar energy, and is effectively supporting their clean energy industries.

The government's decision to direct resources to nuclear and wind is typical of an institution befuddled and beset by lobbyistsAnyone who claims to understand energy policy is either mad or subsidised. Last week I wrote that politics is seldom rational. It is more often based on intuition and tribal prejudice

A draft Energy Bill designed to attract the £110bn required to build new low-carbon energy capacity has been published today by the government.