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• Critical time on coal ash

  02 Jun 2016

  This is a critical time for our community and all North Carolinians. Decisions being made right no... . ...Read More

• Renewable energy now supplies a quarter of the world’s power

  02 Jun 2016

  International investment in renewable energies reached $286 billion last year, double that of foss... . ...Read More

• India won’t need extra power plants for next three years, says government report

  02 Jun 2016

  India won't need any new power plants for the next three years as it is flush with generation ... . ...Read More

• Glencore to close Australian coal mine due to low price

  02 Jun 2016

  Glencore will close its Tahmoor coal mine in Australia by early 2019, the latest example of low co... . ...Read More

• CIL defers auction of coal linkages for sponge iron sector

  02 Jun 2016

  The auction of coal linkages for sponge iron industry has been deferred and bidding for the sector... . ...Read More

• Sweden should keep coal in the ground, not sell it off

  02 Jun 2016

  The history of the fossil fuel industry can feel like it is told in complicated deals the public i... . ...Read More

• Government forms inter-ministerial group to to discuss Coal India share buyback

  02 Jun 2016

  A difference of opinion with Coal India over share buyback has led the government to form an inter... . ...Read More

• Patnaik raises villagers’ concern over power plant with Piyush Goyal

  01 Jun 2016

  Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has urged Union Power Minister Piyush Goyal to direct the NTPC autho... . ...Read More

• SunEdison likely sell Andhra wind power plant to Sitec RE

  01 Jun 2016

  Renewable energy giant SunEdison, which filed for protection from creditors in the US in late Apri... . ...Read More

• A jolt from the blue: Rays provide power for an electric generator

  01 Jun 2016

  Scientists from the RIKEN Quantitative Biology Center in Japan removed the electric organ from a t... . ...Read More

• Coal Production Indonesia Expected to Fall in 2016 & 2017

  01 Jun 2016

  Bambang Gatot, Director General for Coal and Minerals at Indonesia's Energy and Mineral Resour... . ...Read More

• Limestone, gold mines auction to fetch additional Rs 5,000 cr to C’garh

  01 Jun 2016

  The auction of limestone and gold mines in Chhattisgarh would fetch Rs 5,000 crore additional inco... . ...Read More

• In our opinion: Transitioning from coal to solar — Utah in the crosshairs

  01 Jun 2016

  A public meeting this month on plans to adjust the manner in which federal coal mining leases are ... . ...Read More

• Third coal price hike in last six months

  01 Jun 2016

  Consumers of coal are facing the heat of coal price hikes for the third consecutive time in the la... . ...Read More

• Govt pushes ahead with reforms to address power shortage

  31 May 2016

  With emphasis on Central power schemes, the PDP-BJP government has brought reforms aimed at addres... . ...Read More