Author: Soosai
Soosai is interested in exploring the world of energy efficiency and sharing various ways to be energy efficient. He manages and updates the knowledge centre of Ulaginoli Energy Solutions
NGOs attack Japan’s stand on Kyoto Protocol
Japan’s statement on Monday that it would not inscribe new targets under a second commitment phase of the Kyoto Protocol has provoked sharp reactions from NGOs at the Cancun United Nations climate change conference here. “Illegal” The ‘Friends of the Earth,’ at a press briefing, attacked Japan for its “illegal” refusal to consider a second commitment period, sparking off alarm that this move could well mean the end of the Kyoto Protocol when the first commitment period ends in 2012. Mohamed Adow of ‘Christian Aid’ said Japan’s statement imperilled the…
Read MoreIndia’s Massive Solar Program Underway
Written by Siddharth Srivastava Thursday, 02 December 2010 Given the government’s big aims, India’s solar sector is attracting corporate interest. Investments and tie-ups are being put in place. As the cost of building solar capacity falls, a significant solar scale-up is expected across the world, including India, which boasts one of the world’s highest solar intensities. Already, India ranks fourth in the world after Germany in the latest Renewable Energy Country Attractiveness Indices prepared by Ernst & Young for 2010. China ranks first, followed by the United States. India is…
Read MoreEthanol has a special appeal for India
The other day the director general of Indian Sugar Mills Association Abinash Verma made an impassioned plea for the central government to announce the final price of ethanol to be procured by oil marketing companies (OMCs) for blending with petrol. Till such time the final price is announced, OMCs are to procure ethanol from indigenous sources at a uniform ex-factory ad-hoc price of Rs 27 a litre for its doping with petrol. According to Verma, sugar mills have finalised “contracts with oil marketing companies for supply of about 600 million…
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