Useful Web Links on Power & Energy

renewable-energy 
Solar Electric Light Company (SELCO)
Renewingindia.org
GE Wind Energy
American Wind Energy Association 
Indiacore.com
The Power Beam Society of India (PSI)
National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) website
Central Electricity Regulatory Commission 
Directory of Key Personnel in Energy Industry (2003-2004) in India
GE  John F. Welch Technology Centre
Centre for Wind Energy Technology
The Central Electricity Regulatory Commission  Power industry in India. 
Central Electricity Authority
India's Energy Sector
Handbook on energy
Greatest Engineering Achievements of the 20th century
Electrical Research and Development Association (ERDA)
1. TERI Silver Jubilee Interview Series 
2. Dynamics of Waste Management
3. Joint forest management 
THE ENERGY AND RESOURCES INSTITUTE
Directory of Key Personnel in the Energy Industry (2003) in India                                          
Resources for Understanding the Moscow Blackout of 2005 
Blackout 2003  North American Power Grid-lock of 2003.

"Electricity Reforms in India: Firm Choices and Emerging Generation Markets" (Delhi: Tata McGraw Hill); authors: P.R. Shukla, Thomas Heller, David Victor, Debashish Biswas, Tirthankar Nag, and Amee Yajnik.   

THE ENERGY PROBLEM  William F. Schreiber, Prof. of Elec. Eng., Emeritus, MIT,  February 21, '07.  

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News on Energy

Pvt power capacity addition may outshine govt programme   B. Standard, May 14, '08

President's power bill: Rs 4 crore a year!  T. of India, May 13, '08

Tata Power to install latest environmental technologies in Orissa plant  Live Mint.com, May 11, '08

VIEW: Reinventing energy — Jeffrey D Sachs  Daily Times, May 11, '08

Like IT, India can revolutionise the power sector   Econ. Times, May 5, '08

India plans electricity network in South Asia  B. Line, May 6, '08

On the Energy Trail: Berkeley Researchers Find New Details Following the Path of Solar Energy During Photosynthesis   lbl.gov., April 25, '08

Prolonged summer power cuts spark riots  Gulf News.com, May 3, '08

Eco-friendly inflatable solar panel developed for domestic use  ZEE Newz, April 28, '08

IIT-B turns to the sun for power   DNAIndia, April 29, '08

Student Wins $30000 for Creation of Solar Lantern for the ...The Earth Times, April 29, '08

Solar Power Will Be Transformational in the Next Decade  Seekingalpha.com, April 22, '08

Green Computing   Berkeley Lab, April 14, '08

India, Israel to collaborate on renewable energy  India PR  wire, April 9, '08

India & Israel to build, leverage tech for alternate energy  Moneycontrol.com, April 7, '08

`Meeting capacity addition target a big challenge  B. Standard, April 8, '08

BEST-Reliance Energy dispute may plunge Mumbai in darkness   B. Standard, April 1, '08

Powergrid signs $400 Mn loan agreement with ADB  S India, April 1, '08

BHEL to spend $1.25 Bn on JVs  S India, April 1, '08

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY  The Tribune, March 28, '08

Power crisis to worsen in Mumbai  Kerala Next.com, March 25, '08

West must pay for India's clean technology: UN official  S. India, March 20, '08

World Bank approves $600 Mn for India's power systems  S. India, March 20, '08

How to solve India's power crisis   Commodity Online, March 18, '08

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Solar lighting campaign aims to light up the developing world    NewKerala.com, March 15, '08

INDIA AND EU TO STRENGTHEN CO-OPERATION IN RENEWABLE ENERGY RESEARCH   PIB Press Release, MARCH 12, '08

India Post to help collect power bills  B. Standard, March 11, '08

LEADER ARTICLE: Stop Chasing Illusions  B. Standard, March 11, '08

More delays at Dabhol  B. Standard, March 7, '08

L&T to build power lines worth over $100 Mn  S. India, March 5, '08

Fuel cells deliver electricity, hot water to Japanese homes  The Hindu, March 4, '08

Thirsting for Energy in India’s Boomtowns and Beyond  NY Times, March 2, '08

FPL ANNOUNCES PRELIMINARY FINDINGS OF OUTAGE INVESTIGATION  fpl.com, Feb. 29, '08

NTPC to invest $1.5 Bn in renewable energy  SiliconIndia, Feb. 20, '08

Rural Electrification's public share offer fully subscribed  SiliconIndia, Feb. 20, '08

emergency  smh.com.au, Jan. 26, '08

Where Would Power Plants' Carbon Dioxide Emissions Go?  NewsPostIndia.com, Jan. 22, '08

Nanostructured films to make solar energy conversion more efficient and cheaper  Yahoo News, Jan. 10, '08

Answer is blowing in the wind  B. Standard, Dec. 26, '07.

Tower Power  PENNY WISE  B. Standar, Nov. 12, '07

Moser Baer to invest $1-billion on solar power  Indianews.com, Dec. 4, '07

Moser Baer to invest $1 Bn on solar power   S. India, Dec. 5, '07

Google's Goal: Renewable Energy Cheaper than Coal  Google.com, Nov. 27, '07

Moser Baer to set up solar power plant in Rajasthan  S. India, Nov. 30, '07

German firm hot on India's solar energy market  S. India, nov. 30, '07

Helium Isotopes Point to New Sources of Geothermal Energy  Research | News, Berkeley Labs, Nov. 29, '07

Need to rely on increasing power from renewable energy sources  The Hindu, Nov. 28, '07

Solar energy could help light up India's villages  S. India, Nov. 5, '07

Algae-Based Fuels Set to Bloom  Livefuels.com, Feb. 5, '07

Thermal Power India 2  IndiaCore & CPU present, December 11- 12, 2007

First energy exchange launched  B. Standard, Nov. 1, '07

Power target will have to be slashed if nuke deal fails: Kakodkar  The Hindu, Oct. 31, '07.

How to shrink your electric bill  CNN Money, Oct. 16, '07

Showdown in the sun  CNN Money, Oct. 16, '07

World-class Energy University launched, to help India emerge as a global human resources hub in energy sector  IndiaPRwire, Oct. 10, '07

Solar energy park to come up in Jharkhand  S. India, Oct. 9, '07

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BHEL bags Rs.19 billion Pipavav power contract  S. India, Oct. 5, '07

Manage Power Distribution With Vidushi  EfyTimes.com, Oct. 4, '07

Production of biodiesel from vegetable oil made public  MeriNews, Sept. 27, '07

Renewable Energy Act: To meet India's future needs  MeriNews, Sept. 12, '07

Sunny days ahead for solar market  B. Standard, July 21, '07

Our Achilles heel T. of India, Sept. 9, '07

Too cheap to meter~I  The Statesman, Sept. 3, '07

Forecast for solar power: Sunny  USA Today, Aug. 28, '07

PROMISING CROP  Jatropha Plant Gains Steam In Global Race for Biofuels  Wall Street Journal, Aug. 24, '07.

Solar power blessing for un-electrified villages  e-pao.net, Aug. 18, 07.

Sunny days ahead for solar market B. Standard, July 30, '07

Jharkhand to soon become power hubJharkhand to soon become power hub  SiliconIndia, Aug. 15, '07

Telcos mull alternative energy to power towers  B. Standard, July 26, '07

JMI's M.Tech in Power System Management a hot favourite  Indiaedunews.net, July 28, '07

Dabhol gets gas for power generation  The Hindu, July 14, '07

Now, power your house from plastic waste   The Econ. Times, July 5, '07

India to boost nuclear fusion technology  The Econ. Times, July 5, '07

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Environment

ENVIROCIRCLE
Corporate Round Table for development strategies for the environment (CORE )
Global Environment Review (GER) 
Bio-Diversity Profile of India.
Tamil Nadu Forest Department
Government of Tamil Nadu  Department of Environment
April 23, '06.

International Conference in India on Water Pollution  Vikram University, IEMPS, Ujjain,  Nov. 1-7, 2008 (venue - Indore), India 

News on Environment

Climate change already on the march: study   H. Times, May 15, '08

Geophysicists say new methodology could forecast quakes  The Hindu, May 11, '08

Tata Power to install latest environmental technologies in Orissa plant  Live Mint.com, May 11, '08

Berkeley Lab news release:Berkeley Lab Researchers Propose a New Breed of Supercomputers....   lbl.gov., May 5, '08

World Earth Day observed  The Statesman, April 23, '08

The IPCC: The Science Is In on Climate Change  YaleGlobal Online, April 21, '08

Al Gore looks to India to lead climate change fight  India Today, March 15, '08 

A Minute with Madhu Khanna  uiuc.edu, April, '08

A Shift in the Debate Over Global Warming  NY Times, April 6, '08

Climate change debate: push emissions goals or technology?  CS Monitor, April 7, '08.

Carbonating India  Commodity Online, March 19, '08

Bantwal: Green card holders  Mangalorean.com, Feb. 3, '08

Satellite data to provide unparalleled air quality information  Yahoo News, Feb. 6, '08

Only science can save us from climate catastrophe  Guardian Unlimited, Jan. 20, '08

The war on hot air  Guardian.co.uk. , Jan. 12, '08

Towards a new world environment order  Commodity Online, Dec. 27, '07

Household Cooking Emissions Claim Tens of Thousands of Lives in India  VOA News, Dec. 4, '07

India to tell West to shoulder climate change burden  Reuters.com, Dec. 2, '07

Asian nations face "unprecedented" water crisis - ADB  Reuters.com, Thursday, 29 Nov 2007

The politics of climate numbers   B. Standard, Nov. 22, '07

India a new hub for climate change research  S.India, Nov. 23, '07

Scientists to study Polar ice-cap melt   ddinews.gov.,Nov. 19, '07

Hello, Sunshine!  The Statesman, Nov. 18, '07

Green bucks raining for India in carbon credit market  IBNLive, Nov. 17, '07

Climate change panel has a grim prophecy for Earth  IBNLive, Nov. 17, '07

Think Globally, Act Locally   S. India, Oct. 26, '07

Air Quality Is Worsening, Group Says   NY Times, Nov. 7, '07

Global warming: Nature goes against Science  The First Post, Nov. 1, '07

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Ozone could harm world vegetation, economy  IBNLive.com, Oct. 30, '07

UN report tells India to clean up   T. of India, Oct. 30, '07

Bangladesh boat diary: the launch  BBC News, Oct. 29, '07

India readies food safety agency after pesticide concerns     AFP, Oct. 29, '07

Global warming 'could wipe out half of all species'  The Hindu, Oct. 24, '07

2 Indians in Time`s "Environment" list ZEE News, Oct. 22, '07

Climate change: the poorest will be hit the hardest  The Hindu, Oct. 15, '07

India, China biofuels may sap water  B. Week, Oct, 11, '07

Carbon-heavy growth 'suicide' for India: Climate expert  The E. times, Oct. 9, '07

Beneath Booming Cities, China’s Future Is Drying Up  NY Times, Sept. 28, '07

Amazon jungle could be lost in 40 years, say campaigners  The Hindu, Oct. 2, '07

Monsoon Makes Meteorologists Foolish in India as Indra Excels   Bloomberg.com, Aug. 9, .07

The heat is on: It's rock and roll in the skies  T. of India, August 12, '07.

India makes climate change move  BBC News, July 13, '07

Consumerism blamed for global warming  The Hindu, June 10, '07

Himalayan global warming fears  BBC News, May 21, '07

Climate: Indian firms think globally  Asia Times, May 15, '07

Astronautical Congress from Sept 24  New IndPress, May 16, '07.

Population, Consumption Drive Global Climate Change and ...  Huliq.com, April 21, '07

Earth Day 2007: A Record Of Results In Protecting Our Environment (3º)  .infobolsa April 20, '07

India contributed significantly to halt climate change, says Kapil ...  Daily India.com, April 21, '07

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Certain forests warm Earth: Study  E. India.com April 11, '07

Climate change to cause droughts, flooding in Australasia  The Hindu, April 11, '07.

Arsenic, industrial waste contaminate water  The New Nation, April 2, '07

Major solar power plant in Portugal now  IBN Live News, March 28, '07.

ESA satellite images can help IPY expeditions in the Arctic Ocean  The Hindu, April 1, '07

World climate to change by 2100  Mumbai News, March 29, '07.

Asia's river systems face collapse  Asia Times, March 24, '07.

This bite is worse than the bark B. Standard, March 17, '07.

Push to Fix Ozone Layer and Slow Global Warming  NY Timesm, March 15, '07.

In a Test of Capturing Carbon Dioxide, Perhaps a Way to Temper Global Warming  NY Timesm, March 15, '07.

Scientists Study Earth's Missing Crust  NY Times, March 6, '07.

Gangotri shrinking 17 mts in a yr: Study  ZEE News, March 4, '07.

The heat is on  The F. Line, Feb. 28 - March 9, '07.

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Himalayan concerns  The F. Line, Feb. 28 - March 9, '07.

Science Panel Outlines Roadmap for Reducing Risks from Climate Change  EarthTime.org, Feb. 27, '07

As Asia Keeps Cool, Scientists Worry About the Ozone Layer  NY Times, Feb. 23, '07.

Antarctic water world uncovered  BBC News, Feb. 15, '07.

Global leaders reach climate deal  BBC News, Feb. 15, '07.

India to revamp major power program  EarthTimes.org, Jan. 22, '07.

MIT sees geothermal as key energy source  EarthTimes.org, Jan. 22, '07.

Experts predict most glaciers will vanish from Alps by 2050  The Hindu, Jan. 23, '07.

M’rashtra to have 14-hour power cuts; Mumbai may be spared  F. Express, Jan. 22, '07.

Sardar Sarovar dam to begin power generation  NDTV News, Nov. 19, '07.

India needs diversified energy to fulfill requirements: Sibal  The Hindu, Jan. 19, '07.

Scientists aim to save lesser known mammals from extinction The Hindu, Jan. 17, '06.

Powering India  F. Express, Jan. 14, '07.

India needs to focus on solar energy, says Russian scientist  RxPG News, Jan. 14, '07.

Technology policy for energy sector need of the hour  The E. Times, Jan. 10, '07.
Drought hits India bird reserve  BBC News, Jan. 4, '07.

Global warming will be irreversible after 10 yrs  ZEE News, Jan. 5, '07.

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