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GDF SUEZ annual net income decreases
Feb 21, 2012 -- Datamonitor - GDF SUEZ, a France-based natural gas and electricity supplier, has reported net income of E4 billion for the year ended December 31, 2011, compared to E4.62 billion, for the year ended December 31, 2010. More...
New Solar Energy System Connected to National Grid
Feb 21 - Info-Prod Research (Middle East) - According to ACN: A micro photovoltaic system has been connected to the national power grid in the eastern city of Santiago de Cuba with the view of evaluating the technology under tropical weather conditions and lead feasibility studies before it is expanded to the rest of the country. More...
Drax is poised for biomass push if subsidies are boosted
Feb 21 - Evening Standard - Britain's biggest power station, Drax, threw down the gauntlet to the government today, pledging to invest up to pounds sterling 700 million to transform itself into a biomass energy generator but only if subsidies are increased. More...
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Nuclear shutdowns may leave firms starved for juice
Feb 21 - McClatchy-Tribune Regional News - Takashi Itoda The Yomiuri Shimbun - Only two out of 54 nuclear reactors in the nation remain online following the suspension of operations on Monday at the Takahama nuclear power plant's No. More...
Bringing Lebanon out of the dark, naturally
Feb 21 - The Daily Star, Beirut, Lebanon - At his goat farm in the remote Bekaa Valley town of Qaa near the Syrian border, Hasan Istaytiyyah is enjoying a rare luxury in Lebanon: 24-hour electricity. More...
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Ills of Indian Energy Sector and Strategies to Overcome

By Bharathi Seeni
Asian development bank report projected India's total energy consumption at 1279 MTOE by 2030. Per capita electricity consumption for India stood at 631 Kwh as compared to US per capita of more than 13338 by more...
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Future Perspectives for Renewable Energy in India

By Ravi Soparkar
India is facing an acute energy scarcity which is hampering its industrial growth and economic progress. Setting up of new power plants is inevitably dependent on import of highly volatile fossil fuels. more...
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10 Changes That Are Transforming The Energy Markets For Industrial and Commercial Energy Users In Brazil

By Rafael Herzberg
In just a few months the power markets changed substantially in Brazil. Energy contracting is a brand new business! more...
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It's Time We Took a New Look at the Sun

By Ramanathan Menon
According to the International Energy Agency (IEA), the world will need almost 60 percent more energy by 2030 than what it had consumed three decades ago, and fossil fuels are expected to meet most of more...
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The Elephant's Great Thirst

By Michael Kugelman
This country is one of the world's top energy consumers. Given its modest supply of indigenous resources, it must satisfy its energy hunger abroad. This billion-person nation presently imports about two-thirds of its oil -- more...
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