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Alterra Power and EDC Complete Joint Venture Agreement for Geothermal Assets in Chile and Peru

VANCOUVER, May 21, 2013 /PRNewswire - Alterra Power Corp. (TSX: AXY) announces the completion of a joint venture agreement with Energy Development Corporation (EDC) for the development of Alterra's Mariposa geothermal project in Chile plus three geothermal concessions held by Alterra in Peru. More...

Fukushima No. 1 can't keep its head above tainted water

May 21 - McClatchy-Tribune Regional News - Reiji Yoshida Japan Times, Tokyo - More than two years into the triple-meltdown crisis at the Fukushima No. More...

Thousands in Taiwan protest nuclear power project

TAIPEI, May 20, 2013 -- Xinhua - About 10,000 people took to the street in Taipei on Sunday to protest against further development of nuclear power on the island. More...
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Asean countries still seek nuclear power

May 21 - McClatchy-Tribune Regional News - Yuthana Praiwan Bangkok Post, Thailand - Although Thailand and other Southeast Asian countries have shelved commercial nuclear programmes, continuous developments remain under way to improve their safety infrastructure. More...

Globeleq Inaugurates Nicaraguan Wind Project

LONDON, May 17, 2013 /PRNewswire - Globeleq, the emerging markets power company, has inaugurated its 44 MW Eolo de Nicaragua S.A. More...

Brazil's Genrent to build thermal plant in Peru

Lima, May 17, 2013 -- EFE - Genrent do Brasil has been awarded a concession to build a 70 MW thermoelectric plant and temporarily supply electricity to the Peruvian Amazon city of Iquitos, authorities said. More...
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Articles 

Ills of Indian Energy Sector and Strategies to Overcome

By Bharathi Seeni
On: November 18, 2009
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...

Future Perspectives for Renewable Energy in India

By Ravi Soparkar
On: May 27, 2009
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...

10 Changes That Are Transforming The Energy Markets For Industrial and Commercial Energy Users In Brazil

By Rafael Herzberg
On: April 20, 2009
In just a few months the power markets changed substantially in Brazil. Energy contracting is a brand new business! more...

It's Time We Took a New Look at the Sun

By Ramanathan Menon
On: April 10, 2009
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...

The Elephant's Great Thirst

By Michael Kugelman
On: December 26, 2008
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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