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• New study will help find the best locations for thermal power stations in Iceland

  20 Jan 2017

  In Iceland, heat is extracted for use in power plants directly from the ground in volcanic areas. ... . ...Read More

• CCI slaps Rs 206 crore penalty on seven cement companies

  20 Jan 2017

   The competition watchdog has held seven cement companies guilty of bid rigging and carteli... . ...Read More

• Donald Trump sees the future in coal. China sees the future in renewables. Who’s making the safer bet?

  20 Jan 2017

  China says it will invest another $361 dollars in renewable energy over the next four years and cr... . ...Read More

• Holiday on ice as coal mines get skates on to beat Beijing curbs

  20 Jan 2017

  Chinese coal miners are so determined to cash in on a window of high prices that many are slashing... . ...Read More

• Cement case:Compat rejects Binani Cements plea for relaxation

  18 Jan 2017

    Compat has dismissed the appeal of Binani Cement seeking waiver of the direction to depos... . ...Read More

• Australia should invest in coal power to reduce emissions, minister says

  18 Jan 2017

  Research touted by the resources minister that reportedly suggests Australia can rely on coal to m... . ...Read More

• Coal’s comeback proves a winner for Wesfarmers

  18 Jan 2017

  Wesfarmers’ coal mining business is doing better than originally expected thanks to higher c... . ...Read More

• TVA Board Vacancies Raise Possibility of Coal-Policy Shift

  18 Jan 2017

  President-elect Donald Trump is poised to bring in new leadership to the Tennessee Valley Authorit... . ...Read More

• China suspends plans for 85 coal power plants

  18 Jan 2017

  China is taking some steps to curb pollution (it doesn't have much choice), but one of its mos... . ...Read More

• BHEL commissions 500 MW thermal unit in West Bengal

  17 Jan 2017

  State­run power equipment maker BHEL today said it has commissioned another 500 MW unit of S... . ...Read More

• India Cement Q3 PAT may dip 22.9% to Rs 48.1 cr: Motilal Oswal

  17 Jan 2017

    Motilal Oswal has come out with its third quarter (October-December) earnings estimates f... . ...Read More

• Interior nominee Zinke to be quizzed on public lands, coal

  17 Jan 2017

  Republican Rep. Ryan Zinke says he would never sell, give away or transfer public lands, a crucial... . ...Read More

• NTPC to pay Rs700 cr to Rajasthan govt for stake in Chhabra plant

  16 Jan 2017

  The country’s largest power producer NTPC Ltd will pay Rs700 crore to Rajasthan government f... . ...Read More

• CSO to review impact of cement, steel on growth

  16 Jan 2017

  National accounts for the eight years starting 2004 are unlikely to be revised in line with a co... . ...Read More

• India needs to use coal, address emissions issue: WCA

  16 Jan 2017

  Noting that coal will continue to be vital to economic life, the World Coal Association has said t... . ...Read More