Energy & Power

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Solar Thermal for Electricity
Subir Nathak

Solar photovoltaic energy technologies have had very impressive growth over the last decade and a half; may be because they have been able to find a niche in the decentralized generation of power largely in off-grid areas, not very much competing with large centralized fossil fuel based power plants. Offshore wind farms have found a place in Europe and also competing quite comfortably with conventional power plants in many parts of the world. full report

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Gas Sector Development Plan
Khondkar Abdus Saleque

Energy & Mineral Resources Division has now come up with its contingency plan for meeting the ongoing as well as upcoming gas supply problems the nation is facing and will be facing soon. The nation is getting increasingly panicked with the apprehension spread in many different ways mostly by people who are in no consideration reservoir experts or energy professional about the reserve to run out too soon for comfort. full report