A new report from Cambridge Energy Research Associates (CERA) says the cost of building a new power plant has more than doubled since 2000.
Wind energy showed the biggest rise in costs — 6 percent since the third quarter of 2007 and 108 percent since 2000 — as rising demand for wind turbines boosted equipment costs [...]

The first consignment of uranium fuel from Russia for unit-1 of 1000 MW Kudankulam Nuclear power project-KKNPP in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu has reached here on Monday.
Nuclear Power Corporation of India limited-NPCIL spokesperson A I Siddiqui said KKNPP, comprising of two units of 1000 MW (e) each, are at an advanced stage [...]

Duke Energy Corp. said Wednesday it plans to buy all the power generated at a massive solar power plant to be built north of Charlotte.
The Charlotte-based utility is expected to purchase more than 16 megawatts of power from SunEdison LLC, a Maryland company that is one of the nation’s leading providers of solar-produced energy. The [...]

Alternative energy company Quantum Fuel Systems Technologies Worldwide Inc. says its German partner will boost solar module manufacturing capacity for its European systems to meet growing demand.
Asola Advanced and Automotive Solar Systems GmbH will lift its capacity to 45 megawatts peak power annually and will build a new plant.
Quantum said it is in talks to [...]

The Energy Department’s Energy Information Administration says carbon dioxide emissions in the U.S. increased last year, compared with emission levels in 2006.
EIA says 5.98 million tons of carbon dioxide went into the air in 2007, a 1.6 percent increase from the year before. EIA blames greater demand for heating and cooling, as well as “higher [...]

AUGYVA MINING RESOURCES INC. is pleased to announce the signing of an option and joint venture agreement (the “Agreement”) with Canadian Century Iron Ore Corporation (”Century”) defining the terms to allow Century to earn up to a 65% interest in the Company’s Duncan Lake Iron Property (”Duncan” or the “Property” or the “Project”) by funding [...]

New surveys of regulators and consumers conducted by Deloitte LLP find many people are willing to pay higher prices for electricity, if the costs help reduce global warming.
Most of the 50 state public utility regulators interviewed think the costs of electricity will rise next year because of fuel costs, environmental compliance and capital costs.
But 62 [...]

Spanish power company Iberdrola SA said Sunday it plans to invest $8 billion in renewable energy in the U.S. between 2008 and 2010.
The company said in a news release it wants to have a 15 percent share of the wind power market in the U.S. by 2010.
Iberdrola added it had a wind power production capacity [...]

The coal ministry is preparing plans for new projects which will be submitted to the Cabinet in a month, according to Union minister of state for coal Santosh Bagrodia.
Talking to mediapersons here, Bagrodia said though several projects were in the pipeline, the ministry was working on more projects to make the country self-sufficient in coal.
He [...]

Sino Gold Mining Ltd says its operations and workforce in China have not been directly impacted by the earthquake in Sichuan Province.
Sino Gold will donate approximately $100,000 in essential equipment to the earthquake relief effort, the company said on Monday.
The equipment includes 70 portable gas power generators, 200 sets of hand torches and 70 megaphones, [...]