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    China’s green long march: A study of renewable energy, environmental industry and cement sectors

    United Nations [UN] Environment Programme, 2013
    China has witnessed growth in a wide range of renewable energy sectors over the past decade. But challenges remain including a continued reliance on coal and oil relied on for 90 per cent of the country’s energy needs. Air and water pollution are also an issue as well as an underdeveloped waste management sector.
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    Ministry of Power

    The Ministry of Power started functioning independently with effect from 2nd July, 1992. Earlier it was known as the Ministry of Energy sources.
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    Large Scale Grid Integration of Renewable Energy Sources - Way Forward

    Ministry of Power, 2013
    This report was prepared by the Indian government’s Ministry of Power, Central Electricity Authority. It was put together on the basis of discussions and inputs from Gujarat, Rajasthan and Tamil Nadu. It concludes that the variability of renewable sources of power can be addressed through improved forecasting techniques.
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    Alternative Energy Promotion Centre (AEPC)

    Alternative Energy Promotion Centre (AEPC) is a government institution established in 1996 with the objective of developing and promoting renewable/alternative energy technologies in Nepal.
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    Renewable Energy: Market and Policy Environment in India

    Observer Research Foundation, New Delhi, 2013
    This paper contains the highlights of an Indo-US Dialogue on Sustainability, hosted by the Observer Research Foundation in New Delhi on December 6-7, 2012. The dialogue focussed on market and civil society initiatives on sustainability. India has seen a significant rise in energy demand largely due to its economic growth over the last decade.
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    Power and people: the benefits of renewable energy in Nepal

    World Bank, 2011
    In Nepal, a large section of the rural population has no access to an electricity supply. Sixty three percent of households instead rely on oil-based or renewable energy.
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    The Evidence of Benefits for Poor People ofIncreased Renewable Electricity Capacity: Literature Review

    Institute of Development Studies UK, 2013
    Lack of access to electricity is seen as a major constraint to economic growth and increased welfare in developing countries. In this report, the authors conducted a review of the evidence that investments in electricity-generating capacity have benefits for poor people, and what factors influence that relationship.
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    Study of Available Business Models of Biomass Gasification Power Projects in India

    UNDP India, 2013
    As an agrarian economy, a major segment of the population in India depends on agriculture. Thus, biomass in the form of agricultural residue is available in all parts of the country. Fuel can be transported, stored, and used the entire year. This study argues that biomass presents an ideal solution for powering all parts of the country, in particular rural areas, with highest efficiency.
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    Technological capability and transfer for achieving South Africa's development goals

    Taylor and Francis Group, 2013
    This article argues that technology development, combining the approaches of improving capabilities and transfer mechanisms, can contribute to South Africa’s low-carbon development through innovation and technology-based mitigation actions that increase domestic technological capabilities.
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    Oil Price Volatility, Economic Growth and the Hedging Role of Renewable Energy

    World Bank, 2013
    This paper investigates the adverse effects of oil price volatility on economic activity and the extent to which countries can hedge against such effects by using renewable energy. By considering the Realized Volatility of oil prices, rather than following the standard approach of considering oil price shocks in levels, the effects of factor price uncertainty on economic activity are analyzed.

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