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Bayer opens emissions-neutral office building in India

By : sustainabilityo..., Jan 27, 2011

Bayer has opened its first emissions-neutral office building in Asia as part of its Group-wide sustainability program. Bayer MaterialScience’s new building in Greater Noida, near New Delhi, India, which draws 100 percent of its electricity from a photovoltaic plant, needs...

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ConAgra Foods Lamb Weston Delhi Processing Facility Earns LEED Platinum Certification

By : sustainabilityo..., Jan 22, 2011

ConAgra Foods Lamb Weston’s Delhi, La., processing facility received its official Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED®) Platinum certification today, awarded by the U. S. Green Building Council (USGBC).

The Delhi facility is the first frozen food...

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Carbon Friendly Becomes Majority Shareholder of Microcoal - Yahoo Finance

By : sustainabilityo..., Jan 21, 2011

Carbon Friendly Solutions Inc. (CNSX: CFQ) ("CFS" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that the amendment of the share purchase agreement in connection with the acquisition of MicroCoal Inc. ("MCI" or "MicroCoal"), as announced January 11, 2011, has been approved...

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Air India Reduces Fuel Burn and CO2 Emissions with Pratt & Whitney EcoPower(R) Engine Wash

By : sustainabilityo..., Jan 21, 2011

Air India announced it has performed 124 Pratt & Whitney EcoPower engine washes to date, saving more than 540,000 gallons of fuel worth $1.9 million USD while reducing its carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions by approximately 5,300 metric tons. Pratt & Whitney is a...

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Subject Tags: Environment , India

BP: Renewable energy will outpace oil growth in 2030

By : sustainabilityo..., Jan 20, 2011

Renewable power sources will outpace oil as global energy demand surges nearly 40% in the next 20 years, according to an industry forecast released Wednesday by energy giant BP.

Most of the expected increased in energy demand will come from emerging economies...

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Welspun Energy Signs MoU With UP Govt. for 1320 MW Power Project

By : sustainabilityo..., Jan 7, 2011

Welspun Energy Ltd., part of the diversified Welspun Group, one of the fastest growing conglomerates in India, today signed a MoU and power purchase agreement (PPA) with the Government of Uttar Pradesh (UP) to set up a 1320 MW thermal power plant in Ghazipur district....

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Raise price for bio-diesel from jatropha : India ministry

By : sustainabilityo..., Jan 6, 2011

In an attempt to revive India’s Bio-diesel industry, country’s Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) and Confederation of Indian industry (CII) have recommended price increase for bio-diesel from Jatropha.

According to a study done by the ministry along with CII...

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Subject Tags: Environment , Technology

CNG not that green, says pollution board

By : sustainabilityo..., Jan 6, 2011

CNG is not without environmental drawbacks says a new Central Pollution Control Board study. The study says burning CNG has the highest rates of potentially hazardous carbonyl emissions. These conclusions have attracted criticism from many, including environmentalists...

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Subject Tags: Environment

US Funds Pilot Study to Explore Smart-Grid Technologies in Bangalore

By : sustainabilityo..., Jan 3, 2011

A power company in Bangalore, India, will be exploring smart-grid technologies with the help of a $453,350 pilot study funded by the United States. The project could be a win-win for the two nations as they seek to build expertise and market share in the emerging clean...

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CII proposes bio-diesel price hike

By : sustainabilityo..., Jan 3, 2011

The government should raise the price of bio-diesel obtained from the jatropha plant to support the bio-diesel industry's sustainability efforts, the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) says. 

In a proposal submitted to the ministry of new and renewable energy, the...

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Subject Tags: Environment