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Asia technology comes clean to provide green solutions

By : sustainabilityo..., May 10, 2011

Climate change sceptics might not like to admit it, but Asia is embracing environmentally-friendly technologies.

China is spending tens of billions of dollars every year on renewable energy projects - almost twice the next biggest spender in this field...

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Order Focus: United Solar laminates to power JSW Green Energy solar projects

By : sustainabilityo..., May 10, 2011

JSW Green Energy has placed an order for 500kW of United Solar’s thin-film laminates to help power a portfolio of planned on-grid rooftop projects in India. These installations are the latest signal of JSW’s intent to establish itself as one of India’s premier private power...

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India’s renewable energy plans require $34bn investment by 2017

By : sustainabilityo..., May 7, 2011

The government of India’s ambitious plans for renewable energy have grown incrementally in the last few years, with it quadrupling its target for solar capacity only this year. Until now many of these goals seemed rather far off but have prompted a surge of investment in the...

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Research and Markets: An Essential 2011 Report Analyzing the Biofuel Industry in India

By : sustainabilityo..., May 7, 2011

Biodiesel is a hot topic internationally as well as in India. Since the beginning of the 2000s, the Government of India and, to a greater extent, various state governments have promoted the production and consumption of biodiesel. Proponents of biodiesel point to the...

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Subject Tags: India , Politics , Technology

Indian investors and EPC contractors forge alliances for solar power projects

By : sustainabilityo..., May 7, 2011

 Lack of prior experience and equity in the capital-intensive solar power sector is driving the Indian investors and EPC contractors to join hands with experienced cash-rich foreign players.

The National Solar Mission envisages installing 20,000 MW of generation...

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Subject Tags: Politics

Research and Markets: Opportunities in the Indian Electrical Vehicle Sector

By : sustainabilityo..., May 6, 2011

Research and Markets ( www.researchandmarkets.com/research/aa7426/opportunities_in_t :  ) has announced the addition of the " Opportunities in the Indian Electrical Vehicle Sector :  " report...

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Garbage disposal to resume in Kannur

By : sustainabilityo..., May 4, 2011

The Kannur municipality has taken steps to resume garbage disposal, Municipal Chairperson M.C. Sreeja said at a press conference here on Tuesday.

Garbage disposal was affected following protests by residents near the civic body's landfill at Chelora.

Steps had...

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Subject Tags: Politics

SunBorne and Suntech to Partner on 100MW of Solar Projects in India

By : sustainabilityo..., May 3, 2011

SunBorne Energy, a leading specialist in utility scale solar solutions, and Suntech Power Holdings Co., Ltd. (NYSE: STP), the world's largest producer of solar panels, have entered into a framework agreement for the supply of 100MW of solar panels over the next two years for...

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Quicker shift to organic farming possible: Minister

By : sustainabilityo..., Apr 28, 2011

Agriculture Minister Mullakkara Ratnakaran said on Wednesday that Kerala could meet its target of a total switch-over to organic farming sooner than expected.

The Minister was inaugurating a seminar on “Endosulfan: Issues and Safe Alternatives to Chemical Pesticides”...

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Tata Power to Boost Renewable Energy Capacity

By : sustainabilityo..., Apr 27, 2011

Tata Power Co. India's largest private power utility by generation capacity, plans to add more than 150 megawatts of wind-based electricity capacity and raise its solar power production tenfold by the end of March 2012.

The company Wednesday announced the commissioning...

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