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Bhubaneswar to switch to solar streetlightsBy : Sustainability ..., Feb 19, 2013
The Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) on Monday installed a solar streetlight on an experimental basis as part of Centre-sponsored solar city project. The solar lights, which will be installed in the stretch between Delta and OUAT square, would cost about... Read more.. |
Proposal to hike wind energy costs upsets MahavitaranBy : Sustainability ..., Feb 18, 2013
Wind power may not be all that it’s cracked up to be. Increased wind energy costs proposed in a draft renewable energy tariff for 2013-14 by the Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission (MERC) has upset the State power distribution utility, which has submitted a... Read more.. |
'Indigenous biofuel can help meet energy demand'By : Sustainability ..., Feb 18, 2013
A two-day training programme on 'Integrated Development of Tree Borne Oilseed in Wasteland/degraded land' started at Chandra Shekhar Azad University of Agriculture and Technology on Saturday. Several eminent agri-scientists and faculty members of the university took... Read more.. |
India's 1st geothermal power plant to come up in ChhattisgarhBy : Sustainability ..., Feb 18, 2013
Chhattisgarh government has decided to establish the first Geothermal Power Plant of the country in the newly formed Balrampur district of the state. A memorandum of understanding in this connection was signed here yesterday between National Thermal Power... Read more.. |
Govt plans solar power with piscicultureBy : Sustainability ..., Feb 18, 2013
The state government has decided to develop up to 150MW of solar photovoltaic (PV) based projects which are to be set up on the 'chaur'/pond where pisciculture is being undertaken. Bihar State Power (Holding) Company Limited (BSPHCL), the company engaged in planning,... Read more.. Subject Tags: Bihar State Power (Holding) Company Ltd , Technology |
Wetland technology: Alternate solution for treatment of waste waterBy : Sustainability ..., Feb 18, 2013
Wetland technology-a natural technique for municipal and industrial wastewater treatment and reuse can solve many water related problems in the country, said Dr Rakesh Kumar, chief scientist and head Mumbai zonal centre of National Environment Engineering Research... Read more.. Subject Tags: Technology |
Solar energy to power one lakh street lightsBy : Sustainability ..., Feb 17, 2013
State minister for electricity, Natham R Viswanathan on Saturday reiterated that the present power crisis would come to an end by this year. The minister, who was here to distribute prizes to students who had won prizes in various categories while creating awareness about... Read more.. |
‘State committed to promote renewable energy’By : Sustainability ..., Feb 17, 2013
The State government is committed to promoting renewable energy, especially solar energy, in a big way in the State, said R.Viswanathan, Minister for Electricity, here on Saturday. Given the rapid depletion of fossil fuels for generating thermal power and the... Read more.. |
Scaling down Concentrated Solar Power: Micro CSP the way forward? By : Anindita Chakraborty, Feb 15, 2013
This article draws from Sustainability Outlook’s conversation with the CEO of Sopogy, a Micro CSP manufacturer and takes a look at the status of Micro CSP technology and its potential in India. While the solar industry has seen a huge surge in recent years,... Read more.. |
Big business groups to push renewable energy space by raising capacityBy : Sustainability ..., Feb 15, 2013
Two years ago, Ravi Khanna was the chief executive of Scandanavian Advanced Technology, a Norwegian renewable energy firm. Then, he got an unexpected call from the $40 billion Aditya Birla Group, to help kick-start its solar-energy business, which has made significant... Read more.. Subject Tags: energy , Technology |