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Raasi Green to develop 100-MW solar park in Tamil NaduBy : Sustainability ..., Dec 14, 2012
The state-run Tamil Nadu Industrial Development Corporation Ltd. (TIDCO) and Raasi Green Earth Energy Thursday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) here to set up a 100-MW solar power park at an outlay of Rs.920 crore. In a statement issued here, the state... Read more.. Subject Tags: Tamil Nadu Industrial Development Corporation Ltd. , Technology |
Jayalalithaa grants subsidy to procure powerBy : Sustainability ..., Dec 13, 2012
With a huge dip in the hydel power generation, Chief Minister Jayalalithaa on Wednesday released Rs. 375 crore to purchase power during this distress period. Whenever the monsoon failed, the hydel power generation of the TNEB stations would go down and the Chief... Read more.. Subject Tags: Technology |
Shell Backs GlassPoint Solar Oil Recover TechnologyBy : Sustainability ..., Dec 13, 2012
GlassPoint Solar Inc., which is building the first plant in the Middle East that will tap heat from the sun to coax heavy crude oil out of aging fields, obtained funding from a group including Royal Dutch Shell Plc. (RDSA) California-based GlassPoint said Shell... Read more.. |
80 Indian companies are now doing sustainability reportingBy : Sustainability ..., Dec 13, 2012
About 80 Indian companies are now doing sustainability reporting using the framework developed by the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI). D K S Moorthy, director in Asia Society for Social Improvement and Sustainable Transformation (Assist), said the number was about... Read more.. Subject Tags: Technology |
Environment training for industry professionalsBy : Sustainability ..., Dec 12, 2012
The Delhi-based Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) has developed a one-week comprehensive training programme for capacity building of industry professionals. It will provide the participants with in-depth technical and management knowledge, problem-solving skills, and... Read more.. Subject Tags: Technology |
Policy Issues on Energy and Climate Change: The Case of Kyoto Protocol By : Lydia Powell, Dec 11, 2012
This article reflects on the interface between policy questions on energy use in the Kyoto Protocol and climate change mitigation strategies. The close link between energy use and climate change needs no elaboration. As per the International Energy Agency (... Read more.. |
Govt to push for hazardous waste treatment plant in DharbandoraBy : Sustainability ..., Dec 11, 2012
The state government has started pushing forward a proposal for setting up of a hazardous waste treatment plant (HWTP) in Dharbandora although it has been facing opposition from the locals. The project though was granted environmental clearance in 2008 but it... Read more.. Subject Tags: Technology |
Offshore farms to harness wind energyBy : Sustainability ..., Dec 11, 2012
An expert committee has suggested that offshore farms to harness wind energy may be set up at Rameshwaram, Kanyakumari, Maharashtra, Kerala-Konkan and Gujarat, Rajya Sabha was informed today. Minister of New and Renewable Energy Farooq Abdullah said during Question... Read more.. |
Recycling waste key to sustainable development: Kiran Mazumdar-ShawBy : Sustainability ..., Dec 11, 2012
Any viable approach to sustainable development needs to go hand in hand with waste recycling, said Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw, Chairperson and Managing Director, Biocon Ltd. Speaking at the third regional conference on ‘Innovations in Sustainable Habitats’, organised by The... Read more.. Subject Tags: Technology |
Airbus-Backed SG Biofuels Talking to Energy Companies to ExpandBy : Sustainability ..., Dec 11, 2012
SG Biofuels Inc., backed by Airbus SAS, is talking to large energy companies including state oil producers in Africa and Southeast Asia over helping to develop its technology that turns plant material into vehicle fuels. The company is speaking to potential... Read more.. Subject Tags: Airbus , Technology |