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Chemtrols Solar Bags an EPC Contract for a 1 MW Thin Film Plant in Gujarat

By : sustainabilityo..., May 31, 2011

Chemtrols Solar, part of the 35 year old Chemtrols Group today announced that it has bagged a turnkey EPC contract for a 1 MW Solar PV Power Plant in the state of Gujarat. The Plant would use state of the art components that include thin film modules from First Solar &...

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Diploma programmes in wind energy

By : sustainabilityo..., May 31, 2011

Amrita School of Engineering, Coimbatore, will offer two new postgraduate diploma programmes in wind energy under an MoU with the Centre for Wind Energy Technology (C-WET ), the apex body for wind power development in India under the ministry of renewable energy, and Indian...

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Subject Tags: energy , Technology

Global CO2 emissions reach record high in 2010: IEA

By : sustainabilityo..., May 31, 2011

Energy-related carbon-dioxide (CO2) emission reached a record high in 2010, up by five% from the last record in 2008, the Paris-based International Energy Agency (IEA) said.

Emissions in 2010 are estimated to have climbed to a record 30.6 Gigatonnes (Gt). The last...

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Centre's ‘Solar City' scheme gives urban local bodies a chance to tackle power crisis

By : sustainabilityo..., May 31, 2011

The Central Government has come out with a renewable energy scheme that provides urban local bodies with the capacity to address the power shortage in their areas.

The entire cost of implementing this project, called ‘Solar City,' would be borne by the Union Ministry...

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Subject Tags: Technology

CII for action against polluting industries

By : sustainabilityo..., May 31, 2011

With fingers being pointed at Punjab's industry for polluting river waters, the Confederation of Indian Industry president B Muthuraman has made it clear that those breaking the norms should face the consequences. With the industry remaining the number one default22222er, the...

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Uttarakhand government promoting eco tourism

By : sustainabilityo..., May 31, 2011

The Uttarakhand government is taking steps to endorse eco-tourism by building small bamboo huts and providing rich flora at botanical parks for tourists' visual treat.

The state's forest department has developed a cactus garden and a bamboo hut at the Himalayan...

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Subject Tags: Technology

Who ‘cleared’ India to bag multi-million dollar carbon credits?

By : sustainabilityo..., May 31, 2011

 India was blocked from securing hydro-carbon credits on the controversial Baglihar project after a timely intervention, not by the Government of Pakistan but a vigilant citizen instead.

After earning hydro carbon credits on controversial Nimmo-Bazgo and Chuttak...

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Subject Tags: India , Law , Technology

Spearheading research in key areas

By : sustainabilityo..., May 30, 2011

Though the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research has numerous achievements in diverse fields of science, it often highlights certain areas, some of which are indicated below.

Aerospace

CSIR has many successes in the field of aerospace. It has been at the...

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Gush of funds greets wind projects

By : sustainabilityo..., May 30, 2011

A gush of investment activity has been breezing across India’s wind energy economy in recent months as private equity funds and asset financing companies seek to exploit opportunities in the sector coming through a mix of tax breaks, policy incentives and ecological benefits...

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Global Wedge to Distribute Dow Corning’s Silicon-Based Solutions in India

By : sustainabilityo..., May 28, 2011

Global Wedge has been selected to distribute Dow Corning’s silicon-based products for solar module production in India. Based in Hyderabad, India, Global Wedge supplies solar raw materials, photovoltaic panels and modules and also develops solar photovoltaic projects.
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Subject Tags: Dow Corning , Technology