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"The future of supply chain management is sustainability," says Shell Foundation

By : sustainabilityo..., May 11, 2011

In this next article under the Corprorate Sustainability Series, Anuradha Bhavnani, Regional Director, Shell Foundation, talks about her views on the market based solutions approach of the foundation to tackle development challenges.

Anuradha Bhavnani is currently...

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Solar power systems to power cell phone towers

By : sustainabilityo..., May 11, 2011

Bangalore based Indo-Chinese joint venture ALTA-XinTong Solar Tech Pvt Ltd is in the process of finalising a deal to sell 2,000 solar systems to power mobile phone towers, said a top company official Tuesday.

"We are in advanced stages of finalising 2,000 solar power...

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Subject Tags: Technology

Delta India Electronics Unveils New Green Office Building in Gurgaon, India

By : sustainabilityo..., May 11, 2011

Delta India Electronics Pvt. Ltd., the world's leading provider of power management and thermal management solutions, today announced the official launch of its new green corporate office in Gurgaon, Haryana, India. As part of Delta's expansion plans in India, the new eco-...

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SBI to Help Khosla-Backed SunBorne Energy Get Loans for Solar Project

By : sustainabilityo..., May 11, 2011

SunBorne Energy Technologies, a solar power developer backed by billionaire Vinod Khosla, is close to arranging 1.5 billion rupees ($34 million) in loans from three banks for its first plant in India.

SBI Capital Markets Ltd., a unit of India’s largest lender, is...

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INITEC Energía (ACS group) becomes the main technology supplier for CSP in India

By : sustainabilityo..., May 10, 2011

INITEC Energía has contracted the design of various plants with a total capacity of 200 MW for LANCO Solar, the leading private energy operator in India, and becomes its strategic partner for new projects in this country which has an ambitious plan to implement this...

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Renewable Energy Can Meet Most Global Demand

By : sustainabilityo..., May 10, 2011

Renewable energy sources such as solar power, wind, biomass and hydropower could meet nearly 80 per cent of the world’s energy supplies by 2050 if governments pursue policies that harness their potential, a United Nations-backed <"...

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Subject Tags: energy , Technology

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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Moratorium on new projects in Faridabad, Panipat lifted

By : sustainabilityo..., May 10, 2011

The Union Ministry of Environment and Forests has lifted the moratorium for setting up of new projects in Faridabad and Panipat towns on the basis of the ‘action taken report' submitted by the Haryana State Pollution Control Board (HSPCB), Haryana Environment and Forests...

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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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Reliance Industries Reports Solar Manufacturing Capacity of 30 Megawatts

By : sustainabilityo..., May 9, 2011

Reliance Industries Ltd. (RIL), India’s most valuable company, had the capacity to produce 30 megawatts of solar modules in the financial year ended March 31, the company said in its latest annual report.

Fuels produced from renewable sources, including biofuels, are...

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Subject Tags: Technology