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India Launches Black Carbon Research Initiative Under Its National Carbonaceous Aerosols Programme

By : sustainabilityo..., Apr 1, 2011

India today launched the Black Carbon Research Initiative as part of the National Carbonaceous Aerosols Programme (NCAP). This is a joint initiative of several government ministries and leading research institutions. It will be headed by Prof. J Srinivasan of the...

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Subject Tags: Technology

India's Uttar Pradesh Seeks 100 Megawatts of Solar Power to Meet Target

By : sustainabilityo..., Apr 1, 2011

India’s Uttar Pradesh state is seeking to buy 100 megawatts of power from solar plants to meet government-set clean energy targets.

Uttar Pradesh Power Corp., the bulk electricity supplier to the northern state’s five distribution utilities, will pay a maximum of 4.74...

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India Launches Black Carbon Research Initiative Under Its National Carbonaceous Aerosols Programme

By : sustainabilityo..., Apr 1, 2011

India today launched the Black Carbon Research Initiative as part of the National Carbonaceous Aerosols Programme (NCAP). This is a joint initiative of several government ministries and leading research institutions. It will be headed by Prof. J Srinivasan of the...

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Subject Tags: Technology

The Political and Financial Challenges for Rural Electrification

By : ARE RuralElec.org, Mar 31, 2011

This is the third article in the series published by the Alliance for Rural Electrification, an international business association that provides efficient renewable solutions for rural electrification in developing countries.

The first political challenge is to...

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Vestas surprises with 7 MW offshore wind turbine

By : sustainabilityo..., Mar 31, 2011

Danish wind turbine maker Vestas unveiled a new giant 7-megawatt offshore turbine on Wednesday and said it expected it to be in serial production in early 2015.

Vestas, the world's biggest wind turbine manufacturer by market share, had only been expected to...

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9 Lakh INR prize money for renewable energy projects

By : sustainabilityo..., Mar 31, 2011

 

At 8:30 PM on Saturday 26th March 2011, lights switched off around the globe for Earth Hour. Though sixty minutes of the Earth Hour resulted in an inspiring consensus of thought and action, many groups are making efforts to go beyond Earth Hour and ensure a...

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Subject Tags: energy , India , Technology

Vestas surprises with 7 MW offshore wind turbine

By : sustainabilityo..., Mar 31, 2011

Danish wind turbine maker Vestas unveiled a new giant 7-megawatt offshore turbine on Wednesday and said it expected it to be in serial production in early 2015.

Vestas, the world's biggest wind turbine manufacturer by market share, had only been expected to...

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9 Lakh INR prize money for renewable energy projects

By : sustainabilityo..., Mar 31, 2011

 

At 8:30 PM on Saturday 26th March 2011, lights switched off around the globe for Earth Hour. Though sixty minutes of the Earth Hour resulted in an inspiring consensus of thought and action, many groups are making efforts to go beyond Earth Hour and ensure a...

Read more..
Subject Tags: energy , India , Technology

Indian industry becoming energy efficient: UNIDO

By : sustainabilityo..., Mar 30, 2011

India has made significant progress in efficient use of energy in its industrial production processes during its journey as one of the top ten manufacturing countries in the world.

At a presentation by UNIDO's (United Nations Industrial Development Organisation) Chief...

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Torrent Power of India Seeks to Buy Renewable Energy to Meet Obligation

By : sustainabilityo..., Mar 30, 2011

Torrent Power Ltd., India’s fifth- largest non-state generator, is seeking to buy renewable energy to meet a government-set target for clean power.

The company intends to buy power on a long-term basis from renewable sources including wind, bagasse, biomass and...

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