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Analysis: Lower wind and solar prices to usher speedier adoptionBy : sustainabilityo..., Feb 17, 2011
Rapid recent solar and wind price falls are likely to bring new markets and mass adoption a step closer over the next decade and raise the prospects of mergers. The financial crisis coupled with a ramp-up in China, which now leads the world wind and solar... Read more.. Subject Tags: Social Issues , Technology |
MHI and Gujarat State of India Sign MOU Reaching Agreement in the Creation of Smart CommunityBy : sustainabilityo..., Feb 17, 2011
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) has agreed with the Gujarat State government of India and the Delhi-Mumbai Industrial Corridor Development Corporation Limited (DMICDC) to collaborate in the development of an environmentally friendly Smart Community and signed a... Read more.. |
KVG Bank wins award for solar lightingBy : sustainabilityo..., Feb 17, 2011
Close on the heels of Dharwad district winning a national award for excellent implementation of Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Act, another national-level award has come its way. This time, it is the Dharwad-based Regional Rural Bank (RRB) Karnataka Vikas... Read more.. Subject Tags: Technology |
India amongst the top in global smart grid investmentBy : sustainabilityo..., Feb 16, 2011
Utilities all over the world will collectively invest more than $378 billion in building electricity smart grids by 2030, according to a report by Innovation Observatory. However, 80 percent of this capital spend will be concentrated in only ten countries. U.S... Read more.. |
Moser Baer Solar powers 465 KW rooftop installation in JapanBy : sustainabilityo..., Feb 16, 2011
Moser Baer Solar Limited (MBSL), a leader in the Indian solar power generation market, today announced a new landmark with the supply of 465 KW crystalline silicon (c-Si) solar modules to La Salle, a leading real estate investment management company in Japan, for... Read more.. |
India to Enforce Clean-Energy Targets Through State AgenciesBy : sustainabilityo..., Feb 16, 2011
India will require state agencies to enforce power distribution and industrial companies’ obligations to buy electricity from clean sources, the country’s top regulator said. Companies that generate their own power and power distributors face mandatory targets... Read more.. Subject Tags: energy , Technology |
Rural Women Turn Solar Energy Entrepreneurs in Indian VillageBy : sustainabilityo..., Feb 14, 2011
Equipped with a new set of light bulbs, a group of rural women are ditching kerosene oil lanterns, increasing their income and getting more study time for their children -- all with one solar energy experiment. "Now life goes on even after it is dark outside,"... Read more.. |
Moser Baer Clean Energy Ltd (MBCEL) to use First Solar ModulesBy : sustainabilityo..., Feb 14, 2011
Moser Baer Clean Energy Limited (MBCEL), the Solar subsidiary of Moser Baer Projects Private Limited (MBPPL), and First Solar Inc. (Nasdaq: FSLR) today announced that MBCEL will procure 25 megawatts (MW) DC of First Solar's advanced thin-film modules for its solar... Read more.. |
Suzlon Energy Plans $392 Million Australian Wind Farm in New South WalesBy : sustainabilityo..., Feb 14, 2011
Suzlon Energy Ltd., the world’s third-biggest maker of wind turbines, plans to build a wind farm in Australia’s New South Wales state estimated to cost about A$390 million ($392 million), government filings show. The Indian manufacturer and partner Windlab Developments... Read more.. Subject Tags: Suzlon Energy Limited , Technology |
French Government Plans Solar Energy Tender, Modifiable Rates, Besson SaysBy : sustainabilityo..., Feb 12, 2011
France plans to start tenders for large solar projects and adopt a “modifiable” system for the tariffs that utilities pay for the renewable power, according to Industry Minister Eric Besson. “We are planning a mixed system,” Besson told an energy conference in Paris... Read more.. Subject Tags: Politics , Technology |