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17 Emerging Energy Technologies That Will Change The WorldBy : Sustainability ..., Apr 25, 2014
Below are technologies related to energy under three key areas of accelerating change: Storage, Smart grid and Electricity generation. Energy storage involves new, cost-effective ways of storing energy, either in improved batteries, as new fuels or other ways. A smart grid... Read more.. |
Policy Approaches to Maximum CitiesBy : Sustainability ..., Apr 25, 2014
In 2008, the Indian government constituted a high-powered expert committee (HPEC) on urban infrastructure and services. The committee was chaired by Isher Judge Ahluwalia, one of the editors of the present volume. As the editors note in their preface, the "paucity and... Read more.. |
Low rainfall prediction in Mumbai calls for water managementBy : Sustainability ..., Apr 25, 2014
It is the high time when people should adopt water conservation techniques to meet the future demand The El Nino effect and low rainfall prediction might make many realise the importance of water in the coming days. Rising population and surplus need of water, calls... Read more.. Subject Tags: Human Interest , Technology |
Green Bonds Could Cut Indian Clean-Energy Costs 25%, Report SaysBy : Sustainability ..., Apr 25, 2014
Funding renewable projects with Indian government-backed green bonds could lower the cost of clean power by as much as 25 percent, according to a study. The government could sell bonds and lend the proceeds to wind and solar farm developers. India could offer funds a... Read more.. Subject Tags: energy , Technology |
GE Invests USD 24 Million in Welspun Renewables Energy’s Solar ProjectBy : Sustainability ..., Apr 25, 2014
NEEMUCH, India--(BUSINESS WIRE)--GE unit (NYSE:GE) GE Energy Financial Services and Welspun Renewables Energy Pvt. Ltd. (WREPL) announced today a partnership to expand solar energy generation in India. GE Energy Financial Services is making its first investment in a solar... Read more.. Subject Tags: Business , energy , GE , GE Energy Financial Services , Health , India , Labor , Law , Social Issues , Technology , Welspun Renewables Energy Pvt. Ltd. |
Mercedes-Benz showcases electric vehicle with BYDBy : Sustainability ..., Apr 24, 2014
Shenzhen BYD Daimler New Technology Co., Ltd. officially unveiled its DENZA all-electric vehicle at Auto China 2014, in Beijing. The world premiere of the serial production model is the culmination of cooperative efforts at the 50:50 R&D technology joint venture... Read more.. |
Hybrid cars significantly more fuel-efficient in India& China than USBy : Sustainability ..., Apr 24, 2014
Hybrid vehicles are significantly more fuel-efficient in India and China than they are in the US, according to new research from the US Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. This disparity in efficiency between the different markets is down to... Read more.. |
EM is lodestar for cleantech investmentBy : Sustainability ..., Apr 24, 2014
Energy and clean technology investing has proven to be disastrous for venture capitalists. Capital allocated to clean tech fell to less than half in 2013 from the $3.7 billion invested in 2012, and new clean tech-focused funds were able to raise less than $1 billion last... Read more.. Subject Tags: energy , Technology |
Depleting greens leave big carbon footprint in BhopalBy : Sustainability ..., Apr 24, 2014
Bhopal is leaving a huge carbon footprint on the environment due to its energy consumption pattern and continuous depletion of green cover. There is a rapid increase in energy consumption by the urban population. And with the recent depletion in city's green cover in the... Read more.. |
India's Renewable Energy Efforts Poised for ResurgenceBy : Sustainability ..., Apr 24, 2014
National elections are underway and dominating headlines and conversations across India. In parallel, the timely release of the second new consensus report from the U.N.’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) documenting the impacts of climate change, has... Read more.. |