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Vacon starts manufacture of solar inverters in India

By : Sustainability ..., May 31, 2013
Global AC drives manufacturer Vacon has begun the production of its inverters for solar power generation in the company's factory in India, having inaugurated it in 2011.
 
The final assembly operations of solar inverters were commenced at Vacon's...
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Subject Tags: India , Technology

Tata Power generates 50 MUs of solar, 800 MUs of wind energy in FY13

By : Sustainability ..., May 29, 2013

Tata Power, India’s largest integrated power utility, on Tuesday said it generated 49.83 million units of solar power and 796 MUs of wind power from its various projects in India, until March 31, 2013.

As part of its sustainability initiative, the company is committed...

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India releases draft offshore wind energy policy

By : Sustainability ..., May 29, 2013

India's Ministry of New and Renewable Energy has released a draft national offshore wind energy policy for 2013.

The draft policy was written with input from a steering committee on offshore wind energy. According to the draft, onshore wind energy has reached a stage...

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Subject Tags: energy , Technology

EBTC proposes floating solar panel for Meghalaya

By : Sustainability ..., May 29, 2013

Installation of floating solar panels can contribute to the energy requirement especially in rural areas of power-starved Meghalaya, Suman Lahiri, Regional Manager of the European Business and Technology Centre (EBTC) said today. 

The technology, currently in erection...

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Subject Tags: Technology

Welspun Energy Collaborates with ICFRE for Increasing India's Forest Cover

By : Sustainability ..., May 29, 2013

Keeping the role of the carbon markets and forestry as the centre of discussion, representatives of USAID, TERI, Indira Gandhi National Forest Academy and Institute of Green Economy were among those who were present at a workshop organised by ICFRE.

The workshop aimed...

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Energy Park near Vijayawada soon

By : Sustainability ..., May 28, 2013

An energy park, first of its kind in the State, will come up at Kanuru near here shortly. The park is aimed at creating awareness about the wind energy among the school and college children. The park will also have a centre to test the lighting and heating equipment/...

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Subject Tags: energy , Technology

Solar power: Pilot project at Meenkara dam

By : Sustainability ..., May 28, 2013

The pilot project of the Irrigation Department to produce power from the solar panels will be implemented at Meenkara dam in Palakkad district, before going in for a mega production from other dams.

The Cabinet had already given the nod to go ahead with the...

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Subject Tags: Politics , Technology

Govt plans Rs 43,000-cr ‘green corridor’ for renewable energy

By : Sustainability ..., May 27, 2013

The Government plans to roll out a Rs 43,000-crore ‘green energy corridor’ project to facilitate the flow of renewable energy into the national grid.

The blueprint for the project has been submitted to the Power Ministry by Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd (...

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Subject Tags: energy , Politics , Technology

First clean tech fund closes, strikes debut deal

By : Sustainability ..., May 27, 2013
BP Plc, International Finance Corp. (IFC), ministry of new and renewable energy, Technology Development Board and Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad (IIM-A), have joined hands to create Infuse Ventures, an India-centric investment fund to support start-ups in the...
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Subject Tags: Business , Technology

Solar Energy Corp plans four pilot projects

By : Sustainability ..., May 25, 2013

Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI), a newly formed public sector company, plans to call for bids for four pilot solar thermal power projects, requiring an investment of about Rs 2,555 crore. The projects have been sanctioned viability gap funding (VGF) of Rs 1,...

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Subject Tags: Technology