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Qualcomm helps develop SootSwap for healthier cookstoves in rural India

By : Sustainability ..., May 21, 2013

Qualcomm Incorporated has helped develop SootSwap, a mobile application for monitoring the adoption of clean cooking technologies, a company official said here Friday.

Approximately three billion people depend on traditional cookstoves for their cooking needs. A...

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Extend subsidies to 3 KWh solar units: NREDCAP

By : Sustainability ..., May 21, 2013

The New & Renewable Energy Development Corporation of A.P. (NREDCAP) has urged the State Government to extend subsidies to 3 Kilowatt Hour (KWh) capacity from the present 1 KWh for grid-connected roof-top solar energy harnessing units.

Revealing this at the...

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Subject Tags: energy , Technology

P2 runs with Indian hydro

By : Sustainability ..., May 21, 2013

P2 Solar of Vancouver has acquired development rights for a 700kW hydro-electric project in Punjab, India, and is assessing the viability of a 10MW PV scheme at the site.

Company subsidiary Jagat Energy Private will develop the project and is planning to kick...

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Subject Tags: Technology

VMC revives A2Z ties for solid waste mgmt

By : Sustainability ..., May 20, 2013

Gurgaon-based private group A2Z is being roped in once again to manage solid waste from 90 wards of the city. However, the group would have to complete pending work in the Karsada plant before the deal is finalized. The group had already completed 75% of the work in...

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How green buildings can serve as prototypes for sustainable living in cities

By : Sustainability ..., May 20, 2013

This article takes a look at how GE’s John F Welch Technology Centre has built a green building ecosystem in Bangalore

The concept of sustainable buildings has caught on significantly in the Indian market. Green buildings generate less waste, help in water and...

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Cement-makers want green status for power generated through waste-heat recovery

By : Sustainability ..., May 17, 2013

Co-generation of power through waste-heat recovery process in cement plants should be given renewable energy status, according to N. A. Vishwanathan, Secretary-General, Cement Manufacturers Association (CMA). The two-day conference has about 80 presentations from...

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Subject Tags: Business , cement , Technology

Renewable energy firms explore listing in Singapore

By : Sustainability ..., May 16, 2013

Several Indian renewable energy firms are exploring the option of listing on the Singapore stock exchange (SGX) as they look for better valuations and also seek to benefit from the concept of “business trusts”.

The companies include IL&FS Wind Power Trust, Mytrah...

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Scindia in Germany to finalise pact for Green Energy Corridors

By : Sustainability ..., May 16, 2013

Power Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia is in Germany to discuss early finalisation of an agreement with the European nation which will provide support for setting up Green Energy Corridors for transmission of power.

The aim is to supply 30,000 MW of clean power (...

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Tata Power May Sell Shares in Clean-Energy Unit Next Year

By : Sustainability ..., May 16, 2013

Tata Power Co. (TPWR), the utility business of India’s largest business group, is considering an initial public offering of its clean-energy unit next financial year.

The utility plans to increase wind and solar power capacity at Tata Power Renewable Energy Ltd...

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Emmvee bags order for 2MW solar project of MLR Industries

By : Sustainability ..., May 16, 2013

Emmvee Photovoltaic Power, a solar module manufacturer and turnkey solution provider won an order to set up a 2MW solar photovoltaic project for MLR Industries. MLR Industries, an associate of Bambino Agro Industries, is one of the largest vermicelli producers in South...

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