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India, Netherlands ink agreement on water management

By : Sustainability ..., May 15, 2013

India and Netherlands signed a MoU on technical cooperation in the field of spatial planning, water and mobility management, a government statement said, on Tuesday.

The agreement was signed by Urban Development Minister Kamal Nath and Melanie Schultz van Haegen...

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Subject Tags: India , Technology

Fraunhofer and India sign MoU to develop solar pilot projects

By : Sustainability ..., May 15, 2013

India’s Ministry for New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) and the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to develop pilot projects in PV, solar thermal and hydrogen.

Under the agreement, the two parties will...

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Subject Tags: India , Technology

Reliance Power Solar-Thermal Plant Stalled by Water Delay

By : Sustainability ..., May 14, 2013

A Reliance Power Ltd. (RPWR) solar-thermal plant should start up next month after missing a May deadline because Indian authorities failed to lay a water pipeline to the site in time, Chief Executive Officer Jayaram P. Chalasani said.

The 100-megawatt project “...

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Subject Tags: Technology

DRDO harnesses wind energy, differently

By : Sustainability ..., May 14, 2013

In a joint project of the Snow and Avalanche Study Establishment (SASE), a DRDO laboratory in Chandigarh, and the US army's Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory (CRREL), a prototype has been developed to harness wind energy, which can overcome ice and snow...

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Subject Tags: energy , Technology

Wind power producers oppose competitive bidding for projects

By : Sustainability ..., May 14, 2013

The newly-formed Wind Independent Power Producers Association (WIPPA) has started off with two major campaign themes — opposing price discovery of wind power tariff through a competitive bidding route and moving the judiciary to enforce renewable purchase obligation....

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Subject Tags: electricity , Law , Technology

South to get the lion’s share of solar plants

By : Sustainability ..., May 13, 2013

Southern districts will take the lion’s share of new solar power plants to be set up under the State’s Solar Energy Policy.

Of the plants approved for 209 megawatt (MW), the south will have 155 MW, of which Ramanathapuram district alone accounts for 97 MW,...

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Mytrah Energy setting up 100 MW wind farm in TN

By : Sustainability ..., May 13, 2013

Mytrah Energy (India) Ltd is putting up a 100 MW farm near Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu. The farm will be fully built by September, U.B. Reddy, Chief Operating Officer, Mytrah Energy, told Business Line on Friday.

The project is a part of Mytrah’s 240 MW expansion...

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Mitzuki to launch solar products in India

By : Sustainability ..., May 13, 2013

Japan-based Mitzuki Corporation Ltd is entering the Indian market with the introduction of solar-powered products. The company, which is part of the UAE-based Legend Group, is introducing solar water heater, heat pump, solar inverter, solar lights, security cameras and...

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CO2 level highest in 3 million years

By : Sustainability ..., May 12, 2013
 
The level of the most important heat-trapping gas in the atmosphere , carbon dioxide, has passed a long-feared milestone, scientists reported Friday, reaching a concentration not seen on the earth for millions of years.
 
Scientific...
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Subject Tags: Technology

New technology to instantly convert solar energy into electricity

By : Sustainability ..., May 12, 2013

A Vijayawada-based solar energy equipment manufacturer, Jyothi Solar Power Projects has claimed that by using two new technologies together with the existing photo-voltaic (PV) panel system, 91 per cent of the Sun’s energy could be converted into electrical power....

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Subject Tags: energy , Technology