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ADB makes first equity investment in Indian renewable energy firm

By : Sustainability ..., May 2, 2013
The Asian Development Bank on Wednesday announced its first equity investment in India’s private sector renewable power generation.
 
The Philippines-based bank has decided to invest $30 million in Hyderabad-based NSL Renewable Power Private Ltd. ADB...
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Low on battery? Your cellphone needs water therapy

By : Sustainability ..., May 2, 2013

Swedish researchers have developed the world's first water-activated charger that can power your cellphone using just a puddle of water.

Based on the micro fuel cell technology developed at KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm, the MyFC PowerTrekk,...

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Subject Tags: Technology

Hydro power may be declared renewable energy

By : Sustainability ..., May 1, 2013

Union Power Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia will chair an advisory group on May 1 to discuss the bottlenecks in the development of hydro power projects, falling share of hydro power, delays in environment and forest clearances and high capital costs.

The group,...

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Subject Tags: energy , Technology

DEG, Proparco And Others Invest In NSL Renewable Power

By : Sustainability ..., Apr 30, 2013

Clean energy company, NSL Renewable Power Pvt. Ltd. has raised $60 Mn from a group of investors which include development finance institutions, DEG – Deutsche Investitions- und Entwicklungsgesellschaft from Germany and Proparco from France, Asia Clean Energy Ltd., a...

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Tata Power, India’s leading wind energy generator, commissions 21MW wind project in Rajasthan

By : Sustainability ..., Apr 30, 2013

Tata Power, India's largest integrated power utility and a leading wind power generator with an operating capacity of 397MW, today announced the commissioning of 21MW wind project in Rajasthan. The company has signed an agreement of installing 30MW in the state of...

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Subject Tags: energy , India , Technology

Sharp claims solar cell with highest conversion efficiency

By : Sustainability ..., Apr 30, 2013

Sharp Corp. has announced its development of what it claims as the world's highest solar cell conversion efficiency of 37.9 per cent. The company devised a triple-junction compound solar cell in which three photo-absorption layers are stacked together.

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Subject Tags: Sharp Corp. , Technology

L&T set to bag Rs 2,100-cr order for TN solar plant

By : Sustainability ..., Apr 30, 2013

Engineering major L&T is set to bag a Rs 2,100-crore engineering, procurement, construction order for a 300 MW solar power plant coming up in Tamil Nadu.

The solar park is coming up in a joint venture of the INDarya Green Power Pvt Ltd and the Tamil Nadu...

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Terrestrial climate change linked to shift in atmospheric CO2

By : Sustainability ..., Apr 29, 2013

New test results have provided further evidence that the concentration of atmospheric carbon dioxide and Earth's surface temperature are inextricably linked. Nearly thirty-four million years ago, the Earth underwent a transformation from a warm and high-carbon dioxide...

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Plants slow climate change by forming cloud sunshade, study finds - Times of India

By : Sustainability ..., Apr 29, 2013

Plants help to slow climate change by emitting gases as temperatures rise that lead to the formation of a sunshade of clouds over the planet, scientists said on Sunday. 


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NMMC To Plans A 20 MW Solar Plant At Morbe Dam

By : Sustainability ..., Apr 27, 2013

To fulfill the power requirements of the city, Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation (NMMC) is laying plans to construct a solar power plant at Morbe dam, near Khalapur, Maharashtra. The project aims to generate 20 megawatts (MW) of energy and will expectantly cost Rs 220...

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