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North Eaastrn Council Tests New Base Station Energy Management Systems in India

By : Sustainability ..., Aug 11, 2014

NEC and Pixela Corporation will begin testing the use of two innovative new energy management systems to cut base station power needs.

A renewable photovoltaic (PV) energy and lithium-ion rechargeable battery system will be installed at 20 sites. At a further 52 sites...

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Ahead of Modi's visit, India pushes Japan for nuclear deal

By : Sustainability ..., Aug 11, 2014

Taking up the issue of delay in signing a civil nuclear agreement with Japan, foreign minister Sushma Swaraj on Sunday told her Japanese counterpart Fumio Kishida that it was time the deal was concluded.

In a bilateral meeting on the side lines of the Asean Regional...

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Subject Tags: India , Japan , Times of India , War

Old power plants put India in 11th slot in energy efficiency

By : Sustainability ..., Aug 8, 2014

Germany is the global leader in energy efficiency while ageing power plants and inefficient ways of electricity generation and industrial practices put India at number 11 in the latest energy efficiency ranking of the world's 16 largest economies

The United States,...

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Subject Tags: energy , India

Building smart cities without energy

By : Sustainability ..., Aug 8, 2014

Recent statements by Ministers from the National Democratic Alliance, when read together, provide insights into the government’s acche din promise. Urban Development Minister M. Venkaiah Naidu promised to create a hundred smart cities with better facilities, connectivity and...

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Brazil, South Arica, India and China chalk out plan for climate negotiations

By : Sustainability ..., Aug 8, 2014

Meeting for the first time since the UN-sponsored climate change negotiations in Warsaw last November, ministers of the four BASIC countries—Brazil, South Arica, India and China-—sought to craft a common position for the next round...

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CSP will become economically viable if mainstreamed within large industries

By : Sustainability ..., Aug 7, 2014

Sustainability Outlook spoke to Prakash Kumar on enablers for the CSP market in India and its for outlook for growth with states and large industries as key target customers.

You mentioned in our offline conversations that there isn't enough technical...

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Fifth India-US Energy Summit to focus on renewable energy

By : Sustainability ..., Aug 7, 2014

Renewable energy and energy security would be the focus of the two-day annual India-US Energy Summit to be held here next month. 

Noting that energy security is critical for both the US and India, Dr R K Pachauri,...

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India not bound to cut greenhouse gas emission levels: Centre

By : Sustainability ..., Aug 7, 2014

India is not bound to mandatorily cut greenhouse gas emission levels under Kyoto Protocol but voluntary efforts are being undertaken to reduce them, the government said ton Wednesday.

India is a party to the United...

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Subject Tags: India

Winds of Change- Tibet’s weather change might spell danger for India

By : Sustainability ..., Aug 5, 2014

 The changing weather pattern in Tibet might  not brood well for India. A joint team of officials from Nepal, China and India will study the affects and reasons of the changing weather and work towards taking precautionary measures to check any advancement of a natural...

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Subject Tags: India , Nepal , Technology , Tibet

First Solar to facilitate funding for micro-grid projects

By : Sustainability ..., Aug 4, 2014

US-based First Solar, one of the world’s leading solar module manufacturers and solar power plant owners, says it is willing to facilitate funding for micro-grid based rural electrification projects in India.

Solar plant-local grid combination is seen as a solution to...

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Subject Tags: India