You are here
India's energy shortage likey to be 5.1%By : Sustainability ..., Jun 11, 2014
With the temperature hitting a 62-year high in Delhi on Monday, a dismal scenario exists across the country on the power front. As unprecedented outages have become the order of the day, the power sector warrants some quick thinking and out of the box solutions. The... Read more.. |
India uses 12.95% of green energyBy : Sustainability ..., Jun 10, 2014
The installed capacity of renewable energy has touched 32,269.6 Mw or is 12.95 per cent of the potential available in the country as on March 31, 2014. With this, renewable energy, including large hydro electric projects, constitutes 28.8 per cent of the... Read more.. |
BHEL commissions 520MW hydro project in Himachal Pradesh, IndiaBy : Sustainability ..., Jun 9, 2014
Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) has commissioned all the four units of the 520MW Parbati III hydro electricity project (HEP) in Himachal Pradesh, India. The company has recently commissioned the fourth and... Read more.. |
USGBC expanded support for LEED in IndiaBy : Sustainability ..., Jun 9, 2014
The US Green Building Council, the creator and administrator of LEED, announced that it was expanding its support of LEED, the popular global green building program in India. Mr Rick Fedrizzi, president, CEO and... Read more.. Subject Tags: India |
Schneider Electric says will remain focused on IndiaBy : Sustainability ..., Jun 9, 2014
Schneider Electric Infrastructure, part of the euro 24-billion French Schneider Electric Group, wants to remain focused on high-end power distribution equipment and solutions in India. The company sees an opportunity in the high transmission and... Read more.. Subject Tags: India , Schneider Electric |
Corporations will need to renegotiate water contracts as demand increasesBy : Sustainability ..., Jun 6, 2014
Clashes between communities and corporations over industrial water consumption are becoming almost commonplace. In recent years, mining giants such as Newmont and Freeport McMoran have faced water-related protests over efforts to expand mining in Peru and Arizona, while... Read more.. |
India uses 12.95% of green energyBy : Sustainability ..., Jun 6, 2014
The installed capacity of renewable energy has touched 32,269.6 Mw or is 12.95 per cent of the potential available in the country as on March 31, 2014. With this, renewable energy, including large hydro electric projects, constitutes 28.8 per cent of the overall installed... Read more.. |
India's new govt to avoid palm oil duty hike-sourcesBy : Sustainability ..., Jun 5, 2014
NEW DELHI/KUALA LUMPUR, June 4 (Reuters) - India's new government will not raise duties on palm oil in the short-term, despite demands by domestic oilseed processors to cut cheap imports from the world's top producer Indonesia, official sources said on Wednesday. ... Read more.. |
Clean Energy Ministerial highlights major impact of EVs in IndiaBy : Sustainability ..., Jun 5, 2014
The report by Clean Energy Ministerial’s Electric Vehicles Initiative (EVI) reveals that the benefits of widespread EV deployment in India are greater than expected when real world driving conditions are taken into account. The analysis was conducted by... Read more.. |
India’s energy future: Australian coal or renewable revolution?By : Sustainability ..., Jun 5, 2014
India’s new Prime Minister Narendra Modi has inherited the ongoing problem of supplying energy to one of the world’s largest economies. The challenge is made even bigger by India’s ambitions to meet rigorous renewable energy and carbon reduction targets. But coal —... Read more.. |