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Britain's climate change policy is going up in smoke

By : Sustainability ..., May 30, 2012

Energy policy in the United Kingdom looks like a jam factory hit by a meteorite: a multicoloured pool of gloop studded with broken glass. Consider these two press releases, issued by the Department of Energy and Climate Change last week

Tuesday: the government's new...

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Subject Tags: electricity , energy , Politics

MCC looks up to illuminate palace on all days of week

By : Sustainability ..., May 30, 2012

Mysore City Corporation is looking to tap solar power in a big way. If it has its way, the Mysore Palace will be illuminated using solar power, while other tourist spots will switch over to eco-friendly energy sources.

The civic body, which is the nodal agency for the...

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Defaulting on carbon credit

By : Sustainability ..., May 30, 2012

An environment-friendly team, an otherworldly fluorescent green jersey to match the otherworldly T20 talents of Chris Gayle and a green revolution of a different kind. The Royal Challengers Bangalore's Go Green initiative and their proclamation of becoming the first carbon-...

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Biomass Plantations Can Power India

By : Sustainability ..., May 29, 2012

A group of women working in a tree-shaded nursery in this arid part of southern Tamil Nadu state is helping to manage India’s very first biomass energy plantation.

Valli, 50, and Sarasu, 60, have been working with Energy Plantation Projects India (EPPI) since inception...

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Germany’s Show of Solar Power

By : Sustainability ..., May 29, 2012

Germany has long been a leader in renewable energy technology, especially solar power tech. It has now demonstrated that even large economies can depend on the sun and wind for their energy needs.

Germany demonstrated its prowess by producing 22 gigawatts of...

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Subject Tags: energy , Germany , Technology

Energy Storage Technologies Set to Total $1.66Bn in 2012 Says New Visiongain Report

By : Sustainability ..., May 28, 2012

Electricity grids are becoming increasingly unstable due to strong electricity demand growth and increasing penetration of intermittent energy generation sources - Visiongain.com.

In order to manage this, large amounts of inefficient spinning reserves are required to...

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Consolidation Expected in Clean Energy in 2012, E&Y Says

By : Sustainability ..., May 28, 2012

Declining investments, lower prices and the uncertain future of government subsidies will result in more consolidation among renewable-energy companies over the next year, according to Ernst & Young LLP.

Mergers and acquisitions in the first quarter of 2012...

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New norms may provide a push for hospitality sector

By : Sustainability ..., May 26, 2012

The tourism ministry is in the process of finalizing sustainability criteria and indicators for the accommodation sector, which includes hotels and resorts, as part of drawing up such norms for tourism in the country as a whole.

The Indian hotel industry, which has...

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Subject Tags: energy , Environment , India

China to spend $27bn on energy efficiency and renewables

By : Sustainability ..., May 26, 2012

China plans to spend $27 bn (£17bn) this year to promote energy conservation, emission reductions and renewable energy.

The country's finance ministry said it wants to promote energy-saving products, solar and wind power and accelerate the development of renewable...

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Subject Tags: China , energy , Technology

Special solar energy council setup by Ministry of new and renewable energy

By : Sustainability ..., May 25, 2012

Ministry of new and renewable energy has constituted solar energy industry advisory council (SEIAC) to advice it on various technology related matters, attracting investments across the value chain, suggest steps required to encourage R&D and drive down costs and make the...

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Subject Tags: energy