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Grundfos Blueflux technology to meet energy challenge

By : Sustainability ..., May 25, 2012

Grundfos Pumps India Pvt Ltd, a 100% subsidiary of Grundfos
– Denmark, introduces Grundfos Blueflux®, a patented advanced motor technology, which saves uo to 5 % of energy consumption in pumps. Grundfos high efficiency motors and variable frequency drives (VFD) are...

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Global carbon-dioxide emissions increase by 1.0 Gt in 2011 to record high

By : Sustainability ..., May 25, 2012

Global carbon-dioxide (CO2) emissions from fossil-fuel combustion reached a record high of 31.6 gigatonnes (Gt) in 2011, according to preliminary estimates from the International Energy Agency (IEA). This represents an increase of 1.0 Gt on 2010, or 3.2%. Coal accounted for...

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Rural women in Gujarat get energy-efficient products

By : Sustainability ..., May 25, 2012

International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, is helping Ahmedabad-based Self-Employed Women's Association (SEWA) provide energy-efficient cook stoves and solar lanters to its members. IFC will provide a partial credit guarantee for a $5 million...

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Nation’s Green Czar Withdraws Nomination for Top Energy Post

By : Sustainability ..., May 25, 2012

Arun Majumdar, director of the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy, will be leaving his White House post June 9.

Majumdar has served as ARPA-E’s director since 2009. APRA-E, created in 2007, was charged with finding and funding “out of the box” innovative...

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Hotels in India going green

By : Sustainability ..., May 25, 2012

While it took a few thousand years for man to pass from Paleolithic to Neolithic tools, it has taken less than a century to shift from conventional weaponry to nuclear devices. Development has been so rapid that nature has not had time to adapt to these changes, and to human...

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Makers to be forced to recall energy inefficient products

By : Sustainability ..., May 24, 2012

The Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) is planning to force manufacturers of energy star rated consumer durables to recall their products till they achieve the promised performance norms, said a senior official here Wednesday.

"We have recommended that manufacturers...

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Subject Tags: energy

India proposes 10GW of solar energy between 2012 and 2017

By : Sustainability ..., May 24, 2012

The government of India has issued a proposal to add approximately 10GW of solar energy to the grid between the years 2012 and 2017. The proposal has been submitted to the Indian planning commission and the full proposal further includes targets for other energies, such as...

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Subject Tags: energy , Technology

Goldman sets $40 bln clean energy investment plan

By : Sustainability ..., May 23, 2012

Goldman Sachs Group Inc plans to channel investments totaling $40 billion over the next decade into renewable energy projects, an area the investment bank called one of the biggest profit opportunities since its economists got excited about emerging markets in 2001.

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Clean energy capacity addition crosses 25,000 mw mark in FY12

By : Sustainability ..., May 23, 2012

With highest ever-annual capacity addition, the country has achieved a landmark in clean power segment in FY 2011-12. The grid-connected renewable energy capacity in India has touched 25,000 mw in FY12.

“The total installed capacity of grid-interactive renewable power...

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Subject Tags: energy

Policy uncertainty threatens capacity addition in wind sector

By : Sustainability ..., May 23, 2012

The wind power industry fears that capacity addition will suffer due to policy uncertainty. Specifically, the generation-based incentive scheme that offered 50 paise a unit of electricity has not been extended. The industry is hoping that the Ministry for New and Renewable...

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