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Grundfos Blueflux technology to meet energy challengeBy : Sustainability ..., May 25, 2012
Grundfos Pumps India Pvt Ltd, a 100% subsidiary of Grundfos Subject Tags: energy , Grundfos Pumps India Pvt Ltd |
Global carbon-dioxide emissions increase by 1.0 Gt in 2011 to record highBy : 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... Read more.. |
Rural women in Gujarat get energy-efficient productsBy : 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... Read more.. |
Nation’s Green Czar Withdraws Nomination for Top Energy PostBy : 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... Read more.. Subject Tags: Business , Department of Energy , energy , Entertainment , Environment , Health , Politics , Technology |
Hotels in India going greenBy : 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... Read more.. |
Makers to be forced to recall energy inefficient productsBy : 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... Read more.. Subject Tags: energy |
India proposes 10GW of solar energy between 2012 and 2017By : 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... Read more.. Subject Tags: energy , Technology |
Goldman sets $40 bln clean energy investment planBy : 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. ... Read more.. |
Clean energy capacity addition crosses 25,000 mw mark in FY12By : 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... Read more.. Subject Tags: energy |
Policy uncertainty threatens capacity addition in wind sectorBy : 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... Read more.. |