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India to begin testing viability of new wind energy projects this year

By : Sustainability ..., May 17, 2012

Center for Wind Energy Technology to launch new study

India’s Center for Wind Energy Technology (CWET) has announced that it will be launching a new project that will investigate the potential for wind energy throughout the country. The project will be...

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Subject Tags: energy , India

Greenpeace to provide energy in Bihar

By : Sustainability ..., May 17, 2012

A Greenpeace India on Tuesday said that a network of microgrids should be set up to provide energy to all in Bihar through renewable energy sources.

Greenpeace India executive director Samit Aich, while releasing the report at a function here, said that this model of...

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Solar powered waterholes help Nagzira wildlife

By : Sustainability ..., May 17, 2012

In news these days for regular tiger sightings and success of Pitezari tents, Nagzira wildlife sanctuary has come up with another innovative move. It has powered artificial waterholes with solar energy.

Nagzira, 125km from Nagpur in Gondia district, has become the...

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Subject Tags: energy , Technology

The Artificial Leaf and Sustainable Energy for All

By : Sustainability ..., May 17, 2012

In case you missed it, do check out the New Yorker profile of Daniel Nocera, a scientist who has designed a “a cheap, playing-card-size coated-silicon sheet that, when placed in a glass of tap water and exposed to sunlight, split the water into hydrogen and oxygen.” The...

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Energy-intensive sectors turn to saving

By : Sustainability ..., May 16, 2012

The Perform, Achieve and Trade (PAT) scheme to encourage energy saving in energy intensive sectors such as power, steel and cement has begun to attract companies to its fold, according to CII Sohrabji Godrej Green Business Centre.

The Bureau of Energy Efficiency,...

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Subject Tags: cement , energy , Technology

Solar energy: Government planning to set up 10,000 water systems

By : Sustainability ..., May 15, 2012

To meet the drinking water needs of people in Naxal-affected areas, the government is planning to set up 10,000 solar based water systems in 78 districts which have been hit by Left Wing Extremism.

"We have just prepared a proposal for 10,000 solar based water systems...

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Subject Tags: energy , Politics , Technology

Emergence of wind IPPs has revived investment rationale for sector

By : Sustainability ..., May 14, 2012

Despite policy and regulatory uncertainties, tight credit situation and cautious market sentiment, wind energy remained a preferred investment proposition of renewable investors in India through 2011.

Of the total investment of $10.2 billion in renewable energy, $4.6...

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Subject Tags: energy , Social Issues

Solar Power system to clean energy in Gujarat

By : Sustainability ..., May 14, 2012

The initiatives taken by the Gujarat government in the field of solar power generation are expected to help the state reduce carbon emissions by a staggering 8 lakh tonnes every year.

Officials say this is a small but a definite step in the battle against global...

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Subject Tags: energy , Environment , Politics

First 2 MW solar power plant of Uttar Pradesh switched on

By : Sustainability ..., May 11, 2012

The state got its first megawatt-capacity solar power plant operational on Thursday. Situated in village Sandauli of Barabanki, the 2 MW project was inaugurated by chief minister Akhilesh Yadav. Speaking on the occasion, the CM said that the state government would promote the...

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NIB helps tap renewable energy in India

By : Sustainability ..., May 10, 2012

 

The Nordic Investment Bank (NIB) and India's Axis Bank Limited have agreed on a USD 50 million loan for seven wind turbine parks in India.

 

Altogether, 208 wind turbines of 0.85-2.10 MW will be set up, making the total capacity of the new wind parks...

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Subject Tags: energy , India