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Coalition of World Energy Ministers Commit to Improvements in Energy Efficiency, Renewable Energy, Energy Access

By : Anonymous, Apr 27, 2012

LONDON--(ENEWSPF)--26 April 2012 – Leaders from the 23-government Clean Energy Ministerial (CEM) and the UN Secretary-General’s Sustainable Energy for All initiative (SE4All) today outlined specific commitments by participating countries and private sector leaders...

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Subject Tags: energy

Using GIS to advance sustainability

By : Aparna Khandelwal, Apr 26, 2012

This article explores how organizations have started using GIS as a tool for natural resource assessment to enhance sustainability. 

A geographic information system (GIS) is a technological tool which captures, manages and helps to analyze all forms of geographic...

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Ambitious Solar Program in India Driving Prices to Impressive Lows - Common Dreams

By : Anonymous, Apr 25, 2012

 

WASHINGTON - April 25 - India’s ambitious national solar program has catalyzed rapid growth in the solar market, driving prices for solar energy to impressive lows and demonstrating how government policy can stimulate clean energy markets, according to a report...

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Biogas Market ‘to Reach $8.9bn by 2017′

By : Anonymous, Apr 25, 2012

The world market for biogas plants is projected to reach $8.9 billion by 2017, according to a report by Global Industry Analysts Inc.

 

Growth will be driven by a number of factors including volatile gas and oil prices, increased government focus on...

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Subject Tags: energy , Environment

Areva Solar Builds Giant Solar Farm In India

By : Anonymous, Apr 25, 2012

 

In a northwestern corner of India, rows of steel and glass are rising from the ground to form what will be one of the largest solar power plants in Asia. The 250-megawatt project is the first in India for Silicon Valley-based Areva Solar, which is benefiting from an...

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Broadcom Launches New Energy Efficient Ethernet (EEE) Solutions

By : Anonymous, Apr 25, 2012

IRVINE, Calif., April 25, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --

News Highlights:

Lowers operating power by more than 40 percent(1) and up to 70 percent or more through the use of EEE(2)

Enables significant reduction in energy consumption and carbon footprint

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Covanta Energy Introduces Commercial Gasification System for the Conversion of Waste to Energy

By : Anonymous, Apr 25, 2012

MORRISTOWN, NJ--(Marketwire -04/24/12)- Covanta Energy Corporation (CVA - News), a leading global owner and operator of Energy-from-Waste projects, today announced that it has completed commercial demonstration testing on a first-of-its-kind gasification technology. The...

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Astonfield Co-Chairman Sourabh Sen to Speak on Energy Infrastructure at Lux Executive Summit

By : Anonymous, Apr 25, 2012

.NEW YORK, NY — Astonfield Co-Chairman Sourabh Sen will be a featured panelist at the seventh annual Lux Executive Summit in Boston on Wednesday, April 25, discussing renewable energy infrastructure in emerging markets.
The Lux Executive Summit is a gathering of leaders...

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Luis Miranda Joins Global Environment Fund As Senior Advisor

By : Anonymous, Apr 24, 2012

 

Former IDFC Private Equity chief Luis Miranda has joined Global Environment Fund (GEF) as a Senior Advisor. Miranda will be based in Mumbai, "where he will contribute to GEF's private equity investments in India and South Asia," the investment firm stated.

GEF...

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Turning up the heat to drive down carbon emissions and energy bills

By : Anonymous, Apr 24, 2012

 

 It's an illuminating idea which its creators hope will help drive up energy efficiency and bring down buildings' carbon emissions.

Mixing the idea of Google's Street View with multi-spectral thermal camera technology, Massachusetts-based startup Essess is...

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Subject Tags: Business , energy