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Training students in renewable energy techBy : Anonymous, Apr 4, 2012
Training people in skills required at renewable energy plants seems to be the next wave in the Indian solar movement. About six lakh jobs would be created in the next four years from projects coming under the solar mission alone. On an average, about 35 people are... Read more.. Subject Tags: energy , Technology |
India to get Rs 700 cr German loan for renewable energy projectsBy : Anonymous, Apr 3, 2012
Germany will help India in renewable energy projects by giving a low interest loan of about 100 million Euros(about Rs 700 crore). An agreement for that has been signed by German Government owned development bank KfW with the Rural Electrification Corporation Ltd (REC... Read more.. |
NRO lights up village with solar energyBy : Anonymous, Apr 3, 2012
The people of Jahangirabad village in Cuttack's Salepur block will no longer have to spend their summer evenings and nights in the dark. All for US-based non-resident Odia (NRO) Durga Prasad Kar, who installed solar panels in the village. Now people can go about their work,... Read more.. |
India Starts $15 Billion Program to Curb Fossil Fuel UseBy : Anonymous, Apr 2, 2012
India started a program that imposes energy-saving targets on companies including Reliance Industries Ltd. (RIL), Tata Steel Ltd. (TATA) and Vedanta Resources Plc (VED), ordering them to reduce fossil-fuel consumption by 2015. Starting yesterday, 563 facilities such as... Read more.. Subject Tags: energy , Technology |
Grant to boost solar energyBy : Anonymous, Apr 2, 2012
The Centre will soon provide a helping hand for entrepreneurs to set up domestically engineered solar power plants. There would be an interest subsidy on loan interest for solar projects provided the components are sourced from domestic producers. The ministry of new and... Read more.. Subject Tags: energy |
India's largest solar power plant starts productionBy : Anonymous, Apr 2, 2012
In what can be termed as a major leap towards solar power generation in western Rajasthan, the country's largest solar power plant with an installed capacity of 40 MW started producing electricity from Saturday. Minister for new and renewable energy Farooq Abdullah,... Read more.. Subject Tags: energy |
Govt introduces energy efficiency norms for industryBy : Anonymous, Mar 31, 2012
The government has finally set the ball rolling on forcing India’s industrial units to make their use of energy more efficient. According to a notification on Saturday, over 400 of India’s most energy intensive industrial units must collectively reduce their current energy... Read more.. Subject Tags: energy , Technology |
ICICI Bank to get $100-m credit line from ADB for energy projectsBy : Anonymous, Mar 31, 2012
The Asian Development Bank will provide a $100-million credit line to ICICI Bank to fund renewable energy and energy efficiency projects. The central bank's board approved the sanction on Wednesday. The credit will be available to projects identified by the ADB... Read more.. |
National solar mission: Government says Lanco Infratech flouted norms, but not involved in scamBy : Anonymous, Mar 31, 2012
Lanco Infratech flouted norms of the national solar mission, but made up for it after a warning issued by the government, informed a senior official with the ministry of new and renewable energy. After completing the investigation against Lanco, ministry denies any scam done... Read more.. Subject Tags: energy |
GlacialLight's LED Lights Result in over 72% in Electrical Savings for Kothrud, India ShowroomBy : Anonymous, Mar 30, 2012
GlacialLight, a division of experienced technology manufacturer GlacialTech Inc., is pleased to announce that its environmentally-friendly LED lighting products are being used in many applications around the world and providing users with energy-saving light of the highest... Read more.. Subject Tags: energy , Environment , GlacialLight , GlacialTech Inc. , India , Social Issues , Technology |