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Going green, IIT-Bombay style

By : Anonymous, Mar 30, 2012

Till last year, Aditya Dogra never switched off lights in the hostel washroom simply because he didn’t know where they were located. He still doesn’t except that Dogra, a student at the IIT— Bombay (IITB), now knows the sensors will automatically turn off the lights when not...

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Subject Tags: energy

Partnership Announced Between Empereal Inc. And Sun Liberty Holdings, Ltd.

By : Anonymous, Mar 30, 2012

Empereal Inc, a Delaware Corporation in US, and its subsidiary Empereal Energy & Services Pvt. Ltd., a renewable energy and water desalination company based in Bangalore, India, announced a strategic partnership with Sun Liberty Holdings, Ltd., an innovator in practical...

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Green Infra, Bharat Light Bid for Lanco's Wind Power Assets

By : Anonymous, Mar 30, 2012

IDFC Private Equity-promoted Green Infra and Bharat Light and Power, founded by former GE chief executive TS Chopra, are among four bidders interested in Lanco Infratech's wind power assets, a senior Lanco official told ET.

Lanco Infratech had earlier announced plans...

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Bihar CM’s residence to be solar-powered

By : Anonymous, Mar 30, 2012

The Bihar government has decided to install a solar energy system at the official residence of Chief Minister Nitish Kumar. The sprawling campus of Nitish’s residence, spread over several acres, will be lit with solar energy. The move is aimed at popularising renewable energy...

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Subject Tags: energy

40MW solar plant to generate power from Saturday

By : Anonymous, Mar 30, 2012

Saturday will prove to be a milestone in the field of renewable energy production as Reliance Energy will start power generation of 40MW from its solar energy power project in Rajasthan. This is first solar power project in the private sector.

Chief minister Ashok...

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Shanghai Electric to set up plant in India

By : Anonymous, Mar 29, 2012

Chinese power equipment major Shanghai Electric Corp (SEC) plans to set up a manufacturing plant in India, which has a huge demand for its products, but the company is concerned about clarity of policies in the country, a top company executive said.

SEC has joined...

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Solar power generation still behind schedule

By : Anonymous, Mar 29, 2012

Though 21 solar projects of 28 in the first batch are ready to supply electricity, at least nine haven’t begun production, according to two people involved with India’s solar mission.

The delay prevails, even after 14 of the 28 projects that were expected to generate...

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Subject Tags: energy

Rice husk, solar energy to solve India's power issues

By : Anonymous, Mar 29, 2012

If all goes well, rice husk and solar power — two very unlikely entities — will together provide rural India with a twin solution to its problems of power shortage and lack of storage for agriculture produce. What's more, the evolving system promises zero emission of...

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Subject Tags: energy , Technology

Echelon Enables Micro Grids In India and South Africa

By : Anonymous, Mar 29, 2012

Echelon Corporation (NASDAQ: ELON) today announced two micro grid deployments in India and South Africa that integrate distributed generation to compensate for disruptions in utility-supplied power. The deployments are built on Echelon’s proven, open standard, multi-...

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EnerSys Enters Into Joint Venture in India

By : Anonymous, Mar 28, 2012

EnerSys (NYSE: ENS), the global leader in stored energy solutions for industrial applications, announced today the formation of a new joint venture company in India to produce and market batteries for industrial applications.

EnerSys will have majority ownership in the...

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