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MNRE and the Australian Government release the CSP report authored by IT Power

By : sustainabilityo..., May 28, 2011

The world is in the middle of an energy revolution. This revolution is driven by concerns about greenhouse gas emissions, but even more by the unequal equation of growing demand for oil, reduced rates of discovery and consequently inevitably increasing prices. Concentrated...

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RusHydro signs MoU with NHPC to cooperate in hydropower and renewable energy

By : sustainabilityo..., May 28, 2011

JSC RusHydro, a power generation company, has signed a memorandum of understanding, or MoU, with the National Hydroelectric Power Corporation of India, or NHPC Limited, according to which the companies will consider cooperation opportunities in hydropower engineering and...

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Subject Tags: energy , Technology

‘Green buildings are a must to sustain environment’

By : sustainabilityo..., May 28, 2011

 

The national conference on green buildings, organised by PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PHDCCI) on Friday focussed on efforts to conserve the environment, preserve natural resources and save energy in all structures.

 

Delivering the inaugural...

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Subject Tags: energy , Politics , Technology

Making Investments While the Sun Shines .

By : sustainabilityo..., May 27, 2011

As the country suffers through another blistering summer, it only makes sense that this abundant resource is put to some use.

Venture capitalists have raised $24.5 billion since 2009 to invest in clean technology or renewable energy in India, and would like to invest...

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Renewable energy meet at Ooty

By : sustainabilityo..., May 26, 2011

The Tamil Nadu Energy Development Agency (TEDA) is organising a two-day national conference on renewable energy at Udhagamandalam in The Nilgiris district on Saturday and Sunday (May 28 and 29) in association with the Tamil Nadu Tea Exporters' Association.

A delegation...

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Subject Tags: energy , Technology

The overblown myth of green energy security

By : sustainabilityo..., May 26, 2011

Turmoil across the Middle East and Northern Africa has refocused attention on the impact that political tensions or interference can have on the price and availability of energy imports. Against consumer fears of gas-price hikes, energy security ranks high on many Western...

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Subject Tags: energy , Environment

India to lead world to green energy

By : sustainabilityo..., May 26, 2011

As many as 120 youth leaders and social entrepreneurs from Saarc countries will congregate at IIMB under the banner of peace till May 28.

Due to the delay in clearance of visas, delegates from Pakistan and Bangladesh will join the conference only after two days, said...

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Subject Tags: energy

Mobile towers major air polluters

By : sustainabilityo..., May 25, 2011

Nearly 60% of energy consumed by mobile towers is from diesel sets which naturally emit copious fumes. This effectively makes mobile towers major air polluters. For long, the issue has been in the background but not anymore -- the number of mobile towers is so high there's no...

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Subject Tags: energy

Toshiba Gets Smart With Green Energy

By : sustainabilityo..., May 25, 2011

Toshiba is to move into the green energy business and turn its smart community operations into a money spinner. It aims to add technologies for low carbon energies including solar power, geothermal power and hydro electric power to its current portfolio of consumer...

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Subject Tags: energy , Technology , Toshiba

Toyota Develops Tropospheric Ozone-concentration Simulator

By : sustainabilityo..., May 24, 2011

Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) and Toyota Central R&D Labs., Inc., have developed a simulator able to predict tropospheric ozone concentrations across the whole of South and East Asia. The project was carried out in collaboration with Tsinghua University in China1, The...

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