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Solar power can meet up to 7 percent of India's energy needsBy : sustainabilityo..., May 24, 2011
Solar power can meet 5-7 percent of India's total power requirements by 2021-22 compared to its current almost negligible contribution, reducing coal requirements by almost 30 percent, global consulting and advisory firm KPMG said in a report released Tuesday. ... Read more.. |
Solar energy yet not commercially viable: KakodkarBy : sustainabilityo..., May 24, 2011
Nuclear energy will continue to be an inevitable option for India [ Images ] as other alternative renewable energy sources like solar will take few more years to establish as a commercially viable technology, according to experts. Trying to contain the unjustified, yet... Read more.. |
"Innovative IT solution can cut desktop computing energy cost by 35-50%," says Founder of SeeBeyond Technologies By : sustainabilityo..., May 24, 2011
In this next interview under the ‘Sustainable Technology Series’, V. K. Kripanand, Founder of See Beyond Technologies talks about InfraSecure, their innovative desktop energy reduction product which was also recognized at the Parivartan Sustainability Summit earlier in the... Read more.. |
Efforts on to strengthen energy, infrastructure: PMBy : sustainabilityo..., May 23, 2011
The government today said it has continued its efforts to strengthen the country's energy and infrastructure sectors, which have been identified as key areas for India's economic growth momentum going forward. "We continued our efforts at strengthening the energy and... Read more.. |
India’s first waste-to-energy plant generates heatBy : sustainabilityo..., May 23, 2011
India’s first waste-to-energy plant, touted as an answer to the waste and electricity woes of the capital, will start operations from July. But people living near the site are up in arms over the Rs.200 crore project’s high environmental and health costs - something the... Read more.. Subject Tags: Business , Education , energy , Health , Labor , Law , Politics , Social Issues , Technology |
.Aloe Plans $501 Million Fund to Back Renewable Energy Ventures in AsiaBy : sustainabilityo..., May 20, 2011
.Aloe Private Equity, a Mauritius- based company that focuses on Asia, seeks to raise as much as 350 million euros ($501 million) to invest in companies developing environmental technologies. The company expects to close in the third quarter the first funding round for... Read more.. |
PMO finds slippages in some missions under climate change planBy : sustainabilityo..., May 20, 2011
The Prime Minister's Office has found that some of the missions under the National Action Plan on Climate Change seem to be slipping from course. The NAPCC, launched as part of India's domestic action in limiting growth of climate changing greenhouse gases, has eight... Read more.. Subject Tags: energy |
Wind energy generation in Coimbatore dropsBy : sustainabilityo..., May 19, 2011
Most parts of the Coimbatore saw an additional half-an-hour load shedding on Monday and Tuesday as wind energy generation dropped. An official of the Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation said that apart from the three hours load shedding, half-an-hour... Read more.. Subject Tags: energy |
US keen to explore solar energy options in PunjabBy : sustainabilityo..., May 19, 2011
The United States has expressed interest in exploring promotion of solar energy options in Punjab. Greg O'Connor, Commercial Counselor at the US Embassy in New Delhi said Washington is keen to promote bilateral cooperation in the alternate and renewable energy sector,... Read more.. Subject Tags: energy , Technology |
All should get energy by 2030, India tells UN panelBy : sustainabilityo..., May 18, 2011
The country on Tuesday asked the United Nations to ensure universal energy access by 2030 and wanted right based approach enabling legal entitlements to be part of the UN charter on sustainable development. The country provides legal entitlements through laws such as Right To... Read more.. Subject Tags: energy , Technology |