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Indian scientist's waste-to-energy plant awarded in US

By : sustainabilityo..., May 17, 2011

A waste-to-energy plant in Malaysia, developed and designed by an Indian scientist, has been selected as one of the six top renewable plants in the world. 

 
The plant, designed on a technology developed by K S Sivaprasad for conversion of municipal solid waste...

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Subject Tags: energy , Technology

Green buildings not as energy-efficient as claimed’

By : sustainabilityo..., May 13, 2011

‘GREEN buildings’ are not as energy-efficient as they are made out to be, according to two academics at the CEPT University in Ahmedabad.

Prof Miki Desai and Prof Neelkanth Chhaya said the standards by which green-buildings are measured (even in India) are developed in...

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PFC subsidiary will lend to green energy sector

By : sustainabilityo..., May 12, 2011

State-owned Power Finance Corporation is planning to float a subsidiary, Power Finance Corporation Green Energy Ltd, to finance the renewable energy projects in the country.

“We have already received a certificate of incorporation from the government for floating this...

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Vikram Solar Plans Major Thrust towards Solarization of Telecom Towers

By : sustainabilityo..., May 12, 2011

Vikram Solar Private Limited, one of the premier companies in India for the promotion of renewable energy and its implementation, has decided for a major initiative towards solarization of telecom towers.

Vikram Solar manufactures a wide range of Solar modules made...

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IPCC report highlights policy’s role in advancing renewables

By : sustainabilityo..., May 12, 2011

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change is preparing to release an exhaustive, 1,000-page report on May 31 that will highlight the significant global role renewables can play in providing sustainable energy and reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions over the next 40...

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Renewable sources can meet most global energy demands – UN-backed report

By : sustainabilityo..., May 12, 2011

Renewable energy sources such as solar power, wind, biomass and hydropower could meet nearly 80 per cent of the world’s energy supplies by 2050 if governments pursue policies that harness their potential, a United Nations-backed report released on Monday says. 
The...

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Subject Tags: energy , Technology

Companies see a realistic chance of bringing down cost of solar power

By : sustainabilityo..., May 11, 2011

It's an old idea whose time has finally come. Converting the sun's energy into electricity, or solar power, is a compelling proposition. It's clean and green, with an endless supply of fuel (from the sun). It's also faster to set up: a farm of solar cells to trap the sun's...

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Power from renewable sources surpasses N-power for the first time

By : sustainabilityo..., May 11, 2011

For the first time in 2010 total renewable energy from three specific sources - wind turbines, biomass and waste-to-energy plants, and solar power - exceeded the total global nuclear power generation capacity.

According to the World Nuclear Industry Status Report 2010-...

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INITEC Energía (ACS group) becomes the main technology supplier for CSP in India

By : sustainabilityo..., May 10, 2011

INITEC Energía has contracted the design of various plants with a total capacity of 200 MW for LANCO Solar, the leading private energy operator in India, and becomes its strategic partner for new projects in this country which has an ambitious plan to implement this...

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Renewable Energy Can Meet Most Global Demand

By : sustainabilityo..., May 10, 2011

Renewable energy sources such as solar power, wind, biomass and hydropower could meet nearly 80 per cent of the world’s energy supplies by 2050 if governments pursue policies that harness their potential, a United Nations-backed <"...

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Subject Tags: energy , Technology