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Trinidad seeks India's investment in energy search

By : sustainabilityo..., Feb 10, 2011

Trinidad and Tobago wants Indian, Chinese and Brazilian investment in its on-shore and off-shore energy development.

Finance Minister Winston Dookeran told an international energy conference here that Trinidad and Tobago's promotional effort for new investment in the...

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Subject Tags: energy , Technology

US Wants India to Relax Trade Restrictions in its Solar Energy Sector

By : sustainabilityo..., Feb 9, 2011

US Commerce Secretary  Gary Locke has expressed ‘great concern’ regarding India’s solar energy policies which restrict the import of imported solar panels and other equipment.

India launched the National Solar Mission which aims at installing 20,000 MW of power...

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Subject Tags: energy , India

Energy security tops agenda during EU leaders meet

By : sustainabilityo..., Feb 5, 2011

In order to find ways to boost innovation and ensure energy security, European Union leaders are all set to meet in Brussels under...

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Subject Tags: energy , European Union

India, Germany ink energy, climate deals

By : sustainabilityo..., Feb 3, 2011

India and German today signed two agreements worth over 500 million euros to step up cooperation in energy, environment protection and social sectors.

"Two umbrella agreements amounting to a total of about 500 million euros were signed by German Ambassador...

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Subject Tags: energy , Environment

Centre applauds UP for off-grid solar projects

By : sustainabilityo..., Feb 2, 2011

The Union new and renewable energy ministry said Uttar Pradesh was progressing ‘very well’ in off-grid solar energy space.

“Solar energy projects are being taken up aggressively in Uttar Pradesh with active cooperation of all the stakeholders, including National...

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Subject Tags: energy , Technology

The Switch enters India's booming wind and solar market

By : sustainabilityo..., Feb 2, 2011

The Switch, a Finland-based new energy technology company, announced the expansion of its international presence by establishing a wholly-owned The Switch India office in Chennai. The new home base serves as the company’s beachhead to strengthen its business network and to...

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Technologies for Rural Electrification

By : ARE RuralElec.org, Jan 31, 2011

This is the second in the series published by the Alliance for Rural Electrification, an international business association that provides efficient renewable solutions for rural electrification in developing countries.

There are three basic...

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India's own emission reducing mechanism

By : sustainabilityo..., Jan 28, 2011

Companies consuming less energy will now be able to sell the efficiency certificates to the non-efficient ones, domestically. India's domestic energy efficiency trading system ---- Perform, Achieve and Trade (PAT) ----- similar to international Clean Development Mechanism of...

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Bayer opens emissions-neutral office building in India

By : sustainabilityo..., Jan 27, 2011

Bayer has opened its first emissions-neutral office building in Asia as part of its Group-wide sustainability program. Bayer MaterialScience’s new building in Greater Noida, near New Delhi, India, which draws 100 percent of its electricity from a photovoltaic plant, needs...

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Shipping carbon emissions come under scrutiny

By : sustainabilityo..., Jan 27, 2011

Shipping has long being one of the world’s 'invisible industries’ – but its carbon emissions are now bringing it under the glare of critical scrutiny.

Relatively speaking, ships are climate change friendly. But, over the last 40 years, technological advances and...

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Subject Tags: energy , Law , Technology