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China May Spend $738 Billion on Clean Energy ProjectsBy : sustainabilityo..., Jul 20, 2010
China, the world's biggest polluter, may spend about 5 trillion yuan ($738 billion) in the next decade developing cleaner sources of energy to reduce emissions from burning oil and coal, a government official said. The government will submit plans to develop cleaner... Read more.. |
U.S. Import-Export Bank Forces India to Build Wind and SolarBy : sustainabilityo..., Jul 20, 2010
One of India's leading power generation companies, Reliance Power, has agreed to set up a 250 MW solar-wind energy power plant in exchange of a $600 million loan from the US Export-Import Bank. The power plant which is expected to come up in the western coastal states... Read more.. |
China now world's largest energy userBy : sustainabilityo..., Jul 20, 2010
China's rise to the top ranking was faster than had been expected in part because the United States has outpaced China in improving energy efficiency measures over the past decade. The IEA warned that the energy use figures for China last year were still preliminary,... Read more.. Subject Tags: energy |
Is India aiming for urban sustainability? By : Komalirani Yenneti, Jul 19, 2010
India moving rapidly along its growth – development axis is faced with rising urbanization and growing pressure on resources especially in its urban areas. The ‘National Mission on Sustainable Habitat’ has enumerated specific steps to integrate comprehensive urban planning... Read more.. |
India takes a big leap in renewable energyBy : sustainabilityo..., Jul 17, 2010
The United Nations listed India as the fifth biggest wind and solar water heating energy producer in a report released on Friday. The report, Global Trends in Green Energy 2009, says the developing world is taking a lead in adopting new renewable technologies. For the first... Read more.. Subject Tags: energy |
India sitting on huge untapped solar PV off grid opportunitiesBy : sustainabilityo..., Jul 14, 2010
India is sitting on huge untapped solar Photo Voltaic offgrid opportunities, given its ability to provide energy to hitherto vast untapped remote rural areas, the scope of providing backup power to cell towers and its inherent potential to replace precious fossil fuels. ... Read more.. |
Sustainable Energy Community (SEC) By : shm048, Jul 14, 2010
India constitutes a major portion of the world’s population which in turn emphasizes the large workforce in the form of graduates which includes qualified and churned engineers and scientists who can actually work. The Indian government’s recent plan to add 800+ more... Read more.. Subject Tags: energy , Labor , Politics , Sustainable Energy , Technology , U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission |
Wake up to a Himalayan opportunityBy : sustainabilityo..., Jul 13, 2010
Global warming and climate change influence the choice of energy sources throughout the world. There is a growing emphasis on minimising the use of fossil fuels such as coal and petroleum oil & gas that emit carbon dioxide?the major cause of global warming?and increasing... Read more.. Subject Tags: energy , Technology |
India sitting on huge untapped solar PV off grid opportunitiesBy : sustainabilityo..., Jul 13, 2010
India is sitting on huge untapped solar Photo Voltaic offgrid opportunities, given its ability to provide energy to hitherto vast untapped remote rural areas, the scope of providing backup power to cell towers and its inherent potential to replace precious fossil fuels. ... Read more.. |
Obama sticks with clean-energy goalsBy : sustainabilityo..., Jul 13, 2010
There is so much demand for the clean-energy tax credits that the program is oversubscribed. The White House is asking Congress for an additional $5 billion. "There's solar facilities that will mean 1,000 jobs here. Another plant there, that's another 300 jobs. These... Read more.. |