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Indians switch to high-priced, power-efficient air conditioners

By : sustainabilityo..., Jul 12, 2010

 Indian consumers have started upgrading to higher priced, but less power consuming airconditioners to snip mounting electricity bills after the government made it mandatory for appliances to be rated on energy efficiency.

While some companies had introduced star rated...

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Subject Tags: energy

Rooftops as power houses

By : sustainabilityo..., Jul 11, 2010

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EU smart grid initiative for total renewable energy conversion

By : sustainabilityo..., Jul 10, 2010

The European Union (EU) could meet an initiative of effectively utilizing 90 percent renewable energy, only, by 2050 via adding intelligence to its existing grids and building a cross-border infrastructure, also known as a smart grid, according to a study by Greenpeace and...

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Subject Tags: energy , Technology

Put Solar On It campaign challenges heads of state

By : sustainabilityo..., Jul 10, 2010

Climate activists have launched a campaign calling  on world leaders to take tangible clean energy action by putting up solar panels on the presidential digs.

The advocates are enlisting the public’s help in the Put Solar On It movement by providing  a way to  send an...

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A renewable future

By : Preeti Aggarwal, Jul 9, 2010

India is perceived as a developing country but it is developing at a pace that is not matched by many others. There is significant appreciation of our economic growth. Yet the fact remains that our growth is constrained by energy supply and availability. When the growth rate...

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Subject Tags: Disaster , energy , Technology

Wave of Investment Gives Smart-Grid Companies a Power Surge

By : sustainabilityo..., Jul 9, 2010

Utilities across the country are gradually replacing old meters and communications equipment with ones that can quickly tell them the energy usage of a home or business and whether there's equipment failure in their power distribution network. This new type of network,...

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Subject Tags: Business , energy , Technology

TERI meet to promote green buildings

By : Preeti Aggarwal, Jul 8, 2010

With an annual increase in the built-up area of residential and commercial buildings by 10 per cent, the projected annual increase in the energy demand is 5.4 billion kWh. The need of the hour is to design and construct ‘high performance buildings’ so that the use of...

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Subject Tags: energy , Technology

Mukherjee to Head Panel to Boost Energy Security as India, China Compete

By : sustainabilityo..., Jul 8, 2010

India formed an energy-security group led by Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee as the nation competes with China for resources to fuel the fastest-growing major economies in Asia.

The group of ministers is scheduled to meet for the first time today, Power Secretary Uma...

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Subject Tags: energy

Percentage reduction target for energy conservation to come in force from April 2011

By : Preeti Aggarwal, Jul 8, 2010

Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEU) last week obtained Cabinet and all legal clearances to introduce percentage reduction target for energy conservation in all private and public utilities and reduce carbon footprint in power sector with effect from April 2011, disclosed...

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Subject Tags: energy , Politics

PAT scheme to save energy in industries

By : Preeti Aggarwal, Jul 8, 2010

Perform, Achieve & Trade (PAT) scheme, promoted under the National Mission on Enhanced Energy Efficiency (NMEE), will help energy-intensive large units to enhance cost effectiveness in terms of energy efficiency, said Ajay Mathur, Director General, Bureau of Energy...

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Subject Tags: energy