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Obama Commits to National Mission for Clean Energy Future

By : sustainabilityo..., Jun 17, 2010

Pres. Obama addressed the nation last night from the Oval Office, on the tragedy unfolding across the Gulf of Mexico, and issued an impassioned call for the entire nation to rally to the cause of breaking its “addiction to fossil fuels”. The president’s vision goes beyond the...

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Subject Tags: energy

India: US energy firm will form solar power JV for India

By : sustainabilityo..., Jun 16, 2010

US-based American Capital Energy and MSM Energy will soon announce a solar energy joint-venture for engineering, procurement and construction of projects in India. According to our staff reporter, America's leading solar company, American Capital Energy (ACE), and MSM Energy...

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Subject Tags: energy , India , Technology

Solar energy likely to power world soon

By : sustainabilityo..., Jun 15, 2010

Bothered by diminishing reserves of fossil fuels, experts believed the world will depend heavily on renewable sources of energy to meet the ever-increasing demand for energy. Experts anticipate that by the turn of the century, 90 per cent of the world's electricity...

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Two US energy companies to form solar power JV for India

By : sustainabilityo..., Jun 14, 2010

US-based American Capital Energy and MSM Energy will soon announce a solar energy joint-venture for engineering, procurement and construction of projects in India. America's leading solar company, American Capital Energy (ACE), and MSM Energy (MSME), a leader in information...

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Subject Tags: energy , India , Technology

EU agrees mandate for "nearly zero energy" homes

By : sustainabilityo..., Jun 13, 2010

All new buildings constructed in Europe after 2020 will have to be virtually carbon-neutral after the European Parliament gave new energy standards the last approval they needed on Tuesday. The standards are expected to have a significant long-term impact on the EU's bills...

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UK Government Misses Renewable Energy Target by 75 Percent

By : sustainabilityo..., Jun 13, 2010

A report on Thursday stated that the UK government failed to meet their energy target of having 10 percent of electricity generated from renewable energy sources such as solar, wave, and wind.

The energy target was set in 2000 and due to be completed in 2010. But...

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Subject Tags: Business , energy , Technology

Will India achieve its carbon intensity reduction targets?

By : sustainabilityo..., Jun 11, 2010

Energy management expert, V. Raghuraman, talks about the position and its future ahead to achieve the Carbon Intensity reduction targets and National Missions on Enhanced Energy Efficiency goals.

V. Raghuraman has over 34 years of experience in the energy sector,...

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Subject Tags: energy , Social Issues

Shyam Saran: India and the new Energy Revolution

By : sustainabilityo..., Jun 9, 2010

The world is on the threshold of a transformational energy revolution. Established patterns of energy resource extraction and use are changing rapidly. The cumulative impact of these as-yet-incipient developments will result in very different structures of production and...

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Subject Tags: energy , Technology

Use solar energy for telecom towers

By : sustainabilityo..., Jun 8, 2010

With the diesel gensets powering 3 lakh telecom towers guzzling Rs 6,400 crore fossil fuel every year, the time has come to think about solar power replacing diesel gensets, said Farooq Abdullah, minister of new and renewable energy (MNRE). “While the need for tower powering...

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Subject Tags: energy , Technology

Promoting energy efficiency in buildings--small steps big returns

By : myluck88, Jun 7, 2010

Ways to Make Your Building More Energy Efficient

The house is a system. You save money and improve performance when you take cost-effective measures that reduce building loads, and then install systems and appliances that are the right size to meet the...

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Subject Tags: energy