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Carbon, Carbon Everywhere But What About the Water?

By : sustainabilityo..., Jan 11, 2010

Everybody's talking about carbon footprints. And how fossil fuels spew carbon into places where it probably should not be spewed. O.K.: We get it.

But despite...

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Subject Tags: energy , Environment

Energy savings can wipe out shortages

By : sustainabilityo..., Jan 8, 2010

Ajay Mathur has brought in about 4,000 Mw into the electricity grid so far, which is equal to one ultra mega power plant costing about Rs 20,000 crore (Rs 200 billion) - if you go by the argument that energy saved is energy generated.

As the director general of the...

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It is imperative to develop energy resources: Kakodkar

By : sustainabilityo..., Jan 8, 2010

Atomic Energy Commission former chief Anil Kakodkar said here on Thursday that energy security is the most important issue facing our country.

Addressing the media on the sidelines of the 97th Indian Science Congress here Kakodkar said: "The question of energy security...

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Subject Tags: energy , Technology

Electrification through biogas

By : sustainabilityo..., Jan 3, 2010

BANGLADESH still remains an agrarian country. Because of increasing population growth, the amount of per capita cultivable land is dwindling very fast. In order to survive as a nation, and to prosper in the 21st century, Bangladesh will have to shift from an agrarian economy...

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Five economic reasons why 2010 will be greener

By : sustainabilityo..., Jan 1, 2010

In 2009, the global recession had a greater impact than all the diplomatic efforts that ended in the Copenhagen flop: energy production hadn't declined on such a scale since 1981, according to the International Energy Agency (IEA). Here are five economic reasons for the world...

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Subject Tags: energy

NTPC to invest Rs 3,000 cr in solar power by 2014

By : sustainabilityo..., Dec 30, 2009

The state-run power major NTPC today said it will invest about Rs 3,000 crore in solar energy to add over 300 mw of generation capacity by March 2014.

"The board of directors of NTPC has approved a roadmap to enter the solar power generation business for capacity...

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Subject Tags: energy

CO2 pumped deep underground could make energy projects more efficient

By : sustainabilityo..., Dec 30, 2009

Scientists have proposed that carbon dioxide (CO2) pumped deep underground for storage could be used to make geothermal energy projects more efficient.

According to a report in Discovery News, this combined system could double the efficiency of geothermal...

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Subject Tags: energy , Technology

Pushing the envelope on solar energy research

By : sustainabilityo..., Dec 30, 2009

Can algae be genetically engineered to produce sufficient quantities of biomass for fuel? Can “solar” nanostructures, used like paint on the exterior of buildings and cars, help to harness sunlight to give us energy and destroy pollutants in the air?

Science may have...

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Subject Tags: energy , paint

Is clean tech the next bubble?

By : sustainabilityo..., Dec 29, 2009

The past decade saw investors do a tap dance to the tune of Boom and Bust. First there was the dot-com bubble and the slew of other technological breakthroughs that came with it. Then we witnessed the supposedly invincible housing market complete a jaw-dropping boom-bust...

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Subject Tags: energy

LG to venture into solar energy market

By : sustainabilityo..., Dec 28, 2009

In order to cash in on the opportunities available in the solar energy market, electronics giant LG has announced that from next month onwards it would start commercial production of solar cells and modules. According to Kwan-shik Cho, Vice President of the Solar Business...

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Subject Tags: energy , LG Electronics