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Alternate energy: India to develop people-centred technology with BRICS partnersBy : Sustainability ..., Feb 19, 2014
India will collaborate with the four other BRICS countries in science and technology to generate new knowledge and develop innovative products, services and processes, critical to its and the grouping's growing economies. Science and technology ministers of Brazil,... Read more.. |
Interim budget: India to set up large solar projectsBy : Sustainability ..., Feb 18, 2014
Finance minister P. Chidambaram on Monday announced the setting up of four large solar power projects to boost the renewable energy capacity in the country, just days after the US protested India’s policy to give preferential treatment to domestic manufacturers of solar... Read more.. |
Potable water quality to be improved in India with innovative treatment systemBy : Sustainability ..., Feb 18, 2014
Regions of India will soon receive cost- and energy-efficient drinking water with an innovative European water treatment technology stemmed from a €2.2 million (US $3.0 million) Europe/India collaborative research project. Called ECO-India, the three-year project is... Read more.. |
‘Solar power unviable under current tariff structure’By : Sustainability ..., Feb 17, 2014
The Maharashtra Government can ill-afford to harness solar power with the current tariff structure that cross-subsidises low-end consumers by charging high-end users more. Speaking at a discussion on grid connected solar rooftop systems, Ajoy Mehta, Principal... Read more.. Subject Tags: energy |
Offshore wind, green bonds opportunities grab attention By : Sustainability ..., Feb 14, 2014
Tulsi Tanti, Chairman Suzlon Group pointed to offshore wind as a largely untapped opportunity area last Wednesday. Around 1000-5000 MW of energy can be generated within 50-100km from the sea, with minimal transmission losses. These comments were made as part of the High Level... Read more.. |
Unified call for resource pricing, stable policies by Indian officials and world leaders By : Sustainability ..., Feb 12, 2014
“Energy subsidies must go,” stated Planning Commission member B K Chaturvedi at the Delhi Sustainable Development Summit on Saturday. Chaturvedi emphasized that achieving efficiency in use of energy; adding renewable energy generation, and removing subsidies to enable... Read more.. |
Finance not the key challenge for catalyzing MSME energy efficiency By : Sustainability ..., Feb 12, 2014
The MSME sector is reported to have a total of US$51 billion in total credit lines and available funding, however, only 36% of this credit has been utilized, according to presentations on the MSME sector during a side-bar conversation on promoting energy efficiency in MSMEs... Read more.. |
India, Netherlands to set up joint working group on renewable energyBy : Sustainability ..., Feb 12, 2014
Seeking to expand cooperation in renewable energy, India and Netherlands have decided to set up an Indo-Dutch joint working group for exchange of technical and institutional knowledge on clean energy. A formal... Read more.. Subject Tags: energy , Netherlands |
Fortum to invest Rs 1600 crore in green energy in IndiaBy : Sustainability ..., Feb 11, 2014
After acquiring a five megawatt solar plant in Bhilwara, Finnish government-owned Fortum is looking to expand its operations in India both through investing in greenfield projects and acquisitions of existing facilities.
The Nasdaq-listed company... Read more.. Subject Tags: energy |
UNDP grants Rs 40 lakh for green energy action planBy : Sustainability ..., Feb 10, 2014
The Ashden India Collective, a team comprising Ashden awardees from India headed by solar power expert S P Gon Chaudhuri, has received a grant of Rs 40 lakh from the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) to prepare an action plan for commercial use... Read more.. |