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Clean energy investment falls for second year

By : Sustainability ..., Jan 16, 2014

Global investment in clean energy was $254bn last year, down from a revised $288.9bn in 2012 and the record $317.9bn of 2011, according to the latest authoritative figures from research company Bloomberg New Energy Finance.

The reduced volume of investment in 2013...

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Subject Tags: energy

BEE plans to revise energy rating norms only at longer intervals for electronics

By : Sustainability ..., Jan 16, 2014

Little did Chennai-based engineer Priyanka Sachdev realise that after spending a shade below 25,000 for a five-star rated refrigerator - the most energy efficient - last Diwali, it would turn out to be a not-so-energy efficient model this year. She was...

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Subject Tags: energy

Sun to occupy centre stage in India's energy mix

By : Sustainability ..., Jan 16, 2014

Electricity-hungry India is flipping the switch on huge new solar energy projects to fuel its growing economy, using cheap — mainly Chinese — foreign technology to reduce once sky-high generation costs to competitive levels.

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Subject Tags: energy , India , Technology

Japanese firms interested in partnering Indian companies to develop technology solutions

By : Sustainability ..., Jan 14, 2014

A renewable energy delegation from Japan is now visiting India to explore opportunities for partnership with Indian companies in the renewable energy sector.

Smart grids, waste to energy and storage solutions clearly emerged as areas where both Japan and India could...

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Financial planning needed to promote energy efficiency

By : Sustainability ..., Jan 13, 2014

 Proper financial planning by companies' boards and top managements is needed to enhance energy efficiency, officials and experts have said at an interactive meet on the Perform, Achieve and Trade (PAT) scheme.

Ajay Mathur, Director General of Bureau of Energy...

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Subject Tags: Business , energy , Environment

Adequate energy supply at affordable price key for growth: Manmohan Singh

By : Sustainability ..., Jan 13, 2014

 With India expected to become world's third largest energy consumer by 2020, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Sunday said adequate energy supply at affordable price is critical for economic growth.

Speaking at Petrotech 2014 Conference, he said India, which is...

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Battery development may extend range of electric cars

By : Sustainability ..., Jan 13, 2014

 It's known that electric vehicles could travel longer distances before needing to charge and more renewable energy could be saved for a rainy day if lithium-sulfur batteries can just overcome a few technical hurdles. Now, a novel design for a critical part of the battery has...

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Tata firm unveils solar power system for homes

By : Sustainability ..., Jan 10, 2014

 Leading energy solutions provider Tata Power Solar Thursday unveiled a new solar power system to generate one kilo volt-ampere (kva) for providing uninterrupted power supply for eight hours at affordable cost. “Our latest product - Tata Dynamo -- gives users easy option to...

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Subject Tags: energy , Social Issues

A cheaper method of storing solar energy

By : Sustainability ..., Jan 10, 2014

 By replacing platinum with molybdenum in photoelectrochemical cells, scientists from two Swiss labs have developed a cheaper and scalable technique that can greatly improve hydrogen production through water splitting as a means of storing solar energy.

Solar energy...

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Subject Tags: energy , Technology

Government to push discoms to purchase hydropower

By : Sustainability ..., Jan 9, 2014

 The government, which plans to make it mandatory for electricity distribution companies to buy hydropower, is also considering launching tradable certificates for the states that do not have potential to meet the proposed obligation. It will shortly kick off the consultation...

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Subject Tags: energy , Politics , Technology