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Corinex, Genus join forces to develop smart meters with BPL TechnologyBy : Sustainability ..., Nov 28, 2013
Corinex Communications is partnering with Indian electric meter manufacturer Genus Power Infrastructures for joint development of India's first indigenous smart meter featuring BPL communications technology. Genus will provide the national market with residential... Read more.. |
Tata Power announces 61% increase in power generationBy : Sustainability ..., Nov 28, 2013
Tata Power on Wednesday announced generating 22,738 MUs of power collectively from all its power plants in first half of the financial year 2013-14 as compared to 14,029 MUs in the same period of the previous year. This marks a 61% increase in generation, with the... Read more.. Subject Tags: energy , Human Interest |
India, Belgium agree to enhance cooperation in renewable energyBy : Sustainability ..., Nov 27, 2013
This was discussed at a bilateral meeting between Dr. Farooq Abdullah, Minister for New and Renewable Energy, Government of India and Princess Astrid of Belgium. Princess Astrid is currently visiting India as head of... Read more.. |
Energy-efficient homes: NHB seeking €100 m from German bankBy : Sustainability ..., Nov 26, 2013
National Housing Bank is in talks with German Government bank KFW for a second line of credit to support energy-efficient houses. This credit line, for €100 million, is in addition to the €50 million already provided by KFW since December 2010. NHB has already... Read more.. |
India's Tata Power eyes more purchases in wind and solar pushBy : Sustainability ..., Nov 26, 2013
India's Tata Power is looking for more acquisitions as part of a $260-million-a-year investment push into renewable energy, following last month's purchase of a wind farm in western Gujarat from AES Corp, a senior official said. Part of the tea-to-telecoms Tata group... Read more.. |
Government proposes 15,000-km green energy highway, gas grid to connect consumers in Asia with producersBy : Sustainability ..., Nov 25, 2013
India is keen to build a 15,000-km gas grid across Asia to connect producers such as Iran, Myanmar, Bangladesh and central Asian nations with big consumers including itself, China and... Read more.. Subject Tags: energy , Technology |
Enhancing trade competitiveness through sustainable shipping in India By : Sustainability ..., Nov 22, 2013
Shipping is generally a low energy, low cost and a low impact method for freight transport on a per ton-km basis. In India, the push to sustainable shipping is twofold: 1) Efficiency for Trade: India incurs high logistics costs compared to other countries.... Read more.. |
UN tells energy industry to leave coal in the groundBy : Sustainability ..., Nov 20, 2013
Most of the world’s coal reserves should be left in the ground to avoid catastrophic global warming, the UN’s climate chief has told the $3tn global industry. In a speech to a gathering of industry executives,... Read more.. Subject Tags: energy |
Private equity firms turn away from renewable energy investments- reportBy : Sustainability ..., Nov 18, 2013
A report from the Financial News website said private equity firms were now putting their focus on deals that would extract and produce fossil fuels and away from renewable energy projects. The move was spurred by large discoveries of shale gas in the US which have reduced... Read more.. Subject Tags: energy , Technology |
Regional energy trade to bridge demand-supply gapBy : Sustainability ..., Nov 18, 2013
In the past two decades, there has been a remarkable increase in the demand for energy in South Asia, leading to a huge deficit in power supply. A majority of the population in South Asian countries, particularly in Pakistan, Afghanistan and India, is living without an easy... Read more.. |