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India, Germany sign umbrella pact on energy, environmentBy : Sustainability ..., Jun 7, 2013
Seeking to further strengthen bilateral ties, India and Germany on Thursday signed an umbrella agreement on financial and technical cooperation in the field of energy, environment and management of natural resources. "The agreement we have signed today is a record in... Read more.. |
Goldman Sachs lifts investment in Indian renewable energyBy : Sustainability ..., Jun 5, 2013
Goldman Sachs’s private equity arm is doubling down on its investment in an Indian wind farm company, putting another $135m into ReNew Wind Power, in a sign of the increasing interest in Asian renewables. The planned investment follows last month’s pledge from Goldman... Read more.. |
Clean Energy Woes: 21 lakh renewable energy certificates lie unsold with project developersBy : Sustainability ..., Jun 5, 2013
Renewable energy projects — once lucrative enough to attract even alcohol makers and farm traders — are feeling the heat as a key attraction, the market for green certificates issued to developers, has collapsed alarmingly, casting a shadow on India's ambitious plan for solar... Read more.. Subject Tags: energy , Renewable Energy |
Tata Power celebrates World Environment Day 2013By : Sustainability ..., Jun 5, 2013
Tata Power, India’s largest integrated power utility believes in the importance of environmental conservation and is well known for organizing various activities supporting this cause. In another such initiative, Tata Power organized a string of activities to commemorate... Read more.. |
Pollution level near Okhla waste-to-energy plant 25 times above limitBy : Sustainability ..., Jun 4, 2013
The process of burning solid waste to convert it to energy at a recycling plant in South Delhi has made the air near the unit 25 times more polluted than the permissible limit, a surprise check of the Okhla waste-to-energy plant has revealed.
The... Read more.. Subject Tags: energy |
Tata Power's Karnataka wind project under UN clean energy programmeBy : Sustainability ..., Jun 4, 2013
Tata PowerBSE 0.51 % today said its 50.4 MW wind energy project in Karnataka has been registered under the United Nation's clean development mechanism programme. "The Gadag plant helps in reducing an annual average of 99,100 tons of carbon-dioxide equivalent, by... Read more.. |
ACs ready for tougher green normsBy : Sustainability ..., Jun 3, 2013
Air conditioners are set to turn costly from next year because of tougher energy-efficient norms, but the makers are confident that this will not hurt sales. Companies are planning to invest in ground staff who will educate customers on the scope of higher cost... Read more.. |
ICICI mulls exclusive lending facility for clean energy spaceBy : Sustainability ..., Jun 3, 2013
Taking a lead among all the banks in the country with its pro-environment initiatives, ICICI Bank is working on an exclusive lending facility for businesses and people working in areas of clean energy and energy efficiency. "We are always on the lookout for good... Read more.. Subject Tags: energy , ICICI Bank |
WWF-India and Woodland light up remote villages in Central IndiaBy : Sustainability ..., May 31, 2013
Woodland, the global adventure wear brand and supporter of WWF-India’s conservation initiatives, donated solar lanterns to over 115 households in 3 villages in WWF-India’s Central Indian Satpuda Maikal Landscape at an event today in Mandla District, Madhya Pradesh. This... Read more.. |
Gujarat's wind power capacity grows highest in 4 yearsBy : Sustainability ..., May 31, 2013
In yet another leap in renewable energy sector, Gujarat has registered highest growth in wind power generation during past four years. Installed wind power generation capacities in the state has increased by 36 per cent during 2011-12 to 2,966 megawatt (Mw), making the state... Read more.. Subject Tags: energy , Technology |