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U.K. firm eyes solar energy projects

By : Sustainability ..., Apr 11, 2013

IT Power, the U.K.-based energy consultancy firm, is looking at developing solar projects on wind farms in Tamil Nadu.

Keith Lovegrove, Head of Solar Thermal of the IT Power Group, who was here to participate in the Solar Energy Investment and Technology Forum...

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Subject Tags: energy

Bihar set to use nuclear energy in agriculture

By : Sustainability ..., Apr 11, 2013

After encouraging farmers to adopt organic farming, the Bihar government is now exploring how farmers might benefit from nuclear technology, officials said on Wednesday.

V.B Patel, chairman of the horticulture department of Bihar Agricultural University (BAU) at...

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Subject Tags: energy , India , Technology

Wind energy project hit by Bengal’s land allocation policy

By : Sustainability ..., Apr 7, 2013

Mamata Banerjee’s ‘no land acquisition’ policy has already impacted investment into West Bengal. Now, her policy to allocate State-held land through competitive bidding may prove to be a stumbling block in attracting investments in the Eastern region’s largest wind-...

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DLF unit to sell wind energy projects in Tamil Nadu, Rajasthan

By : Sustainability ..., Apr 5, 2013

 DLF Home Developers Ltd (DHDL), a subsidiary of India’s largest real estate firm DLF Ltd, will sell its wind energy projects in Tamil Nadu and Rajasthan as the parent seeks to shed businesses that aren’t its main area of interest and reduce debt.

DHDL has...

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Fullerton India installs micro hybrid wind turbine

By : Anindita Chakraborty, Apr 4, 2013

Fullerton India Credit Company Ltd has commissioned a micro hybrid wind turbine to fulfil part of the power requirements of the KG Matriculation & Higher Secondary School at Annur, Tamil Nadu. This wind turbine of 600 W capacity along with a 250W solar panel will...

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Green Infra to raise Rs.500 cr from Piramal

By : Sustainability ..., Apr 3, 2013

Renewable energy producer Green Infra Ltd is raising nearly Rs.500 crore from Piramal Enterprises Ltd in a structured deal with debt and equity components, according to a person close to the development.

“The money that is being raised will be utilized to fund...

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Tata Power plans to boost its clean-energy generation to one fourth of its targeted capacity of 26000 MW by 2020

By : Anindita Chakraborty, Apr 2, 2013

Sustainability Outlook spoke to Rahul Shah, Chief of Business Development, India Business and Renewables at Tata Power about the company’s progress on its clean energy capacity targets and the road ahead

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​Global companies may fuel waste-to-energy plants

By : Sustainability ..., Apr 1, 2013

The...

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Subject Tags: energy

'Biomass energy units can boost state's industrial growth'

By : Sustainability ..., Mar 30, 2013

Bihar has a good potential for setting up biomass-based energy generation plants as paddy husk and other biomass are available in plenty in the state. Setting up of these plants, in turn, could give a boost to establishment of industries in the state.

According to...

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Subject Tags: energy

The Sustainable Shipping Initiative: A collaborative approach to the Shipping Industry’s greatest opportunities and challenges

By : Anonymous, Mar 26, 2013

This article by Sam Kimmins, Principal Sustainability Advisor & Network Partner Manager at Forum for the Future, takes a look at the impact of the shipping industry on world trade and the initiatives which have been undertaken to ensure its future sustainability. ...

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