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Wind energy capacity addition to dip in financial year 2013By : Sustainability ..., Jan 23, 2013
India will witness its weakest wind energy capacity addition in seven years , due to the double-whammy of high interest rates prevailing in financial year 2012-13, coupled with a rollback of incentives, sector players and experts said. The country may be able to... Read more.. Subject Tags: energy |
Ikea to Double Renewable Energy Investment to $4 Billion by 2015By : Sustainability ..., Jan 23, 2013
Ikea Group, the world’s biggest furniture retailer, will double its investment in renewable energy to $4 billion by 2020 as part of a drive to reduce costs as cash-strapped consumers become more price sensitive. The additional spending on projects such as wind... Read more.. |
Govt. urge power companies to use renewable energy sourcesBy : Sustainability ..., Jan 21, 2013
The government is pushing power companies to start distributing a certain percentage of renewable energy, like solar power, from this financial year, but the discoms say they need more time and that solar power is likely to lead to higher power tariffs in the short run... Read more.. |
Proparco in talks to invest $10 million in RenewGen, a renewable energy firmBy : Sustainability ..., Jan 21, 2013
Global development finance institution Proparco is currently in discussions to invest $10 million (about Rs 54 crore) in RenewGen Enviro Ventures India, a Bangalore-based renewable energy firm. The investment, which will be in the form of debt, follows the $9... Read more.. |
Coimbatore solar energy units in an upbeat moodBy : Sustainability ..., Jan 21, 2013
Manufacturing of solar energy-related products in Coimbatore is set to get a boost with the State unveiling a new solar energy policy and the solar energy equipment manufacturers here expect to clock a 15-20 per cent annual growth, according to the organisers of the ‘... Read more.. Subject Tags: energy , Technology |
Bucks for green energyBy : Sustainability ..., Jan 21, 2013
In a pre-budget exercise, the Climate Parliament group of Members of Parliament asked the Finance Minister, P. Chidambaram to incorporate a series of financial measures for renewable energy in the Budget 2013-14, so that the targets set in the National Action Plan of... Read more.. |
Solar heater scheme to conserve energyBy : Sustainability ..., Jan 20, 2013
The Manipur Renewable Energy Development Agency has set a target of installing solar heaters in 3,340 houses in the state in an effort to conserve energy and reduce pollution. "We have installed solar heaters in 800 houses so far and the remaining will be... Read more.. Subject Tags: energy , Technology |
National Wind Energy Mission on cardsBy : Sustainability ..., Jan 18, 2013
A National Wind Energy Mission on the lines of Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Solar Mission (JNNUSM) may soon be announced by the Centre in order to fuel the growth of wind energy sector. At a panel discussion organised here by Centre for Study of Science,... Read more.. Subject Tags: energy |
Solar energy fest kicks off at Bhavan’s CollegeBy : Sustainability ..., Jan 18, 2013
The real power struggle in India doesn't play out in boardrooms, or the parliament, but in homes that are deprived of consistent or any electricity. On the global front, it's a power struggle between man and nature. Alert to the evidence of climate change, and... Read more.. Subject Tags: energy , Environment |
Ministry moots policy changes to boost investment in wind energyBy : Sustainability ..., Jan 18, 2013
The Union Ministry for New and Renewable Energy has suggested certain policy changes to boost investment in the wind energy sector. The Ministry wants to reintroduce ‘accelerated depreciation mechanism’ which had earlier helped grow the wind energy industry.... Read more.. Subject Tags: energy |