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IIT students to brainstorm on energy solutionsBy : Sustainability ..., Aug 27, 2012
Students of the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay (IIT-B) will participate in Energy Technologies Vision 2035, an initiative by the Department of Science and Technology (DST), Government of India and give suggestions and ideas for new energy solutions that the country... Read more.. Subject Tags: energy |
Meet focuses on energy sectorBy : Sustainability ..., Aug 24, 2012
The Regulators and Policymakers Retreat 2012, a 4-day conference looking at issues of the energy sector in India began in Goa on Thursday. The conference 'India: The challenges of an inter-dependent... Read more.. Subject Tags: energy |
CM takes stock of power scene as wind energy dipsBy : Sustainability ..., Aug 24, 2012
As power generation in the state dipped precariously following a sudden decrease in wind energy, chief minister J Jayalalithaa hurriedly convened a meeting of top officials to take stock of the situation. The state has been experiencing scheduled and unannounced outages and... Read more.. |
Sustainability gets supporters from all sectorsBy : Sustainability ..., Aug 23, 2012
Unless we conserve energy and resources along with attempts to reduce global warming, we are calling for a disaster, said M Veerappa Moily, minister of power and corporate affairs at The Energy and Resources Institute’s 11th Darbari Seth Memorial Lecture on Wednesday. ... Read more.. |
US firm plans Rs 580 crore solar power project in BiharBy : Sustainability ..., Aug 23, 2012
A US-based agency, Schanti Partners, New York, has expressed its keen interest in investing Rs 580 crore for a solar energy project in Kaimur district of Bihar. Initially, a 10MW unit would be set up. The agency has already submitted its proposal to the Bihar State... Read more.. Subject Tags: energy , Technology |
Puma’s first ever ‘green’ store to open in BangaloreBy : Sustainability ..., Aug 22, 2012
Leading sports lifestyle firm Puma is all set to open its first sustainable (read green) standalone store in Bangalore as a part of a global initiative. “This is Puma’s first such store in the world. We are starting the project with India and depending on its success... Read more.. Subject Tags: energy , Technology |
Tamil Nadu witnesses drop in installations of wind turbinesBy : Sustainability ..., Aug 22, 2012
Tamil Nadu, which has the largest number of wind mills installed in the country, has seen a drop in installation of new wind turbines during April-June this year. According to the Indian Wind Power Association, just about 80 MW of wind mills were installed during the... Read more.. Subject Tags: energy |
States allowed to buy certificates from pvt playersBy : Sustainability ..., Aug 21, 2012
States will now be able to buy renewable energy certificates (RECs) to make up for a portion of their mandatory renewable energy purchases from entrepreneurs who produce power and operate in rural areas. In a recent move, the Forum of Regulators (FoR), a statutory body of... Read more.. Subject Tags: electricity , energy |
Affordable wind energy not hot airBy : Sustainability ..., Aug 21, 2012
Anyone thinking of setting up coal-based power projects may want to think again. The stratospheric rise in the price of imported coal and the shortage of the fossil fuel at home have given rise to a scenario once thought impossible: For the first time, the cost of wind power... Read more.. |
Soon, BEST to power its bus depots with solar energyBy : Sustainability ..., Aug 21, 2012
Taking a leap towards conservation of energy, the BEST has decided to experiment with the use of solar power to provide electricity to its 25 bus depots across the city. BEST incurs a huge power bill, which runs into lakhs of rupees annually, at the bus depots-... Read more.. |