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New Delhi adapting to surging energy demand with clean technology

By : Sustainability ..., Jul 27, 2012

 NEW DELHI: India's low carbon economy is being lead by its national capital, New Delhi, with the Government's recent moves to make the adoption of LED lighting and electric vehicles cheaper and easier for consumers.

Causing excitement in the electric vehicle sector,...

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Power tariff hike triggers solar fever

By : Sustainability ..., Jul 27, 2012

KOCHI: With KSEB hiking power tariff in the state, the Greater Cochin Development Authority (GCDA) is toying with the idea of tapping solar energy to bring down its electricity...

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Power Grid plans green corridor for renewable energy.

By : Sustainability ..., Jul 26, 2012

 Power Grid Corporation has a Rs 42,000-crore plan for setting up an exclusive countrywide green corridor for renewable energy transmission.

Presenting the company’s Q1 results here on Wednesday, Mr R. N. Nayak, Chairman and Managing Director, said this would be done...

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India's energy consumption to double by 2031

By : Sustainability ..., Jul 26, 2012

Energy consumption in India is likely to double to 1,124 kgs of oil equivalent (kgoe) by 2031-32 on the back of high economic expansion, a joint study by consultancy Deloitte and industry chamber Assocham showed Wednesday.

The report said a multi-pronged strategy, like...

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Subject Tags: energy , India , oil , Technology

A leaking hole in green fund

By : Sustainability ..., Jul 25, 2012

 Top bureaucrats from the Union finance ministry and the Planning Commission, who are incharge of a Rs10,000 crore corpus for green technology research, have knowingly approved non-research projects that do not qualify for such funding.

According to the documents with...

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Wind energy will grow by 100 terawatt-hours per year – IEA

By : Sustainability ..., Jul 24, 2012

Wind power will be the second biggest contributor to global renewable electricity generation by 2017, according to a ground-breaking report by the International Energy Agency (IEA).

Despite economic uncertainties in many countries, global power generation from...

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India encourages SA firms to participate in big renewables push

By : Sustainability ..., Jul 24, 2012

 India has invited South African renewable-energy developers and suppliers to consider participation in its ambitions plan to add 30 000 MW of additional renewables capacity by 2017.

The fast-growing Asian economy already has 25 000 MW of installed renewables capacity...

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Subject Tags: energy

Each state to have Solar City soon

By : Sustainability ..., Jul 22, 2012

The ministry of new and renewable energy has initiated the development of solar cities. The programme has been designed to encourage urban local bodies to prepare a road map to guide their cities in becoming 'renewable energy cities' or 'solar cities'.

The Solar City...

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Subject Tags: energy , Technology

PMO to set up project clearance board to fast track energy and infrastructure projects

By : Sustainability ..., Jul 19, 2012

The policy paralysis in the energy and infrastructure sector is likely to ease soon with the government deciding to set up a Project Clearance Board (PCB) in line with the Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIPB) for speedy implementation of the energy and infrastructure...

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Bureau Veritas Certification Issues Its First ISO 50001 Energy Management Systems Certificate In North America To IBM

By : Sustainability ..., Jul 17, 2012

One year after the release of the ISO 50001 Energy Management System standard, Bureau Veritas Certification is pleased to announce today that it has issued its first ISO 50001 certificate in North America to IBM. Released in June 2011, ISO 50001 is a global energy management...

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Subject Tags: energy , IBM , Technology