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Can the Coal Industry Survive the Shakeout?The coal sector has been through a lot in the past three years. The spot price of thermal coal has fallen significantly as advances in horizontal drilling and hydraulic fracturing have unlocked cheap natural gas in North Dakota and Texas. Metallurgical coal prices have fallen significantly as China's economy, which consumes around half of the world's coal , contends with a deflating credit bubble. With the recent spill of a chemical used to clean coal in West Virginia, the coal industry now has to deal with unwelcome headlines and worries of increased regulation. Can... Read more.. Date : Jan 30 Source: DailyFinance
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Leather industry experts discuss green ideasCHENNAI: Leather industry should make drastic changes and adopt advanced environmentally sustainable technologies, said former Central Leather Research Institute (CLRI) director G Thyagarajan on Wednesday.
"If aircraft can use carbon composite to reduce pollution, why can't the leader industry apply the same concept," Thyagarajan said. He was speaking at the annual Leather Research Industry Get Together at CLRI in Chennai.
"It will be a breakthrough if leather industry use carbon sheet or carbon composite. Like the sole of shoes need not... Read more.. Date : Jan 30 Source: Times of India
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IIT-Bombay goes the solar wayMUMBAI: Students of IIT-Bombay and Rachana Sansad Academy of Architecture, on Tuesday, started building a solar-powered 70 sqm house using various material like steel and fibre, but no brick and cement. The structure, which will be ready by February, will be disassembled and taken to Versailles in France for the international sustainable building design competition hosted by the US Department of Energy. IIT-B, on Tuesday, also set up a 1MWp (1 MW peak PV power) on the rooftops of its 16 buildings. The plant will occupy a 12,000 sqm area on the rooftops of 16 academic buildings. The... Read more.. Date : Jan 30 Source: Times of India
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MPs urge Prime Minister for clean energy pushNEW DELHI: Amid Centre's ongoing efforts to increase the share of green energy in India's overall electricity mix, a group of MPs from different political parties has requested the government to incentivize states to increase their shares of 'Renewable Purchase Obligation' and introduce tax benefit instruments to mobilize low cost funds for the sector. These MPs on Monday also submitted a memorandum to the Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, requesting him to bring out a road-map for gradual replacement of kerosene and LPG with renewable energy for lighting and cooking. They gave... Read more.. Date : Jan 29 Source: Times of India
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Solar Power To Save Kuala Lumpur International 2.1 Million RM Per Year In Energy CostsKUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia and CHENNAI, India, Jan. 28, 2014 -- Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad (MAHB), the operator and manager of Malaysia's 39 airports, and SunEdison (NYSE: SUNE), a leading solar technology manufacturer and provider of solar energy services, today announced the launch of Malaysia's first airport solar power system at Kuala Lumpur International Airport. The 19 MW (megawatt) DC (direct current) installation — the largest in Malaysia as of interconnection — combines ground-mount, parking canopy and roof-top systems to maximize electricity savings and return on investment... Read more.. Date : Jan 29 Source: AltEnergyMag (press release)
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Delhi world's most polluted city, India slips in green indexIt’s no surprise that pollution is a perpetual problem in India. But it’s definitely disheartening to hear that India has slipped 32 ranks in the global Environment Performance Index (EPI) 2014 to rank a lowly 155 and its capital Delhi has earned the dubious tag of being the world’s most polluted city. A comparative study of 178 countries on nine environmental parameters released earlier this month by the US-based Yale University shows that one of the world’s fastest growing economies is a disaster on the environmental front. What’s worse, India’s pollution levels could be... Read more.. Date : Jan 29 Source: Hindustan Times
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Palm Oil Advances Most in Week as Biofuel Demand Seen IncreasingPalm oil climbed the most in almost a week after a decline to a two-week low boosted the outlook for the tropical oil’s use in biofuels. The contract for April delivery gained as much as 0.9 percent to 2,552 ringgit ($768) a metric ton on the Bursa Malaysia Derivatives, the biggest jump for most-active futures since Jan. 23. Palm was at 2,544 ringgit at the midday break, halting a three-day 2.8 percent drop. Prices fell to 2,519 ringgit yesterday, the lowest since Jan. 15. Edible oil shortages in India and Africa are set to climb to records, while biodiesel mandates in... Read more.. Date : Jan 28 Source: Bloomberg News
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Businesses' environmental action 'held back by policy uncertainty'Companies are growing increasingly conscious about environmental problems created by CO2 emissions, but regulatory uncertainty is holding them back, according to a report. Accenture’s survey found that companies’ executives are aware of climate change’s effects on supply chains and can see customer preference for green suppliers, but uncertainty surrounding policy is making them ‘cautious’ over investment in green solutions. Seven of the ten sectors studied reported investment falling from 2012 or 2011 levels, or both. Regulations are tightening in the US, where the... Read more.. Date : Jan 28 Source: Business Reporter
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High court notice to Centre, Madhya Pradesh govt on Welspun plantJABALPUR: Taking note of an alleged ghost public hearing hosted by the Katni administration to garner support for Welspun Energy Limited, the Madhya Pradesh high court issued notices to the company, collector Katni, the Union environment ministry and state department of environment. Welspun's proposed thermal power plant at Katni has been in the eye of storm for two years and has triggered mass protests over alleged forced acquisition of agriculture land with help of local officials. The PIL filed by Durga Patel makes a pointed reference to the public hearing held in... Read more.. Date : Jan 28 Source: tim
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Abellon Wins Zayed Future Energy Prize Date : Jan 28 Source: Abellon
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India to Prepare Offshore Wind Plan Trade Group SaysIndia is seeking advice from the European Union on how to develop its potential for generating electricity from offshore wind turbines. The four-year project will focus on the states of Gujarat and Tamil Nadu, according to the Global Wind Energy Council, which is working on the plan. The project is supported by 4 million euros ($5.5 million) of EU aid, the group said in a statement today. India on Jan. 9 said it will establish an offshore wind agency. The country is already Asia’s biggest wind-turbine market after China, with 20 gigawatts of projects on land. It’s now... Read more.. Date : Jan 28 Source: Bloomberg
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India's MNRE releases December 2013 data on solar PV, CSP plant performanceIndia's Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has released data on solar plant performance in December 2013. This time figures included the nation's first concentrating solar power (CSP) plant under the National Solar Mission, as well as solar photovoltaic (PV) plants. Godawari Green Energy Ltd.'s (Chhatisgarh, India) 50 MW CSP plant only reported a 9.99% capacity utilization factor (CUF) during the month. CUFs for PV plants generally continued their slow decline from highs in September 2013. NSM Phase 1 plants report 16–22% CUFs Plants commissioned under both... Read more.. Date : Jan 28 Source: Solar Server
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Zero-liquid discharge tops agenda at GPCB seminarAHMEDABAD: With both land and water turning be scarce for industries, it has become a huge challenge before policy makers and industries to curtail pollution from effluent discharge. With an active judiciary and mounting pressure from pollution regulatory bodies, a bigger social responsibility to reduce pollution has become imperative.
Zero-liquid discharge (ZLD) is what experts have pegged their hopes to ensure safety of groundwater, seas and land resources. On Monday IL&FS, Washington University and the Gujarat Pollution Control Board (GPCB) organized a two-... Read more.. Date : Jan 28 Source: Times of India
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Tamil Nadu Solar Plant in India Implements The Switch InverterThe Switch, a supplier of megawatt-class permanent magnet generator and full-power converter packages for wind power and other renewable energy applications, successfully commissioned its 1MW single module PVI 1000 solar inverter for Ultra Cosmic Solar Energy, a newly established Indian solar energy company. The Switch PVI 1000 solar inverter series features a totally sealed power and controls enclosure section rated IP65/NEMA 4. The inverter panels are installed outdoors on a simple concrete foundation. The inverters have a built-in, totally self-contained cooling system with no... Read more.. Date : Jan 28 Source: Solar Novus
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India agrees to discuss 850MW Rattle project on ChenabIn a major development, India has agreed to discuss the design of 850MW Rattle Power Project on Chenab river and to this effect, a delegation from New Delhi, headed by its water commissioner, will soon visit Lahore. Both the countries have held talks on the subject in New Delhi and this time talks will be held in Lahore on the controversial design of the project. Pakistan is seeking the reduction of the height of the spillways. When contacted Asif Beg, Commissioner of Pakistan Commission of Indus Water said that India has not so far given the date for meeting in Lahore despite the... Read more.. Date : Jan 28 Source: The News
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Climate Parliament recommends policy integration for renewable energy development to PMBANGALORE: The Centre aims to achieve 'electricity for all' by 2027 while 75 million households still don't have access to electricity and only two percent of renewable energy into the grid by 2021. The gap doesn't seem to occur to the planning commission at all. The Climate Parliament, a group of parliamentarians and experts on climate change and renewable energy, present a set of policy recommendations in the renewable energy sector to the Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Monday.
The report—RE-energizing India: Policy, regulatory and financial initiatives to... Read more.. Date : Jan 28 Source: Times of India
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Supreme Court stays environment ministry's move to allow mining without green nodNEW DELHI: In what could halt many mining activities, the Supreme Court on Monday stayed a ministry of environment and forests notification permitting mining in forest areas for two years without clearances under Forest Conservation Act and Environment Protection Act. The February 1, 2013 notification had told states that mining activities in forest areas should be stopped if the lease holder failed to obtain clearances under FCA and EPA within two years of commencing mining operations. Amicus curiae and senior advocate Harish Salve took objection to this notification... Read more.. Date : Jan 28 Source: Times of India
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India ranks 155 on environmental performance indexA bottom performer on nearly every policy, with the exception of forests, fisheries, and water resources, India has been ranked 155 out of 178 countries on the 2014 Environmental Performance Index (EPI) released by the Yale University. India, whose performance lags most notably in the protection of human health from environmental harm, ranks worst among other emerging economies including, China, which ranks 118th, Brazil, at 77th, Russia, at 73rd, and South Africa at 72nd. Switzerland comes in at the very top of the EPI released today. Luxembourg, Australia, Singapore... Read more.. Date : Jan 28 Source: The Financial Express
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Indian researchers develop method to convert plastic waste into liquid fuelWashington, Jan. 28 (ANI): A team of researchers have developed a relatively low-temperature process to convert certain kinds of plastic waste into liquid fuel as a way to re-use discarded plastic bags and other products. Chemist Achyut Kumar Panda of Centurion University of Technology and Management Odisha, India is working with chemical engineer Raghubansh Kumar Singh of the National Institute of Technology, Orissa, India, to develop a commercially viable technology for efficiently rendering LDPE into a liquid fuel. In their approach, the team heats the plastic waste to... Read more.. Date : Jan 28 Source: ANI News
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Attero looks to set up e-waste recycling, dismantling plantsAttero, an electronic assets management and recycling company, would look to set up e-waste recycling and dismantling plants at multiple locations. It now has a recycling plant at Roorkee and a dismantling plant at Bangalore that is getting ready, according to Rohan Gupta, chief operating officer and co-founder. Extracting metals from end-of-life products at its 36,000 tonne capacity plant is one of its focus areas. The plant at Bangalore would dismantle the e-waste into respective components like glass and plastic. It would be ready in about two months, he said. Attero in... Read more.. Date : Jan 28 Source: Financial Chronicle
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India Membrane Separation TechnologyBharat Book Bureau presents the new report, on "India Membrane Separation Technology". Its positive growth right through 2018 when domestic market value is anticipated to reach more than US$ 2.8 billion by 2018. Tech Archival is pleased to announce the addition of its newly published study on Indian membrane separation technology market titled as ‘India Membrane Separation Technology: Assessment, Opportunities & Forecast Up-to 2018’ to its offering. This 150 page study comprehensively investigates the membrane separation technology market & industry statistics in India with... Read more.. Date : Jan 28 Source: PRBG
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Apple iPhone 6 may have solar charging: AnalystNEW DELHI: One of the biggest concerns of smartphone users is a good battery life. Apple iPhone 5S offers only minor improvement over its predecessors on battery life. Most iPhone users still prefer not to step out for a day without a power bank or charger. All this may change, however, if we are to believe a new analyst prediction about the iPhone 6 and iPod touch coming with sapphire materials that will feature solar cells allowing users to charge their devices making use of solar energy. According to analyst Matt Margolis of Seeking Alpha, Apple which entered into a $578... Read more.. Date : Jan 27 Source: Times of India
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Citigroup Sees Capital Markets Reviving RenewablesRenewable-energy companies will derive more of their funding from bond markets as banks curb lending to the industry, Citigroup Inc. (C)’s head of environmental finance said. Green-bond sales and initial public offerings will expand after kicking off last year, Michael Eckhart said by telephone. Bonds backing clean-energy and environmental ventures may account for 10 percent to 20 percent of the $7 trillion-a-year market for the securities within a decade, he said. Eckhart’s comments cast a positive light on an industry whose funding is threatened by cuts in support for... Read more.. Date : Jan 27 Source: Bloomberg
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Philips shows the light at the Gateway of IndiaPhilips India had taken it upon itself to light up the two most visited and most talked about monuments in the biggest cities of the country. After lighting up the India Gate in Delhi earlier this month, the company, in association with Maharashtra Tourism Development Corporation, lit up the Gateway of India. The company has taken up the initiative to gift the lighting to these monuments, in addition to the effort of showcasing its new age technology. The software-led changes in colours and extra effects to the LED set-up will be promoted through the initiative. The advanced... Read more.. Date : Jan 27 Source: afaqs
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World Bank for creating $50-billion 'green bond' marketDavos: Underlining the need for urgent action to tackle climate change, World Bank chief Jim Yong Kim on Saturday called for developing a $50-billion 'green bond' market by 2015. "A year ago, I said at this meeting that we needed a plan for tackling climate change, a plan fit for the challenge that we face," Kim wrote in a blog for the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting here. "A year later, we've seen great leadership on climate from countries and companies, but emissions are still rising and the poor are still suffering." He welcomed the UN Secretary General's... Read more.. Date : Jan 27 Source: NDTV
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