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MPCB issues notices to 2 industrial units for flouting green normsThe Maharashtra pollution control board (MPCB) recently issued notices to two industrial units situated in Waluj for violating environment norms. While closure notice was served to Varroc Engineering Pvt. Ltd. for dumping hazardous waste into the sewage treatment plant without treating, Sterlite Technologies Ltd. Was also pulled up and served notice for flouting green norms.
"In spite of repeated warnings to initiate corrective measures, Varroc Engineering Pvt. Ltd. failed to follow the norms," said Pravin Joshi, regional officer, MPCB, Aurangabad.... Read more.. Date : May 22 Source: Times of India
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Wind power to light up Marine Drive walkwayLook, who's tilting at windmills? Well, bitten by the alternative energy bug, the Greater Cochin Development Authority (GCDA) has decided to harness wind power, of all places, at Marine Drive! The development authority is planning to tap wind energy for power lighting systems at the Marine Drive walkway. In the first phase, the authority plans to generate about five kilowatt electricity which can power 100 lights installed at the walkway on a trial basis. "We have done an initial study and conducted tests. We can generate about 10 kilowatt from a wind-powered turbine at... Read more.. Date : May 22 Source: Times of India
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AP to offer 20% extra subsidy to solar unitsAndhra Pradesh Government is planning to offer 20 per cent subsidy in addition to the 30 per cent subsidy offered by the Union Government for solar units. According to a statement from the Energy Conservation Mission, the additional subsidy will come through budgetary support. Households can sell extra solar power to the grid at pool cost. The State Government is planning to conduct a solar exhibition in coordination with industry and trade bodies, Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) and Federation of Andhra Pradesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry. This is aimed... Read more.. Date : May 22 Source: Hindu Business Line
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Electrolux to launch water purifiers in India by JuneConsumer durables firm Electrolux today said it will enter the Indian water purifier market by June this year with the launch of its premium RO solutions. "Electrolux senses a big opportunity to sell water purifiers globally and to capitalise the opportunities, it intends to roll the ball from India," an official spokesperson for Electrolux's range of water purifiers in India said. The launch of Electrolux RO water purifiers will bring in a new level of premium excellence to the high-end segment, the official added. "Catering to the needs of elite customers,... Read more.. Date : May 21 Source: Economic Times
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Coal Tax To Fund India’s 750 MW Solar Power Capacity Addition Plan In 2013The Indian government is set to repose millions of dollars in financial support for solar power project developers from the coal tax corpus it has accumulated over the last few years. Project developers looking to set up projects under the second phase of the Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission will receive financial assistance over capital cost expenditure. According to the guidelines recently released by the government, the project developers will receive financial assistance of up to Rs 2.5 crore per MW ($0.45 million per MW) or about 30% of the total capital... Read more.. Date : May 21 Source: cleantechnica
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Suzlon in Talks to Repay Investors After Dollar Bond DefaultSuzlon Energy Ltd. (SUEL), the world’s fifth-biggest wind-turbine maker, is in talks to repay investors after default22222ing on $209 million of U.S. dollar-denominated convertible bonds in October, according to two people familiar with the matter. The company, the subject of India’s biggest convertible debt default22222, may issue notes denominated in the U.S. currency to fund the 2012 repayment, the people said, asking not to be identified because the details are private. Suzlon, based in the western Indian city of Pune, declined to comment today in an e-mailed... Read more.. Date : May 21 Source: Bloomberg
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Qualcomm helps develop SootSwap for healthier cookstoves in rural IndiaQualcomm Incorporated has helped develop SootSwap, a mobile application for monitoring the adoption of clean cooking technologies, a company official said here Friday. Approximately three billion people depend on traditional cookstoves for their cooking needs. A study reveals that four million people die every year as a result of inhaling the smoke produced by cooking over these open fires. SootSwap provides an affordable, reliable, cell phone-based, monitoring device to enable widespread participation in a voluntary carbon market when individuals use clean cookstoves... Read more.. Date : May 21 Source: NDTV
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Extend subsidies to 3 KWh solar units: NREDCAPThe New & Renewable Energy Development Corporation of A.P. (NREDCAP) has urged the State Government to extend subsidies to 3 Kilowatt Hour (KWh) capacity from the present 1 KWh for grid-connected roof-top solar energy harnessing units. Revealing this at the inaugural of a six-day Solar Power Professional Workshop here on Monday, NREDCAP Managing Director M. Kamalakar Babu said the move was expected to motivate more people to go for solar power generation. “Äpart from using green energy themselves, they could also sell unused power to power utilities”, he said,... Read more.. Date : May 21 Source: The Hindu
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P2 runs with Indian hydroP2 Solar of Vancouver has acquired development rights for a 700kW hydro-electric project in Punjab, India, and is assessing the viability of a 10MW PV scheme at the site. Company subsidiary Jagat Energy Private will develop the project and is planning to kick off construction this summer. The scheme will see a hydro facility built in a minor canal diversion and there is the possibility of installing a solar plant on the free space above. P2 said the hydro component could generate revenues of $443,000 per year while the solar aspect could pull in $2.95m a year.... Read more.. Date : May 21 Source: REnews
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VMC revives A2Z ties for solid waste mgmtGurgaon-based private group A2Z is being roped in once again to manage solid waste from 90 wards of the city. However, the group would have to complete pending work in the Karsada plant before the deal is finalized. The group had already completed 75% of the work in the plant before it fell out with Varanasi Municipal Corporation (VMC) in August 2012. The decision was taken at a high-level meeting presided over by principal secretary, urban development, in the state capital on Friday. Municipal commissioner RP Singh on Saturday said that roping in A2Z to complete the Karsada... Read more.. Date : May 20 Source: Times of India
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India to stand firm against EU emissions finesIndia will toughen its stand against a potential European Union (EU) move to penalize airlines based in the country for not submitting emissions data, according to two government officials familiar with the matter. The European Commission said on Friday two Indian and eight Chinese airlines face fines totalling €2.4 million ($3.1 million) for not paying for their greenhouse gas emissions on flights within the bloc. The development was first reported in The New York Times on Thursday. Air India Ltd and Jet Airways (India) Ltd, the only two airlines to fly to Europe,... Read more.. Date : May 20 Source: Livemint
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Local content norms for solar projects ineffective: First SolarEmphasising that local content requirements for solar projects are “ineffective”, solar gear maker First Solar has said creating a transparent market with significant demand is the best way to promote local industry.
The comments from US-headquartered First Solar come against the backdrop of the US dragging India to the World Trade Organisation (WTO) over alleged discrimination by New Delhi’s national solar mission against American products.
First Solar has supplied equipment for over 360 MW installed solar power generation... Read more.. Date : May 19 Source: Hindu Business Line
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India worried over WTO's verdict on Ontario solar caseThe World Trade Organisation’s (WTO) recent ruling against Ontario’s domestic content requirements for renewable energy projects is setback for India, which is defending a similar case filed against it by the US. But the country has not given up hopes of a favourable verdict, as it believes that the finer details of its case are different. “Our situation is very different from Ontario’s. In our case, production is for Government procurement, which cannot be brought under WTO discipline. Besides, in phase-II of the solar mission, we propose to divide the 750 MW capacity... Read more.. Date : May 19 Source: Hindu Business Line
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India retains fifth position in global wind energy marketDespite poor pace of capacity addition in the states like Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Maharashtra , India retained its position in top five world wind energy markets in 2012 . India remained third largest market for new turbines in 2012 with capacity addition of 2441 mw, revealed World Wind Energy Report 2012. World's wind turbine capacity addition grew at 19% to 44,609 mw, which is lowest in more than a decade. "The Indian wind market has a very good future potential, however, policy uncertainties and unpaid electricity bills have damaged investors' confidence," noted... Read more.. Date : May 19 Source: Economic Times
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'Imposing solar power obligation is an indirect tariff hike'Enforcement of solar power obligation was “equivalent to tariff increase’’ without seeking consumers’ views and should be enforced only after a public hearing, the Tamil Nadu Electricity Consumers’ Association (TECA) has contended. It has also argued that in the absence of Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation (Tangedco) asking for any upward revision of power tariff, the Tamil Nadu Electricity Regulatory Commission (TNERC) suo motu should not revise the tariff. Tariff hike In a submission made to the TNERC during a public hearing in Coimbatore on... Read more.. Date : May 19 Source: Hindu Business Line
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Panel to consider 11 per cent stake sale in NHPC on MondayAn inter-ministerial panel on disinvestment is scheduled to meet on Monday to consider an 11.36 per cent stake sale in National Hydroelectric Power Corporation (NHPC), which could fetch government around Rs. 2,400 crore. The meeting to decide about disinvestment of hydel-power generation company NHPC will be held on Monday, official sources said. After the inter-ministerial group (IMG) approval, the Department of Disinvestment (DoD) will float request for proposal (RFP) for appointment of merchant bankers and legal advisors. The proposed disinvestment of 11.36... Read more.. Date : May 19 Source: NDTV
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55 acres of barren land to turn into green stretchA first-of-its-kind social forestry project in the city is to be launched shortly in suburban Mankhurd on 55.5 acres of barren land.
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) plans to pump Rs 1.5 crore into the project, which is aimed at improving the environment as well as the quality of life in the suburb.
To strike a balance between human needs and the environment, the project envisions the creation of public amenities such as playgrounds, creches and toilets along with a green cover.
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More hydel projects to be set up in Spiti valley: CMChief minister Virbhadra Singh said more micro and mini-power projects would be set up in Spiti valley so as to usher an era of prosperity and provide employment opportunities to the youth of the area. Addressing a public meeting at Tabo in Spiti valley on Saturday, he made it clear that the government, however, would take prior consent of the locals and public representatives before setting up of these projects and take into consideration their suggestions on the issue. The chief minister said equitable and balanced development of tribal areas and welfare of tribal... Read more.. Date : May 18 Source: Hindustan Times
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Maharashtra generates highest amount of hazardous wasteIndia generates 7.9 million tonnes of hazardous waste every year with the highest amount generated by Maharashtra, the environment ministry said Friday. As per the information furnished by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), Maharashtra (22.84 percent), Gujarat (22.68 percent) and Andhra Pradesh (13.75 percent) are the top three hazardous waste generating states in the country followed by Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh. These seven states together are generating about 82 percent of the country's total hazardous wastes. Date : May 18 Source: Business Standard
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US clears shale gas export to IndiaOpening up the prospects of export of shale gas to energy-starved India, the U.S. has granted conditional authorisation to export domestically-produced liquefied natural gas (LNG) to countries that do not have a free trade agreement (FTA) with it. In a decision, which has major implications for India, the Department of Energy, on Friday, announced that it had conditionally authorised Freeport LNG Expansion, LP and FLNG Liquefaction, LLC (Freeport) to export domestically-produced LNG to non-FTA countries from the Freeport Terminal on Quintana Island in Texas. Given that... Read more.. Date : May 18 Source: The Hindu
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Electric vehicles makers hit subsidy hurdleThe Government’s delay in announcing subsidy schemes for electric vehicles has led many companies to either close shop or cut back operations.
Despite the Government’s announcement of the National Electric Mobility Mission Plan 2020 that envisages around seven million electric and hybrid vehicles in seven years, the subsidy schemes that would help achieve the target are yet to see the light of the day.
The Prime Minister had seen all the documents and proposals related to the Policy and subsidy schemes in January.
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India-Germany green energy pact nears closureWith an assistance of €1 billion from Germany, India will develop green corridors fto link power generated from renewable sources like wind and solar energy into the national grid.
Power minister Jyotiraditya Scindia held detailed discussions during his two-day visit to Berlin earlier this week for enabling India set up green energy corridors for the transmission of solar and wind power.
The green energy corridors project will enable evacuation of over 30,000 MW of renewable energy generated during the 12th FiveYear Plan in India into the national grid... Read more.. Date : May 18 Source: Hindustan Times
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Have solar power, can sell to government soonHoping to lure residents to opt for solar power by offering monetary benefits, the state government is set to buy power at the rate of Rs 3.50 per unit from domestic consumers who install solar units at their residences and generate power more than their individual requirement. Hit hard by severe power shortage, the state government is mulling a policy that would allow individual consumers to sell their excess solar power to the state power grid. The cabinet sub-committee headed by finance minister Anam Ramnarayan Reddy has almost finalised the rate at which excess power... Read more.. Date : May 17 Source: Times of India
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REpower Systems bags orders for 580-MW wind powerWind turbine maker Suzlon today said its subsidiary REpower Systems has bagged orders for 580 MW capacity in the past three months from various countries. "Suzlon Group-subsidiary, REpower Systems SE, today announced cumulative orders of approximately 580 MW over a three month period," the company said in a statement. These orders cover various orders secured between February 15, 2013 and May 15, 2013 across Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, India, Poland and Sweden, the statement said. "These orders underscore our competitive positioning across highly... Read more.. Date : May 17 Source: Indian Express
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MNRE unveils draft offshore wind policyThe ministry of new and renewable energy (MNRE) has come out with draft policy for offshore wind energy sector in the country. There is potential to develop 1,000 mw of offshore wind capacity along Tamil Nadu’s south coast, while other states such as Gujarat, Kerala, Karnataka and Goa also have prospects for offshore projects. But significant challenges lie ahead in making offshore wind possible. The government will establish a nodal agency called National Offshore Wind Energy Authority (Nowa), under the ageis of MNRE for offshore wind projects, for carrying out resource... Read more.. Date : May 17 Source: mydigitalfc
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