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Mitzuki to launch solar products in IndiaJapan-based Mitzuki Corporation Ltd is entering the Indian market with the introduction of solar-powered products. The company, which is part of the UAE-based Legend Group, is introducing solar water heater, heat pump, solar inverter, solar lights, security cameras and other home security products. "Apart from our research and development wing in Japan, we have three design and production bases in Malaysia, Taiwan and China. However, we are planning to invest Rs 300 crore to set up a production facility in Pune," said Joji Mathew, managing director of Mitzuki. Initially, the... Read more.. Date : May 13 Source: Times of India
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Wind brings weekend relief from power cutsFor the Tamil Nadu government the answer to the power crisis appears to be blowing in the wind. Over the weekend, the state's windmills came to the rescue of Chennaiites who have been reeling under the searing May summer and extended power cuts. Tamil Nadu electricity board (TNEB) relaxed curbs on power supply in most parts of the city on Saturday and Sunday as about 2,800 megawatt (MW) of power was generated through wind energy. TNEB officials say the average generation of wind power has been on the rise and attributed it to the formation of a cyclone over the Bay of... Read more.. Date : May 13 Source: Times of India
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CO2 level highest in 3 million yearsThe level of the most important heat-trapping gas in the atmosphere , carbon dioxide, has passed a long-feared milestone, scientists reported Friday, reaching a concentration not seen on the earth for millions of years.
Scientific instruments showed that the gas had reached an average daily level above 400 parts per million - just an odometer moment in one sense, but also a sobering reminder that decades of efforts to bring human-produced emissions under control are faltering.
The best available evidence suggests the amount of... Read more.. Date : May 12 Source: Times of India
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New technology to instantly convert solar energy into electricityA Vijayawada-based solar energy equipment manufacturer, Jyothi Solar Power Projects has claimed that by using two new technologies together with the existing photo-voltaic (PV) panel system, 91 per cent of the Sun’s energy could be converted into electrical power. At a meeting to showcase the technologies here on Saturday, P. Lakshminarayana, Director-Technical of the company said they had applied for patents. They include ‘Twintin’, a system based on sensors that could synchronise PV panels with the Sun’s movement, thus capturing maximum heat and a Multi-Junctional... Read more.. Date : May 12 Source: The Hindu
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Promoting solar at expense of wind power is dangerous, says Gamesa MDThe wind power industry in India has been bogged down primarily by policy issues, resulting in capacity additions falling to 1,700 MW in 2012-13 from 3,200 MW in 2011-12. Hopes went up after generation based incentives (GBI) were announced in the Budget 2013, but there has been no sign of implementation of the policies. Several wind turbines remain idle today as companies await guidelines. Too much emphasis on solar at the expense of wind will be very dangerous for the renewables industry, says Ramesh Kymal, managing director of Gamesa - one of India's largest wind power... Read more.. Date : May 11 Source: Times of India
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BSES Yamuna Power goes green, will install solar panels at nine premisesAs a part of its eco-friendly initiative, Delhi's power distribution company BSES Yamuna Power Limited (BYPL) has decided to install solar panels at its nine premises. The Rs six crore project is expected to generate 450 KW energy, which will help BYPL save over Rs 50 lakh annually, a company official said today. "Solar panels will be installed at the car parking area of BYPL's head office in Karkardooma and other office locations. These will generate over 355 KW of solar power. In addition, 88 solar pumps will help it to harness an additional 100 KW power," BYPL CEO... Read more.. Date : May 11 Source: Economic Times
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Kerala PSUs to switch to solar powerThe Kerala government is going all out to source solar energy for a number of state-owned public sector undertakings (PSUs). Ten more such units under the department of industries are looking to switch over to solar energy soon. These include Travancore Cochin Chemicals, Steel and Industrial Forgings Ltd, Steel Industries Ltd, Malabar Cements, Kerala Minerals and Metals Ltd, Sidco and Kinfra are in the fray for solar switch-over, said P K Kunhalikkutty, minister for industries. According to estimates, solar panels installed at the premises of these PSUs can collectively... Read more.. Date : May 11 Source: Business Standard
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Suzlon loses top spot in India wind market installationsSuzlon Energy Ltd ceded its position as India’s top wind-turbine supplier in the year ended 31 March for the first time in at least a decade, according to figures from an industry group. Wind World (India) Ltd, formerly known as Enercon (India) Ltd, took the top spot after installing 454 megawatts (MW) of turbine capacity last fiscal year, according to data from the Indian Wind Turbine Manufacturers’ Association. Suzlon trailed with 415 MW of installations, while ReGen Powertech Pvt. Ltd was third with 273 MW. The rankings offered a number of surprises as new market... Read more.. Date : May 11 Source: Livemint
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Emission at Sterlite within permissible limit: panelAn expert committee appointed by the National Green Tribunal (NGT) has found the emissions from all the stacks at the Sterlite’s copper unit at Tuticorin to be “within the permissible limit” prescribed by the Central Pollution Control Board when the plant was in normal operation.
The committee is headed by Prof. P. S. T. Sai from IIT Madras.
The committee is given the brief to measure emissions, and examine the working conditions of machinery at the copper unit of Sterlite Industries at Tuticorin.
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Lanco’s solar cell-making plant to start by mid-2014Lanco Solar Private Ltd, a unit of the Hyderabad-based Lanco Group, would kick-start the 300 MW photovoltaic (PV) solar cell manufacturing plant in the special economic zone (SEZ) in Rajnandgaon of Chhattisgarh next year. “By (mid) next year we will be able to produce solar cells and the facility would be able to produce 300 MW cells when completely done,” Satyendra Kumar, Chief Technology Officer, Lanco Solar told mediapersons. At present, the plant manufactures only solar modules. The group is investing Rs 3,000 crore in the unit. The manufacturing project is... Read more.. Date : May 10 Source: Hindu Business Line
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‘Industrial estates should have facility to generate solar power’The State Government should allot land in the new industrial estates proposed to be launched in the southern districts for solar power generation, according to the Tamil Nadu Electricity Consumers Association (TECA), Coimbatore. It has also hailed the move for an industrial estate to manufacture solar power panels in Tirunelveli which it said would give a boost to this renewable energy sector. Responding to Chief Minister J. Jayalalitha’s announcement of the launch of a number of industrial estates in the South, D. Balasundharam, President, TECA, requested the Chief... Read more.. Date : May 10 Source: Hindu Business Line
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Exim Bank secures 150-million euro loan to fund green projectsThe Exim Bank today said it has signed an agreement for a 20-year 150-million euro laon from the European Investment Bank (EIB) to support projects that contribute to climate change mitigation. The borrowings under the facility will enable Exim Bank to lend for energy projects, notably wind, solar photovoltaic, concentrated solar power, hydro-power, geothermal, biomass and efficient co-generation, Exim bank said in a statement. This is the second credit line extended by the EIB to Exim Bank. The EIB, owned by the member-states of the European Union, is a major long-... Read more.. Date : May 10 Source: Economic Times
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Solar power equipment makers ask government to push manufacturingSolar power equipment makers on Thursday asked the government to encourage manufacturing in the country under the second phase of its flagship plan - Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission. "In the second phase of the Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission (JNNSM) indigenous manufacturing should be encouraged," said Satyendra Kumar, Chief Technology Officer, Lanco Solar. He was addressing a panel discussion as a member of the Indian Solar Manufacturer's Association ( ISMA). Kumar said the industry wants faster implementation of the government scheme. "... Read more.. Date : May 10 Source: Economic Times
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Welspun Energy to Develop 60-Megawatt Solar Plant in South IndiaWelspun Energy Ltd., India’s biggest developer of solar projects, said it will build a 60-megawatt solar power plant in south India after winning a local government auction. The company is in talks with banks to raise 4 billion rupees ($74 million) to fund the project in the state of Tamil Nadu, Managing Director Vineet Mittal said today in Chennai. In December, Tamil Nadu had invited bids from developers to set up solar projects of as much as 1 gigawatt in capacity. Welspun, based in New Delhi, expects to complete raising funds in two months, Mittal said. Electricity... Read more.. Date : May 10 Source: Bloomberg
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Govt to grade solar rooftop equipmentThe Ministry of New and Renewable Energy is working on an exercise to grade solar rooftop equipment, Tarun Kapur, Joint Secretary (Solar), MNRE, said here today.
The contours of the grading scheme are being worked out, but the grading would be similar to the ‘star rating’ given by the Bureau of Energy Efficiency on electrical appliances, Kapur said in an informal chat with journalists on the sidelines of Renergy 2013, a conference of the renewable energy sector, organised by the Tamilnadu Energy Development Agency. The need to grade solar equipment... Read more.. Date : May 10 Source: Hindu Business Line
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Companies vie for Punjab solar energy projectA large number of companies have bid for the proposed 300 MW solar photovoltaic power projects by the Punjab Energy Development Agency (PEDA). Punjab non-conventional energy minister Bikram Singh Majithia said more than 30 companies participated in the bidding process and total bids for 270 MW were received against targeted allocation for in-house capacity of 300MW of solar power projects. Bids will be evaluated to verify technological competence of the bidders, based on which, the price bids of the qualifying companies shall be opened, said Majithia. Majithia... Read more.. Date : May 10 Source: Times of India
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India to declare 2013 as Water Conservation YearWith per capita availability of water depleting at a faster pace, the government today approved a proposal to declare 2013 as Water Conservation Year under which awareness programmes will be launched for conservation of the scarce natural resource. Under the proposal, which got the nod of the Union Cabinet, the Water Resources Ministry will launch a series of programmes among masses, especially children, on water conservation. While India has more than 18 per cent of the world's population, it has only 4 per cent of the world's renewable water resources. With growing... Read more.. Date : May 10 Source: Zee News
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More time should be devoted to green buildings: HUDA chiefThe HUDA administrator, Praveen Kumar, said that even as Gurgaon was not a badly planned city, it could be a better planned one. He was speaking at a daylong workshop on "Promoting Green Buildings" here on Tuesday.
Kumar said that there was a need for a separate administrator to deal with the hundreds of builders in the district.
"The problems of Gurgaon are so big that issues such as green buildings, water conservation, solar power harnessing, etc are not given enough time. We need to proactively participate to make the city... Read more.. Date : May 9 Source: Times of India
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India May Defer Penalties on $1 Billion of Solar Thermal PlantsIndia’s Ministry of New and Renewable Energy is seeking to defer penalties on about $1 billion of solar-thermal power projects that are delayed by a lack of water, financing difficulties and equipment shortages. Seven projects totaling 470 megawatts in capacity by companies including by Godawari Power and Ispat Ltd., Reliance Power Ltd. (RPWR) and Lanco Infratech Ltd. (LANCI) that were to be ready by May, aren’t operational, Tarun Kapoor, joint secretary at the ministry, said in a phone interview from New Delhi. The projects could potentially forfeit about 2.3 billion rupees... Read more.. Date : May 9 Source: Businessweek
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AP to offer more sops for solar unitsAndhra Pradesh Government has decided to offer some more sops to encourage solar power generation in the State. This includes additional subsidy of 20 per cent for roof top units on behalf of the State. This will be in addition to the subsidies offered by the Centre. Some more decisions were taken following a meeting of the State Cabinet Sub-committee on power. Date : May 9 Source: Hindu Business Line
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Enertis Solar signs first contract in IndiaTwo solar PV projects located in Rajasthan, with a power of 5MW and 15MW, were commissioned by the consultancy company during the commissioning phase. Enertis Solar has inked its first contract in India with Mahindra Company, the largest Solar EPC contractor in the country, for the Acceptance Supervision of two solar photovoltaic plants, 5MW and 15MW, in Bikaner which is located in the Rajasthan area. Enertis Solar acted as the independent engineer at both plants, developed by Fonroche, who are a specialized company in the development, manufacturing, financing, construction... Read more.. Date : May 9 Source: PV Magazine
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Now, Polish company offers to clean up Bhopal Carbide toxic wasteFirst it was Germans, then the Britons and now a company from Poland wants to help clean up 340tons of toxic waste lying in the abandoned Union Carbide factory in Bhopal - the site of world's worst industrial disaster.
The Polish company has proposed neutralizing the toxic waste and potential secondary use of stabilized material. "We have offered to stabilize the toxic waste by setting up an onsite mobile installation," Ecotech Polska president Dominique Wojewodka told TOI.
The company has also offered using the same technology... Read more.. Date : May 9 Source: Times of India
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Environmental performance could matter for budgetary allocation: plan panelThe Planning Commission plans to link funding allocations to states to their environmental management, and is putting in place an index to gauge performance.
“The Planning Commission is in the process of developing an environmental performance index (EPI) to incentivise states for environmental performance through budgetary allocations,” minister of state for planning Rajiv Shukla said in a written reply to a question in Parliament on Wednesday.
Shukla also cited rankings of states based on an environmental performance index (... Read more.. Date : May 9 Source: Livemint
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Schneider Electric launches solar power solutionsSchneider Electric today launched solar power solutions for residential and commercial applications in India. "Schneider Electric Solar Business has launched a range of products for residential, small commercial and off-grid solar and backup power," a company statement said today. "We are accelerating our investment by transferring global technology to India, increasing our local R&D capabilities and manufacturing locally in facilities, the launch of new range of inverters to support off-grid & rooftop market reinforces our commitment to Indian market, said... Read more.. Date : May 9 Source: Economic Times
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Pedalling on solar powerLet's take a look at this solar powered-cum-manual mode rickshaw, which is much lighter than the conventional one, reduces driving effort and maintenance drastically and is environment-friendly with zero emissions. A group of PEC mechanical engineers managed to create a niche for themselves by inventing a special hybrid rickshaw with a host of innovative inputs on it. This vehicle was selected among five projects of the department displayed at the grand annual exhibit a?? Open House a?? last month. What makes this invention stand out is the sensitivity and practical utility for its... Read more.. Date : May 9 Source: Times of India
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