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Climate change may force India to import cornScientists have claimed that India and China, Asia''s largest corn producers will experience severe dry conditions due to climate change, prompting them to import corn from Tanzania which would face comparatively wet weather. Researchers from Stanford University, the World Bank and Purdue University found that in the years countries such as India, China and the US are forecast to experience severe dry conditions, Tanzania''s weather will likely be comparatively wet. The African country better known for safaris and Mt Kilimanjaro can substantially increase its maize... Read more.. Date : Jul 29 Source: MSN India
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Double jolt from Kerala State Electricity Regulatory CommissionThiruvananthapuram: It's not just the imminent power tariff hike or the looming power crisis that would fan the woes of over one crore electricity consumers in the state. The UDF government is mulling ways to puff up the Kerala State Energy Efficiency Fund by introducing 'energy efficiency cess'' on electricity consumers of all categories. The move is expected to bring around Rs 20 crore every year to the energy efficiency fund managed by the Energy Management Centre (EMC)-Kerala, which holds the reigns of energy conversation activities of the state government. With the node... Read more.. Date : Jul 27 Source: The Times of India
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New Delhi adapting to surging energy demand with clean technologyNEW 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, it was announced that the New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) is planning to install charging stations for electric vehicles (EVs) in 65 areas under the NDMC jurisdiction, a move which will increase consumer appeal for EVs. Expected to be a benchmark for the future of EVs in India, this public-private partnership... Read more.. Date : Jul 27 Source: The Climate Group
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In Parts of India, Wind Energy Proving Cheaper than Coal
Due to the cost of rising coal prices and a decrease in the cost of wind power (which has dropped considerably in recent years), the cost of wind power in some parts of India has fallen below that of electricity from coal power plants (not even taking health or global warming externalities into account). The cost of wind power is primarily dependent on the average wind speed in the location where wind turbines are to be installed. It is also dependent on the cost of labour required to install and maintain the wind turbines. Another factor that affects the cost of wind farm... Read more.. Date : Jul 27 Source: CleanTechnica
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Solid waste disposal to be boostedWith the release of funds under the head of maintenance of compactors and other vehicles used for garbage transportation by A2Z, the company handling solid waste management project, the possibility of acceleration of pace of exercises to give a clean look to the city has increased. Municipal commissioner P K Pandey, who is holding regular meetings with A2Z officials and management for the past three days, on Wednesday said that during these meetings, the company officials informed him that lack of resources had suffered their works. "Resources like compactors and vehicles of... Read more.. Date : Jul 27 Source: Times of India
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Power tariff hike triggers solar feverKOCHI: 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 bills. The metropolitan authority plans to install solar panels at its headquarters in Kadavanthara as well as the shopping complexes it owns in the city. GCDA chairman N Venugopal said the authority would get the... Read more.. Date : Jul 27 Source: Times of India
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Steep fall in REC demand, pricesOnly 1,58,320 non-solar renewable energy certificates were traded on the country's two energy exchanges on July 25 compared with 2,36,485 in the trading session of last month. The prices also sank — to Rs 2,000 a REC on the Indian Energy Exchange Ltd, and Rs 2,202 on the Power Exchange of India. Comparatively, the prices were Rs 2,402 and Rs 2,460 last month. RECs are generation-based ‘certificates’ awarded (electronically, in demat form) to those who generate electricity from renewable sources such as wind, biomass, hydro and solar, if they opt not to sell the electricity at... Read more.. Date : Jul 26 Source: Business Line
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Power Grid plans green corridor for renewable energy.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 over a period of five years. The investment was for transmission of 40 GW of renewable energy capacity by 2030. About Rs 20,000 crore would be for intra-state strengthening and Rs 22,000 crore for inter-state transmission systems for grid integration. This would also include other work such as energy storage,... Read more.. Date : Jul 26 Source: Business Line
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Beleaguered wind industry to meet Minister on August 1The Minister for New and Renewable Energy, Dr Farooq Abdullah, is scheduled to meet representatives of the wind power industry on August 1. This comes in the backdrop of wind power capacity addition being estimated to work out to half of what it was last year. Much is not well with the Indian wind industry today. ‘Accelerated Depreciation’ is gone, ‘Generation-Based Incentive’ is gone and the industry is preparing to make a strong pitch for restoration of these benefits. Describing the situation on the ground as “pathetic”, Mr Ramesh Kymal, President, Indian... Read more.. Date : Jul 26 Source: Business Line
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Modi invites Japan to the rising land of sun powerAHMEDABAD: Chief Minister Narendra Modi has invited Japan's companies to invest in the 'Go Green project', under which the state is planning to generate 5,000 megawatt solar power by installing solar panels on the Narmada Canal. Elaborating on various projects, Modi said: "Gujarat is also setting up Asia's biggest desalination plant in Dholera to recycle seawater for industrial use according to the state's new desalination policy." He said that the state would harness wind and solar power. "Panels are being installed on structures atop the 4,000km long Narmada canal network... Read more.. Date : Jul 26 Source: Times of India
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India's energy consumption to double by 2031Energy 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 increasing production of oil and gas and diversifying import sources, are needed to meet growing energy demand in India, which is heavily dependent on imports. With demand for hydrocarbons closely linked to economic growth, demand for petroleum products is expected to grow at 6 percent. "Without... Read more.. Date : Jul 26 Source: New Kerala
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A leaking hole in green fundTop 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 DNA, top officials who were part of the Inter-ministerial group (IMG) set up to appraise projects under the National Clean Energy Fund (NCEF), knowingly approved projects that did not qualify for such funding. In its report on Sunday, DNA had reported how the IMG went ahead and approved funding 100% of the... Read more.. Date : Jul 25 Source: DNA
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India spending over 2.6% to tackle climate change: FinMin
India is spending over 2.6% of it's GDP to deal with challenges of climate change and wants rich countries to honour their financial commitments to address green issues, according to a Finance Ministry paper. Also, India is committed to spend large resources through its planning process on meeting the domestic mitigation goal of reducing the emissions intensity of its GDP by 20-25% by 2020 in comparison with 2005 level, it said. ... Read more.. |
City’s annual carbon emission twice that of national averageEvery year, an average Mumbaiite emits 3.83 tonnes of carbon dioxide, which is equivalent to emissions from a small petrol car making 76 round trips between Mumbai and Pune (a distance of 165km).Mumbai’s carbon footprint is double the national average of 1sust.4 tonnes of carbon dioxide.This is one of the findings from data compiled by Dadar-based non-government organisation Environmental Management Centre (EMC), after calculating the personal carbon footprint of 503 people across India.The carbon footprint for a Mumbaiite was concentrated in the range of 0.51 to 7 tonnes of carbon dioxide... Read more.. Date : Jul 24 Source: Hindustan Times
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Billions needed for climate change finance could be found at Doha negotiations
By 2020 there should be $100bn of climate finance flowing into projects to slash emissions in developing countries and to protect the most vulnerable nations from the effects of climate change. That means renewable power projects on land and sea, mega-city scale energy efficiency roll-outs, flood prevention systems, intelligent agriculture, solar powered desalination, restoring degraded lands and protecting biodiversity; our natural toolkit. The next tangible progress in policy and legislation will come at the next round of the UN climate change negotiations in Doha... Read more.. Date : Jul 24 Source: Climate Action
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Zero-garbage project bearing fruit in PuneThe recognition of zero-garbage area, a project initiated by Cummins under its corporate social responsibility (CSR) in Katraj area, by the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) speaks of its success story. The power leader firm and the civic body would soon implement this ISO-certified plan in 17 more wards of the city with its aim towards zero-garbage city. The state government also awarded a special recognition to the project for its efforts in the area of waste management. The objective of the project was to create value out of waste by processing all organic materials within... Read more.. Date : Jul 24 Source: Daily News and Analysis
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Wind energy will grow by 100 terawatt-hours per year – IEAWind 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 renewable sources including wind turbines will increase by more than 40% to almost 6,400 terawatt hours (TWh) – roughly the equivalent of one-and-a-half times current electricity production in the US, predicts the Medium-Term Renewable Energy Market Report 2012. This is the first time the IEA has devoted a medium-term... Read more.. Date : Jul 24 Source: REVE
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Leading Academic Institutions in India, US Cooperate to Deliver Low-cost Solar PowerSome of the leading academic institutions in the United States and India have joined hands to develop and, ultimately, deploy low-cost clean energy technologies. The initiative is part of the $125 million US–India Initiative for Clean Energy which was announced by President Obama and Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh in 2009. Under the initiative, grants would be awarded to US and Indian academic and research institutions which will work in pairs to develop clean energy technologies. Recently, Washington University in St. Louis has been paired with the Indian Institute of Technology–... Read more.. Date : Jul 24 Source: CleanTechnica
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After aviation, India to oppose EU’s maritime carbon leviesIndia plans to oppose at an environment conference in Washington later this month the European Union’s (EU’s) proposal to levy carbon emissions taxes on aircraft and ships. The aviation ministry will present India’s opposition to the EU’s emission trading scheme (ETS), said two government officials who declined to be named. Consultations with the environment ministry on the matter ended last week. The European Union earlier this year began considering a proposal to bring the maritime sector under the purview of its carbon emissions levy, though it has been facing... Read more.. Date : Jul 24 Source: Livemint.com
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India encourages SA firms to participate in big renewables pushIndia 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, making it also the fifth-largest deployer of clean energy solutions globally. Addressing a renewable-energy conference organised by the Indian High Commission in Johannesburg on Monday, New and Renewables Energy director-general Gireesh B Pradhan said the country was seeking to add momentum to a roll-out that... Read more.. Date : Jul 24 Source: Engineering News
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Buyers shying away from green buildingsWhen Surat Builders Association (SBA) organized a property show in March, nearly 25 developers promised to come up with 51 green buildings, all residential, in the city. Nearly 30 buildings are under construction, but the developers are finding it difficult to sell them as buyers are not willing to pay additional cost incurred due to specific green building provisions. As result, the construction of green buildings has slowed down in the city. Velji Sheta, president of Surat Builders Association, said, " We incur 12-15 per cent more expenses in green buildings. People are... Read more.. Date : Jul 23 Source: Times of India
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Solar cells that convert windows into energy producersResearchers have fashioned a new transparent solar cell that will not only permit windows at homes to generate power but also enable people to see outside. The University of California Los Angeles team reported a new kind of polymer solar cell (PSC) that produces energy by absorbing mainly infrared light, not visible light, making the cells nearly 70 percent transparent. They made the PSC from a photoactive plastic that converts infrared light into an electrical current. These polymer solar cells have attracted great attention due to their advantages over competing solar cell... Read more.. Date : Jul 23 Source: Times of India
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Power sector sweating over environment ministry's draft rulesThe ministry of environment and forests (MOEF) has proposed new rules, applicable from January 2014, which are seen as imposing conditions too tough to be met by the power sector. The new rules make it mandatory for thermal power plants located beyond 500km of the pit head (dedicated source of coal) to use coal with calorific value of at least 4,000 Kcal/Kg, or put in place specified clean technologies. The latter option may lead to a change in the basic structure of the plants itself, which those running power units say is an impractical proposal. If implemented, the new rules are... Read more.. Date : Jul 23 Source: Times of India
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New garbage transfer station in RauIndore Municipal Corporation (IMC) takes possession of nazool land at Rau for second transfer station for municipal solid waste (MSW) now tender for it will be issued in next few days. New transfer station for MSW be spread over 3.5 hectare land and MSW of zone 6, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14 and 15 will be transfer from here to trenching ground at Devguraria. The new transfer station will help in improving the collection and transportation of municipal waste. IMC is carrying out solid waste management project under JNNURM and civic body had to construct two transfer stations. It had one... Read more.. Date : Jul 23 Source: Times of India
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Each state to have Solar City soonThe 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 programme aims to consolidate all the efforts of the ministry and address the energy problem of the urban areas in a holistic manner. The various initiatives of the ministry which include promoting solar water heating systems in homes, hotels, hostels, hospitals and industry; deploying solar photo voltaic (SPV) systems... Read more.. Date : Jul 22 Source: Times of India
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