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L&T Construction Commissions India's Largest Solar PV Power PlantL&T Construction - part of the Larsen & Toubro conglomerate has commissioned India's largest solar photo voltaic based power plant (40 MWp) owned by Reliance Power Limited at Dhursar Village, Jaisalmer district of Rajasthan. As the largest EPC player in solar power, L&T Construction executed the solar power plant from concept (including detailed design) to commissioning in 129 days. With the commissioning of this plant, L&T Construction has installed 114MW of utility scale solar PV power plants over the last fiscal - a benchmark in India's solar EPC industry. The... Read more.. Date : Apr 10 Source: 4-traders
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Perfect on paper, suffering on groundDespairing of air and groundwater pollution in six villages near the solid waste processing plant at Nakarvadi village, 10 km from Rajkot city, Shailendrasinh Jadeja filed an RTI query. Jadeja - a native of Pipaliya village - filed his application with the solid waste department of Rajkot Municipal Corporation (RMC). Jadeja, 34, who works as office superintendent at a city-based college, has been fighting to ensure environmental safety for villagers around the waste processing plant. After the Municipal Solid Waste Management Rules, 2000, were notified, RMC set up a processing... Read more.. Date : Apr 10 Source: Times of India
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Progetti lines up 300 mw solar expansionProgetti Iberfin Holding (PIH), an Italy-headquartered renewable energy firm, is betting big on the solar energy sector in India, where demand is forecast to grow more than 100 gigawatt (gw) by 2020. PIH Energy, its Spanish arm, is raising funds in the overseas markets to set up 300 mw solar capacity in India in the next 3-5 years. “About 100 mw capacity is already in the pipeline. This is a brownfield project we setting up at a solar park in Gujarat. While exploring the Gujarat project, we saw significant potential in the Indian solar sector and decided to expand our... Read more.. Date : Apr 5 Source: DNA India
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India, Israel to launch research in cyber-security, energyIndia and Israel have agreed to launch a long-term joint programme worth USD 10 million annually to facilitate research and academic activities benefiting them in areas like renewable and sustainable energies, bio-medical sciences and cyber-security. The decision came after Minister of Human Resource Development Kapil Sibal met Israel's Minister of Finance Yuval Steinitz and others here. The two sides agreed in principle to establish a long-term programme that will bring together Indian and Israeli researchers to carry forward research in areas of mutual interests, the... Read more.. Date : Apr 5 Source: Economic Times
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Waaree Announces the Order for 154 Solar Pumps From RHDS – Government of Rajasthan, JaipurWaaree is pleased to announce the winning of order for 154 solar water pumps, to be supplied to Government of Rajasthan, under JNNSM & RKVY policy, beating off stiff competition. The state experiences a very scarce rainfall, acute shortage of water for irrigation, and unavailability of electricity in remote areas (long waiting queues for new electric connections and Rs. 700 crore investment needed by the farmers for 70,000 new connections). RHDS has taken the initiative to install solar water pumps and meet the water requirements of farmers in remote areas. Waaree... Read more.. Date : Apr 4 Source: PR Newswire
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Training students in renewable energy techTraining people in skills required at renewable energy plants seems to be the next wave in the Indian solar movement. About six lakh jobs would be created in the next four years from projects coming under the solar mission alone. On an average, about 35 people are involved in the installation of 1 MW of solar plant— including manufacturing and installation of the final plant. Colleges across the country are cashing in on the need to train students in renewable energy technology. Players across the value chain are engaging in conducting courses in renewable energy in... Read more.. Date : Apr 4 Source: The Hindu Business Line
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India's e-waste output jumps 8 times in 7 yearsIndia's output of e-waste has jumped by eight times in the past seven years and the open yet illegal incineration of massive quantities of such trash may lead to serious public health hazards, a government report says. According to the latest annual report of the Union ministry of environment and forest (MoEF), by the end of 2012, India would have generated a whopping eight lakh tonnes of e-waste - up eight times in the past seven years. Environmentalists point out that an additional 50,000 tonnes is imported from developed countries despite a ban. "The burning of metals can... Read more.. Date : Apr 4 Source: Times of India
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EcoVelocity motor show to showcase hydro-electric project in IndiaEcoVelocity, the largest showcase of low-carbon cars in Europe, will offset its emissions by supporting a hydro-electric project in India. As well as displaying the latest hybrid and electric vehicles and lower-emission petrol and diesel cars, EcoVelocity will also offer a series of presentations and talks from industry experts. And visitors will be able to get their hands on the cars over a 3.5-mile test drive route. James Brown from Carbon Neutral Investments, which is working with EcoVelocity to offset the carbon it produces, said: ‘EcoVelocity has taken the... Read more.. Date : Apr 3 Source: Metro.co.uk
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Earth Care to fete South Asia's green heroesThe South Asian sub-continent faces the worst brunt of climate change in years to come, scientists of the UN's Inter-governmental panel on climate change have warned. The sub-continent faces a challenge that it can only surmount acting in cohesion. While the countries in the region - Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri-Lanka and India sketch their economic destinies and alleviate the endemic poverty in the subcontinent it now has to face the challenge of climate change. Across the SAARC region people have begun to find creative solutions, to adapt... Read more.. Date : Apr 3 Source: Times of India
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India to get Rs 700 cr German loan for renewable energy projectsGermany will help India in renewable energy projects by giving a low interest loan of about 100 million Euros(about Rs 700 crore). An agreement for that has been signed by German Government owned development bank KfW with the Rural Electrification Corporation Ltd (REC), which is the nodal agency for the implementation of the Rajiv Gandhi Grameen Vidyutikaran Yojana, the national initiative for rural electrification. A financing agreement has also been signed for a project development and capacity building grant of EUR 500,000 (approximately INR 3.5 crore) The reduced... Read more.. Date : Apr 3 Source: Utility Products
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NRO lights up village with solar energyThe people of Jahangirabad village in Cuttack's Salepur block will no longer have to spend their summer evenings and nights in the dark. All for US-based non-resident Odia (NRO) Durga Prasad Kar, who installed solar panels in the village. Now people can go about their work, watch TV and children can study after nightfall because of solar energy. "We were earlier very troubled by the power cuts and dim lights. But now solar energy has transformed our village. Our streets and houses are well lit," said Santosh, a villager. "Life is so difficult if there is a power failure for a few... Read more.. Date : Apr 3 Source: Times of India
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Chance for India to back LDCs in their submissions to UN on emission reductionAfter the differences at Durban over carbon reduction, India has an opportunity to mend fences with the least developed countries. New Delhi can lend support to the detailed plan for increased emission reduction by developed countries put forward by the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS), Least Developed Countries (LDCs) and the Africa Group in their submissions to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. India has been demanding that developed countries reduce their emissions by 25-40% from the 1990 levels by 2020, as suggested by the fourth assessment... Read more.. Date : Apr 3 Source: Economic Times
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SBI Energy Finds Microgrids Could Be Key to Smart Grid DevelopmentMicrogrids could be the killer-app for Smart Grid development. Industrial and energy market research publisher SBI Energy reports that the boom in cheap and plentiful natural gas could lead to increased use of micro-turbines and the development of more microgrids. The U.S. military leads the world in deploying and testing new microgrid technologies. It is the primary driver fueling Smart Grid market growth, which is forecast at 5.8% CAGR through 2031. A just released research report from SBI Energy, World Smart Grid, 2nd Edition, finds that microgrid growth areas are in universities... Read more.. Date : Apr 3 Source: msnbc.com
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India Starts $15 Billion Program to Curb Fossil Fuel UseIndia started a program that imposes energy-saving targets on companies including Reliance Industries Ltd. (RIL), Tata Steel Ltd. (TATA) and Vedanta Resources Plc (VED), ordering them to reduce fossil-fuel consumption by 2015. Starting yesterday, 563 facilities such as oil refineries, steel plants and paper mills must begin improving the efficiency with which they consume energy over the next three years, according to program rules and targets published on the website of the Ministry of Power. The program seeks to lower fossil-fuel use in the world’s third-largest energy... Read more.. Date : Apr 2 Source: Bloomberg
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MoU between Nalco Water India Limited & Engineers India LimitedEngineers India Limited (EIL) and Nalco Water India Limited (NWIL), a subsidiary of Nalco, an Ecolab Company have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to synergize and integrate the product and service offerings of the two companies. Both companies share a common network of clients. The MoU permits EIL to integrate Nalco’s know-how to its strong portfolio, and provides Nalco an extensive opportunity with Indian clients and an enhanced channel to deploy its technologies. Nalco Water India Limited is a water treatment and process improvement company, delivering... Read more.. Date : Apr 2 Source: Press Trust
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Rio+20 suffers leadership void weeks ahead of summitWhen a landmark UN conference on sustainable development kicks off in Brazil in mid-June, more than 120 world leaders are expected to participate in the much-ballyhooed talkfest on the future of the global environment. “But yet we haven’t had a single leader who has stood up and provided a vision and direction that these talks desperately need,” complained Tim Gore of the London-based Oxfam International. “What we need,” he told reporters last week, “is a vision for the future to reorient the global economy around the needs of the poorest—and to meet those needs within the... Read more.. Date : Apr 2 Source: Business Mirror
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SASE to organise International Symposium on Cryosphere and Climate changeSnow and Avalanche Study Establishment (SASE) of Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) is organizing an International Symposium on Cryosphere and Climate Change (C3) at Manali from April 2 to 4, 2012. Official release issued by Director SASE, Mr Ashwagosha Ganju here today said that experts of international repute will present their papers in the symposium followed by the International Training Workshop on Planning and Designing of Avalanche Control Structures during 6-7 April 2012 at SASE head quarters in Manali. Researchers, academicians, engineers,... Read more.. Date : Apr 2 Source: Himvani
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Indian Government Ends Tax Break for Wind-Power ProjectsIndia ended a tax break for wind farms that helped drive 70 percent of installations last year in the world’s third-largest market for turbines. Starting April 1, wind power projects can no longer claim accelerated depreciation at the rate of 80 percent on the cost of their equipment, according to a circular on the website of India’s income tax department. Accelerated depreciation is an accounting method that allows wind farm developers to write off investments at a faster rate. Projects built after March 31 can only claim the standard depreciation rate of 15 percent, the tax... Read more.. Date : Apr 2 Source: Bloomberg
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Land search for 25 MW solar parkThe Orissa government is in the process of identifying 50 hectares of land in Nuapada district for establishment of a solar park with capacity of 25 MW. “The state's nodal agency for land acquisition- Industrial Infrastructure Development Corporation (Idco) will identify 50 hectares of land for the solar park in Nuapada district. The state department of science & technology has already submitted a proposal for the solar park to the Government of India,” Niranjan Pujari, minister for science & technology informed the state assembly. It may be noted that the state has... Read more.. Date : Apr 2 Source: Business Standard
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Grant to boost solar energyThe Centre will soon provide a helping hand for entrepreneurs to set up domestically engineered solar power plants. There would be an interest subsidy on loan interest for solar projects provided the components are sourced from domestic producers. The ministry of new and renewable energy is working on a new interest subvention or subsidy scheme for solar projects even though the US had objected to procuring components from domestic producers under Phase-I of the National Solar Mission and had threatened to move World Trade Organisation (WTO) against the clause. Gireesh B Pradhan,... Read more.. Date : Apr 2 Source: Hindustan Times
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India's largest solar power plant starts productionIn what can be termed as a major leap towards solar power generation in western Rajasthan, the country's largest solar power plant with an installed capacity of 40 MW started producing electricity from Saturday. Minister for new and renewable energy Farooq Abdullah, chief minister Ashok Gehlot and energy minister Jitendra Singh inaugurated the 40 MW photovoltaic solar plant installed by Reliance Power at Pokhran in Jaisalmer district. Chairman of Reliance Power Anil Ambani was also present on the occasion. On the occasion, Abdullah said the target is to produce 20,000... Read more.. Date : Apr 2 Source: Times of India
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Despite forest act, trees of Arunachal face the cutEven after 2006, when the Forest Rights Act (FRA) was passed, the reserved forest in Wakro circle of this easternmost district of Arunachal Pradesh has seen regular encroachment and felling of trees for agriculture. The practice — prevalent since 2005-06 — has seen an unprecedented increase in the last two years. Acres of forest area, reserve forest or land under sanctuary are regularly encroached upon and used for agriculture. The Mishmi people here claim they need more land in view of expanding families, fuel wood, cash income from non-timber products... Read more.. Date : Apr 2 Source: Hindustan Times
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After aviation tax, EU mulls carbon levy on shippingAfter a carbon tax was levied on aviation by the European Union (EU), the government is now preparing for a possible trade war with the European Commission (EC) imposing a similar tax on shipping business as well. The move can increase freight rates by 3%-15%. With EU mulling a tax on the shipping industry that will impose a levy based on carbon emissions on ships entering European waters, the Indian government has prepared a policy document to examine impacts of such a move and list measures to retaliate what it sees as a unilateral move. The government has also asked... Read more.. Date : Apr 2 Source: Times of India
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Indo-African ties can help prevent climate changeThe Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education director general, VK Bahuguna, said that the unique Indo-African partnership can provide help to India and the African nations for tackling climate change and desertification. At the conclusion of a two-week training programme on Combating Desertification and Climate Change sponsored by the Ministry of External Affairs during the weekend at the Central Academy for State Forest Services (CASFoS), Bahuguna stated that the India-Africa partnership is unique and owes its origins to history and the common struggle of the two against... Read more.. Date : Apr 2 Source: Daily Pioneer
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Govt introduces energy efficiency norms for industryThe government has finally set the ball rolling on forcing India’s industrial units to make their use of energy more efficient. According to a notification on Saturday, over 400 of India’s most energy intensive industrial units must collectively reduce their current energy consumption of 166 million tons by a little over 6% by 2015. Together these units, which include major companies such as Reliance India Limited and Vedanta Aluminium Company account for a third of India’s energy usage. The sectors under the net include includes iron & steel, cement, fertilizers, aluminium,... Read more.. Date : Mar 31 Source: Livemint
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