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District gets its first solar biometric ATMThe Union bank of India unveiled the region's first solar powered, voice enabled biometric rural ATM at Ghawaddi village in Ludhiana district on Saturday. A product of the collaboration between M/s Vortex and the IIT at Chennai, the ATM works on solar power, has low power consumption and can support biometric and PIN based transactions, according to bank officials. “These features make it ideal for the rural environment where power supply is a critical factor and literacy levels are low,” said S S Mundra, Executive Director of Union Bank, who inaugurated the ATM. Bank... Read more.. Date : Mar 28 Source: Indian Express
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SAN FRANCISCO TARGETS 100% SOLAR ENERGY BY 2020The government of San Francisco is strengthening its commitment to renewable energy by installing solar panels on its City Hall roof. The city government will begin calling for bids from solar panel companies next month for the mounting of photovoltaic cells on the roofs of the San Francisco City Hall and the Davies Symphony Hall, a local music hub. Solar panel installations will also push on in public buildings in government subdivisions like Chinatown and Potrero Hill. “We want the whole city in 2020 to be powered 100 percent by renewable energy,” said Edwin... Read more.. Date : Mar 28 Source: The futuregov.asia
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Tetra Pak, Kirloskar Oil, TVS, Welspun and Infosys among Parivartan Sustainability Leadership Award winners
New Delhi, March 26 2011: Food Packaging major Tetra Pak, Auto sector giants TVS Motor Company and Kirloskar Oil Engines; Textile leaders Welspun and Ginni Filaments; and IT majors Infosys and Cognizant were amongst 16 large and small Indian corporates that bagged the Parivartan Sustainability Leadership Awards for 2011. The awards were presented at the Parivartan Sustainability Summit, India’s first market development forum on Sustainability and Innovation held on March 24. The Parivartan Sustainability Leadership Awards, organized by India Carbon Outlook, seek... Read more.. Date : Mar 28 Source: India Carbon Outlook
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India to have satellite to monitor green coverIndia will launch a ''forestr satellite'' as part of its efforts to monitor the country''s green cover, Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh said today. "We have to monitor (the Green Cover) on realtime basis. We will be launching our own forestry satellite sometime in the later part of 2012," he said here. Addressing a brain storming session on Green India Mission (GIM), the Minister said ISRO has already taken a decision in this regard. "We will be having a family of satellites that will be dedicated to monitor the green cover," he said. GIM is one of the eight... Read more.. Date : Mar 28 Source: MoneyControl.com
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Foreign companies eye clean technology projects in IndiaWestern companies are in the race for slice of the lucrative market for clean technologies such as renewable energy and water or soil treatment projects in India and China, which corporate leaders say will be worth trillions of dollars in a few years as the Asian giants grapple with rising oil prices and pollution. Companies are excited about business prospects in India, which has announced a $20-billion plan to build 20,000 MW of solar energy capacity in the next decade. The Asian country has levied a tax on coal to fund green projects, and is struggling with high oil prices at a... Read more.. Date : Mar 25 Source: Economic Times
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India launches National consultation for air pollutantsTo meet the challenges of pollution on both local and global scale, India on Thursday launched a national technical consultation for air pollutants on a market-friendly emissions scheme. Speaking at the inaugural session, environment minister Jairam Ramesh said it is "a very small" but "a necessary step" in environmental regulation to address global climate change. "There is a debate on carbon trade globally. Today what India is doing with this initiative is a carbon trade for local polluters," Ramesh said. Advocating "stricter and more robust" environmental... Read more.. Date : Mar 25 Source: Times of India
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Tata starts electric car production in Coventry - BBCIndian manufacturer Tata has started production of electric cars in Coventry.The firm, which owns Jaguar Land Rover, has taken on 23 people to help build 1,500 Vista models.The vehicle has a predicted range of up to 120 miles (200km), and manages 0-60 kmph in under 10 seconds, a spokesman said. It will cost between £25,000 to £30,000 with a £5,000 reduction on top through a government grant. Date : Mar 24 Source: BBC
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PLG launches its 40 MW Solar Power generation Plant in GujaratPLG Power Limited is the flagship energy and Power division of the 3500 cr. PLG Group has started its 40 MW Solar Power Generation Plant in Patan near Ahmadabad. PLG is one of the leading manufacturers of crystalline PV modules in India with their manufacturing plant at Sinnar, Nasik. Date : Mar 24 Source: PRLog
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Abound Solar Reaches Deal With India's SolarsisAbound Solar Inc. has reached a long-term sales agreement with Solarsis, a designer and installer of solar power systems in India. The companies are working together on a 1-megawatt array in Ananthapur in the southern state of Andhra Pradesh, and Solarsis plans to establish a test facility to optimize designs around Abound's modules. Dollar amounts of the deal announced Wednesday weren't disclosed, but Abound Solar CEO Tom Tiller describes it as on the order of about $1 million. Most of Abound Solar's business has been in established markets such as Germany and Italy, but... Read more.. Date : Mar 24 Source: Denver Channel
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India to have floating solar power plantIndia's private energy giant Tata Power has joined with Australia's Sunengy Pty Limited for a $1 million pilot project to build a solar-powered electricity generation plant that will float on water, the companies announced. "In our quest to deliver sustainable energy, Tata Power is consistently investing in clean and eco-friendly technologies," Tata Executive Director Banmali Agrawala said in a statement. The plant would use Sunengy's Liquid Solar Array technology, based on traditional concentrated photovoltaic technology, incorporating a lens and a small area of solar cells that... Read more.. Date : Mar 24 Source: Commodity Online
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India, Japan eye closer environmental tiesUnion Minister of Science and Technology and Earth Science, Pawan Kumar Bansal said on Tuesday that India and Japan will have closer partnership in the field of global environmental issues. He said that both the Asian nations will have close partnership with the Indian Science and Technological institutions in the field of climate change, sustainable development and global environmental issues, government release said. In a meeting between Bansal and Koji Omi, founder chairman of Science and Technology in Society (STS) Forum and former finance minister, both discussed... Read more.. Date : Mar 23 Source: New Kerala
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Iberdrola Halts U.S. Wind Farm After Suzlon Turbine Blades Fall to GroundIberdrola SA (IBE), the biggest producer of renewable energy, halted power production at a 150-megawatt wind farm in Rugby, North Dakota, after the blades of a Suzlon Energy Ltd. (SUEL) S88 generator fell from their mount. The plant was suspended after the March 14 accident while Spain’s Iberdrola and Suzlon of India investigate the causes, according to an Iberdrola spokesman who asked not to be named in line with company policy. No one was hurt and there is no indication of when electricity production may resume. Suzlon has signed contracts to deliver at least 1,257... Read more.. Date : Mar 22 Source: Bloomberg
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Green investment bank 'must operate commercially'The government is putting the UK's fledgling green economy at risk by downgrading the "green investment bank" to a mere fund, MPs have warned in a scathing report on the plans. If the bank is to succeed in directing billions of needed investment into green projects such as renewable energy, it must be allowed to operate commercially and attract private sector investors, an influential cross-party committee of MPs said, putting them at loggerheads with officials who want to water down the proposals for the £2bn bank. They also called for the bank to issue "green ISAs" through which... Read more.. Date : Mar 22 Source: The Guardian
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Western Ghats least hit by global warmingThere is some good news for people living in the Western Ghats areas of Karnataka. They will be cocooned from the harsh effects of global warming while the rest of the country witnesses an exponential rise in temperatures, says a report that forecast the effects of global warming in India in the next two decades. Annual temperatures in 2030 will rise to 2.2 degree Celsius compared to their 1970s levels of 1.7 degee Celsius, the report warns. This means, while a large tract of the Western Ghat may experience higher temperature rise and less rainy days, the Ghat region of... Read more.. Date : Mar 22 Source: Deccan Herald
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Ramesh says achieving 33 per cent forest cover unrealisticIndia's ambitious target of bringing 33 per cent of its land under green cover is not realistic given the population pressure and the pressure for development, Minister for Environment and Forests Jairam Ramesh today said. "This is (the target) unrealistic in a country like India where the population is 1.2 billion and set to become 1.6 billion by 2040. With the population and development pressure in our country, to expect India to suddenly grow a green cover from the present 21 per cent to 33 per cent is totally unrealistic," Ramesh said during Green Landscape Summit-2011... Read more.. Date : Mar 20 Source: Deccan Herald
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Jairam backs ‘green rating' systemUnion Minister for Environment and Forests Jairam Ramesh has endorsed the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII)-Green Building Centre's suggestion to have ‘green rating' system for companies based on the initiatives taken by them to conserve natural resources. Delivering a special address at the Green Landscape Summit 2011 organised by the CII-GBC here on Saturday, Mr. Jairam Ramesh said this rating would be based on the initiatives taken to improve energy efficiency, water conservation, cutting down green house gases and reducing waste. India was in an ideal situation to... Read more.. Date : Mar 20 Source: Hindu
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India earmarks INR 1500 crore for solar projectsThe Indian government would dole out INR 1500 crore over the next two years to banks and finance companies to lend money to solar energy projects at a generous 5% interest rate. A top government official said that the money would be lent to small solar projects adding up to 200 MW by companies like SIDBI, NABARD and National Housing Bank. These lenders would be provided interest free loans by the Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency an arm of the renewable energy ministry. The agency would also provide funds to state run banks in urban areas at 2% interest rate. Mr... Read more.. Date : Mar 20 Source: SteelGuru
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Centrotherm launches Indian subsidiaryCentrotherm Photovoltaics AG, a supplier of process technology and equipment for the production of solar silicon, solar cells and solar modules, which are used in solar power generation, announced the launch on Friday of its Indian subsidiary that is to be based in Bangalore. Kai Vogt, Director, International Business Development, Centrotherm, told this correspondent that although investor interest in solar power generation was growing, “India has a lot of catching up to do when compared with countries like China, South Korea and Taiwan, where solar power generation capacity has... Read more.. Date : Mar 20 Source: Hindu
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HCL expands smart grid ecosystemHCL Technologies (HCL), a global IT services provider, today announced a significant expansion of its smart grid partner ecosystem by forging strategic alliances with two leading data management software firms focused on the smart grid market, eMeter and Tridium. The creation of smart grids includes the modernization and digitization of aging power grids. These partnerships enable the integration of real-time data management and analytical software with HCL’s comprehensive suite of services to help utilities transform their existing infrastructure from traditional power grids to... Read more.. Date : Mar 20 Source: CIOL Network
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India ahead of US on energy efficiency: Report
India is making more progress than the US in increasing the country's energy efficiency, a report said here Thursday. 'India's Clean Revolution' was launched by international NGO The Climate Group (TCG). The report suggested that the rate of increase of India's private investment in clean energy will be 736 percent over the next 10 years, three times that of the US or China. Further, low cost labour and highly skilled manufacturing base will make India a major hub for clean technologies. 'Only a clean industrial revolution can guarantee long term... Read more.. Date : Mar 18 Source: Sify.com
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Spanish Wind Power Manufacturer Expanding into IndiaGamesa is looking beyond Europe to India as the Spanish wind turbine manufacturer seeks to offset weak business in Europe and the United States. But how exactly the company plans to expand into the fast-growing India wind energy market continues to fuel the rumor mills. What is known so far is what the Madrid-based wind turbine manufacturer and wind farm developer is saying officially. On March 9, it announced plans to invest €60 million ($83 million) through 2012 to open wind turbine production plants and a research and technology (R&D) center in India. ... Read more.. Date : Mar 18 Source: Renewable Energy World
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Get ready to pay garbage cessOwners or tenants of properties coming within the limits of the Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) will have to share the costs of solid waste management with the civic body from April. Property owners as well as tenants will have to pay solid waste management cess, the rates for which have been announced. The decision to levy the cess on all properties was taken in the light of the expenditure the BBMP incurs on solid waste management: around Rs. 200 crore every year and rising. Separate slabs have been fixed according to Section 103 (B) of the Karnataka... Read more.. Date : Mar 17 Source: Hindu
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Japanese car factory in bid to harness power of the rising sunToyota believes plans to install thousands of solar panels at its Burnaston plant will increase the green credentials of an eco-friendly car it builds at the factory. The Japanese car-maker, in partnership with British Gas, has applied to South Derbyshire District Council for 17,000 solar panels to be sited within the grounds of the factory. Once operational, the panels would be capable of producing around 5% of the plant's electricity. The panels would also help to reduce the factory's carbon footprint – saving 45,000 tonnes of CO2 over their lifetime. ... Read more.. Date : Mar 17 Source: This is Derbyshire
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Solar Panel Makers In India - Solar Water Heater Costs in India
Solar water heaters are all the rage in the world. In India, the situation is not as glamorous, though there is a steady but slow pickup in interest and installation (which has resulted in a steady but slow decrease in the cost). Thus there is a difference in the solar water heater cost in India and that in other parts of the world.
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Domestic action on climate change, India's strength: RameshMinister of State for Environment and Forests, Jairam ramesh, on Tuesday said that India''s strength lay in encouraging domestic action against climate change. Addressing the inaugural session of a conclave on Business and Climate Change organised here by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) and the ITC Centre of Excellence for Sustainable Development, Ramesh said India’s efforts to curb greenhouse gas [GHG] emissions are beset with two unique challenges: Legacy issues of ageing and inefficient plants, and the massive numbers of small and medium enterprises. He... Read more.. Date : Mar 16 Source: New Kerala
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