Sustainability Outlook Headlines

New Delhi rooftop solar panel policy ready- target 20MW in 3 years

According to reports, Delhi government has come up with a Cabinet note for solar power units on rooftops of households in the Capital.

After speaking to all stakeholders, the government is finally ready with the policy, according to which anyone can use their roof to set up a solar power unit. A nod from the Law and Finance department is awaited before the note is put up in front of the Cabinet for approval. The government will then take around six months to kick off the scheme.

House owners can either lease out their roof to a developer, who will then set up the unit... Read more..

Nakoda commences 5.25 MW Wind Power generation at cost of Rs. 330 million in Ratlam, Madhya Pradesh, India

Nakoda Limited (BSE code: 521030) commences 5.25 MW Wind Power generation at cost of Rs. 330 million in Ratlam, Madhya Pradesh, India.

According to the plans stated by Nakoda Limited last September, It has confirmed acquisition of Wind Mills from Global Wind Power Ltd. (GWPL), through a company floated by Reliance ADAG Group. The wind turbines are developed by GWPL with state of art technology in collaboration with Norwin Denmark.

The company made announcement of the commencement of the plant which is  set up at Jethana, District – Ratlam, MP  having 7 turbines with a... Read more..

IDFC Data Center First in India to be Certified Energy Efficient ‘green’ Data Centre by TÜV Rheinland

IDFC data center is the first in India to be certified as “energy efficient” by TÜV Rheinland, a German group that documents the safety and quality of business and technology systems to establish sustainability in social and industrial development. To date, this is the only Data center that has received this certification in India. Auditing and certification are performed on the basis of criteria developed by TÜV Rheinland. Mr Enrico Ruhle, Managing Director TÜV Rheinland said ‘The IDFC data center is the first in India to receive the premium Energy-efficient IT centre certificate from us... Read more..

World Bank to provide $2 billion for improving power supply in rural India

The multilateral lending agency says unexploited renewable energy sources can generate cost-effective power for rural people, increase total supply and minimise losses. Commits $2 billion in funding over three years 

A new World Bank report says that generating power locally and distributing it through existing facilities can help to bring electricity to more rural households in India that yet do not have access to power. 

The report says that this model should be actively encouraged and implemented in areas where electricity supply is poor and people have to depend on... Read more..

Permafrost meltdown set to disgorge greenhouse gases

A new study suggests the Arctic is headed for a permafrost meltdown that will release greenhouse gases equal to half the emissions of the entire industrial age.

The report, the first to estimate how much carbon will be emitted as the warming Arctic’s frozen soil melts, suggests the massive, long-term release will make it even tougher for the world to manage climate change.

“This is a lot of carbon,” said Kevin Schaefer of the National Snow and Ice Data Center in Boulder, Colo. “Undoubtedly, it will amplify the warming due to fossil fuel emissions.”

Numerous... Read more..

Analysis: Lower wind and solar prices to usher speedier adoption

Rapid recent solar and wind price falls are likely to bring new markets and mass adoption a step closer over the next decade and raise the prospects of mergers.

The financial crisis coupled with a ramp-up in China, which now leads the world wind and solar manufacturing, have led to over-capacity and pressured prices in the past three years.

Natural gas is the main fossil fuel rival and still wins on price after U.S. shale gas finds created a global glut.

But wind and solar are now competitive in niche markets after prices of turbines fell by a fifth and solar... Read more..

KVG Bank wins award for solar lighting

Close on the heels of Dharwad district winning a national award for excellent implementation of Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Act, another national-level award has come its way. This time, it is the Dharwad-based Regional Rural Bank (RRB) Karnataka Vikas Grameena (KVG) Bank.

KVG Bank was chosen for the award for excellent performance in implementation of the solar home lighting scheme of the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE), Government of India, and the award was recently conferred on it.

The award has been conferred on the bank for its special... Read more..

Moser Baer Solar powers 465 KW rooftop installation in Japan

Moser Baer Solar Limited (MBSL), a leader in the Indian solar power generation market, today announced a new landmark with the supply of 465 KW crystalline silicon (c-Si) solar modules to La Salle, a leading real estate investment management company in Japan, for commissioning of rooftop solar installation on its warehouses.

The 465 KW crystalline silicon solar modules supplied by Moser Baer is a globally acclaimed and TUV Rheinland-certified product, Moser Baer said in a web site release.

Apart from this, MBSL said, it has supplied more than 2800 KW modules making it... Read more..

XL Energy Bags EPC Contract For Solar Power Plant In India

XL Energy Ltd. said it had obtained orders valued over Rs.13 crore for establishment of a solar power plant being located in Punjab on turnkey/EPC basis.

The company said the project had achieved financial closure, while the various other opportunities under negotiation were at various stages of closure and should conclude in the near/immediate future.

XL Energy is expecting further contracts within this month, which are under various stages of negotiations/finalization to the tune of around Rs.60 crore, says CEO & MD Dinesh Kumar.

The company is focusing on... Read more..

Haryana Governer hails energy conservation programmes in foundry sector

Haryana Governor Jagannath Pahadia lauded the efforts of World Foundry Organisation (WFO) Birmingham UK for constituting WFO-Energy Saving Commission for energy conservation programmes in foundry sector worldwide.

The Governor met the representatives of WFO at Raj Bhawan, Chandigarh.

The delegation was led by Er Andrew Turner, Secretary General, WFO and Er Vijay Prakash Saha, Chairman, WFO-Energy Saving Commission.

There was also representation from China, Japan and Germany- various other affiliates of WFO, All India Steel Roller Association, National Institute... Read more..

Moser Baer Clean Energy Ltd (MBCEL) to use First Solar Modules

Moser Baer Clean Energy Limited (MBCEL), the Solar subsidiary of Moser Baer Projects Private Limited (MBPPL), and First Solar Inc. (Nasdaq: FSLR) today announced that MBCEL will procure 25 megawatts (MW) DC of First Solar's advanced thin-film modules for its solar power generation projects. Delivery is expected to take place by June 30, 2011.

Mr. Lalit Jain, Chief Operating Officer, International Operations, MBCEL Ltd. said, 'We are very happy to have selected First Solar for meeting part of the requirement for our projects. MBCEL is developing over 300 MWp of solar power... Read more..

Azure Power plans Rs.150 crore solar plant in Meghalaya

American solar power producer Azure Power Saturday announced plans for setting up of a 10 megawatt plant at an investment of Rs.150 crore in Meghalaya - a power deficit state.

The company has identified Meghalaya's West Garo Hills and Ri-Bhoi districts as the two potential areas to set up the solar plant, the first one in India's northeastern states.

'Our proposals have been submitted to the government (Meghalaya) and negotiations are on. Once the government agrees, we would sign a memorandum of understanding and subsequently the power purchase agreement with them,' company... Read more..