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Waterloo chemists develop promising cheap, sustainable battery for grid energy storageChemists at the University of Waterloo have developed a long-lasting zinc-ion battery that costs half the price of current lithium-ion batteries and could help enable communities to shift away from traditional power plants and into renewable solar and wind energy production. Professor Linda Nazar and her colleagues from the Faculty of Science at Waterloo made the important discovery, which appears in the... Read more.. |
Trident gets green nod for Rs 440 crore paper mill expansion projectsTrident has received environment clearance for expansion of its paper mill with improved technology and energy efficiency in Punjab’s Barnala district, entailing a cost of Rs 440 crore. The company, which was established in 1993, has proposed upgradation of paper machines to increase production of paper from 1,35,000 tonnes per annum (TPA) to 2,10,000 TPA and increase captive co-generation plant from 45.9 MW... Read more.. |
Draft vehicle scrapping policy to be ready in a fortnightAiming to scrap nearly 15 lakh heavy vehicles that are more than 15 years old in the first phase, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari has said the draft policy will be ready in a fortnight. “We intend to scrap 15-year-old about 12-15 lakh heavy vehicles, mostly trucks and buses, in the first phase of our proposed Voluntary Vehicle Fleet Modernisation Programme (V-VMP). The draft policy would be ready in a fortnight... Read more.. |
DMICDC partners IIFCL to boost investment in industrial spaceThe Delhi Mumbai Industrial Corridor Development Corporation has signed an MoU with India Infrastructure Finance Company Ltd (IIFCL) to share expertise and help boost investment opportunities in industrial space. "DMICDC and IIFCL, which provides long-term financing to viable infrastructure projects, on Friday signed an MoU to share their knowledge, resources and expertise and help boost investment... Read more.. |
Government's ambitious power capacity target may lead to huge surplusThe government's ambitious target of adding 261 gigawatt (GW) fresh capacity by 2022 may come at a price. According to experts, it will result in huge surplus, leading to dwindling capacity utilisation, stressed assets, more unpaid bank debts and a massive sectoral shakeout. India has total installed capacity of 303 GW at present, of which 211 GW is thermal and 42 GW renewable. The addition plan will take... Read more.. |
Thane Municipal Corporation ropes in experts from South Korea to set up tidal energy plat at Kasheli in ThaneIn a first-of-its-kind initiative, the Thane Municipal Corporation (TMC) has roped in a South Korea based water resource corporation to set up the first ever tidal river energy plant in India at the Kasheli bridge area along Ulhas River in Thane. In the first part of their study, an expert panel comprising Hong Jeong Jo and Bong-Keun Oh, the energy director and manager of the South Korean company K water and... Read more.. |
Waste management knot still tight at Pipri Chinchwad, PuneThe civic body's ambitious project to segregate garbage involving distribution of two trash bins to each household over a year ago seems to have run out of steam. A major reason for the project's failure until now has been the private employees appointed by the Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC) to collect the garbage and mix the segregated waste while transporting it. ... Read more.. Date : Aug 29 Source: The Times of India
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Big fight over the aviation industry's flight emission normsIndia is likely to join forces with China to lobby for changes - and even partially block - in a UN-brokered global deal to freeze carbon emissions by the aviation industry at 2020 levels. The United Nations' International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) will meet next month to finalise the deal that could slow down aviation growth in Asia, besides imposing a carbon emission fee on airlines.... Read more.. |
To reduce dependence on independent power producers (IPPs), Suzlon to focus on captive customersTo Tulsi Tanti, Chairman and Managing Director of Suzlon, the biggest risk is preponderance of independent power producers (IPPs) in its customer profile. What if something happens elsewhere in the world, like the collapse of Lehman Brothers, and funds-starved IPPs exit the market even if for a few years, is the question that is facing the man who founded the ₹9,562-crore wind turbine manufacturer.... Read more.. |
Cotton College in Guwahati to extensively use solar energyCotton College is set to embrace solar energy in a big way, and as the first step, it has entered into a joint venture with the Regional Office, Ministry of New and Renewed Energy (MNRE), Government of India, for setting up a 1-MW solar power plant in the college campus. Dr DR Das, Advisor (North-East) MNRE, told The Assam Tribune that in consonance with the Centre’s objective of promoting, popularising and... Read more.. |
Government distributes over 15 crore LED bulbs under the Domestic Efficient Lighting SchemeDomestic Efficient Lighting Scheme (DELP) has touched a new milestone with the distribution of 15 crore energy efficient LED bulbs to households via discoms. These 15.10 crore LED bulbs will help in saving of 53.74 million units of electricity per day and Rs 21.49 crore daily, stated information updated on UJALA web portal. ... Read more.. |
India Inc achieves annual recurring energy saving of over Rs. 3,800 crore: CIIIndia Inc has managed to achieve annual recurring energy saving of over Rs. 3,800 crore through various energy saving measures, according to CII. During the National Award for Excellence in Energy Management 2016, Meher Pudumjee, Chairperson, Energy Efficiency Summit 2016, said CII received over 260 filled-in questionnaires. ... Read more.. |
Online air pollution real-time monitor soonWork on installing an online automatic ambient air quality monitoring system in the city will begin shortly. According to district pollution board officials, Sahibabad industrial area has been chosen as the site for installing the system. After Lucknow and Kanpur, Ghaziabad is the third district in the state where the automatic ambient air quality monitoring system will be installed and it will help analyse... Read more.. |
MNRE seeks comments to standardise norms for solar equipmentIn a bid to standardise norms for solar equipment, the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy has sought comments from various stakeholders on technical regulation for the sector by September 6, 2016. Toughening its stand on dumping of poor quality solar equipment, the government had earlier decided to regulate imports of such products under the Bureau of... Read more.. Date : Aug 26 Source: Business Standard
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Havells to invest Rs 300 crore in expansion and diversificationHavells India plans to invest Rs 300 crore in the current financial year in expansion of its manufacturing base and is considering diversifying into various consumer electronics businesses including water purifiers and personal grooming, its chairman Anil Rai Gupta said. Gupta said the company will utilise cash reserves of Rs 1,500 crore for expansion and is not considering raising funds at this moment. The... Read more.. |
An effective and low-cost solution for storing solar energy designedSolar energy can be stored by converting it into hydrogen. But current methods are too expensive and don’t last long. Using commercially available solar cells and none of the usual rare metals, researchers at EPFL and CSEM have now designed a device that outperforms in stability, efficiency and cost. How can we store solar energy for period when the sun doesn’t shine? One solution is to convert it into... Read more.. |
Sybly starts manufacturing recycled polyester yarnPolyester yarn manufacturer Sybly Industries Limited has started manufacturing recycled yarn. The company is currently operating in B2B market space to test the waters for its target of finally settling it as a brand. The demand from the market is very good, and the company is receiving good response as the quality of its recycled yarn is above par. For producing recycled yarn, Sybly has acquired top quality... Read more.. |
Ten city projects denied green nod in BengaluruThe State Environment Impact Assessment Authority (SEIAA) has denied environmental clearance to 10 mega construction projects --including upmarket apartment complexes -in the city, for alleged encroachment of lakes and drains. An environmental clearance by the SEIAA is mandatory for projects with built-up area above 20,000 sqm. SEIAA's list of projects on hold are Oracle India, Brigade Enterprises, Sterling... Read more.. |
Japan Will Make Medals Out Of Recycled Smartphones for 2020 OlympicsJapan plans to recycle discarded electronics to create Olympic medals for Tokyo 2020. Organizers of the next Olympic Games, which will be held in Tokyo, will tap the country's "urban mine," which is made up of millions of discarded smartphones and other consumer devices, to make gold, silver and bronze medals, Nikkei Asian Review reports. ... Read more.. |
Oil marketing companies shut biodiesel joint ventures due to lack of commercial viabilityOnce touted as the fuel of the future, biodiesel, extracted from jatropha seeds, has lost its sheen for oil marketing companies. Due to lack of availability and commercial viability, the three oil marketing companies (OMCs)—Indian Oil Corp. Ltd (IOCL), Bharat Petroleum Corp. Ltd (BPCL) and Hindustan Petroleum Corp. Ltd (HPCL)—have shut down the joint ventures companies they had started for jatropha... Read more.. |
Sanjeev Gupta looking for renewable energy assets in IndiaThe man who was seen as a saviour of Tata Steel UK business is now looking for renewable energy assets in India. Sanjeev Gupta of London-based Liberty House had 26 meetings lined up on his visit to Mumbai this week. Indian-origin Gupta was a frontrunner to buy one of Tata Steel's struggling steel plants in the UK before the Jamshedpur-based company opted to explore a merger with ThyssenKrupp. Gupta was keen... Read more.. |
Polluting industries to be moved out of HyderabadTelangana government plans to shift polluting industries out of the city, state Urban Development Minister K T Rama Rao said on Wednesday. "We want to make Hyderabad a city sans industrial pollution, a city with zero industrial pollution. We are trying to relocate the 'red' and 'orange' industries from within outer ring road (ORR) to outside of the city," he said. ... Read more.. Date : Aug 25 Source: Business Standard
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Hero Group's renewable energy arm to raise $125 million from IFCHero Future Energies, the renewable energy arm of automotive major Hero Group, is planning to raise around $125 million from International Finance Corporation (IFC). The proceeds will be used to fund construction of solar and wind plants across India. Hero Future Energies is also actively looking to expand its international business in various geographies. The proposed investment by IFC and IFC Global... Read more.. |
Odisha seeks funds for National Institute of New Energy and InnovationOdisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Tuesday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to allocate fund for the early construction of the National Institute of New Energy and Innovation at Bhubaneswar. In a letter to the Prime Minister, the Chief Minister said the state government is committed to provide the necessary infrastructure support for this landmark project. ... Read more.. Date : Aug 25 Source: ET Energy World
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Framework being developed for solarising agricultural pumps: Piyush GoyalThe government is working on developing a framework for solarising agriculture pumps in order to reduce power consumption by farmers, Union Power Minister Piyush Goyal today said. It has already embarked on a plan to provide energy efficient agriculture pumps to farmers and has launched National Energy Efficient Agriculture Pumps Programme in this regard. ... Read more.. |
