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India sanctions plans for 10 ‘Solar Zones’ of at least 10,000 hectares eachIndia has sanctioned plans to implement 10 ‘Solar Zones’ each consisting of at least 10,000 hectares of land to encourage solar PV project developers, manufacturers and investors to help achieve the country’s massive 100GW by 2022 solar targets. The unprecedented scheme, which will run for five years from 2016/17 to 2020/21 using government or privately-owned wasteland, uncultivable land or fallow land, will... Read more.. |
Gurgaon hogs more power than Delhi, MumbaiIts population is significantly lower than the metros but Gurgaon consumes much more power per person than Delhi, Chennai, Mumbai, Bengaluru and Kolkata, data compiled by the state discom shows. Gurgaon is the biggest power consumer in the country in terms of per capita load among big cities. The data denotes per capita consumption on the day a city's power demand is at its peak. In Gurgaon, the per capita... Read more.. |
Yamaha Looks to Green Power to Cut Manufacturing Costs in IndiaYamaha Motor Co. plans to tap more green energy to drive production in India, the latest sign that renewable power could boost profit for industrial manufacturers. The Japanese motorcycle maker wants solar power to supply a quarter of energy needs at its northern Indian factories near Delhi, according to company executives. Yamaha motors wants to double capacity to 8 megawatts by 2018 at a facility in... Read more.. |
Banyan Nation seeks to ensure better Plastic RecyclingManu Vajipey and Rajkiran Madangopal flew in here from Silicon Valley leaving cozy tech jobs with a mission to make a difference with what they do. The idea was to get involved with something that was sustainable and replicable. So they chose the route of recycling plastic. In about three years of their return to Hyderabad, they have mapped most of the kabadiwallas (door-to-door waste collectors) in the city... Read more.. |
Volvo-Eicher Motors plant in Indore designed on the concept of ‘0’ emissionThe lush fields on both sides of the highway in a sense serve as precursors to what we are about to witness as we approach VE Commercial Vehicles Ltd's three-year-old bus plant in Indore’s Baggad region. The greenery that stretches before the eye matches the purpose of our visit — to tour the clean, near waterless factory set up by the company. Touted as the first platinum-rated Green Factory Building in... Read more.. |
EHS Software Leader Enablon Completes $275 Million Sale to Wolters KluwerGlobal information services company Wolters Kluwer has completed its €250 million ($275 million) acquisition of environment, health and safety (EHS) software provider Enablon. The acquisition is one of the largest European venture capital exits this year, the companies said. The purchase follows a €10... Read more.. |
Indian EPC Sterling and Wilson to deliver 250 MW of Nigerian solar powerThe recent signing of 975 MW of power purchase agreements (PPAs) by Nigerian Bulk Electricity Trading (BNET) Plc under Nigeria’s FIT program has led to Indian EPC Sterling and Wilson being chosen to develop 250 MW of that capacity. The PPAs, agreed earlier this month in one of the first tangible signs of activity in Nigeria’s large-scale solar sector, will see government-owned NBET snap up the solar power... Read more.. |
Rs 200 crore likely to be spent on Indore Smart City plan in Financial Year-2017Authorities have started working on the Rs 5,108 crore-worth Indore Smart City project and nearly Rs 200 crore are expected to be spent on it this financial year. "Our estimate is that in the current financial year, Rs 200 crore is expected to be spent on roads, water supply, sewerage and water recycling schemes under the Smart City project," Indore Municipal Corporation (IMC) Commissioner, Manish Singh told... Read more.. |
Modern Off-Grid Lighting Could Create 2 Million New Jobs in Developing WorldMany households in impoverished regions around the world are starting to shift away from inefficient and polluting fuel-based lighting—such as candles, firewood, and kerosene lanterns—to solar-LED systems. While this trend has tremendous environmental benefits, a new study by Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) has found that it spurs economic development as well, to the tune of 2 million potential new jobs. ... Read more.. |
‘Smart City’ Surat set to tap solar powerAiming to generate solar power through rooftops of buildings in Surat Municipal Corporation (SMC) limits, the civic body Monday inked an MoU with Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI). The memorandum of understanding (MoU) engaged SECI, a central public sector undertaking under Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE), for setting up solar power plants on the rooftops of the residential, educational,... Read more.. |
Alternate Fuels Will Power 1/3 World’s Vehicles By 2030We already possess sufficient clean alternatives to take over from most fossil fuels. Only, the world’s economies are market driven. Clean technologies need to be competitively priced before mass adoption is possible. Some argue this will change as the true cost of fossil fuels becomes more evident. A new Lux Research report uses a more conservative approach, when it predicts alternate fuels will power of the 1/3 world’s vehicles by 2030. ... Read more.. |
UK Companies offer expertise to make Kolkata low-carbon cityWith the aim to make Kolkata a low-carbon city, UK companies specialising in urban design and planning met West Bengal government and Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) officials for collaboration in the sector. "I am confident that the UK-KMC work will enable Kolkata to embark on a path towards a greener economy. It is an example of what 'Greening the economy' looks like in practice creating business... Read more.. |
Corporate Investment In Energy Efficiency ‘At An All-Time High’A major new survey reveals planned corporate investment in energy efficiency measures here and around the world is at its highest level ever. And that means the trend of decoupling economic growth from energy consumption will continue, especially in this country. It also means that cutting carbon pollution sharply will indeed be as super-cheap as all of the independent analyses have been saying for years.... Read more.. |
KERC regulations a challenge to wind, solar energy: ICRAThe Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission's (KERC) recently approved mechanism for forecasting, scheduling and deviation settlement is likely to pose a challenge for wind and solar power generators in Karnataka, says ICRA. "The recent KERC regulations pose a challenge to wind and solar energy generation entities in Karnataka due to the variable and intermittent nature of generation from these sources... Read more.. |
Uttarakhand government to buy plastic wasteTo prevent plastic and polythene use in Uttarakhand, the state government has decided to pay people who return their plastic products. The buying of these products will be done through private agencies but the cost per product is yet to be decided. This decision was taken in a meeting recently held by CM Harish Rawat. In another initiative, the PWD, along with the city administration will now buy polythene... Read more.. |
Central Panel defers green nod to NTPC super thermal project in Madhya PradeshThe Centre’s green panel has deferred its decision on granting environment clearance to NTPC’s ₹17,820-crore super thermal project in Chhatarpur district, Madhya Pradesh, for want of more information and clearance from the wildlife authorities. State-run NTPC proposes to set up the first stage of ‘Barethi Super Thermal Power Project’ with 2,640 MW capacity in Chhatarpur. The coal requirement of 12 million... Read more.. |
Indonesia’s palm oil permit moratorium to last five yearsIn April, Indonesian president Joko “Jokowi” Widodo declared a moratorium on new licenses to establish palm oil plantations, a decision welcomed by advocates for the environment and indigenous rights. More of the details have since emerged. On Friday, the chief economics minister announced that the government was preparing to formalize the moratorium by issuing a presidential instruction, one of several... Read more.. |
Interface of Solar with DC Technology will help Secure Energy Security: Mr. Piyush GoyalMr. Piyush Goyal, Minister of State (IC) for Power, Coal, Mines and New & Renewable Energy said that the interface of solar technology with DC technology inspired me most. “It will help to secure energy security & provide green energy”, he said this after laying foundation stone for energy saving chilled water storage & centre for battery engineering & electric vehicles at the IIT-Chennai . Mr. Goyal further said that I believe this fusion of Solar Technology for providing green energy &... Read more.. |
Banks, financial institutions provide over Rs 78K crore for clean energy projectsBanks and financial institutions have sanctioned about Rs 78,830 crore funding for clean energy projects, of which Rs 33,482.83 crore has been released till March end this year, Parliament was informed today. "Banks and financial institutions (FIs) have supported (renewable energy) projects of 30,983.70 MW capacity with sanction and released an amount of Rs 78,829.69 crore and Rs 33,482.83 crore respectively... Read more.. |
Solar cell prices to fall as China produces more than demandChina is poised is to do solar photo-voltaic cell manufacturing what it did to steel, aluminium and coal. Produce so much that it leads to oversupply and prices crash. According to Bridge to India, a renewable analysis firm, recent market reports suggest that an oversupply situation is building up in photo-voltaic module manufacturing in China, especially for the second half of 2016 and this is likely to... Read more.. |
De-register diesel vehicles in Delhi that are over 10 years old: Green tribunalThe National Green Tribunal (NGT) asked Delhi transport authorities on Monday to immediately revoke the registration of diesel vehicles more than 10 years old following complaints that a lack of enforcement of judicial orders was hurting the Capital’s fight against pollution. Last April, the NGT banned all diesel vehicles older than 10 years. In 2014, the green court said all – diesel and petrol -- vehicles... Read more.. |
Long-awaited breakthrough in the reconstruction of warm climate phasesClimate scientists often hear the same complaint: How can climate models accurately predict the future of our planet if it is not even possible to correctly reproduce the climate of the past? One of the unsolved problems was that all previous attempts to simulate the extreme temperatures of the Eocene with climate models failed. At that time, 49 to 55 million years ago, the carbon dioxide content of the air... Read more.. |
Shapoorji Pallonji Group, Adani Group and Panchavaktra Power keen on local production of polysiliconAt least three Indian companies are planning to manufacture polysilicon, which so far isn't produced in this country. The companies are the Shapoorji Pallonji Group, the Adani Group and Panchavaktra Power, a subsidiary of Panchavaktra Holdings. Polysilicon, made from sand, is the basic building block of solar energy projects. ... Read more.. |
Imports of solar cells, modules on the upswingImports of solar cells and modules are on the rise, with in-bound shipments surging over three times to Rs 15,523 crore in 2015-16 from Rs 5,051 crore in 2014-15, Parliament was informed today. In April of the first quarter alone, the import of solar modules and cell stood at Rs 936 crore, New and Renewable Energy Minister Piyush Goyal said in a written reply to the Rajya Sabha. ... Read more.. Date : Jul 19 Source: Financial Express
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Government working to double generation target from solar parksGovernment is working on doubling the power generation target from solar energy parks to 40,000 MW in the backdrop of slow offtake of rooftop solar and problems being faced by some project developers. The Ministry of New & Renewable Energy is keen to set up solar park projects with a cumulative capacity of 20,000 MW, in addition to the already launched such programme of 20,000 MW in 2014, a senior... Read more.. |
