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Essar Power to start 500 mw Hazira gas-based plant in 3 monthsAlmost three years after it was shut for want of fuel, private utility Essar Power is planning to start operations at its 500 mw natural gas-based power plant at Hazira in Gujarat in the next quarter, a top company official said. The Bhander Power-Hazira plant was commissioned in 2006 and commenced full commercial operations in October 2008, but due to high price of the fuel, the company had kept the... Read more.. |
cKers Finance, India’s first sustainability focused project financier, recognized as a Pacesetter Fund awardeecKers Finance,an innovative project finance provider, received the PACEsetter Funds Award at a function presided by current US Ambassador to India, Mr. Richard R. Verma and Dr. Upendra Tripathy, Secretary, MNRE at the India Habitat Centre in New Delhi. cKers Finance has been launched by cKinetics, a leading sustainability innovation and investments firm in partnership with IIM Ahmedabad’s Center for... Read more.. |
Cement companies must innovate to survive: CDPThree Indian cement makers have significantly reduced emissions among the top 12 producers of the building material in the world, a report revealed by Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) said on Thursday. Indian companies especially ACC, Ambuja and Shree Cement have brought significant changes in order to meet the Paris agreement objectives. The new report, said that 12 cement companies - worth $120bn - have... Read more.. |
Jharkhand State Govt plans 1200MW solar power by end of 2017The state government aims to produce 1,200 MW of solar electricity by 2017-end. Solar plants are expected to be set up at 45 different sites across state at an investment of Rs 6.5 crore per MW. "The bidding process is over. We will now focus on setting up solar plants by 2017-end. The cumulative solar power production will be 1,200 MW if there is no delay on the part of investors to commission the projects... Read more.. |
BEL plans 150 MW solar plantDefence manufacturer Bharat Electronics Ltd is initiating a Rs. 600-crore, 150-MW solar power plant with other defence public sector units for joint consumption, BEL's Chairman & Managing Director S.K.Sharma said on Wednesday. The plan and investment are being discussed with other PSUs. About 80-90 per... Read more.. |
Kerala HC stays NGT’s old diesel vehicles banA fortnight after it stayed the first part of a National Green Tribunal (NGT) order that barred registration of diesel vehicles above 2000cc in the state, the Kerala High Court on Friday stayed the second part as well, which banned all diesel vehicles older than 10 years from six cities in the state. Kerala is the second largest market for passenger vehicles in southern India, accounting for 7% of all... Read more.. |
MI develops novel solar absorber to improve efficiency of concentrating solar power technologyThe Masdar Institute of Science and Technology faculty has discovered a novel way to significantly increase the amount of sunlight that a solar absorber can convert into heat. By converting more of the solar energy that reaches the Earth’s surface into heat in a low-cost way, the solar absorber can help make sustainable technologies that rely on solar heat, like solar thermal technologies, more efficient and... Read more.. |
Government lowers estimate for surplus power, citing data entry errorThe government has lowered its estimate of surplus energy during peak hours this fiscal to 2.6%, citing error in data entry. The Central Electricity Authority (CEA), the technical planning body in the power sector, had earlier estimated that peak-hour energy surplus in 2016-17 would be 3.1%. CEA's... Read more.. |
India addressing water scarcity with Israel’s helpHigh Court judge Justice Anand Byrareddy said that India is adopting Israel’s water conservation technologies to address the water scarcity. Inaugurating a seminar on water conservation, organised by the District Legal Services Authority, the District Bar Association and the district administration here on Friday, Justice Byrareddy said that by adopting water conservation technologies India can deal with the... Read more.. |
Water level in Siruvani criticalSources in the Tamil Nadu Water Supply and Drainage Board (TWAD Board) and the Coimbatore Corporation say that the rainfall reading on June 9 and 10 showed that it had rained 98 mm and 27 mm respectively in the 24 hours prior to the reading. This has pushed up water level by a few centimetres and given the much-needed comfort to the water managers in both the government agencies. ... Read more.. Date : Jun 11 Source: The Hindu
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This village in Nagaland is the second village to run entirely on LED lightsA couple of months ago, Fakhim, a village in Kiphire district Nagaland became the first village in the State to become completely an LED light lit village. This was reported by District Deputy Commisioner Chumremo Odyuo. In Fakhim, the villagers deposited their traditional 100 watt incandescent light bulbs at the DC office. With this, they were each given a 15 watt LED bulbs, making Fakim under Pungro Sub-... Read more.. |
US company, 8minutenergy, to build 4 GW of solar capacity in IndiaA US renewable energy company, 8minutenergy Renewables LLC, will set up 4 GW of solar power capacity in India, according to a statement from the White House, issued on Tuesday. “8minutenergy Renewables will pursue a 4 GW solar photovoltaic project pipeline in India,” the statement said. “These utility-scale solar projects are expected to generate over 10,000 jobs in the construction phase in India.”... Read more.. |
Social Enterprise Co. Plans to Install 4,000 Solar Microgrids in IndiaBoond Engineering and Development, a social enterprise company, has announced plans to install 4,000 solar microgrids in India to serve one million people in rural areas by 2022. The northern India company is installing the solar microgrids as part of the Business Call to Action (BCtA), a global initiative launched by the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) to encourage private sector efforts to help... Read more.. |
UN welcomes India-US commitment to climate dealUN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has welcomed the commitment of India and the United States to Paris Agreement on Climate Change and their mission to reduce greenhouse gases as a sign of the growing global momentum for implementing the pact. Ban has commended “the joint statement on climate change made by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Barack Obama, announcing their support for early entry into... Read more.. |
Capacity for renewable energy in India hits 42,850 mw; surpasses capacity of hydel projectsIndia's quest for green energy has crossed a major milestone, with renewable plants, mainly wind and solar, surpassing the capacity of large hydroelectricity projects, which were once the country's biggest source of electricity and regarded as "temples of modern India" The total capacity of renewable energy projects expanded to 42,850 megawatts, overtaking hydropower that stood at 42,783 mw, out of the... Read more.. |
Moody's expects COP21 agreement to propel wind power installations in India, Brazil and, AfricaMoody's predicts new wind power equipment growth over the next five years to come from emerging markets like India, Brazil and Africa as momentum for wind turbine sales have been shifting from mature markets in Europe and the US to emerging markets. In 2015, installed capacity of wind turbines in China reached 145.3 GW, surpassing for the first time European Union's capacity of 141.6 GW. In 2015 all emerging... Read more.. |
CO2 turned into stone in Iceland in climate change breakthrough
Carbon dioxide has been pumped underground and turned rapidly into stone, demonstrating a radical new way to tackle climate change. The unique project promises a cheaper and more secure way of burying CO2 from fossil fuel burning underground, where it cannot warm the planet. Such carbon capture and storage (CCS) is thought to be essential to halting global warming, but existing projects store the... Read more.. |
Trina Solar gears for 1 GW of PV shipments to India in FY 2016/17 - reportChina's Trina Solar Ltd (NYSE:TSL) is expected to double its cumulative solar module sales in India within fiscal year 2016/17 soon after hitting the 1-GW milestone, The Hindu BusinessLine said Thursday, citing unnamed sources. Nearly half of the photovoltaic (PV) panels, or 455 MW in total, will be sold to a renewables joint venture (JV) between Japanese telecoms major SoftBank Corp (TYO:9984), Indian... Read more.. |
Mumbai has 25 days of water left in reservoirsDespite a 20% water cut, which was imposed on Mumbaikars since August 2015, there is a deficit of nearly 67,816 million litres of water as compared to the stock on June 9 last year. The total stock in the seven lakes, which supply water to Mumbai, as on June 9 this year was 1.42 lakh million litres while it was 2 lakh million litres on the same day last year. "Last year by this time, Bhatsa and Tansa lakes had already started receiving some rain, which has not been the case this year," a civic official said... Read more.. |
Polluted stretches found in 8 Goa riversThe Central pollution control board (CPCB) has asked the Goa state pollution control board (GSPCB) to submit a detailed action plan for restoration of water quality in the polluted stretches of eight rivers. The polluted stretches identified are between Marcel and Volvoi in River Mandovi, Assonora-Sirsaim in River Assonora, Bicholim-Curchirem in River Bicholim, Pernem-Morjim in River Chapora, Ponda-Opa in... Read more.. |
Piyush Goyal Launches “SURYAMITRA” Mobile AppMr. Piyush Goyal, Minister of State (IC) for Power, Coal and New & Renewable Energy launched “Surya Mitra” mobile App at National Workshop on Rooftop Solar Power. The GPS based mobile app is developed by National Institute of Solar Energy (NISE) which is an autonomous institution of Ministry of New & Renewable Energy (MNRE). The Surya Mitra Mobile App is currently available in Google play store,... Read more.. |
PLG Clean Energy secures 230 MW of solar licenses in IndiaThe Indian solar developer plans to build three large-scale PV plants in the Indian states of Maharashtra, Jharkhand and Rajasthan, company confirms. PLG Clean Energy (PLGCE), a renewable independent power producer headquartered in India, has confirmed today that it has secured and won licenses to develop 230 MW of solar PV capacity in the country. ... Read more.. |
India to Auction Wind Projects to Meet 60-Gigawatt TargetIndia will introduce competitive auctions for wind farms this year in a bid to fulfill Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s goal for 60 gigawatts of capacity by 2022. Varsha Joshi, joint secretary at the new and renewable energy ministry, said the auctions for 1 gigawatt of capacity will start in two months and have a minimum size of 25 megawatts. The ambition is to spur trading of wind power between states.... Read more.. |
World carbon emissions stopped growing in 2015, says BPCarbon emissions stopped growing in 2015 for the first time in 10 years as the world turned its back on coal and embraced energy efficiency and renewable power with increased vigour, according to a new set of statistics. China led the way in driving down emissions but the latest figures from oil company BP come with a warning that the progress may not last. ... Read more.. |
EESL mulling to distribute ‘super-efficient’ fans at lower pricesState-run Energy Efficient Services Ltd (EESL) plans to distribute branded 'super-efficient' fans that consume up to 40% less electricity than five-star rated fans, but at prices lower than the market price of five-star rated fans. The company will distribute super-efficient fans at Rs 1,680 apiece on upfront payment compared to the market price of Rs 3,000 and offer these fans at equated monthly instalment... Read more.. |
