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Solar energy system must for special buildings in cities, townsPlanning approvals for special buildings (ground plus four floors) and multi-storeyed buildings (above four floors) will be issued by the Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority and the Directorate of Town and Country Planning only if they are provided with a solar energy system. The Housing and Urban Development Department issued a Government Order to this effect recently. The G.O. paves way for certain... Read more.. |
MOIL to invest Rs 62 crore on 10.5 MW solar power projectState-run MOIL today said its board has approved an investment to the tune of Rs 61.83 crore for setting up a solar power project for captive use. "The Board of Directors of the company at its meeting held on February 10, 2016, has approved investment proposal for setting up 10.50 MW solar power project for captive use in the lease hold areas of company's mines situated in Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra,... Read more.. |
Nagaland gets its first Solid Waste Management FacilityCosting Rs. 48.04 crores with loan assistance from the Asian Development Bank (ADB), Nagaland received its first Solid Waste Management Facility in Kohima, situated at Lerie. The facility which is said to be a first of its kind in the North East was inaugurated and commissioned on February 11 with Chief Minister T R Zeliang as the Chief Guest and S.I Jamir, Advisor, Urban Development as the Guest of Honor. ... Read more.. |
Ather Energy to set up new manufacturing unit in BengaluruAther Energy Pvt. Ltd, an electric two-wheeler maker and technology start-up, will invest Rs.23 crore to set up a manufacturing unit in Whitefield, Bengaluru, to produce its first electric scooter. Founded by Tarun Mehta and Swapnil Jain at the IIT Madras research park, Ather’s new one-and-half-acre unit will be ready for commercial production by the end of 2016. ... Read more.. Date : Feb 15 Source: livemint
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Data centre start-up Pi eyes smart city projectsData centre and enterprise cloud start-up, Pi Datacenters, is developing an Internet of Things (IoT) framework in a data centre standpoint, and is contemplating giving proofs-of-concept to various state governments to participate in their smart city projects, said its founder and Chief Executive Officer Kalyan Muppaneni. "Data centres form the key infrastructure for providing services to smart cities. We... Read more.. |
Adani Power plans Rs 18,000 cr investment in KarnatakaAdani Power on Thursday said it plans to make an investment totalling Rs 18,400 crore for setting up of 1,600 Mw thermal power projects and 1,000 Mw solar project in Karnataka. "We would like to submit that Udupi Power Corporation Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company has entered into Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Government of Karnataka to set up 2x800 Mw Coal based supercritical power... Read more.. |
India’s SECI plans 750-MW PV tender with storage includedSolar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) will soon start a hybrid tender for a 750-MW photovoltaic (PV) plant equipped with 100 MW of energy storage capacity, The Economic Times said Wednesday. For the first time in the country, interested solar installers will have to include a small storage system in their solar project bids. The requests are for the Ananthapuramu Solar Park in Andhra Pradesh state’s... Read more.. |
Enel Green to use smart plus bifacial modules at new solar park in ChileEnel Green Power SpA (BIT:EGPW) said today it has begun building a 1.7-MW solar park in northern Chile, the world’s first such facility to combine smart and bifacial modules with conventional panels for side-by-side testing. The Italian renewables developer will construct the USD-3.4-million (EUR 3m) solar park near La Higuera, a town in the Coquimbo region, and sell its output to the La Silla astronomical... Read more.. |
Fuel marketers to meet 5% ethanol blending target this year: Oil Minister Dharmendra PradhanState-run fuel retailers will meet the target of blending 5 per cent ethanol in petrol for the first time this year, about a decade after the government set the target, oil minister Dharmendra Pradhan has said. Indian Oil Corp (IOCL), Bharat Petroleum Corp and Hindustan Petroleum Corp will together purchase 120 crore litre of ethanol in the sugar year beginning November 2015 to meet the blending target, the... Read more.. |
Tata Power innovates with Toshiba & CargillTata Power has announced that it has partnered with Toshiba and Cargill to design and develop India’s first Green, Safe and Compact Natural Ester based Pad Mount Substation A Pad mount substation is an integrated unit which houses the HT elements, transformer and LT elements in a tank filled with Cargill’s Envirotemp™ FR3™ natural ester fluid. This design has helped reduce the land footprint requirement by... Read more.. |
Maharashtra: Power tariff for those consuming over 300 units may riseIn what may prove to be a bitter pill for middle class families, those consuming over 300 units of electricity in Maharashtra may have to pay more tariff in the near future. Maharashtra Energy Minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule said considering the growing demand for power and to ensure uninterrupted power supply, the state government is planning to construct two thermal-based plants at Dahanu in Thane... Read more.. |
Odisha to commission 10-Mw solar power plantOdisha government is set to commission 10 megawatt (Mw) of solar power plant in February. "It will be part commissioning of the 20 Mw solar power plant being built by Green Energy Development Corporation of Odisha Ltd (Gedcol) at Manamunda industrial estate in Boudh district," said a source. Bharat Heavy... Read more.. |
EDF Energies, SITAC set up JV for wind powerFrench renewable energy major EDF Energies Nouvelles has formed a joint venture with India's SITAC Group to develop wind farms in India, the companies said in a joint statement. The joint venture aims to execute four projects totaling 142 mw in 2016, located in Gujarat, the release said. "Renewable energy... Read more.. |
South India firms to get natural gas for revamping factoriesChemical factories in South India are set to get natural gas, a clean fuel, to replace the conventional and more polluting fuel, naphtha, with the Supreme Court earlier this month quashing Tamil Nadu’s objections to state-owned gas transporter Gail (India) Ltd laying pipelines for the Kochi-Mangalore natural gas highway. A government official privy to discussions on gas supply agreements between state-owned... Read more.. |
Green equity fund eyes global playersGlobal wealth and pension funds will invest in a $1-billion equity fund to be set by the government for renewable energy projects. Government officials said the fund, envisaged during Climate Change discussions in Paris last year, would be managed by a global investment manager. “We will soon issue the... Read more.. |
Ravindra Trading to co-develop 18 MW Solar Power ProjectsRavindra Trading & Agencies has received an approval for incorporation of 8 Limited Liability Partnerships (Special Purpose Vehicles) which will co-develop 18 MW Solar Power Projects with the farmers, under the Karnataka Small Farmers Policy. The board of directors at its meeting held on February 08, 2016 has approved for the same. The board also noted the proposal of Renuka Resource (Singapore), a step-... Read more.. |
Captain Abhimanyu Singh: Gurgaon homes will soon have solar plants in backyardUsing the Mail Today Build India Conclave as a platform to announce a first-of-its-kind initiative, Haryana Finance Minister Captain Abhimanyu Singh said residents of Gurgaon will soon be able to install solar plants in their houses. "Houses which occupy more than 500 sq yards will be able to establish solar plants in their houses. Haryana has become the first international alliance with solar power... Read more.. |
Solid waste in Thane to be converted into fuelSolid waste in Thane will soon be converted into fuel as The Clean Environment Company will be partnering with the Thane Muncipal Corporation, to manage the waste produced in the city. “Following the incident at Deonar, we have decided to better the waste management system in Thane, where we will be converting the garbage into fuel. Every day, 650 MT of solid waste is generated which can be used for the same... Read more.. |
Polysolar's clear solar panels could replace glass window panesA Cambridge company has a clear vision for the future of solar power, and is launching a new product which could replace traditional glass window panes. Polysolar has unveiled its latest development, a colourless transparent solar glass in which the active photovoltaic layer has been glazed over the top. ... Read more.. |
WATT Reveals New Portable Fuel Cell Hybrid Power Manager"Working All the Time" (WATT) Fuel Cell Corporation is proud to unveil the beta version of its first commercial hybrid portable fuel cell at the Progressive® Insurance Strictly Sail® Miami show February 11-15, 2016. The hybrid power manager can operate as a standalone fuel cell power generator or in a highly efficient, integrated mode by using both readily-available hydrocarbon fuel and renewable energy inputs to maximize overall efficiency and output. The system's compact footprint, transportable weight (... Read more.. |
Euromac ready with a new line-up of denim automats; consolidating its operations“Denim jeans manufacturing in Bangladesh is booming right now and will continue to do so in the coming six years,” opined an enthusiastic Johan Grieten, Manager Development& Member of the Board, Euromac. Euromac, with its high precision automats, has been present in Bangladesh for seven years. However for the past two years, the company was in incubation, as it was revving up its sewing manufacturing... Read more.. |
Cornell University Student develops 3D-printed range of convertible clothingIn a recent development, a student from Cornell University, USA has innovated a concept for custom-fit activewear that can be converted to workplace clothing without much efforts. The multi-purpose convertible clothing range, called Recycl3-D features garments which can be converted to activewear or office wear by adding or removing collars, hoods, sleeves, and pockets. The garments are also fully recyclable... Read more.. |
Solar cell technology roadmap for 2016New research undertaken by Solar Intelligence, part of PV Tech’s parent company Solar Media Ltd., can exclusively reveal the forecasted breakdown of production for the different technologies being used within the solar industry in 2016. Using new proprietary methodology, developed over the past six months by the in-house research team at PV Tech, the findings reveal the continued push from a diverse range of... Read more.. |
Electricity prices at power trading exchanges drop below Re 1 for off-peak demand periodsElectricity prices at power trading exchanges have dropped below Rs 1 for off-peak demand periods in areas with excess power generation. In some areas, prices have dipped to 50 paise per unit while at others it is hovering at around 80 paise per unit. Rates are about 20% down from last year. This is due to the combined effect of less-than-anticipated demand growth, excess coal at thermal power plants and... Read more.. |
Affordable tech transfer can boost renewable power in IndiaKeen to tap Australia's rooftop solar expertise, Power Minister Piyush Goyal today said there is need for the technology transfer at affordable rates for efficient expansion of renewable energy in India. "India can use Australian expertise in rooftop solar as almost a third of Australian homes in some states are using rooftop solar," Goyal said while speaking at a round table on 'Renewable Energy Challenges... Read more.. |
