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Echelon Enables Micro Grids In India and South Africa

By : Anonymous, Mar 29, 2012

Echelon Corporation (NASDAQ: ELON) today announced two micro grid deployments in India and South Africa that integrate distributed generation to compensate for disruptions in utility-supplied power. The deployments are built on Echelon’s proven, open standard, multi-...

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GEF, IFC to invest $11.5m in Kalki Communication

By : Sustainability ..., Mar 28, 2012

 

International Finance Corporation (IFC) and a fund managed by Global Environment Fund (GEF) are looking to invest $4.5 million in energy efficiency firm Kalki Communication Technologies Pvt Ltd. The deal would also include another $7 million investment for the second...

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Waaree Successfully Completes 3MW Solar PV Project in Gujarat for Abellon Clean Energy Ltd

By : Anonymous, Mar 26, 2012

Waaree Energies Pvt Ltd - a company operating in the field of engineering, construction and supervision of solar energy power plants in India, and manufacturer of solar PV modules - has successfully completed engineering procurement and construction of a 3MW Solar PV Power...

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Driving responsible business behavior through metrics

By : Pawan Mehra, Mar 22, 2012

Selecting the right metrics at the right time to track Environmental and Social (E&S) performance of businesses is crucial in driving the appropriate behavioral response of businesses.

 

In our work with clients and analysis carried out at firms undertaking...

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Solar achieves diesel parity – but growth story still hidden

By : Aparna Khandelwal, Mar 19, 2012

Despite a rapid decline in upfront investment costs associated with Solar PV systems, operational limitations continue to slow its pace of adoption.Capacity building on ground is required to capitalize on Solar’s emerging cost competitiveness with Diesel to shape a...

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Indian CPSEs foray into Sustainable Development

By : Shradha Kapur, Mar 19, 2012

The article takes a look at the recently promulgated Sustainable Development Guidelines for Central Public Sector Enterprises and ways in which these action can be tracked to demonstrate contribution and commitment of these business entities in shaping a sustainable growth...

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Want to buy a solar panel? – Key things to be considered

By : Navdeep Gupta, Mar 9, 2012

Article takes a look at the slew of factors that one needs to consider while determining the right solar panel technology and the criticality of the choice in shaping a financially feasible solar project.

In today’s market there are thousands of solar panel...

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Energy in India 2035: Whats required on the technology front

By : Upendra Bhatt, Mar 7, 2012

A look at the technology areas that are expected to shape the next phase of energy infrastructure in India and need for technology cooperation to build off the priorities set by other nations

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India is at cross-roads of determining the...

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Demand Side Management- The Way Forward

By : Sandeep Roy, Mar 6, 2012

With the country all set to miss its 2012 power generation target by almost 60%, demand management seems to be the only sure way for the country to cope up with its growing energy demand

The Indian power sector has...

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India on the Zero Carbon Index

By : Sustainability ..., Feb 3, 2012

The article presents an insight into the RICS Global Zero Carbon Capacity Index which considers zero carbon in the built environment as a directional goal.

For the past three years, Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) has commissioned UCL Environment...

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