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Solar energy can create 6.7 lakh jobs in India in 10 years

By : Sustainability ..., Sep 2, 2014

Solar power generation has the potential to create close to seven lakh jobs in the country in the next 10 years, says a report.
Solar energy can create up to 1,45,000 MW of capacity and 6.7 lakh jobs in India over next 10 years, said the report, jointly prepared by...

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Subject Tags: India , jobs , solar energy

Illegal e-waste recycling booms in Moradabad

By : Sustainability ..., Sep 2, 2014

The Peetal Nagri (brass city) has become a hotbed for unauthorized e-waste recycling. Global recession and the decreasing demand for brass products in the West forced the manufacturers and the handicraft workers to adopt the hazardous e-waste recycling to earn their...

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NTPC looks ahead to PM's US visit for its geo-thermal project

By : Sustainability ..., Sep 1, 2014

State-owned power major NTPC is looking at Prime Minister Narendra Modi's proposed visit to the United States to harness its plan for the country's first eco-thermal project.
"We may need to send a team to the US to identify agencies for collaboration. But this will be...

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Net-metering policy for solar projects approved

By : Sustainability ..., Sep 1, 2014

Punjab government today approved a net-metering policy for installation of solar photovoltaic power plants. 
Disclosing this here today, Punjab Revenue and Renewable Energy Minister Bikram Singh Majithia said the net metering policy will be applicable to all domestic,...

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Piyush Goyal to launch three energy efficient initiatives

By : Sustainability ..., Sep 1, 2014

Piyush Goyal Minister of State (I/C) for Power, Coal, and New & Renewable Energy, will launch three energy efficient initiatives on Tuesday at DRDO Bhawan. The initiatives developed by Bureau of Energy Efficiency under Ministry of Power include Design Guidelines for...

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Gurgaon goes Dutch to fight Garbage

By : Sustainability ..., Sep 1, 2014

Want to convert waste to value? Ask the Dutch. The Municipal bosses at Gurgaon are relying on the world renowned experts to clean up the Bandhwari waste treatment plant. This will take care of the garbage mess plaguing Gurgaon for the next 7-10 years. Rutger de Bruijn, CEO of...

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UK shows interest in investing in renewable energy sector

By : Sustainability ..., Sep 1, 2014

The United Kingdom has evinced keenness in investing in renewable energy sector in the State fo Andhra Pradesh. A delegation led by UK Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change Edward Davey called on Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu in Hyderabad on Wednesday and...

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Powerica to market Vestas wind turbines

By : Sustainability ..., Sep 1, 2014

In its new avatar in India, Danish wind turbine major Vestas has turned to its Indian customer, Powerica, for marketing.
The pact with the Mumbai-based Cummins diesel genset manufacturer is close to finalisation, sources in the know say. Powerica will sell Vestas...

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Subject Tags: India , Powerica , Vestas , wind

SunSwitch to roll out diesel-hybrid gensets

By : Sustainability ..., Sep 1, 2014

SunSwitch India, a Sahibabad, Delhi-based full-service provider of solar energy solutions, and an arm of Ambica Steels, is now coming up with integrated solar-diesel-grid solutions, promising to cater to the needs of consumers paying high diesel fuel bills due to intermittent...

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Neosilica to focus on green energy smart solutions

By : Sustainability ..., Sep 1, 2014

Hyderabad-based NeoSilica, a provider of technology solutions for smart cities and smart grids, is keen to expand its footprint in the renewable energy performance management solutions.
Satyam Bheemarasetti, CEO of Neosilica, says the company's Smart Energy SCADA (...

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