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Supreme Court pulls up Tata Power & Adani Power, says firms can’t seek higher tariffBy : Sustainability ..., Aug 26, 2014
Pulling up the power producers Tata Power Ltd and Adani Power, the Supreme Court on Monday said that the firms cannot seek higher tariff on account of adverse impact of the unforeseen and unprecedented escalation in the imported fuel prices after bagging contracts for supply... Read more.. |
Electricity from Sewage in IndiaBy : Sustainability ..., Aug 13, 2014
India’s newly elected government’s agenda on sanitation and sewage treatment is intent towards improving the socio-economic spheres of our times. Financial schemes from the central government to build sewage treatment plants, river cleaning programmes and providing clean... Read more.. |
Plan to promote electricity generated from agro-residuesBy : Sustainability ..., Aug 11, 2014
With an overall shortage of power in the country, both in terms of energy and peaking power and with a considerable chunk of India's rural population still living without electricity, the government has unveiled plans to promote electricity generation from agro-residues... Read more.. |
A village in India now runs entirely on its own solar power gridBy : Sustainability ..., Jul 30, 2014
On Sunday, the eldest resident of Dharnai, India, flipped a switch and the village officially joined the age of electricity. But Dharnai, in India's northeastern Bihar state, did more than join a reliable energy grid — it became India's first village powered entirely by solar... Read more.. |
Govt plans biggest solar-power auction of 1,500 megawattsBy : Sustainability ..., Jul 25, 2014
India plans to auction 1,500 megawatts of solar-power capacity in its biggest tender yet, saying photovoltaics may supply power as cheaply as coal five years earlier than it expected. The government proposes to introduce a scheme for setting up 1,500 megawatts of grid-... Read more.. Subject Tags: electricity |
'Off' online devices consumed $80 billion worth electricity: International Energy AgencyBy : Sustainability ..., Jul 4, 2014
The new 'off' is actually 'on' and online electronic devices are guzzling $80 billion worth of electricity every year even when not in use. There are 14 billion such network enabled devices like modems, set-top boxes, printers, games consoles, charging phones or PCs and... Read more.. |
Generator produces electricity out of waste heatBy : Sustainability ..., Jul 4, 2014
GMZ Energy has demonstrated a thermoelectric generator (TEG) that recaptures automotive waste heat. The unit generated an output power well in excess of its 200W design goal. The TEG was built as part of an ongoing vehicle efficiency research programme sponsored by the U.S.... Read more.. |
Power demand jumps 8,000 Mw, results in electricity prices doubling to Rs 5/unitBy : Sustainability ..., Jul 3, 2014
Demand for power surged to the season's highest on Monday as scanty rains increased humidity levels in most parts of the country, leading to a spurt in electricity usage. Demand jumped 8,000 Mw to touch 136,000 Mw, doubling electricity prices on the country'senergy exchanges... Read more.. Subject Tags: electricity |
Micro grids can reduce gaps in energy-poor areas: CSEBy : Sustainability ..., Jul 1, 2014
Micro grids based on renewable energy, which will allow decentralised generation of power for clusters of villages, could fill the energy gap in rural India, said energy experts of the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) at a workshop on Friday, where they presented a... Read more.. Subject Tags: electricity , energy |
‘Water scarcity may hit power supply’By : Sustainability ..., Jul 1, 2014
The state is staring at power crisis caused by the severe water shortage across the state. Deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar on Monday said there was a shortage in coal, which was likely to impact the efficiency of power generation plants, resulting in irregular electricity... Read more.. Subject Tags: electricity |