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The Age of Ubiquitous Computing: Smart Grids to Smart Cars

By : Sustainability ..., May 12, 2014

Guest contributor Tavleen Mehendiratta, entrepreneur & avid technology evangelist for electric vehicles, explains the rise of an electric 'internet of things' that will transform energy delivery and transport mechanisms in India. 

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Low-carbon energy key to Africa

By : Sustainability ..., May 2, 2014

 Low-carbon energy is the quickest and cheapest way of providing electricity to the 70 per cent of people in sub-Saharan Africa without access to power, analysis suggests.

UK businesses could make the most of a STG12 billion annual investment opportunity to provide the...

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Wind looks to profit from coal's decline

By : Sustainability ..., May 2, 2014

 Coal currently generates about 37% of America's electricity supply, a fall from almost 50% in 2008. Nearly 21GW of coal-fired electricity generation has retired over the past five years, representing 6.2% of US's 2009 coal fleet, and power companies have announced plans to...

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Power-sharing plan for cheaper solar energy, electricity bills

By : Sustainability ..., Apr 30, 2014

 GURGAON: Pushing for the need to change the paradigm of interaction between consumers and the government, R N Parasher, the chairman of Haryana Electricity Regulatory Commission (HERC), voiced his support for 'net metering' for the success of solar power use in Haryana....

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Subject Tags: electricity , energy

Power-sharing plan for cheaper solar energy, electricity bills

By : Sustainability ..., Apr 30, 2014

 GURGAON: Pushing for the need to change the paradigm of interaction between consumers and the government, R N Parasher, the chairman of Haryana Electricity Regulatory Commission (HERC), voiced his support for 'net metering' for the success of solar power use in Haryana....

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Subject Tags: electricity , energy

Future bright for a shining industry

By : Sustainability ..., Apr 28, 2014

 A three-part approach is sure to develop the solar industry and make it cost competitive

If you look closely at India’s solar sector, you are bound to conclude that the future is bright. For sure, little happened all through 2013, but 2014, promises a lot.

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Subject Tags: Business , electricity

17 Emerging Energy Technologies That Will Change The World

By : Sustainability ..., Apr 25, 2014

 Below are technologies related to energy under three key areas of accelerating change: Storage, Smart grid and Electricity generation. Energy storage involves new, cost-effective ways of storing energy, either in improved batteries, as new fuels or other ways. A smart grid...

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Shaping the secret sauce: Has Mahindra (finally) cracked the EV market in India?

By : Sustainability ..., Apr 22, 2014

Mahindra’s recent slash on the purchase price of its electric car (E2O) to Rs. 4.99 lakhs and the increasing inflation in the cost of vehicle fuel relative to the cost per kWh for electricity, has positively altered the price attractiveness of the Electric Vehicles. 

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Solar Energy Corp gets electricity trading licence

By : Sustainability ..., Apr 4, 2014

 Solar Energy Corporation of India, which has been set up to develop the solar power sector, has received inter-state electricity trading licence. 

The Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) has approved 'Category III' inter-state power trading licence to the...

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Early signing of solar PPAs unlikely in TN

By : Sustainability ..., Mar 18, 2014

 Tamil Nadu’s electricity generation and distribution utility TANGEDCO has sought the approval of the State electricity regulator for signing power purchase agreements with solar power developers with total capacity of 226 MW.

The first hearing on the petition was held...

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Subject Tags: electricity