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Blackout Risk Increases With Surging Populism: Corporate IndiaBy : Sustainability ..., Mar 12, 2014
In India, sporadic power outages have hobbled Asia’s third-largest economy for years. The government’s solution was a $31 billion bailout of utilities, whose debts were so big and cash flow so small that they can’t provide a steady flow of electricity to homes and... Read more.. |
Smart grid for electric vehicle fleetBy : Sustainability ..., Mar 6, 2014
Being able to charge up to 30 electric cars at once requires some ingenious energy management. Researchers are incorporating a mix of renewables into the design of a smart grid for Germany's largest charging station. The network of charging stations for electric... Read more.. |
Sewage plants to generate electricity powerBy : Sustainability ..., Mar 5, 2014
Rajkot Municipal Corporation (RMC) has designed a project in which electricity will be generated through methane gas emanating out of sewage treatment plants proposed to be set up at Raiyadhar and Bedigam. RMC commissioner Ajay Bhadoo told reporters that the plants in... Read more.. Subject Tags: electricity |
Big fall in electricity sector emissions since carbon taxBy : Anonymous, Feb 5, 2014
Australia's greenhouse gas emissions from the electricity sector are down about 7.6 per cent since the carbon tax was introduced in July 2012, or the equivalent of about 14.8 million tonnes. This reduction, revealed in the September-quarter National Greenhouse Gas... Read more.. Subject Tags: electricity |
Tapping infrared radiation for solar energy harvestingBy : Sustainability ..., Jan 21, 2014
A team of researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology has formulated a method that is said to improve solar energy harvesting efficiency by using sunlight to heat a high-temperature material whose infrared radiation would then be collected by a conventional... Read more.. |
SEEP initiative: World Bank to help slash your electricity billsBy : Sustainability ..., Jan 7, 2014
A World Bank-aided initiative of the Bureau of Energy Efficiency will soon be considered for approval by the Cabinet Committee for Economic Affairs, which will is expected to cause production and sales of super efficient electrical appliances in India.... Read more.. Subject Tags: electricity , World Bank |
Solar panels to power Churchgate stationBy : Sustainability ..., Dec 29, 2013
In one of the Western Railways most ambitious plans to save energy, they have decided to install solar panels at Churchgate Station to produce electricity that will be six times the amount the station consumes every year. The excess electricity produced will be given back to... Read more.. Subject Tags: electricity , energy |
TN electricity regulator to come out with rules on solar charges in 2 monthsBy : Sustainability ..., Dec 12, 2013
The Tamil Nadu Electricity Regulatory Commission (TNERC) will come out with rules for the charges that solar power producers in the State might need to pay the State-owned electricity generation and distribution utility, in about two months. ... Read more.. Subject Tags: electricity |
Drax steams ahead with £700m biomass conversionBy : Sustainability ..., Dec 9, 2013
Drax power station is set to transform from the UK's biggest carbon emitter into its largest green electricity generator following a £700m coal-to-biomass conversion project. The Yorkshire site is currently the largest single emitter of carbon dioxide in the UK and... Read more.. |
Indian Energy Exchange sees oversupply of electricity; fall in trading volumesBy : Sustainability ..., Dec 5, 2013
Indicating sluggish power demand, Indian Energy Exchange saw a decline in electricity trading volumes in November even as the availability continued to remain high. The fall in volumes was mainly on account of the onset of winter in the northern region where the... Read more.. Subject Tags: electricity |