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Big targets in solar power need back-end push

By : Sustainability ..., Nov 3, 2014

A solar power generation target of 100 gigawatts in five years could be a tall order without strong back-end support. Experts point to a lack of domestic equipment manufacturing capability apart from issues over financing and land availability.
 
“The government’s...

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India's Struggle to Get Reliable Power to Hundreds of Millions of People

By : Sustainability ..., Nov 3, 2014

India’s new Prime Minister Narendra Modi is known as a “big thinker” when it comes to energy. But in his country’s case, could thinking big be a huge mistake?
 
Two years ago, as Indians sweated through 115-degree temperatures on the eve of an unusually late...

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Subject Tags: electricity , energy , India , power

Banks Push For Fixed Feed-in Tariffs For Indian Solar Power Projects

By : Sustainability ..., Oct 21, 2014

Lenders are calling for regulatory reforms in the Indian solar power sector, hoping that financial sense may soon prevail among the project developers who have been pushing tariffs to unsustainable levels in the competitive auctions.
 
The Indian government must...

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SASE develops country's first geothermal space heating system

By : Sustainability ..., Oct 21, 2014

In a first step towards harnessing geothermal heat energy, scientists at Defense Research and Development Organization (DRDO) have successfully developed and installed country's first geothermal space heating system at Snow and Avalanche Study Establishment (SASE) here on...

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Indian State Of Rajasthan Simplifies Regulations To Boost Solar Power Capacity By 25 GW

By : Sustainability ..., Oct 9, 2014

India is on a fast-track to boost its solar power capacity, and as the investors flock to its solar power market, no state would stand to gain more than the western state of Rajasthan.
 
The Rajasthan state government has a policy that dwarfs the national solar...

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India’s energy storage industry ‘encouraged’ by Modi government plans

By : Sustainability ..., Oct 9, 2014

India’s growing energy storage industry shares the enthusiasm of its solar counterpart in welcoming the Modi government’s aims and ambitions, according to one industry veteran.
 
PV Tech spoke to Rahul Walawalkar, executive director of the India Energy Storage...

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For more efficient power transmission

By : Sustainability ..., Oct 9, 2014

India is experiencing a revolution in the field of Power Sector. The new Government with a vision of 'POWER TO ALL' is investing more in infrastructure and establishing Smart Grid & Smart Cities.
 
Precise knowledge of usage and requirement is a very important...

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The Most Sustainable Building is the Building not Built

By : Sustainability ..., Oct 1, 2014

A recent bid by the Modi government to create 100 Smart Cities has re-ignited the urban planning and green design discussion for building infrastructure in emerging cities. However, in cities like Delhi, Surat and Kolkata; there is still existing infrastructure pre-dating the...

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Energy Management Gaining Strategic Prominence for Indian Automobile Manufacturers

By : Sustainability ..., Sep 29, 2014

Automotive companies are taking the necessary steps to improve their resource consumption and meet their renewable energy goals. Indian automotive companies are continuously targeting energy optimization. Further, many large players, such as Kirloskar Oil Engine Ltd. and TVS...

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Germany’s great green gamble

By : Sustainability ..., Sep 8, 2014

The Germans gave the word kindergarten to the world of education. They gave the term wirtschaftswunder to development economics to describe their country’s remarkable economic transformation immediately following World War II. Now, in the area of sustainable growth, another...

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