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India’s wind turbine makers mull cuts as auction pace lags

By : sustainabilityo..., Sep 15, 2017

ReGen Powertech Pvt., one of India’s top five wind turbine makers, last month shuttered a factory at Udaipur in Rajasthan and laid off workers, signalling challenges roiling the nation’s wind...

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Su-Kam launches Solar Grid-tie Inverter that works on low voltage too.

By : sustainabilityo..., Sep 15, 2017

Su-Kam, a leading company in power back- up and solar solutions, has launched the Solar Grid-Tie Inverter. The newly launched product can be powered by mains as well as solar energy. It can work...

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Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) lists 3 models for electric vehicle charging segment

By : sustainabilityo..., Sep 14, 2017

Companies keen to enter electric vehicle charging space may either partner power distribution companies or set up battery swapping shops, as per the business models identified by power regulator...

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Wind companies withdraw High Court plea against Tamil Nadu auction

By : sustainabilityo..., Sep 14, 2017

Wind energy developers and equipment manufacturers who moved the Madras High Court to stop Tamil Nadu from holding its wind auction have had second thoughts and withdrawn their petition. The...

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H&M Foundation, HKRITA find way to recycle textiles

By : sustainabilityo..., Sep 14, 2017

The non-profit H&M Foundation and the Hong Kong Research Institute of Textiles and Apparel (HKRITA) together have found groundbreaking solution to recycle blend textiles into new fabrics and...

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French Ambassador opens solar power plant in Uttarakhand village

By : sustainabilityo..., Sep 14, 2017

A solar power plant commissioned by a French firm with an outlay of 4 million euros was inaugurated by French Ambassador Alexandre Ziegler in a Uttarakhand village on Wednesday....

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Mercedes-Benz to offer electric option for every car by 2022

By : sustainabilityo..., Sep 14, 2017

Daimler's Chief Executive Dieter Zetsche on Monday said Mercedes-Benz will offer electric versions of all its models by 2022, converting its Smart city car brand to become fully electric....

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MoEF to phase out more polluting chemicals

By : sustainabilityo..., Sep 12, 2017

India has begun the process of eliminating seven extremely harmful chemicals almost eight years after the world agreed on their phase out under the Stockholm Convention.

The Union Ministry of Environment and Forest came out with a draft proposal to remove these seven...

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Developers seek change in Gujarat solar policy

By : sustainabilityo..., Sep 12, 2017

Solar developers have petitioned Gujarat’s power regulator seeking a change in its solar policy, pointing out a major lacuna which is impeding the growth of solar rooftop capacity in the state. The policy permits only house owners themselves to set up solar plants on their...

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India to conduct wind power auction next Tuesday

By : sustainabilityo..., Sep 12, 2017

India will conduct the much-awaited auction to award 1 gigawatt (GW) of wind power contracts next Tuesday.

The auction to be conducted by state-run Solar Energy Corp. of India (SECI) comes in the backdrop of India’s wind sector transitioning from a feed-in tariff...

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