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MSEDCL comes out with solar roof top policyState-run power discom MSEDCL has finally come out with its solar roof top policy. This has facilitated the use of solar panels by consumer for meeting their power requirement. Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission (MERC) had notified the regulations in this regard on September 10. MSEDCL has uploaded the detailed policy on its website www.mahadiscom.in As per the MSEDCL policy, any LT or HT consumer in MSEDCL's area who intends to install a solar photovoltaic (PV) system less than 1MW to cater to all or part of his own electricity load... Read more.. Date : Dec 22 Source: Maharashtra Discom
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Thane to get 100 new e-busesAfter the MMRDA's plan to introduce the first electric buses in the city in the coming year, the Thane corporation has decided to not stay behind. With about 100 e-buses in the first phase, the Thane Municipal Corporation (TMC) is gearing up to open bids for the tender in January 2016, so that the e-buses are available on the roads soon. But, this is not all that TMC wants to do. It also has grand plans to set up a solar energy power plant at the Thane Municipal Transport depot. This will ensure that the depot is selfsufficient when it comes to its energy needs. The... Read more.. Date : Dec 22 Source: Mumbai Mirror
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Paris Climate Deal Expands Opportunities for Energy StorageIn the wake of the U.N. talks in Paris, trillions of dollars of investment in green energy had been pledged by development banks, pension funds, corporations and other investors. Hugh Sharman, a principal at the Danish consultancy Incoteco, said much of that money might need to be earmarked for storage. “For renewable energy to succeed as a replacement for fossil-based electricity generation, storage needs to be a significant fraction of the world’s 5,600-terawatt power industry,” he said. He did not project exactly how much would be spent, however. Cosmin Laslau, a... Read more.. Date : Dec 22 Source: Greentech Media
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Energy sector accounts for 58% of greenhouse gas emissions: GovtThe government on Monday informed Parliament that the energy sector in the country was the biggest emitter of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. The energy sector contributed 58% of the overall emissions in India whereas the share of industry amounted to 22%, followed by 17% from the agriculture sector. The figures were shared in Rajya Sabha by environment minister Prakash Javadekar in response to a question. In his written response, Javadekar said, "As per a report 'India: Greenhouse Gas Inventory-2007', the net GHG emissions from India in 2007 with Land Use, Land Use... Read more.. Date : Dec 22 Source: The Economic TImes
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Brazil launches distributed generation programme emphasizing solar energyBrazil’s Ministry of Mines and Energy (MME) has launched a programme encouraging consumers to generate their own power from renewable energy sources, with a particular emphasis on solar. The distributed generation (DG) model is also promoted as a way to reduce the consumer’s spending on electricity. The new programme, named the Distributed Generation Development Program for Energy (ProGD), could generate more than BRL100 billion (US$25.6 billion) in investments by 2030, said MME. It sets a reference price of BRL454/MWh for power generated from solar PV systems. It also... Read more.. Date : Dec 22 Source: PV TECH
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Indian carmakers call for comprehensive plan after Delhi smog crackdownIndia's carmakers and dealers on Thursday called for a clear, nationwide policy to combat air pollution, after a crackdown on diesel cars and trucks in New Delhi, which campaigners have vowed to extend to other cities. A Supreme Court decision on Wednesday to alleviate the smog-choked capital has unsettled India's car industry, which says an uneven, haphazard policy makes it hard to plan investments and allows damaging regulatory arbitrage across states. "To improve the air quality ... we must take a comprehensive view of various factors causing pollution," said Vikram... Read more.. Date : Dec 21 Source: Reuters
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Azure Power files for IPO to raise US$100 millionIndia-based renewable energy firm Azure Power has filed for an IPO in the US in order to raise US$100 million, according to a New York Stock Exchange filing. The company is targeting 520MW by the end of 2016 and 1GW committed or operating by the end of 2017. Longer term, it is targeting 5GW by the end of 2020. As of 30 September Azure Power was operating 17 utility-scale projects and several commercial rooftop projects with a combined capacity of 242MW. This represented a compound annual growth rate, or CAGR, of 135% from May 2012. Azure Power was also constructing 11... Read more.. Date : Dec 21
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HC steps in, tells Bengalureans to segregate wasteNoting that the BBMP cannot handle waste management on its own, the Karnataka High Court on Thursday made it mandatory for all Bengalureans to segregate garbage at source. To start with, it said, plastic bags should not be used to dispose of waste. According to the first set of directives issued by the court on solid waste management, both residents and bulk generators -educational institutions, governmentsemi-government of ices, religious places and commercial establishments - will have to follow a twobins-and-one-bag system.There has to be a green bin or biodegradable or... Read more.. Date : Dec 21 Source: The Times of India
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Delhi: Notice to 8 construction site for flouting dust pollutionDelhi government today served notices to eight major construction projects, including one of the Airport Authority of India, for flouting dust pollution norms on a day it officially discussed the IIT-Kanpur report for the first time. The proponents of the projects have been asked to deposit environment compensation penalty of Rs 50,000 each and take rectification measures. Last week, 38 other projects were slapped with similar penalties. The list of the projects include upcoming shopping malls, extension of NIFT campus in Hauz Khas, construction of district courts. In most of... Read more.. Date : Dec 21 Source: The Economic Times
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NGT orders inspection of waste-to-energy plants in DelhiConcerned over delay in the operationalizing the waste-to-energy plants in capital, the National Green Tribunal today constituted a "high-powered team" to inspect these plants while directing it to submit a report within three weeks. A bench headed by NGT chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar constituted the team consisting of the Environment and Power secretary, NCT Delhi, the member-secretary of CPCB, DPCC, senior scientist from MoEF, senior officer from Irrigation Department of UP (for Ghazipur plant) and chief engineers of municipal corporations. "They shall report as to... Read more.. Date : Dec 21 Source: The Economic Times
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Emissions in Delhi could rise up to 19 times by 2020An eight-year study, from 2008-2015, conducted by the IIT-Roorkee, University of Minnesota in the US and University of Surrey, UK, has shown that emissions from vehicles in Delhi have increased up to three times between 1991 and 2011; these could rise by up to 19 times by 2020. Researchers said the study has now been accepted for publication by international science journal Atmospheric Environment. Private vehicles' (two-wheelers and cars) emissions — carbon dioxide, hydro carbons, PM10 (particulate matter), carbon monoxide, nitrogen oxide and toxic substances like butadiene... Read more.. Date : Dec 21 Source: The Economic Times
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NGT orders Sunderbans mappingIs the Sajnekhali Tourist Lodge within the core area of the Sundarbans? Nobody can say for sure as there is no clear demarcation between the core, buffer and transition.The NGT, Eastern Zone bench, on Friday directed the ministry of environment and forests to map the Sundarbans, marking out the three zones. "The Sundarbans is a Biosphere Reserve and must have three distinct zones of transient, buffer and core. With no such demarcation, there is possibility that human activity is going on in the core area.The mangrove forest has to be mapped to ensure no activity takes place in the core... Read more.. Date : Dec 21 Source: The Economic Times
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Indian Railway Sets Up A Chair in TERIIndian Railways will be funding a railway research chair on sustainable mobility at TERI University. The railway ministry entered into a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with TERI University recently. The ministry said the ‘Railway Chair’ will focus and promote research on issues of sustainable mobility, use of energy efficient technology and green energy initiatives by the Railways and would facilitate research into finding innovative solutions to these issues. It has provided an outlay of Rs.20 lakh per annum for the establishment of the research chair. The tenure of the Chair is... Read more.. Date : Dec 21 Source: Greentech Lead
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SoftBank starts solar journey with 350MW deal in IndiaNikesh Arora, president and COO of SoftBank, has started the company’s solar journey in India by bagging a 350MW deal. SB Energy, a three way joint venture between SoftBank, Bharti Enterprises and Foxconn Technology, has bagged the NTPC bid to develop a 350MW solar plant. The project under the Phase-II, Batch-II, Tranche-I of Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission at a 25-year tariff of Rs. 4.63/ kWh will be developed in the Ghani Sakunala Solar Park, Kurnool District in the state of Andhra Pradesh. SB Energy aims to commission 20GW in India. “Our goal is to... Read more.. Date : Dec 21 Source: Greentech Lead
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Paris Climate Deal Is Great For Solar & Wind, But A $46 Trillion Hit To Fossil FuelsThe fossil fuel industry is facing a $US33 trillion ($A45.8 trillion) hit to its expected revenues over the next 20 years, following the dramatic and unexpected result of the Paris climate change conference last weekend. oilEnergy analysts from the UK-based investment bank Barclays said the Paris deal, which aims to cap global warming well below 2°C, with an aspirational target of 1.5°C, will result in a boost to renewable energy, and will cause a rethink from investors about new investments in fossil fuel sources. Lead analyst Mark Lewis says the implications for the fossil... Read more.. Date : Dec 21 Source: Clean Technica
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Arvind Limited honoured by Indian Government for exemplary energy conservationArvind Limited – the Indian integrated textile and apparel giant has been honoured by the Ministry of Power, Government of India with the first prize in the National Energy Conservation Award 2015 in the textile sector. Arvind has bagged this award on account of its energy savings achieved through various initiatives by its unit situated at Santej, Gujarat. Arvind has emerged victorious, for the... Read more.. |
Telangana’s Textile and Apparel Policy in January 2016Telangana, newest state of India is almost ready with its new Textile and Apparel Policy (T-TAP), which is expected to come out in January 2016. It is an effort of the state to promote itself as a hub of textile industry. A final meeting will be held by December end and then the draft policy will be forwarded to the Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao for his final approval. Some of the interesting elements... Read more.. |
Inox Wind to co-develop 3-MW turbine with AMSCIndian wind turbine maker Inox Wind Ltd (BOM:539083) has agreed to co-develop a 3-MW machine for its home market with technology partner AMSC (NASDAQ:AMSC). Also, Inox Wind has entered into a licensing agreement to buy from the US wind and grid technology company the rights to manufacture 2-MW electronic control systems in-house in India. Currently, the firm imports this “critical” wind turbine component... Read more.. |
Gamesa to build 100-MW wind park for Tata Power in IndiaSpanish wind turbine manufacturer Gamesa SA (BME:GAM) said Thursday it has received an order for the supply and installation of 100 MW of turbines in India from domestic utility group Tata Power Co Ltd (BOM:500400). Under the terms of the turnkey contract, the value of which remained undisclosed, the company will deliver 50 units of its G97-2.0 MW class S turbines for the Nimbagallu wind farm in Andhra... Read more.. |
India to allow ethanol-only vehicles; response to be mutedIndia will soon allow automakers to manufacture vehicles that can run entirely on ethanol, but adoption is likely to be slow as the country has not been able to source the sugarcane by-product even for its current low gasoline-blending targets. Transport minister Nitin Gadkari's announcement to push the cleaner-burning fuel came on the day the Supreme Court of India slapped a temporary ban on the sale of big... Read more.. |
Auto makers seek clear policy after Delhi diesel banIndia’s auto makers and dealers on Thursday called for a clear, national policy to combat air pollution, after a crackdown on diesel cars and trucks in New Delhi, which campaigners have vowed to extend to other cities. A Supreme Court decision on Wednesday to alleviate the smog-choked capital has unsettled India’s car industry, which says an uneven, haphazard policy makes it hard to plan investments and... Read more.. |
UK to cut solar domestic tariff to 4.39p/kWh from 12p/kWhThe Department of Energy and Climate Change, Government of the UK, decided to cut solar domestic tariff by 64 percent to 4.39p/kWh instead of the original proposal of cuts of up to 87 percent to 1.63p/kWh. Government’s decision to revise the rate is a welcome move for the solar industry in the UK, the industry reacted. ... Read more.. |
Polish firm to set up $50 mn plant in KarnatakaPoland-based Ekolog Pita would set up a $50 million (Rs.330 crore) plant in Karnataka to manufacture clean technology equipment, an official statement said on Thursday. An agreement to set up the plant, a high technology equipment factory to 'Make in India' and export clean technology equipment, was signed by Ekolog director Robest Jans and state's Additional Chief Secretary Ratna Prabha. ... Read more..Date : Dec 18 Source: Buffalo Breeze
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$21 Million And 7 Years Later, New Ocean Energy Project Will Imitate KelpOcean energy was barely mentioned during the just-completed COP21 Paris climate talks, but considering that more of the Earth’s surface will be undersea in the coming years, the ocean will likely become a key player in our sustainable energy future. With that in mind let’s take a look at a new $21 million ocean energy device called bioWAVE, which has just been deployed off the coast of Australia near Port Fairy, Victoria. ... Read more.. |
Memorandum of Understanding in energy saving and energy efficiency among BRICS countriesThe Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, has given its ex-post facto approval to an MoU signed between India and its BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) counterparts for strengthening and further developing of energy saving and energy efficiency cooperation based on the principles of equality and mutual benefit. The MoU provides the following areas of cooperation in the field of Energy Savings and Energy Efficiency: • Joint... Read more.. |
