Sustainability Outlook Headlines

Sustainable development possible along with greenhouse gas cuts study

pIndia can improve sustainable development metrics while at the same time reducing its greenhouse gas emissions said a study released on Thursday that places quality of life for all at the centre of Indiarsquos development strategyp

pThe study by the Center for Study of Science Technology and Policy CSTEP a Bengalurubased research organization that undertakes policy research in areas such as energy and climate studies and infrastructure said the quality of life for everyone can improve along a path in which greenhouse gas emissions and energy intensity reduction are... Read more..

Techtextil India 2015 to present new technical textile innovations

pTechtextil India the premier business event for the technical textile and nonwovens industry players in India will return to Mumbai this September with a host of new innovations and latest market insight of the technical textiles and nonwovensnbsp nbspp

pThe event will feature an allencompassing range of technical textiles and nonwoven products along with a seminal Symposium with numerous productfocused and marketrelevant topics Around 150 technologyleading companies are expected to showcase their latest technical textile solutions at the fairp

NITI Aayog to bring out integrated energy policy Arvind Panagariya

pNITI Aayog will bring out a new integrated energy policy as was introduced by its predecessor the erstwhile Planning Commission which called for decontrolling of energy pricesp

pquotEnergy is an important ingredient in any country39s growth recipe NITI Aayog has been asked to work on a new energy policyquot said NITI Aayog ViceChairman Arvind Panagariya while speaking at the launch of 39India Energy Security Scenarios39 2047 Version 20p

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Governance overhaul key to making Smart City project work say experts

pWith the Centre releasing the list of 98 cities selected for the Rs 48000crore Smart City project experts today highlighted the need to transform the governance structure at the city level for a sustainable transformation and offer services essential for urban livingquotSelection of smart cities is a first step Major challenge is to provide quality urban services such as 24X7 water supply sanitation drainage solid waste management and sewage treatmentLooking at finances of urban local bodies which are far from healthy provision of these services will be challenging Levying of user charges... Read more..

WTO ruling against India wont have longterm effect on Indian solar market

pIndian solar market observers have downplayed the likely impact of a World Trade Organization ruling against local content policies in the countryrsquos flagship solar programmep

pIndian business newspaper Live Mint today reported that the WTO has ruled against India in a longrunning dispute instigated by the US over the inclusion of domestic content requirements DCR which require some projects awarded contracts under Indiarsquos JNNSM national solar mission to use locally produced cells and modulesp

Sustainable development possible along with greenhouse gas cuts study

pIndia can improve sustainable development metrics while at the same time reducing its greenhouse gas emissions said a study released on Thursday that places quality of life for all at the centre of Indiarsquos development strategyp

pThe study by the Center for Study of Science Technology and Policy CSTEP a Bengalurubased research organization that undertakes policy research in areas such as energy and climate studies and infrastructure said the quality of life for everyone can improve along a path in which greenhouse gas emissions and energy intensity reduction are... Read more..

India on track to achieve 2022 green target

pIndia is on track to achieving its goal of installing 175GW of renewable energy by 2022p

pThatrsquos three times the electricity capacity of Australia according to a new reportp

pSolar installations are expected to hit 75GW by 2022 delivering 110TWh of electricityp

pHowever it falls short of the governmentrsquos target of 100GW in the next seven yearsp

pWind installation of 60GW could generate 19 of the uplift while a combined capacity of nuclear gas biomass and hydro could deliver another 25p

pThe report from the Institute for Energy Economics and... Read more..

CPWD commissions Solar Power Plant in Chennai

pThe Central Public Works Department commissioned a 100KWp Grid Interactive Roof top Solar Power Plant at the Shastri Bhavan here today The power plant set up a cost of Rs90 was commissioned by Mr PP Srinivasan Additional Director General SR CPWD Chennai An official release here said the 100 KWp Solar Plant was expected to generate 145 lakhs units of electricity per year and would fully take care of the power requirements of the CPWD unit offices located in the Shastri Bhawan The back up period of the plant is around eight years and the expected life of the plant is around 2530 years The... Read more..

IREDA to launch refinancing scheme for stressed Biomass and Small Hydro Projects

pMNRE and Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency IREDA invites comment on IREDANCEF Refinance Scheme for Revival of the Operations of existing Biomass power amp Small Hydro power projects affected due to unforeseen circumstances ldquoNational Clean Energy Fundrdquo will be used for funding the schemep

pThe basic eligibility for projects to be covered under the scheme is as followsp

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liGrid connected combustion based biomass projects upto 10 MW and SHP projects upto 5MWli
liProjects should have been commissioned during 01042003 and 31032013li
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Memorandum of Understanding between India and Mongolia to establish basis for cooperative institutional relationship to encourage and promote technical bilateral cooperation on new and renewable energy

pThe Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi today gave its expostfacto approval for the Memorandum of Understanding MoU between India and Mongolia for five years This MoU was signed at Ulaanbaatar during the visit of the Prime Minister to Mongolia on 17th May 2015br
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The signing of the MoU will help establish the basis for a cooperative institutional relationship to encourage and promote technical bilateral cooperation on the new and renewable energy on the basis of mutual benefit equality and reciprocitybr
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The MoU will also help in... Read more..

CG wins INR 300 crores of orders from Power Grid for transmission equipments

pnbspAvantha Group Company CG has announced that it has bagged INR 300 crores of orders from Power Grid the largest transmission utility in India for supply erection testing and commissioning of power transformers at various substations across India The orders include 765kV transformers for the Chittorgarh and Ajmer substations both part of the Green Energy Corridor an initiative by the Government of India to facilitate evacuation of renewable energy into the national grid CG has also bagged orders for the supply of 400kV transformers and reactors to Power Grid a large part of which is... Read more..

Siemens New 7 MW Offshore Wind Turbine Delivers 10 Higher Yield

pUnveiled at the EWEA Offshore trade show earlier this year Siemensrsquo new 7 MW offshore wind turbine has begun testing in Denmarkp

pSiemens is exceedingly proud of its new SWT70154 wind turbine claiming that ldquounder typical offshore conditionsrdquo the turbine can generate 32 million kilowatt hours of electricity annually which is the equivalent electricity to supply up to 7000 homesp

pWith one turbinep

pThe SWT70154 wind turbine has the same rotor diameter of 154 meters as its predecessor but is delivering a nearly 10 higher energy yield the prototype of which... Read more..