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RobecoSAM Forecasts Global Water Market ReboundpRobecoSAM the investment specialist focused exclusively on Sustainability Investing SI today published ldquoWater the market of the futurerdquo According to the studyrsquos findings demographic change aging infrastructure higher water quality standards and climate change are the four key megatrends shaping the global water market which is expected to rebound and reach USD 1 trillion by 2025 RobecoSAM expects companies that are early to respond and take steps to capitalize on the market opportunities associated with solving waterrelated challenges to gain a competitive advantage and... Read more.. Date : Aug 22 Source: CSRwire
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With Sneakers Made From Trash Adidas Might Just Have Changed The Way We Wear OurspAdidas has probably outdone itself this time The German sport shoe giant has created sneakers that are made entirely from recycled ocean garbage yarns filaments and other waste material sourced from the seanbspp pWhat brought this on was the company39s recent partnership with Parley for the Oceans an organisation that has its efforts dedicated towards one single purpose to rid the world39s oceans of their wastep pThe prototype was made using the same technology Adidas previously used for creating Primeknit shoes with quotzero wastequot The creators see knitting as an art... Read more.. Date : Aug 22 Source: indiatimes
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India on course to submit INDCs for climate change by September endpnbspIndia is at an advanced stage of finalising its Intended Nationally Determined Contributions INDCs and is on course to meet the deadline for submission of INDCs by September 30 said Ashok Lavasa Secretary Ministry of Environment Forest and Climate Changep pLavasa who was speaking at FICCI39s 39Industry Consultation on India39s Intended Nationally Determined Contributions INDCs for Climate Change39 said the country would not restrict its outlook on INDCs to climate change but also tailor them to sustainable development goalsp pLavasa said that it has been fundamentally... Read more.. Date : Aug 22 Source: webindia123
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United Airlines Will Use Biofuel Made From Food And Animal Waste To Power Flights This SummerpAdvancements in the biofuel industry are responsible for the latest headlines in aviation news United Airlines is partnering with Californiabased Fulcrum Bioenergy to make alternative jet fuel from food scraps farm waste and animal fat Unitedrsquos 30 million investment into biofuels is a strategic move with potentially big gainsp pFulcrum CEO E James Macias predicts that the sustainable fuel will lessen Unitedrsquos carbon emissions by 80 percent and cost under 1 per gallon to produce And itrsquos no coincidence these changes are underway now Last month the Environmental... Read more.. Date : Aug 22 Source: Clean Technica
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Rolta Power teams up with Zhenfa New EnergypnbspRolta Power today said it has partnered with Chinese firm Zhenfa New Energy Science and Technology to jointly develop solar power projects in Indiap pldquoRolta Power and Chinabased Zhenfa New Energy Science and Technology have signed an MoU to conduct and capitalise on joint EPC opportunities and project developments in the flourishing solar industry of Indiardquo the company said in a statementp pThe partnership will allow Rolta to share revenue with Zhenfa which is a winwin for both Rolta Power Managing Director Aditya Singh saidp pldquoWith our 2020 vision we... Read more.. Date : Aug 22 Source: BusinessLine
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Greenko to hit one giga watt generation by AugSeptpRenewable energy company Greenko Group which currently has operational assets of about 900 MW in the country is set to cross the magical 1000 MW one giga watt capacity by AugustSeptember with the commissioning of couple of projectsp pldquoThe capacity by the end of the year is likely to go up to 1100 MW if the new capacity addition is factored into from both wind and hydel power projectsrdquo said Anil Kumar Chalamalasetty CEO and Managing Directorp pThe CEO told BusinessLine that the company had completed the formation of a new structure for key operating assets under The... Read more.. Date : Aug 22 Source: BusinessLine
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Hero Future Energies wins multiple solar project bidspIndependent power producer Hero Future Energies HFE won solar PV projects of 38 megawatts MW out of the 300 MW solar power bid floated by the Madhya Pradesh Governmentp pHFE was selected as the highest successful bidder in the results announcednbspon Wednesday The difference in the tariff quoted by HFE in this bid and the lowest tariff is approximately Rs059 according to a company statementp pldquoWinning this bid shows our commitment in the solar sector I am happy to announce that HFE has landed the highest winning bid in MPrdquo said Rahul Munjal Managing Director HFEp... Read more.. Date : Aug 22 Source: BusinessLine
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RE Investments fall in 2nd quarter of 2015pIn the second quarter of 2015 investment in the clean energy on the global level fell than what it had been the previous year The dramatic increase in the U dollar and the volatile nature of share prices is said to be a major reason for this fallp pInvestments fell to 53 billion in solar biomass and wind power till June This was 23 per cent lower than the same quarter last year which had accounted for 736 billion investments as reported by Bloomberg New Energy Finance BNEFp pInvestments in the second quarter of 2015 were 3 per cent less than in the first quarter which was... Read more.. Date : Aug 22 Source: Energy Next
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Global smart lighting market could include 25 bn systems by 2020pThe global smart lighting market is expanding in tune with the development of Internet of Things IoTp pAccording to USbased information technology research and advisory firm Gartner the installed base of smart lighting could grow from 46 million units this year to 254 billion units in 2020p pBy Gartnerrsquos definition smart lighting includes systems that connect to a network and can be monitored and controlled from a centralized system or via the cloudp pThe research firm has forecast that this year smart lighting market will double in size from last yearrsquos... Read more.. Date : Aug 22 Source: Greentech Lead
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Ministry moots National Renewable Energy FundpThe proposed Renewable Energy Act has mooted the idea of creating a National Renewable Energy Fund NREF to support the development of renewable energy in Indiap pThe draft of the Act now put up for public comments says that the ldquoinitial corpus and regular income to the Fundrdquo would come from the National Clean Energy Fund It says that a certain percentage of the National Clean Energy Fund should come annually to the proposed NREFp pThe National Clean Energy Fund has a corpus of over Rs 17000 crore formed by the coal cessRs 200 levy on every tonne of coal mined in... Read more.. Date : Aug 22 Source: BusinessLine
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Green cess funds to clean air of DelhipDelhi Pollution Control Committee DPCC submitted to the National Green Tribunal NGT on Wednesday that it has directed the law finance and urban development departments to notify the public about a congestion charge that will be imposed soon on all heavy commercial vehicles entering Delhip pDelhi government in its affidavit to NGT said a quotgreen fundquot has been set up to utilize all the money collected from the congestion charge as well as some other fines for installation of weighbridges and for improving public transport infrastructurep pWhile the congestion charge was... Read more.. Date : Aug 22 Source: The Economic Times
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Andhra Pradesh to get 250 MW solar power this fiscalpThe State will have an additional 250 MW energy from renewable sources by March next year if the plans of the Energy department materialisep pWorks on setting up of the 1000 MW solar park in Anantapur and other districts had commenced and solar projects with 250 MW installed capacity are set to be commissioned before the end of the current financial year Works on the remaining 750 MW are likely to be completed by the end of the next financial yearp pThe works have been commissioned following the decision to promote an ultra mega solar power plant at NP Kunta in Anantapur to... Read more.. Date : Aug 22 Source: The Hindu
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HomeBioGas turns organic waste into energypCooking food with solid fuels such as wood charcoal and coal is still very common in developing countries and communities that donrsquot have easy access to microwave ovens and electric burners like we do And although it is a more natural option according to the World Health Organization up to 43 million women and children die each year by the direct and indirect effects of using such solid fuelsp pThis information called the attention of the Israeli company HomeBioGas who improved existing technologies to create HomeBioGas TevaGas TG a familysized biodigester made to be a... Read more.. Date : Aug 22 Source: Interesting Engineering
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Ather Energy to Begin Test Drives for Its Smart Scooter in IndiapIndia39s first premium electric smart scooter will soon be available for test drives by October or November this year as the Bengalurubased automotive startup Ather Energy gears up for the launch of its first scooter in 2016p pAther Energy39s first scooter the S340 has received thousands of enquiries on its website and will offer a test drive to potential customers starting with Bengaluru followed by Chennai and Delhi Cofounder Tarun Mehta said that the scooter will be priced under Rs 100000 with a formal price announcement likely three months from nowp pThe cofounders... Read more.. Date : Aug 22 Source: NDTV Gadgets
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Maharashtra plans policy to make green buildings compulsorypRealising the growing insufficiency of natural resources and the additional burden on urban public utilities the state government is mulling on making lsquogreenrsquo buildings compulsory in citiesp pIf the policy is put in place it will be mandatory for builders to incorporate facilities such as rainwater harvesting solid waste management and compost manure plants solar energy and sewage recycling units in their upcoming residential or commercial complexesp pIn the bargain the residents of such buildings will get a property tax rebate between 2 to 7 per cent The Mumbai... Read more.. Date : Aug 22 Source: midday
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India USA Launch Promoting Energy Access Through Clean Energy PEACEpIndia and the United States of America has signed a Memorandum of Understanding MoU on Cooperation to Establish the PACESetter Fund A fund to support the Promoting Energy Access Through Clean Energy PEACE track of the USIndia Partnership to Advance Clean Energy PACE to accelerate the commercialization of offgrid clean energy through earlystage grant funding grants to develop and test innovative products systems and business modelsp pThe MoU was signed by Shri Upendra Tripathy Secretary Ministry of New and Renewable Energy from Indian side and by Shri Richard Verma United States... Read more.. Date : Aug 22 Source: Energysectorin
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Boeing Developing Sustainable Aviation Fuels For 2020 Olympics in JapanpBoeing and Japanese aviation industry stakeholders have partnered to develop sustainable aviation biofuel for flights during the 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games in Tokyo when millions of people are expected to visit Japanp pThe Initiatives for Next Generation Aviation Fuels INAF mdash a consortium of 46 organizations including Boeing ANA All Nippon Airways Japan Airlines Nippon Cargo Airlines Japan39s government and the University of Tokyo mdash laid out a fiveyear quotroadmapquot to develop biofuel by 2020 as a way to reduce aviation39s environmental footprintp pUsing... Read more.. Date : Aug 22 Source: Sustainable Brands
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NGT fines hotels malls hospitals over rainwater harvestingpTaking several hospitals malls and hotels here to task for not complying with its orders on rainwater harvesting the National Green Tribunal Thursday imposed fines and issued warrants on many of them and their officials for not installing harvesting systemsp pA bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar also issued several bailable warrants against officials of the units whose representatives were not present in compliance with the notices issued to themp Date : Aug 22 Source: Zee News
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Why India Inc is getting serious about the Internet of ThingspA highly interconnected world is something that the industry calls Internet of Thingsmdasha new industry that the Indian government expects to cross 15 billion by 2020 As per market research firm Gartner the total revenue generated from the IoT industry would be 300 billion and the number of connected devices would be 27 billion by 2020 globally It has been assumed that India would have a share of 56 per cent of global IoT industryp pnbsp Date : Aug 22 Source: Economic Times
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US DOE funds research on wireless electric vehicle chargingpHATCI and Mojo have been developing implementing and demonstrating such wireless power transfer systems on a test fleet of Kia Soul EVs over three phases HATCI deployed vehicles outfitted with the system in in Superior Township Michigan and Mojo Mobility did so in Santa Clara Californiap pDuring Phase1 the partnership developed a wireless power transfer system that had more than 85 percent gridtovehicle efficiency and was capable of transferring in excess of 10 kW to the vehicle for fast chargingp pThe ability of the system to charge electric vehicles despite misalignment... Read more.. Date : Aug 22 Source: Greentech Lead
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Suntech develops more efficient solar cellspBased solar solutions provider Wuxi Suntech has developed solar cells of better efficiencyp pWhile Suntechrsquos monocrystalline solar cells have shown yields as high as 2082 percent its polycrystalline cells have recorded efficiency of 1911 percentp pSuntech had launched its HyPro monocrystalline solar cells two months ago at then recorded efficiency of 205 percentp pAccording to a statement Chinese photovoltaic quality testing agency National Center of Supervision and Inspection on Solar Photovoltaic Products Quality CPVT has tested the cellsp pThe statement... Read more.. Date : Aug 22 Source: Greentech Lead
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Aditya Birla Nuvo enters solar power businesspKumar Mangalam Birlacontrolled Aditya Birla Nuvo Ltd has decided to bid for solar power projects starting with Telanganap pThe 4billion company said in a filing to the BSE on Thursday that its board had approved participation in the bidding process for upcoming central state and private sector solar power projectsp pldquoWith the renewed focus of the Indian government on clean energy and in line with the vision of the company to invest in promising sectors the company is planning a foray in the solar power business The board has authorized and approved the formation of... Read more.. Date : Aug 22 Source: livemint
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EDGE launched in IndiapEDGE a new green building certification system has been launched in India The system developed by Green Business Certification Incorporated GBCI and International Finance Corporation IFC is aimed at encouraging development of resourceefficient buildings across the countryp pAccording to a statement EDGE which stands for ldquoExcellence in Design for Greater Efficienciesrdquo enables design teams and project owners mdash both residential and commercial mdash to assess the most costeffective ways to incorporate energy and watersaving options in their buildingsp pMahesh... Read more.. Date : Aug 22 Source: Greentech Lead
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Rooftop PV movement in Tamil NadupAfter the rain water harvesting movement in Tamil Nadu the rooftop PV installation is the new clean energy movement in the state The state will offer a subsidy of Rs 20000 to install roof top solar units in addition to the 30 per cent subsidy offered by the Centrep pR Viswanathan Tamil Nadu Minister for Electricity and NonConventional Energy at the inauguration of the 14th edition of Green Power 2015 organised by the Confederation of Indian Industry said that the a 1 kW solar roof top unit would cost Rs 46000p pRajesh Lakhoni the Energy Secretary requested the public to... Read more.. Date : Aug 22 Source: Energy Next
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REC amends lending norms for renewable projectspTo suit wind and solar projects lending norms were tweaked by the governmentowned power sector financier Rural Electrification Corporation REC Companyrsquos Executive Director Ashok Awasthi said that the guidelines have been significantly changed for lending to the renewable energy sectorp pAt a conference on Green Energy in Chennai organised by the Confederation of Indian Industry CII Awasthi informed about the four broad changes in the lending norms The moratorium period has been increased from lsquosix months from the commercial date of operationrsquo of the project to one year... Read more.. Date : Aug 22 Source: Energy Next
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