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October 30, 2009 by Team EAI
In India, solar-power projects, often funded by microcredit institutions, are helping the country reduce carbon emissions and achieve its goal to double the contribution of renewable energy to 6 percent, or 25,000 megawatts, within the next four years. Off-grid applications such as solar cookers and lanterns, which can provide several...
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October 30, 2009 by Team EAI
The green energy revolution is not miles away from India. The country has emerged as the world’s number one, along with United States, in annual solar power generation. In wind power production, India ranks fifth in the world. And when it comes to space, scope and facilities for renewable energy...
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October 30, 2009 by Team EAI
Wind could also attract US$10 billion in investment every year and create 213,000 green collar jobs, says the industry.By 2005, India had developed into the world’s fourth largest market for wind and, last year, it brought online the third largest amount of wind energy, after the USA and China. It...
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October 30, 2009 by Team EAI
Solid waste management schemes in Kolkata could soon hit a roadblock unless waste-to-energy conversion is made economically viable. Fuel value of the city's waste is among the lowest, which makes it difficult to use it for power generation at a feasible cost, feel experts from the Jadavpur University. The need...
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October 30, 2009 by Team EAI
The bright minds at the Indian Institute of Technology, Gandhinagar (IIT-GN) are not just bookworms; they are equally conscious of increasing awareness about global issues at the local level. Eighty-six environmentally conscious students who have been active as part of an in-house club of the institute, Green Gang, are planning...
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October 30, 2009 by Team EAI
Indo-Russian trade relations got a leg up on Thursday after St Petersburg-based GCE Group announced the launch of India operations. The group provides energy efficiency consultancy to power and energy sector.GCE India plans to tie up with leading Indian firms in energy sector as a consultant and is already in...
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October 30, 2009 by Team EAI
Tata Power Company and Norwegian firm SN Power plan to invest Rs 15,000 crore over the next five to eight years to develop hydro-power projects in India and Nepal.The two firms today announced an exclusive partnership with an aim to have projects producing 2,000 MW under construction or operation by...
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October 30, 2009 by Team EAI
A new type of U.N. scheme is spreading clean energy technology to millions of people in India, promising to cut carbon emissions and help investors earn valuable carbon credits.Two leading carbon offset project developers in India say the scheme offers the promise of improving livelihoods and greatly expanding the reach...
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October 24, 2009 by Team EAI
October 23, 2009 The Andhra Pradesh Industrial Infrastructure Corporation (APIIC) has issued offer letters, so far, to an Indian and two American companies for setting up solar power plants at Kadiri in Anantapur district where it has earmarked an area of 5,000 acres for allotment to solar power projects. According...
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October 24, 2009 by Team EAI
The world’s largest solar kitchen is powered by Scheffler’s reflector technology, and is situated in Rajasthan, India. The Scheffler system is so effective that this kitchen is capable of cooking up to 35,000 meals a day. (source article)Interesting, isn't it. There's more to renewable energy in India than meets the...
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