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Energy Storage Technologies Set to Total $1.66Bn in 2012 Says New Visiongain Report

By : Sustainability ..., May 28, 2012

Electricity grids are becoming increasingly unstable due to strong electricity demand growth and increasing penetration of intermittent energy generation sources - Visiongain.com.

In order to manage this, large amounts of inefficient spinning reserves are required to...

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Nation’s Green Czar Withdraws Nomination for Top Energy Post

By : Sustainability ..., May 25, 2012

Arun Majumdar, director of the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy, will be leaving his White House post June 9.

Majumdar has served as ARPA-E’s director since 2009. APRA-E, created in 2007, was charged with finding and funding “out of the box” innovative...

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No Permission Required for Solar Energy Projects

By : Sustainability ..., May 23, 2012

There is no requirement of getting “go ahead” from the Government of India for setting up solar projects. There are some schemes under which some support is provided as per guidelines contained therein. The Government is encouraging setting up solar energy projects.

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Second National Communication to the UNFCCC - Climate Change

By : Sustainability ..., May 22, 2012

The Minister of State (I/C) for Environment and Forests Smt. Jayanthi Natarajan today informed the members of Lok Sabha that towards fulfilment of reporting obligations regarding implementation of the Convention, being a Party to the United Nations Framework Convention on...

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Mining Industry ‘to Spend $20bn on Renewable Energy and Conservation by 2020′

By : Sustainability ..., May 18, 2012

Worldwide investment by the mining industry in renewable energy and energy conservation will reach about $8.4 billion by 2016 and nearly $20 billion by 2020, according to a new report from Pike Research.

And under a more aggressive scenario, in which the global economy...

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FirstCarbon Selected by Mahindra Satyam for Sustainability Monitoring

By : Sustainability ..., May 17, 2012

FirstCarbon Solutions, a pioneer and industry leader in environmental sustainability solutions for business, today announced a services agreement with Mahindra Satyam, a leading technology outsourcing firm that provides services to Fortune 500 companies around the globe....

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Green Logistics Gaining Impetus in India

By : Sustainability ..., May 15, 2012

Green logistics is a form of logistics, which is considered to be environment-friendly in addition to being economically functional. Logistics comprises a vital link in the current transportation system. They have enhanced the cost efficiency and consistency aspects of...

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Urban India Can Benifit Greatly from Technological Developemants in Israel in the Water Sector Says Kamal Nath.

By : Sustainability ..., May 11, 2012

Urban Development Minister Shri Kamal Nath has said that India and Israel should have more frequent interactions to share technical knowledge especially in the field of water resource management. He was addressing the first Indo-Israel Water Seminar, organised jointly by the...

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US Corporations Sponsor Carbon Scam in Europe

By : Anonymous, May 4, 2012

Major publicly traded U.S. corporations, including Dow Chemical, ConocoPhillips, Chevron and Cabot Corporation, have secured multi-million-dollar dubious carbon credits to compensate for their greenhouse gas emissions in Europe, as revealed in this investigative report.

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European Carbon Market Update

By : Anonymous, May 3, 2012

The successful implementation of emissions schemes in the near future largely depends on domestic politics, climate policy enforcement, and commitment to combat climate change. The EU has continued with its agenda of environmental reforms and carbon markets clearly have the...

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