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Nissan seeks to drive electric car Leaf into India, eyes local tie-up

By : Sustainability ..., Jul 7, 2014

 Japanese car major Nissan Motor Corp has said it wants to bring in its best-selling electric car Leaf to India and is open to collaboration with local manufacturers to provide charging infrastructure for electric cars — a key roadblock in the development of this segment....

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Indosolar to double capacity as orderbook nears 0.5GW

By : Sustainability ..., Jul 7, 2014

 Indian cell manufacturer Indosolar has confirmed that it will more than double its manufacturing capacity this year with orders from the country’s national solar mission continuing to roll in.

The company confirmed to PV Tech that it had already closed a 60MW order...

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Subject Tags: manufacturing , Technology

Hi-tech waste disposal to rid Noida of smoke

By : Sustainability ..., Jul 4, 2014

 In a move to dispose of the city's waste in an environment-friendly manner, Noida Authority will deploy magnetic thermal waste disposal machines at two points in the city on a pilot basis within 10 days. The machines, which are propelled by Japanese technology, reduce solid...

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Subject Tags: Technology

'Off' online devices consumed $80 billion worth electricity: International Energy Agency

By : Sustainability ..., Jul 4, 2014

 The new 'off' is actually 'on' and online electronic devices are guzzling $80 billion worth of electricity every year even when not in use. There are 14 billion such network enabled devices like modems, set-top boxes, printers, games consoles, charging phones or PCs and...

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U.S. Ex-Im Bank weighs loan to major India coal project

By : Sustainability ..., Jul 4, 2014

 

 

The U.S. Export-Import Bank is considering financing a massive coal-fired power plant in India despite the fact the Obama administration has called on domestic and global public lenders to stop funding coal-plants in his climate change strategy.

The...

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Subject Tags: bank , Technology , World Bank

Generator produces electricity out of waste heat

By : Sustainability ..., Jul 4, 2014

 GMZ Energy has demonstrated a thermoelectric generator (TEG) that recaptures automotive waste heat. The unit generated an output power well in excess of its 200W design goal. The TEG was built as part of an ongoing vehicle efficiency research programme sponsored by the U.S....

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Subject Tags: electricity , Technology , War

ReNew Power receives $140 million equity funding, to go public by next year

By : Sustainability ..., Jul 4, 2014

 ReNew Power Ventures, an independent wind and solar power producer, has raised $140 million, or about Rs 835 crore, from three investors in second-round funding and now plans to go public within a year. 

Goldman Sachs has pumped in $70 million into ReNew Power while...

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Nanofibre paves way for lithium-sulphur batteries

By : Sustainability ..., Jul 3, 2014

 Chemists at the NIM Cluster at the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitaet (LMU) in Munich, Germany, and at the University of Waterloo in Ontario, Canada, have synthesised a new material that could result in the advent of state-of-the-art lithium-sulphur batteries.

Whether or...

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Subject Tags: Technology

More favourable sourcing policy for MSMEs soon

By : Sustainability ..., Jul 3, 2014

Small firms may look forward to better demand in the coming months with the Public Procurement Policy for Micro and Small Enterprises gaining traction. By April 2015, it is mandatory for all Public Sector units, Central Ministries and Departments to...

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Subject Tags: Technology

Battery goes organic

By : Sustainability ..., Jul 3, 2014

 A water-based organic battery that can last long and is made from cheap, eco-friendly components has been developed by scientists from the University of Southern California.

The new battery, which uses no metals or toxic materials, is intended for use in power plants...

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Subject Tags: energy , Technology