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Nissan seeks to drive electric car Leaf into India, eyes local tie-upBy : 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.... Read more.. |
Indosolar to double capacity as orderbook nears 0.5GWBy : 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... Read more.. Subject Tags: manufacturing , Technology |
Hi-tech waste disposal to rid Noida of smokeBy : 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... Read more.. Subject Tags: Technology |
'Off' online devices consumed $80 billion worth electricity: International Energy AgencyBy : 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... Read more.. |
U.S. Ex-Im Bank weighs loan to major India coal projectBy : 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... Read more.. |
Generator produces electricity out of waste heatBy : 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.... Read more.. |
ReNew Power receives $140 million equity funding, to go public by next yearBy : 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... Read more.. Subject Tags: ReNew Power Ventures , Technology |
Nanofibre paves way for lithium-sulphur batteriesBy : 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... Read more.. Subject Tags: Technology |
More favourable sourcing policy for MSMEs soonBy : 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... Read more.. Subject Tags: Technology |
Battery goes organicBy : 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... Read more.. Subject Tags: energy , Technology |