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Naveen Patnaik seeks greater share of clean energy cess for coal-bearing states

By : sustainabilityo..., Sep 1, 2016

Pointing out that coal-bearing Odisha has been very supportive of the Centre's push to increase domestic coal supply, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik sought financial incentives in return. In a...

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Lucknow collectorate to run on solar power

By : sustainabilityo..., Aug 2, 2016

Taking its first green step towards becoming a smart city, the Lucknow Collectorate on Sunday became the first district collectorate in the state to be solar-empowered. Constructed at the cost...

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Subject Tags: renewable , solar energy

Solar power capacity addition outstrips wind in Q1

By : sustainabilityo..., Jul 29, 2016

Solar power has overtaken wind power in new capacity addition for the first time in the country.

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NLC plans 300-Mw solar plant in Odisha

By : sustainabilityo..., Jul 18, 2016

<p><span style="font-size:14px"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Chennai-based Neyveli Lignite Corporation Ltd (NLC), a Navratna public sector undertaking (PSU), has evinced interest in establishing a 300-Mw solar...

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Renewables row with US: Union Power Minister Piyush Goyal for dialogue, amicable solution

By : sustainabilityo..., Jun 2, 2016

Government has decided against dragging the US to the WTO for alleged violation of the world trade body's norms on renewable energy as it prefers a bilateral solution , Union Power Minister...

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Subject Tags: renewable , solar , WTO

Cabinet approves 200 mw solar project at Jetsar in Rajasthan

By : sustainabilityo..., May 2, 2016

The Cabinet today approved a proposal to provide 400 hectares of barren land at Central State Farm (CSF), Jetsar in Rajasthan for setting up of more than 200 mw solar power plant....

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Subject Tags: energy , renewable , solar

Wind energy capacity growth to decline in FY17: ICRA

By : sustainabilityo..., Apr 21, 2016

The wind energy segment could see a decline in fresh capacity addition from 3.3 GW in FY2016 to around 2.5 GW in FY2017 estimates ICRA.

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Subject Tags: energy , renewable , wind

47,490 biogas plants installed in 2015-16, only 43% of the target

By : sustainabilityo..., Mar 28, 2016

While the development of solar and wind energy capacity has been making major strides of late, the oldest form of renewable energy in use seems to be getting short thrift.

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Subject Tags: biogas , renewable

Cantt board to increase investment in solar energy

By : sustainabilityo..., Dec 9, 2015

The Pune Cantonment Board (PCB) plans to ramp up its investment in solar energy over the next few years, as it prepares to be included in the Smart Cantonment programme.

The programme has borrowed and incorporated most of the criteria that must be fulfilled by a city...

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Subject Tags: renewable , solar energy

Developing Countries Attracted Record $126 Billion In Clean Energy Investment In 2014

By : sustainabilityo..., Nov 24, 2015

A new report from Bloomberg New Energy Finance has found that developing nations attracted a record $126 billion in clean energy investment in 2014.

Clean energy investment of $126 billion represents an increase of $35.5 billion, or 39%, on 2013 clean energy investment...

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