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India, Germany agree to provide financial support to climate conservation projectsBy : Sustainability ..., Feb 14, 2019
India and Germany on Wednesday agreed to provide financial support to climate conservation projects aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions, promoting renewable energies and sustainable forest management in India. Addressing the third Indo-... Read more.. Subject Tags: environmental sustainability , forest conservation , Germany , greenhouse gas emissions , India , Paris Agreement , phase out |
Trial run of Ukkadam solar power plant onBy : Sustainability ..., Feb 14, 2019
The city corporation has commenced the month-long trial run of solar power plant at Ukkadam. The plant would be inaugurated shortly after the trail period. “Till date, we have not witnessed any major failure during the trail run,” said a... Read more.. Subject Tags: generation capacity , India , Power Generation , solar energy , solar power plant , TANGEDCO |
India gets first grid-scale battery energy storage systemBy : Sustainability ..., Feb 14, 2019
The 10 MW grid-connected system, owned by AES and Mitsubishi Corporation, will pave the path for wider adoption of grid-scale energy storage technology across India. It uses the Advancion energy storage platform from Fluence, a joint venture formed by Siemens and AES.... Read more.. Subject Tags: AES , battery storage , energy storage , grid connected , grid stability , India , Mistubishi Corporation , Tata Power |
Volvo wants to lead EVs race in IndiaBy : Sustainability ..., Feb 14, 2019
Volvo set up a facility near Bengaluru to assemble its vehicles locally in 2018 to compete more aggressively in the highly competitive 40,000-unit luxury car market. ... Read more.. |
Arvind to reduce 20,000 tonnes carbon emissions annuallyBy : Sustainability ..., Feb 14, 2019
Arvind is aiming to reduce carbon emissions by 30 per cent with the installation of rooftop solar projects across its Ahmedabad, Santej and Bangalore facilities and by shifting to renewable biomass for boilers. The company... Read more.. Subject Tags: Arvind , Carbon Emissions , Corporate Social Responsibility , greenhouse gas reduction , India , roof top solar , solar energy |
India deployed more than 25GW of solar by 2019 - MinistryBy : Sustainability ..., Feb 13, 2019
India's total solar PV deployment hit 25.21GW by the end of last year, according to figures supplied to parliament by the minister for new and renewable energy and power, R.K. Singh. ... Read more.. |
India, China leading global greening effort: NASA studyBy : Sustainability ..., Feb 13, 2019
India and China are leading the global greening effort, which is quite contrary to the general perception worldwide, a latest NASA study said... Read more.. Subject Tags: afforestation , China , Climate Change , climate change mitigation projects , forest conservation , India , NASA |
India on track to fulfilling climate commitments: Harsh Vardhan at World Sustainable Development Summit 2019By : Sustainability ..., Feb 13, 2019
Building on the momentum of last year’s summit, The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI), one of India’s leading think tanks, kickstarted the World Sustainable Development 2019 (WSDS 2019). The... Read more.. |
Major boost for 4 hydro projects worth Rs 45,000 croreBy : Sustainability ..., Feb 13, 2019
The government expects a big push to hydropower sector having received clearances for four projects worth about Rs 45,000 crore. ... Read more.. Subject Tags: generation capacity , Government of India , hydro power projects , hydro-power , India , Kiru project , NHPC , procurement |
Global energy arena changing: PM ModiBy : Sustainability ..., Feb 13, 2019
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said globally the perception of energy consumption and supply is changing and nations are coming together to tackle climate change. Subject Tags: clean energy transition , Climate Change , energy consumption , energy policy , India , Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) |