Month: October 2010

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30,000 solar home systems being installed monthly

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BSS, DhakaBangladesh has made significant headway in implementing a renewable energy expansion programme by installing the Solar Home System (SHS) that reduces greenhouse emissions and ensures sustainable development in the energy sector. Every month more than 30,000 solar home systems are being installed in the country adding one and a half MW of electricity. One and a half years ago, about 12,000 systems were installed every month. Bangladesh will project its achievement in implementing the renewable energy project at Delhi International Renewable Energy Conference to be held from October 26-30.…

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Solar energy to become must for telecom towers

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Oct 22, 2010NEW DELHI: The government will make it mandatory for mobile phone towers to be powered by solar energy, hoping to cut pollution and tamp down a key driver of diesel consumption in the country. But this would raise construction costs by up to 50% for cellphone operators such as Bharti, Vodafone and Reliance Communications. “We are working on a new scheme that will support adoption of greener practices by telecos while rolling out their services for customers,” secretary with the ministry of new and renewable energy (MNRE), Deepak…

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Hawaii Riding High On Solar Power

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By Reginald Norris | October 22, 2010 People who visit Hawaii are typically struck by the same things that every other tourist is: crystal clear water, epic surf and lush landscapes. What many people fail to realize is that the tiny little state of Hawaii is one of the national leaders in solar energy. For starters, Hawaii is the largest state market for Solar water Heaters. In fact, prior to 2006, about half of the solar hot water heaters sold in the United States were installed in Hawaii. Furthermore, the…

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Govt to develop 60 solar energy cities during 11th plan

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New Delhi: The government proposes to develop 60 solar-powered cities during the 11th Five Year Plan, “The government has been supporting research and development for reducing the cost of solar power to make it competitive to grid power in next 8-10 years through improvement in performance of existing solar devices,” new and renewable energy minister Farooq Abdullah said. In a written reply, he said the government has recently launched the Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission with an aim to create an enabling policy framework for reducing cost of solar electricity…

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National Policy on Biofuels (Govt. of India – MNRE)

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National Policy on Biofuels 1.0 PREAMBLE 1.1 India is one of the fastest growing economies in the world. The Development Objectives focus on economic growth, equity and human well being. Energy is a critical input for socio-economic development. The energy strategy of a country aims at efficiency and security and to provide access which being environment friendly and achievement of an optimum mix of primary resources for energy generation. Fossil fuels will continue to play a dominant role in the energy scenario in our country in the next few decades.…

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We’re crucial to environment, ragpicker tells world

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By Vaishali Balajiwale | Place: Mumbai | Agency: DNA Maya Khodave is a rag picker in Nashik. She was is inChina last week, asserting the role of ragpickers in maintaining the world environment. “Our work is dirty and hard, but it has real benefits for the larger society as recycling reduces greenhouse gas emissions and saves resources. Governments should recognise our work and cooperate with our efforts to improve our working conditions and increase recycling,” Maya, a leader of Kagad Kach Patra Kashtakari Panchayat, a union of waste pickers, told…

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