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HSBC Predicts Low Carbon Energy Market to Triple

Source Name: 
Reuters
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http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSLDE68511K20100906

The world's low-carbon energy market is likely to treble by 2020, HSBC analysts forecast on Monday, saying that rising concerns about resource scarcity would support broad consensus on the threat of climate change.

The electric vehicle market would benefit most, growing more than 20 times by 2020 to reach $473 billion, said HSBC's "Sizing the climate economy" report.

Climate policy has faced headwinds including faltering U.N. climate talks to agree a post-2012 successor to the Kyoto Protocol and repeated Senate setbacks to a U.S. climate bill.

Author: Anonymous

BEE now planning a super-efficiency scale

Source Name: 
Livemint
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http://www.livemint.com/2010/09/05210344/BEE-now-planning-a--supereffi.html?atype=tp

Riding on the success of its grading system for consumer appliances, the power ministry’s Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) is mulling a similar scheme for so-called super-efficient equipment.

If implemented, the programme could bring some of the world’s most energy-efficient consumer appliances to India at cheap rates.

Author: Anonymous

India needs investment of $4.5 trillion in energy sector to cut carbon emissions

Source Name: 
Mynews India
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http://www.mynews.in/News/india_needs_investment_of_$4.5_trillion_in_energy_sector_to_cut_carbon_emissions_iea_N86621.html

In order to curb carbon emissions resulting in global warming, India will have to invest handsomely in the energy sector to help the cause.  According to a statement of the International Energy Agency Executive Director, Nobuo Tanaka, on Friday, India will need an investment of $4.5 trillion in the energy sector to cut carbon emissions as part of a global initiative to reduce global warming by 2050. 

Author: Anonymous

India can tap 85,000 mw of renewable energy: Abdullah

Source Name: 
New Kerala
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http://www.newkerala.com/news2/fullnews-31595.html

Lack of modern and indigenous technology was hindering the desired growth to tap India's vast potential of generating 85,000 megawatt of unconventional and renewable energy to meet a large chunk of energy requirement.

This view was expressed here today by Union Minister for New and Renewable Energy Farooq Abdullah while a seminar on ''Opportunities and Scope of Renewable Energy'', addressing organised under the aegis of Bengal National Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BNCCI).

Author: Anonymous

Greening telecom: Countryside and countrywide

As telephone has grown to become the lifeline of communication in most areas, telecom operators are looking towards green communications, which is expected to become a part of normal telecom business.

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Author: Komalirani Yenneti

Scientists Develop Self-Cleaning Technology for Solar Panels

Source Name: 
Azom.com
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http://www.azom.com/news.asp?newsID=23754

Find dusting those tables and dressers a chore or a bore? Dread washing the windows? Imagine keeping dust and grime off objects spread out over an area of 25 to 50 football fields. That's the problem facing companies that deploy large-scale solar power installations, and scientists today presented the development of one solution - self-dusting solar panels ¯ based on technology developed for space missions to Mars.

Author: Anonymous

India, US initiate pact for clean energy research ties

Source Name: 
Hindu Business Line
Source Url: 
http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/businessline/blnus/14211501.htm

India and the US have initiated the agreement for co-operation on joint clean energy research and development centre, which would facilitate research on a wide range of green power technologies.

The agreement, MoU for which was signed during the Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh’s visit to Washington last November, is considered a significant step towards strengthening cooperation between the two countries in an area of increasing national and in ternational priority.

Author: Anonymous

CDP Transport Report

Source: 
CDP Project
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https://www.cdproject.net/CDPResults/CDP-Transport-Report.pdf

The global transportation industry could have a major long-term impact on climate change and world energy usage, if strategic investments are not made, according to research. Transport firms lag behind ‘Global 500 Companies’ in mitigating greenhouse gasses and setting targets.

Only 36% of transportation companies have set carbon and energy reduction targets, compared to 51% of the ‘Global 500 Index’ of companies across all sectors.

Author(s): 
CDP Project
Author: Preeti Aggarwal

Voluntary energy efficiency rating for laptops, STBs on anvil

Source Name: 
Economic Times
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http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/environment/developmental-issues/Voluntary-energy-efficiency-rating-for-laptops-STBs-on-anvil/articleshow/6313984.cms

The Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) is understood to be planning to bring in more electronic items, including laptops and set top boxes (STBs), under a voluntary star labelling scheme by this financial year. 

Under the scheme, manufacturers voluntarily disclose energy consumption of their products or how energy efficient their products are by giving different star ratings. 

"We are planning to launch voluntary schemes for laptops, computers, inverters and set top boxes by 2010-11," an BEE official, who asked not to be identified, said. 

Author: Anonymous

Surat will now be called solar city

Source Name: 
Times of India
Source Url: 
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/6307062.cms

The city of Surat, which glitters with its diamonds, will now be called solar city of the country. The energy ministry of central government has given an approval in principle in this regard. This approval is given under the ministry of new and renewable energy's (MNRE) programme of development of solar cities in the country.

Author: Anonymous

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