Energy Efficiency

Reply affidavit on behalf of the Central Ground Water Board (CGWB) regarding state of groundwater in Haryana, 03/05/2025

Reply affidavit on behalf of the Central Ground Water Board in the matter of Suo Moto case titled "Haryana 60.48% groundwater over exploited Kurukshetra worst Jhajjar best says" appearing in the Tribune, January 8, 2025. The CGWA report, May 3, 2025 addresses the issue of groundwater exploitation and violation of …

Scaling up low-carbon technology deployment: lessons from China

This report examines how low-carbon technologies have been introduced, adapted, deployed, and diffused in three greenhouse gas-intensive sectors in China: supercritical/ultrasupercritical (SC/USC) coal-fired power generation technology; onshore wind energy technology; and blast furnace top gas recovery turbine (TRT) technology in the steel sector.

Scheme to raise energy efficiency underway

The World Bank in conjunction with the Small Industries Development Bank of India and the Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) is implementing an initiative on financing energy efficiency in MSME industrial clusters to improve energy efficiency and reduce Green House Gas (GHG) emissions from MSMEs, utilising increased commercial financing. The …

Power to the people: investing in clean energy for the base of the pyramid in India

This new analysis published by WRI in collaboration with Center for Development Finance-IFMR focuses on the energy needs of India's rural poor and looks at the market potential for clean and renewable energy in rural India. The goal of this report is to inform investors about the market potential of …

NTPC to generate 75 gw by Mar 2017

New Delhi: NTPC is aiming to add capacity at 13% compounded annual growth rate (CAGR) in order to generate 75,000 mw by March 2017 and reduce its carbon footprint by increasing the share of renewable and nuclear power in its energy mix and improving energy efficiency of coal-fired plants. The …

Green Energy Management Services launched

Crystal Future Ventures Limited of Bangladesh and ACME Tele Power (Mauritius) Limited on Thursday jointly launched Green Energy Management Services to provide green energy solutions for the telecommunication sector in the country.

World Green Building Week to be observed

KOCHI: A cycle rally was taken out as a part of the observance of the World Green Building Week organised by the Cochin chapter of the Indian Green Building Council. Around 300 students from the NSS wing of Calicut University and the Energy Conservation Society reached Kochi on Monday as …

Italy Basilicata Region To Boost Renewable Energy

Italy's southern region of Basilicata wants to become self-sufficient in power supplies by 2020 by boosting its renewable energy capacity by more than fivefold to about 1,600 megawatt, regional authorities said. Basilicata with a population of about 600,000 people consumes 3,000 gigawatt hours of electricity a year and at present …

Development of an area based Energy Service Company (ESCO) model for solar water heating in India

The objective of this assignment is to develop an Area Based Energy Service Company (ESCO) Model for Solar Water Heating (SWH) and to assess the potential of Carbon Financing in order to achieve scale in SWH development in the country. In the recent years, India has witnessed considerable progress in …

Chinas Rise Complicates Goal of Using Less Energy

Gridlock around Beijing has been a conspicuous problem as more Chinese buy private cars. Energy efficiency will also suffer as people shift from mass transit. The acknowledgment of difficulties by Zhang Laiwu, deputy minister for science and technology, comes as China has become the world

A clean energy meltdown

Sreeram Chaulia The filing of a case by an American labour union, the United Steelworkers, that charges China with violating international trade rules has injected a fresh irritant into a fraying relationship between the world

High time to conserve energy

SHILLONG: The growth rate of electricity production in India is less than that of its demand. This worrying fact was revealed in a national workshop held to create awareness about the need to conserve en-ergy. "The elect-ricity demand in the country is growing by 10 to 12 per cent which …

Planting trees is not doing your bit

On World Environment Day this year I was at a five-star hotel. It was among the older ones in Bengaluru. The hotel had organized a week-long initiative to green Bengaluru. The idea was hackneyed. Of course, we need as many trees as we can get to absorb the carbon we …

Finland to open innovation centre in Delhi

A centre to showcase new innovations in clean technologies, made by scientists in Finland, will be set up in New Delhi next year. The innovation centre will showcase technologies in water purification, waste management and energy efficiency and will aim at boosting bilateral trade between both countries.

Eco-friendly LED lamps at Mysore Palace

With a view of reducing consumption of electricity as well as the global warming, Mysore Palace Board has decided to replace 635 Sodium Vapour and other electric lamps with LED lamps at an estimated cost of ` 77 lakh. This would conserve as many as 20,000 units of power per …

38 companies bag CII award for energy management

CHENNAI: Top 38 companies that achieved consistent reduction in energy consumption over the last three years were honoured by Ajay Mathur, Director General, Bureau of Energy Efficiency, at a national award distribution function here on Thursday. Participating in the Confederation of Indian Industry's 11 {+t} {+h} National Award for Excellence …

Novel grant promises greener buildings, regional growth

A consortium led by Pennsylvania State University won a federal competition for $129 million over 5 years to spur efforts to develop technologies for making buildings more energy efficient. Building 661 at the Philadelphia Navy Yard will be retrofitted and reopened to help the country wage war against two 21st …

Planting trees is not doing your bit

Small initiatives to save energy can go a long way in curbing emissions. To understand the ecological cost of power generation with hydel dams or thermal plants, think of the damage such dams cause to complex ecosystems in our hills and forests. Easier still, look at the bleak landscape in …

Summary of country reports submitted to the energy efficiency working party

The purpose of this summary report is to highlight energy efficiency policy action and planning in IEA member countries since the last meeting of the Energy Efficiency Working Party (EEWP) held in January 2010. This paper provides an overview of energy efficiency developments across all sectors, but is not meant …

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