CFL producers like Philips Lighting, Havells, Surya and the Electric Lamp and Component Manufacturers' Association challenged the rules which was notified on March 23. The Centre claimed on Monday before Delhi High Court that manufacturers of CFL bulbs, mostly multinational firms, do not want to adhere to the new e-waste …
CHENNAI: The State government has banned on the use of incandescent bulbs in the offices of its departments, undertakings, boards, cooperative institutions, local bodies and organisations coming under its control. The order was issued on Friday by Principal Secretary (Energy) P.W. C. Davidar. At present, four crore incandescent bulbs (ICB) …
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 …
The Rashtrapati Bhavan, the residence of the country's first citizen, has become the country's first-ever urban habitat to receive the ISO 14001:2004 certification-granted today by UK's Bureau Veritas in view of the various standardised environment management practices adopted by the President's Estate. The day coincides with the second anniversary of …
This paper looks at three clean energy product categories: equipment energy efficiency; low-carbon transport, including high-efficiency vehicles and electric/plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (EV/PHEVs); and solar photovoltaic (PV) power. Each section identifies ways to enhance global co-operation among major economies through case studies and examples, and ends with specific suggestions for …
NDPL to give four CFLs in exchange for four working incandescent bulbs The power distribution company North Delhi Power Limited (NDPL) today said that it will give four compact fluorescent lamps (CFLs) in exchange of equal number of working incandescent bulbs. This is expected to result in a reduction of …
Virendra Singh Rawat / New Delhi/ Lucknow June 15, 2010, 0:59 IST Aims total savings of 1,080 Mw. Uttar Pradesh Power Corporation Limited (UPPCL) is embarking on projects to cut carbon footprint in the region of operations of its five distribution companies. Once implemented, these projects are touted to effect …
Onthespot - Solar Lamps The pilot project for illuminating city streets with solar lights, undertaken by the Calcutta Municipal Corporation (CMC) in Khanaberia, has proved a non-starter with most of the lamp posts powered by the sun failing to light up after dark. However, a set of solar street lamps …
New Delhi: A Delhi Police staff housing complex comprising 342 flats, complete with a community centre, central park and emergency power back-up, was inaugurated in Dwarka Sector 16-B on Sunday. Presiding over the ceremony was minister of state (home affairs) Mullappally Ramachandran. Though the project has been completed well within …
Byju Aryad KOCHI: The distribution of compact fluorescent lamps (CFLs) by the Kerala State Electricity Board (KSEB) will fetch the board profit through the sale of the carbon credits earned from the incandescent bulbs collected while distributing the CFLs. If the Certified Emission Reductions (CERs), or the carbon credits, are …
KOCHI: The Kerala State Electricity Board will distribute two 14-watt compact fluorescent lamps (CFLs) to the households that come under the Kaloor electrical section, from Tuesday. The CFLs will be distributed at the St Francis Church, Kathrukkadavu, on May 13, Pioneer Hall, Thammanam Road, on May 14, and St Francis …
Mumbai: The state government has launched an innovative green scheme to encourage villagers to pay tax. According to Jayant Patil, minister for rural welfare,
The Centre has put in place an enabling legal, regulatory and policy framework to promote market-based energy efficiency in the country and the focus now is on implementing schemes aimed at reducing the energy intensity of the economy. Speaking at a national seminar organised by FICCI here on energy efficiency, …
POWER minister Sushil Kumar Shinde said that about 74,000 mw of new generation capacity could be added during the Eleventh Plan period, betraying a lack of clarity in the government on this issue. The minister had earlier scaled down the capacity addition target to 62,000 mw from 78,577 mw due …
The Haryana Raj Bhawan here will soon go solar. Plans are afoot to install a solar power plant of 45 kW capacity, which will energise 160 tubelights, 100 CFLs, 40 fans, 10 computers and 15 exhaust fans during the day and outdoor lighting during the night. According to Madhusudan Prasad, …
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the government of Pakistan on Thursday signed an agreement to invest $40 million in energy-efficient and cost-effective compact fluorescent lamps (CFLs). The agreement is part of $1.18 billion Energy Efficiency Investment Programme that underpins Pakistan
Mumbai: ITC Hotels has set a precedence by possibly becoming the first hospitality chain in the world to have earned carbon credits. Its luxury property, ITC Sonar in Kolkata, which switched to energy efficient CFL bulbs as part of its energy saving drive, has been issued 1,996 carbon credits per …
