This study assesses the impact of the existing energy efficiency initiatives on household awareness levels, preferences and behaviour concerning efficiency in electricity use. It examines the level of awareness of Indian households about Bureau of Energy Efficiency’s (BEE) star labelling program, the benefits they associate with it, and the key …
The Konkan Railway Corporation Limited (KRCL) has decided to install a solar plant at Ratnagiri as part of its recently-formulated 'energy policy'. The policy resolved to employ solar and wind aero-generators wherever possible. The proposed 350 KW-capacity solar photo voltaic plant, which will be connected to the state grid, shall …
The AMC has decided to go green. Apart from adopting the rooftop solar power policy, the AMC has decided to set up a solar power station at Kankaria for the laser show which will now be a regular feature. AMC standing committee chairman Pravin Patel said that during the recent …
The incandescent lamp has given way to the compact fluorescent lamp (CFLs) which is more energy-efficient. The CFL is likely to be phased out gradually by the Light Emitting Diode. The arrival of LED bulbs in the market is expected to have an impressive impact on energy conservation schemes, according …
The world’s 1.2 billion poorest people, who are facing a long and perhaps endless wait for a connection to mains electricity, solar power could be the answer to their prayers. A further 2.5 billion are “underelectrified”, in development parlance: although connected to the grid, they can get only unreliable, scanty …
Travel and tourism giant Thomas Cook has slashed electricity use across its entire office and retail network by 55% and total energy use by 35% since 2010. In its 2014 Sustainability Report, the British group claimed the reduction was due to a combination of streamlining locations, installing new technologies such …
Lights to be changed in hospitals, schools, buildings in the next four months If all domestic users in the New Delhi Municipal Council area shift to using LED bulbs in their homes then 33 million units can be saved per year, NDMC chairperson Jalaj Shrivastava said on Tuesday. Presently, there …
This resulted in reduction of 40 p.c. in local body’s power bill In a significant initiative aimed at reducing the financial burden of the local body and promoting renewable energy, a Coimbatore panchayat has installed 120 street lights that are being powered by solar energy. The move has yielded immediate …
The new green tax for tourists will be introduced in Maldives from November 2015 at a rate of US$6 per bed per night. Read more in November 2014 edition of the Monthly Overview on State of Environment, Maldives. ENVIRONMENT Maldives Minister of Environment and Energy Thoriq Ibrahim has called on …
Japanese and Chinese officials agreed Sunday to step up cooperation on energy-conservation and environmental measures during the first high-level governmental meeting since their leaders last month held official talks for the first time. The one-day forum in Beijing, attended by a total of 500 government and company officials, comes as …
Highly-efficient LED light bulbs are “years ahead” of price and performance expectations, but their energy-saving effects are being dulled by an EU proposal to prolong the shelf life of energy guzzling halogen lamps from 2016 to 2018, an inter-governmental report says. The result could be €8.6bn (£6.8bn) of lost efficiency …
PUNE: India is locked in a frenzy of construction to meet the demand for homes, offices, and shops. A staggering two-third of buildings that will stand in India in 2030 are yet to be built. Unless policies minimize resource guzzling and wastes with appropriate architectural design, building material, and operational …
Just last week the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences decided to award scientists Isamu Akasaki, Hiroshi Amano and Shuji Nakamura the Nobel Prize in physics for their invention of blue light-emitting diodes (LEDs) - the technology that allowed the world to usher in a new age of efficient white lighting. …
From a stone cutter to a solar light maker the transition is swift and fast. Chenamma no longer works in the hot sun to eke out a living. She now sits under a fan and deftly fixes wires, batteries and screws for the mini solar LED light. She makes 50 …
The Royal Mail successfully implemented simple sustainability measures across energy efficiency, water use and waste disposal, including a 19% reduction in C02 emissions compared with a 2005 baseline. The company also reduced the amount of carbon emissions per £1 million of revenue by 5% compared with last year, thanks to …
The 2014 Nobel Prize in Physics has officially been awarded to Isamu Akasaki of Meijo University in Japan and to Hiroshi Amano of Nagoya University in Japan and to Shuji Nakamura of the University of California. Together, the scientists invented an efficient blue light-emitting diode, which has enabled bright and …
Three Japanese-born researchers today won the Nobel Prize for Physics for inventing the LED lamp, a boon in the fight against global warming and aiding people in poverty. The trio are Isamu Akasaki, Hiroshi Amano and Shuji Nakamura, a researcher who is currently based in the United States. "This year's …
An American and two Japanese scientists won the 2014 Nobel Prize for Physics on Tuesday for inventing a new energy-efficient and environment-friendly light source, leading to the creation of modern LED light bulbs. Isamu Akasaki and Hiroshi Amano of Japan and Japanese-born U.S. citizen Shuji Nakamura won the prize for …
Govt. initiates project to install energy-efficient street lights. A project for installing energy efficient LED street lights in Kochi Corporation, Attingal municipality and Malappuram municipality has been initiated by the State government. It is being taken up in the public-private participatory mode as part of Nagara Jyothi, a scheme under …
Energy Efficiency Services Ltd (EESL), an undertaking of Ministry of Power has agreed to replace existing city illuminating system of Agartala with Light Emitting Diode (LED) without initial capital investment, said secretary Urban Development Ashutosh Jindal. “We are expecting the signing of MoU with EESL by next week to install …
The Mayor of London Boris Johnson has today (29 August) announced a further investment of £12m to expand his programme to retrofit buildings across the capital, making them more energy efficient and reducing carbon emissions. The new funds will extend London's existing retrofit work, which has improved the sustainability credentials …
