Maldives to spend US $1,100 million THE Maldives has decided to de-carbonize itself by giving up fossil fuels and switching completely to renewable energy. President Mohamed Nasheed on March 16 said US $110 million would be spent every year for the next one decade to eliminate fossil fuel use. As per the plan, 155 large wind turbines, half-a-kilometre of solar roof panels and a biomass

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POWER SAVER: Sukhbir Singh, Member/ Electrical, Ministry of Railways inaugurating the Perambur ICF

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International Finance Corporation (IFC), the World Bank arm that provides funding for the private sector in developing countries, is planning to invest up to $140 million in the Tanti group

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The budding solar industry in India, somewhat pegged back by the poor economic climate, wants the National Solar Mission to be operationalised. The National Action Plan for Climate Change, experts say, is excellent as a programme but the government needs to fix

The wind power plant is expected to generate 25.9 million units annually, which will offset the total annual energy requirement of 25 million units of ICF

TIRUNELVELI: The Indian Railways, which is actively exploring the possibilities of tapping non-conventional energy sources across the country to meet a portion of its ever-growing energy needs and executing a couple of projects in this direction at vantage points, will generate 50 MW electricity from solar energy by installing the units at Nagpur in near future, Member / Electrical, Ministry of Ra

Energy generated expected to completely offset ICF

This study sought to identify the initial impact that C&S might have on the USA, based on a set of limiting assumptions. In particular, it attempts to quantify the immediate impact

United Nations climate talks threaten Saudi Arabia's economic survival and the kingdom wants support for any shift from fossil fuels to other energy sources such as solar power, its lead climate negotiator said.

Contrasting interests of different countries are challenging faltering climate talks, meant to forge by December a new global deal in Copenhagen to curb man-made climate change.

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