There has never been a more important time to invest in green technologies, yet many of us believe these efforts are doomed to failure, writes Chris Goodall
Myth 1: solar power is too expensive to be of much use
P B Jayakumar / Mumbai November 28, 2008, 0:37 IST
Bharat Heavy Electricals (Bhel) plans to acquire companies in the non-conventional energy and transmission business to more than double its turnover to Rs 50,000 crore in the next five years.
The Vatican was set to go green on Wednesday with the activation of a new solar energy system to power several key buildings and a commitment to use renewable energy for 20 percent of its needs by 2020.
CHENNAI: The Biomass Power Plant Association has moved the Tamil Nadu Electricity Regulatory Commission (TNERC) seeking an immediate review of the tariff. The association
CHENNAI: Orient Green Power (OGPL), a dedicated renewable energy generation company with operations in India, has announced the completion of a fund raise of $55 million led by Olympus Capital Holdings Asia, a private equity fund. Olympus Capital is investing $35 million, and Shriram EPC (SEPC) and Bessemer Venture Partners (BVP) are chipping in with $10 million each.
CHENNAI: Pramod Deo, Chairman, Central Electricity Regulatory Commission, on Tuesday made out a strong case for tradable renewable energy certificates.
Millions of rural Indians have never experienced how electricity can change their lives. So, their life grinds to a halt as soon as the sun sets. But providing power to the villages would mean more coal-burning by power plants that already emit more than 50 per cent of India
Nike Inc, Starbucks Corp and investor coalition Ceres are among the founding members of a new coalition calling for strong US climate and energy legislation in early 2009.
