india Archives – The Green Optimistic green tech news, since 2008 Wed, 09 Jan 2019 19:30:15 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 2667534 India Bans All Single-Use Plastics From Airports https://www.greenoptimistic.com/india-bans-all-single-use-plastics-from-airports-20190109/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/india-bans-all-single-use-plastics-from-airports-20190109/#comments Wed, 09 Jan 2019 19:26:22 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=67737 India introduces a ban on all single-use plastics at 129 airports across the country. This is the first step to reaching the higher goal- make all airports plastic-free. India is one of the top four global plastic polluters. The economy of the country got quite a boost over the last years, bypassing the UK in […]

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/india-bans-all-single-use-plastics-from-airports-20190109/feed/ 1 67737 ACME Solar Continues Indian Solar Expansion Despite Tariff Issues https://www.greenoptimistic.com/acme-solar-continues-indian-solar-expansion-despite-tariff-issues-20181008/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/acme-solar-continues-indian-solar-expansion-despite-tariff-issues-20181008/#respond Mon, 08 Oct 2018 11:54:36 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=67341 NEW DELHI: ACME Solar has aggressively pushed the India’s solar energy to expand its market share, particularly by pushing for lower tariffs for the clean technology. The company now weighs the option of putting 560 megawatts of capacity on the block for sale, potentially to fund future projects down its pipeline. ACME recently announced through […]

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/acme-solar-continues-indian-solar-expansion-despite-tariff-issues-20181008/feed/ 0 67341 Cuba to Build Bioelectric Plant, Wind Farm Thanks to Indian Loan https://www.greenoptimistic.com/cuba-build-bioelectric-plant-wind-farm-indian-loan-20181003/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/cuba-build-bioelectric-plant-wind-farm-indian-loan-20181003/#respond Wed, 03 Oct 2018 15:38:46 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=67252 Cuba is expanding its renewable energy market with the construction of a bioelectric plant and a 50-MW wind farm. These developments are possible thanks to a loan from India. The international financial deal was announced Tuesday, October 2, by Cuba’s Minister of Energy and Mines, Raul Garcia Barriero, at the Solar Alliance International (ISA) held […]

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/cuba-build-bioelectric-plant-wind-farm-indian-loan-20181003/feed/ 0 67252 Air Pollution in India Cuts Solar Power Output Over 25% https://www.greenoptimistic.com/air-pollution-india-solar-power-20170904/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/air-pollution-india-solar-power-20170904/#respond Mon, 04 Sep 2017 11:24:35 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=64092 A study conducted by Indian and American researchers measured for the first time the effect of smog and dust deposition on the efficiency of solar cells in the world’s third largest polluter, India – an unexpectedly huge 25 to 30 percent of power is lost, equivalent to 3,900 megawatts, which is six times the capacity […]

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/air-pollution-india-solar-power-20170904/feed/ 0 64092 India Unveils its Second Green Airport https://www.greenoptimistic.com/india-unveils-second-green-airport-20161025/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/india-unveils-second-green-airport-20161025/#respond Tue, 25 Oct 2016 13:07:34 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=60676 Indian Prime Minister, Sri Narendra Modi, has inaugurated India’s second green airport in Vadodara last Saturday. The first one was unveiled in Kochi last year. Mr Modi said, “Connectivity is becoming very important in this century,”. He added, “Happy that 2 airports in India have joined the green movement,”. “The first(one) was in Kochi and the […]

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/india-unveils-second-green-airport-20161025/feed/ 0 60676 India Expands Solar Cover With the “Rent-a-Roof” Concept https://www.greenoptimistic.com/india-solar-rent-roof-concept-20160217/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/india-solar-rent-roof-concept-20160217/#respond Wed, 17 Feb 2016 21:25:38 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=59253 Indian electric companies are using the ‘Make in India Week‘ campaign to encourage potential customers to rent out their rooftops to host solar panels. Last Saturday, the Prime minister of India, Sri Narendra Modi has started the ‘Make in India week’ exhibition in Mumbai to attract huge investments in various sectors. Around 2500 international and […]

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/india-solar-rent-roof-concept-20160217/feed/ 0 59253 Roadblocks to Hydro Power Generation in Bhutan https://www.greenoptimistic.com/hydro-power-generation-bhutan/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/hydro-power-generation-bhutan/#comments Sat, 12 Dec 2015 15:50:17 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=58287 Bhutan is a small country, located northeast of India. While small, the country has the potential to generate a massive amount of hydro power, since it is home to mountainous terrain brimming with fast-flowing rivers. The area could generate up to 30,000 MW of power, though it is estimated that, given the limits of technology, 24,000 MW […]

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/hydro-power-generation-bhutan/feed/ 1 58287 Renewable Energy Targets Probably Won’t Work in India https://www.greenoptimistic.com/renewable-energy-targets-india/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/renewable-energy-targets-india/#respond Thu, 03 Dec 2015 19:16:05 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=58034 As with other arbitrary renewable energy targets set by world governments, it is unlikely that India will meet its goal to generate 40% of its power with renewables by the year 2030. According to Business Standard, they currently support their grid with 15% renewable energy and experts estimate the country will need an additional 300,000-350,000 MW of […]

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/renewable-energy-targets-india/feed/ 0 58034 World’s First Fully Solar Powered Airport Unveiled in India https://www.greenoptimistic.com/solar-powered-airport-kochi-india/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/solar-powered-airport-kochi-india/#respond Mon, 31 Aug 2015 19:01:05 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=56421 India launches the world’s first fully solar powered airport at Kochi (Cochin), Kerala. The Cochin International Airport Limited (CIAL) had started the solar power venture in 2013 by installing a 100 kWp solar photovoltaic plant in its premises. Later, it installed a 1MWp plant, which, together with the former plant, so far saved the environment […]

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/solar-powered-airport-kochi-india/feed/ 0 56421 India: Bellandur Lake Catches Fire Due to Pollution https://www.greenoptimistic.com/india-bellandur-lake-fire/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/india-bellandur-lake-fire/#respond Wed, 20 May 2015 05:07:55 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=54856 An event belonging more to the fictional city of Ankh-Morpork (Discworld fans anyone?) India’s Bellandur Lake recently caught on fire. The lake, which has been covered in several feet of toxic foam for several weeks now caught fire last Friday and burned for most of the night. It is believed the fire began due to […]

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/india-bellandur-lake-fire/feed/ 0 54856 Will We Ever Break Free From Fossil Fuels? https://www.greenoptimistic.com/will-ever-break-free-fossil-fuels-20141007/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/will-ever-break-free-fossil-fuels-20141007/#comments Tue, 07 Oct 2014 22:16:59 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=49541 In spite of great advances in renewable energy utilization, will we ever break free from our addiction to fossil fuels? For example, in the last couple of years, solar power generation in the United States has actually started to surpass fossil fuel power, at least in terms of new generating capacity. Wind power in Spain […]

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/will-ever-break-free-fossil-fuels-20141007/feed/ 2 49541 Solar Power Program to Bring Electricity to 400 Million of India’s Poorest https://www.greenoptimistic.com/solar-power-program-bring-electricity-400-million-indias-poorest-20140526/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/solar-power-program-bring-electricity-400-million-indias-poorest-20140526/#comments Mon, 26 May 2014 15:15:48 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=47734 India’s National Solar Mission aims to implement some GW (giga-watts) of solar power, across the country, by 2022, and the newest government is working hard ot make it a reality. Narendra Modi, India’s newly elected Prime Minister, from the Bharatiya Janata Party, has reiterated the new government’s dedication to solar power in the world’s second-most-populous […]

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/solar-power-program-bring-electricity-400-million-indias-poorest-20140526/feed/ 1 47734 “Please Forgive Us. We Have to Use Nuclear Energy.” – India https://www.greenoptimistic.com/please-forgive-us-use-nuclear-energy-india-20140507/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/please-forgive-us-use-nuclear-energy-india-20140507/#comments Wed, 07 May 2014 14:55:34 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=47366 So were the words of New and Renewable Energy Minister Farooq Abdullah, of India, speaking of nuclear energy at the first session of the Delhi Sustainable Development Summit. India has the world’s second-largest population, just shy of 1.2 billion, and is also home to one of the fastest-growing economies in the world. Feeding 1.2 billion […]

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/please-forgive-us-use-nuclear-energy-india-20140507/feed/ 2 47366 World’s Largest Solar Power Plant to be Built In India https://www.greenoptimistic.com/worlds-largest-solar-power-plant-constructed-india-20140207/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/worlds-largest-solar-power-plant-constructed-india-20140207/#respond Fri, 07 Feb 2014 10:27:38 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=45727 What do Indians do if they are given USD $4.4 billion? They build a solar power plant. And it is not an average one, no no, it is the largest one the world has seen. The project, which will be a joint venture of six large companies, is expected to be completed in a space of […]

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/worlds-largest-solar-power-plant-constructed-india-20140207/feed/ 0 45727 Vehicle Emissions Numbers Misrepresented in India, General Motors Sacks Those Responsible https://www.greenoptimistic.com/vehicle-emissions-numbers-misrepresented-in-india-general-motors-sacks-those-responsible-20130731/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/vehicle-emissions-numbers-misrepresented-in-india-general-motors-sacks-those-responsible-20130731/#respond Wed, 31 Jul 2013 15:00:00 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=40052 General Motors is setting the bar high for employee accountability. “Your Mileage May Vary” is not enough when someone purposely misrepresents vehicle emissions data. What most of us perceive as fuel savings when we look at fuel efficiency, fuel-vs-distance [mpg, ℓ/100km, etc], is really just another way of determining vehicle emissions. After all, the less […]

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/vehicle-emissions-numbers-misrepresented-in-india-general-motors-sacks-those-responsible-20130731/feed/ 0 40052 Hydrogen Fuel Generation – Breakthrough Catalyst Investigated in India https://www.greenoptimistic.com/iacs-hydrogen-catalyst-india-20130419/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/iacs-hydrogen-catalyst-india-20130419/#comments Fri, 19 Apr 2013 15:50:03 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=36447 Hydrogen fuel used in hydrogen fuel cells, as a replacement for natural gas, or even in an internal combustion engine, burns clean and emits zero carbon dioxide. This is great news for those concerned about increasing carbon dioxide emissions, but the current-best method for generating hydrogen fuel isn’t very efficient. Electrolysis uses electricity to split […]

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/iacs-hydrogen-catalyst-india-20130419/feed/ 1 36447 Roads Covered by Solar Panels Could Boost Energy Production in India https://www.greenoptimistic.com/india-roads-solar-panels-20130402/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/india-roads-solar-panels-20130402/#respond Tue, 02 Apr 2013 18:12:35 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=35592 An initiative to cover main roads and highways with solar power module platforms was proposed by scientists at the Gujarat Energy Research and Management Institute (GERMI) in India. The technology will not only generate large amounts of electricity, but will also help governmental officials save money on buying expensive land for solar farms. The team of […]

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/india-roads-solar-panels-20130402/feed/ 0 35592 City Waste Into Clean Energy: India’s Plans for the Future https://www.greenoptimistic.com/waste-to-clean-energy-india-20130117/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/waste-to-clean-energy-india-20130117/#comments Thu, 17 Jan 2013 17:19:04 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=31621 Starting in February, Indian company Ramky Enviro Engineers, backed by a private equity arm of Standard Chartered, has big plans to turn India’s city waste into a source of clean power. The company will conduct a $200 million IPO and plans to use the money to build a power plant that will use city waste […]

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/waste-to-clean-energy-india-20130117/feed/ 1 31621 Report Suggests 2009 Financial Crisis Didn't Lower Pollution https://www.greenoptimistic.com/financial-crisis-pollution-developing-countries-20111206/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/financial-crisis-pollution-developing-countries-20111206/#respond Tue, 06 Dec 2011 18:36:17 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=21399 A paper published recently in Nature Climate Change reveals that the Global Financial Crisis (GFC) has not yielded a reduction in carbon dioxide emissions, as did the other crises, like the oil-related ones in 1973 and 1979. Instead, the emissions kept growing because of developing countries like China and India, on whom the crisis did […]

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/financial-crisis-pollution-developing-countries-20111206/feed/ 0 21399 Solar Powered Cellphone Towers Can Dramatically Reduce Own Carbon Footprint https://www.greenoptimistic.com/india-solar-powered-cellphones-20100330/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/india-solar-powered-cellphones-20100330/#respond Tue, 30 Mar 2010 19:31:37 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=7150 The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy of the Indian government will present a mandate that would require telecom operators to use solar panels to power their cellphone towers. This will dramatically reduce their carbon footprint and will make a huge difference in long term.

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/india-solar-powered-cellphones-20100330/feed/ 0 7150 Reva Electric Car Company Plans New Model This Year https://www.greenoptimistic.com/reva-electric-car-company-plans-new-model-this-year-20090302/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/reva-electric-car-company-plans-new-model-this-year-20090302/#comments Mon, 02 Mar 2009 18:04:00 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=2788 Reva Electric Car Company has started the development of the second model after the small Reva. The new car will be on the market this year and the company has big plan to "conquer" new markets overseas.

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/reva-electric-car-company-plans-new-model-this-year-20090302/feed/ 1 2788 India enlightened by affordable solar power https://www.greenoptimistic.com/india-enlightened-by-affordable-solar-power-20080309/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/india-enlightened-by-affordable-solar-power-20080309/#comments Sun, 09 Mar 2008 15:10:11 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/index.php/2008/03/09/india-enlightened-by-affordable-solar-power/ Over the past four years, a thriving market for household solar panels has sprung up in India, with the help of a United Nations programme which assists local banks in offering cheaper loans for the panels. Since 2003, the $1.5 million programme has helped 16,600 Indians living in the southern state of Karnataka buy solar […]

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/india-enlightened-by-affordable-solar-power-20080309/feed/ 1 210 OneCAT – the car that runs on air! https://www.greenoptimistic.com/onecat-the-car-that-runs-on-air-20080218/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/onecat-the-car-that-runs-on-air-20080218/#comments Mon, 18 Feb 2008 07:57:33 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/index.php/2008/02/18/onecat-the-car-that-runs-on-air/ Remember an older article about a small company, called MDI, who had a plan in building a car that runs totally on air? Now they did it. OneCAT is a five-seat car, with a fiberglass body, weighting about 350kg and costing about… 4800$! And that’s cheaper than any car (maybe except the recent car from […]

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/onecat-the-car-that-runs-on-air-20080218/feed/ 6 186 Made in India: Reva, the Electric Car https://www.greenoptimistic.com/made-in-india-reva-the-electric-car-20080206/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/made-in-india-reva-the-electric-car-20080206/#respond Wed, 06 Feb 2008 14:04:55 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/index.php/2008/02/06/made-in-india-reva-the-electric-car/ How far (mileage) will Reva go? Most EVs today have a maximum range between 60 and 100 miles. This includes conversions and new cars from the manufacturer. Some vehicles may do less if they have small battery packs, lots of heavy-draw accessories like air conditioning, or if they are heavy, or using obsolete components. Some […]

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