
Khosla Ventures-Backed SunBorne Enters Indian Market, Plans...
Category: News, Stories | Sector: Energy and PowerSunBorne Energy and Suntech Power Holdings Co. Ltd. are collaborating to supply 100 MW solar panels for projects across India over the...

Creating Wealth From Waste In Uttarakhand
Category: News, Stories | Sector: Energy and PowerAn Indian NGO and the state government of Uttarakhand have partnered to implement an alternative energy solution in the state’s mountainous areas....

India Needs Decentralised Approach To Sustainable Energy,...
Category: News, Stories | Sector: Energy and PowerHarish Hande, Founder of Solar Electric Light Company (SELCO) emphasized the need for a decentralized approach to sustainable energy distribution to management...

TATA Power Lights Up Lives Of Naraj...
Category: News, Stories | Sector: Energy and PowerIndian power company TATA Power has installed 45 solar powered street lights in a village in Orissa. The company is looking to...

‘Barefoot’ Grandmothers Electrify Rural Communities
Category: News, Stories | Sector: Energy and PowerIndian NGO Barefoot College is gaining greater recognition for its rural development efforts. Based in North India, the organization trains low-income rural...

Social Innovation Competition In India With A...
Category: News, Stories | Sector: Energy and PowerThe Indian Institute of Technology in Chennai is holding a social innovation competition that will focus on environmentally friendly solutions such as...

D.Light Design Names Board Chairman Donn Tice...
Category: News, Stories | Sector: Energy and PowerU.S. based D.light Design, an energy solutions company that distributes lighting products in developing countries, has recently appointed Board Chairman Donn Tice...

Husk Power Systems Wants To Lead “A...
Category: News, Stories | Sector: Energy and PowerA recent New York Time article highlights the work of Indian energy start-up, Husk Power Systems, which is working to bring light...

Renewable Energy For Urban Households In India
Category: News, Stories | Sector: Energy and PowerA recent article discusses the differences in energy use in households between the developed and developing world both in terms of usage...

Can India’s Tata Make Cheap, Distributed Energy?
Category: News, Stories | Sector: Energy and PowerTata Power, part of India’s Tata Group, is increasingly exploring ways to develop distributed energy networks for India. The company expects its...

Greenway Smart Stove: A Cleaner Smarter Stove...
Category: News, Stories | Sector: Energy and PowerRecent MBA graduates Ankit Mathur and Neha Juneja have developed the Greenway Smart Stove, a single-burner high efficiency cook stove that saves...

Tata Signs Up MIT Energy Guru For...
Category: News, Stories | Sector: Energy and PowerRatan Tata, the Chairman of India’s Tata Group, has tied up with Daniel Nocera, a MIT Professor to commercialize a potential technology...

Meet Mr. Sunshine
Category: News, Stories | Sector: Energy and PowerIndia-based Solar Electric Light Company (SELCO) recently won an award from the Ramon Magsaysay Awards Foundation for its work in developing solar...

Rural Electrification To Raise $200 Mn By...
Category: News, Stories | Sector: Energy and PowerIndia’s Rural Electrification Corporation seeks to “raise $200 million from the offshore loan market” so as to further develop India’s power sector....

TERI Launches Mascot “Laltini” For “Lighting A...
Category: News, Stories | Sector: Energy and PowerThe Energy and Resources Institute has launched the official mascot for its “Lighting a Billion Lives” (LaBL) program. The initiative aims to...

World Bank: Power In Rural India Should...
Category: News, Stories | Sector: Energy and PowerA recent World Bank study indicates that the best way forward in powering rural India is through decentralized distribution channels. The study...

Top 10 Companies To Win 2011 Sustainable...
Category: News, Stories | Sector: Energy and PowerTwo Indian companies, biomass pellet company Abellon Clean Energy Ltd. and rice husk-based clean energy company Husk Power Systems were among the...

Eco-Products International Fair To Promote Green Consumerism...
Category: News, Stories | Sector: Energy and PowerIndia is hosting the 7th Eco-Products International Fair in New Delhi to promote green products and services and “eco-powered lifestyles.” The Fair...

Himachal Inks Unique Carbon Credit Deal With...
Category: News, Stories | Sector: Energy and PowerThe North Indian state of Himachal Pradesh recently entered into a carbon credits agreement with the World Bank, in which the Bank...

Christian Aid Launches Solar Lighting Project
Category: News, Stories | Sector: Energy and PowerNGO Christian Aid has partnered with solar lighting company d.light and three local organizations to distribute solar lanterns to rural households. The...

India To Add 17 GW Renewable Energy...
Category: News, Stories | Sector: Energy and PowerThe Indian government is set to add 17,000 MW of renewable-based power generation capacity between 2012 and 2017, an investment of close...

Expanding The Market For Clean Energy In...
Category: News, Stories | Sector: Energy and PowerWith inadequate energy infrastructure and an unreliable energy supply even to areas that are connected to the power grid, clean energy companies...

Gamesa Gets $2 Billion Order For India...
Category: News, Stories | Sector: Energy and PowerGamesa Wind Turbines is set to build 2,000 MW of wind power across the continent after receiving an order for $2 billion....

The Clean Energy Market Expands To India’s...
Category: News, Stories | Sector: Energy and PowerA study completed by the World Resources Institute (WRI) and the Centre for Development Finance at the Institute for Financial Management and...

Women Make Good Business Sense
Category: News, Stories | Sector: Energy and PowerHarish Hande, Founder of Bangalore-based Solar Electric Light Company (SELCO) emphasizes that women do not only make good business sense as end-consumers...

Amul To Promote Environment Friendly Stoves
Category: News, Stories | Sector: Energy and PowerAmul Dairy, India’s largest dairy cooperative, has partnered with Envirofit to distribute energy efficient cookstoves in rural Gujarat. Amul’s dairy farmers will...

Social Enterprise Mera Gao Power Connecting Those...
Category: Events | Sector: Energy and PowerTwo new entreprenurs have recently started Mera Gao Power in Uttar Pradesh India, a social business providing electricity and mobile charging services...