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TERI Prepares Roadmap to Foster Resource Efficiency Policy for India

Improving use of resources, through adoption of a Resource Efficiency strategy, will be key to India’s sustained high growth and enhanced wellbeing. Leading think tank in energy and environment, The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI), has submitted a detailed reference report on ‘National Resource Efficiency Policy for India’ to the Ministry of Environment, & Forests […]

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Solar Waste Management and Manufacturing Standards Policy Needed: Report

The government needs to bring out a policy on solar module waste management and standards for use of material for manufacturing, according to consultancy Bridge To India.  “There is an urgent need to formulate appropriate quality standards for use of environmentally sustainable materials in manufacturing of modules. This will help in minimising potentially hazardous end-of-life […]

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Apple Set to Surpass its Clean Energy Goals with New Supplier Commitments

Global tech-major, Apple has revealed that it has nearly doubled the number of suppliers that have committed to run their Apple production on 100 percent clean energy, bringing the total number to 44. Because of this partnership between Apple and its suppliers, the California-based tech company will exceed its goal of bringing 4 GW of […]

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Global Renewables Agency IRENA gets a new Director-General

The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) has announced that Francesco La Camera is the agency’s new director-general. Camera was earlier with the government in Italy, at the Italian Ministry of Environment, Land & Sea where he was the director-general of Sustainable Development, Environmental Damage and International Affairs. As the national coordinator for climate, environment, resource […]

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Grid-Connected Solar Rooftops Have higher Energy Payout Ratio: Report

The energy produced over the lifetime of typical rooftop solar panels more than makes up for the energy it takes to make, mount and then eventually recycle them. But adding a home battery usually lowers those dividends, according to new research from Stanford University. A new study published by the Royal Society of Chemistry’s Sustainable […]

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PFS Partners with USICEF For Financing Solar Projects in India

PFS has partnered with USICEF to leverage funds for distributed solar power projects in the country. Infrastructure finance company, PTC India Financial Services (PFS) has partnered with the US-India Clean Energy Finance (USICEF) to secure funds for funding solar projects in India. “It is an innovative facility which presents PFS with an opportunity to finance […]

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Norway’s GPFG Sovereign Fund Permitted to Invest $14Bn in Unlisted Renewables

The Government is allowing for the Government Pension Fund Global to be invested in unlisted renewable energy infrastructure under the dedicated environmental mandates. Norway’s sovereign wealth fund, the Government Pension Fund Global (GPFG), the world’s largest at more than $1 trillion, will soon be able to invest in unlisted renewable energy infrastructure projects, such as wind power plants and solar […]

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$1 Bn Green Finance Facility Launched to Boost ASEAN Green Infra Investments

The new facility will provide loans and necessary technical assistance for sovereign green infrastructure projects such as sustainable transport, clean energy, and resilient water systems. Southeast Asian governments, the Asian Development Bank (ADB), and major development financiers have launched the “ASEAN Catalytic Green Finance Facility”, a new initiative to spur more than $1 billion in […]

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MNRE Proposes Obligatory Glass Recycling for Solar Power Generators

The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) is considering to make mandatory for solar power developers to follow glass recycling procedure for solar photovoltaic (PV) panels under a new framework. “Recycling of end of life solar panel glass containing Antimony may be made mandatory on the generators as part of environmental liability” said the […]

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