CleanTech news this week

WaterHealth CEO calls for cleantech to meet India's water needs
October 16, 2009 - News brief - India may have to consider developing long supply chains and incentivizing farmers to shift water-intensive grain production activities offshore, Sanjay Bhatnagar says.


Resource scarcity center stage at Cleantech Forum India
October 15, 2009 - News brief - Investment in India is on the rise, driven by its growing economy and dwindling resources, cleantech leaders heard in Delhi today.

Suzlon spends $100M to fix cracked-blade problem
October 12, 2009 - by Emma Ritch - Indian wind turbine supplier announces stringent new testing protocol as it dedicates Arizona's first commercial scale wind farm.

Report: Is CCS an option for India?
October 12, 2009 - News brief - The country’s coal-powered ultra mega power plants could be retrofitted with carbon capture and sequestration tech to reduce carbon dioxide emissions, study suggests.

Plug Power, 3M team on fuel cell tech in India
October 9, 2009 - News brief - Teleservices division of the Tata Group is expected to receive 200 units to provide power at cell towers with no or extremely unreliable electric grid service.

Inside cleantech India: Kal, Aaj aur Kal!
October 7, 2009 - by Razvan Maximiuc - IndiaCo Ventures launches a $500M fund, Grasim invests $210M in a new VSF plant in Gujarat, and TVS forays into cleantech.

New Delhi recycles its roads
October 5, 2009 - News brief - A unit of the Tata Group starts work on project that uses one-third the aggregate and bitumen as typical paving.

CleanTech News this week

Clean technology venture investment continued recovering in 3Q09 spurred by economic stimulus investment
Landmark IPO and new funds also signal broadening confidence in clean technology, now the leading venture investment category

PepsiCo India turns to biogas to cut costs, carbon emissions
September 29, 2009 - Best of the web - Beverage and snack food giant says new biogas plant, which uses biodegradable waste generated at the Pune-based site, is running at full capacity. Full Story »

GE brings back wind business in India with better subsidies
September 29, 2009 - Best of the web - Connecticut-based power generation equipment maker looks to decrease its dependence on the U.S. market as it revives its Indian wind turbine business. Full Story »

Inside cleantech India: Kal, Aaj aur Kal! [premium]
September 29, 2009 - by Razvan Maximiuc - Argonaut and NEA make Indian cleantech investments, while Suzlon sells another family stake, and PepsiCo embraces biogas.

3Q09 cleantech investment review [webinar/premium]
Cleantech venture investment continued recovering in the third quarter of 2009 spurred by global economic stimulus investment. The sector accumulated $1.59 billion across 134 companies. Join the Cleantech Group & Deloitte Tuesday, October 6th, for an analysis.

NY Times: The New Sputnik By THOMAS L. FRIEDMAN : "Red China decided to become Green China" – (I personally think this article is just worth a reading from everybody..)
“If they invest in 21st-century technologies and we invest in 20th-century technologies, they’ll win,” says David Sandalow, the assistant secretar...y of energy for policy. “If we both invest in 21st-century technologies, challenging each other, we all win.” Something has changed. China realized it has no capacity to absorb all this waste. We have to grow without pollution.”

Manoj Gupta

CleanTech news this week

Reva eyes NY for electric vehicle factory
September 18, 2009 - Best of the web - Indian carmaker leaks word of negotiations with an economic development agency for a plant to build the recently unveiled three-door hatchback.

Solar Energy Centre to receive IITB solar thermal project
September 16, 2009 - Best of the web - Mumbai institute looks to develop a solar center and testing ground backed by the government of India and an industry-based consortium. Full Story »

Air Products signs two supply deals for Indian solar factories
September 14, 2009 - News brief - HHV Solar Technologies and Jupiter Solar Power tap Air Products' Indian JV for gases and materials at photovoltaic manufacturing facilities.

IFC eyes minor stake in Auro Mira’s 15 MW biomass facility
September 14, 2009 - Best of the web - The private investment branch of the World Bank has committed a $5.26M loan for the $16M project.

Inside cleantech India: Kal, Aaj aur Kal! [premium]
September 16, 2009 - by Razvan Maximiuc - Aavishkaar invests in Zameen Organic, IDFC Private Equity buys out BP’s wind assets in India, and IFC eyes a stake in Auro Mira.

Manoj Gupta

CleanTech news this week

Global Cleantech 100 unveils most promising clean technology companies on the planet
Inaugural list from the Guardian and Cleantech Group showcases 100 clean technology companies aspiring to shape tomorrow’s world

Is India getting serious about cleantech?
September 7, 2009 by Dallas Kachan, Cleantech Group - There’ve been more indications in recent months than all the rhetoric of the last few years about the market for cleantech developing in India. Is the cleantech boom really now on, wonders Dallas Kachan of the Cleantech Group.

Two new electric cars for India this month?
September 8, 2009 - News brief - After initial successes, Reva says it plans to sell a hatchback family car in 2010, and a sporty two-seater in 2011. Full Story »

Inside cleantech India: Kal, Aaj aur Kal! [premium]
September 9, 2009 - by Razvan Maximiuc - Orient Green Power brings wind to the Czech Republic, while Bharat's divisions for heavy electricals and electronics look for overseas JV partners for a massive solar facility.

Manoj Gupta

Cleantech news this week

Moser Baer, SunEnergy team for 1 MW Chandrapur plant
Indian and German firms win bid for one of the world's largest thin-film amorphous-silicon solar power plants in the world, expected to be completed by January.

Seven solar makers eye Gujarat for new production facilities
Moser Baer, Solar Semiconductor, Lanco Solar and others are in talks with government officials following the recent go-ahead for 716 MW of solar power plants.

NHPC's trading day gets a dampened debut
Indian hydropower producer sees first day of trading backfire because of weak market conditions and the issue's high pricing.

Inside cleantech India: Kal, Aaj aur Kal!
Infinity debuts a platinum LEED-rated green building in Kolkata, while China and India show early signs of collaboration on climate change issues.

Manoj

CleanTech news this week

BanyanTree takes stake in GEI’s heat transfer tech
Indian company’s air-cooled heat exchangers and steam condensers offer water reduction potential that’s attracting private equity interest.

SPX, Thermax to control power plant emissions in new JV
New collaboration aimed at India and Southeast Asia’s power industry is expected to produce emissions-control equipment for power plants.

Inside cleantech India: Kal, Aaj aur Kal!
Gujarat government approves $2.4 billion in solar projects, while Electrotherm Renewables looks to invest more than $145 million in solar thermal.

CleanTech News this week

India to go toe-to-toe with cleantech VCs
The government plans to launch a new venture fund focused on research of green technologies, according to a new report.

Will cleantech mobilize to prevent water shortages in India?
Two new reports this week gave urgency to efforts to reduce water use in India’s agriculture sector.


Zebasolar wins 10 MW Gujarat power station bid
The Indian unit of a U.S.-based solar company said it plans to spend €35 million on a new solar PV station, expected to come online in mid-2010.

Inside cleantech India: Kal, Aaj aur Kal! [premium]


Manoj
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