Archive for December 28th, 2009

Rajasthan, Gujarat, Bengal to lead solar power mission target

Monday, December 28th, 2009

West Bengal, Gujarat and Rajasthan would meet 30% of the targeted 1,300 mw solar power generation by 2013, taken up by the ministry of new renewable energy for execution in the first phase of the National Solar Mission.

Source: www.financialexpress.com

The Hindu Business Line : Bengal, Gujarat, Rajasthan to play major role in solar power

Monday, December 28th, 2009

West Bengal, Gujarat and Rajasthan will be the major participants in the National Solar Mission (NSM) as these three States together will produce nearly 30 per cent of the targeted 20,000 MW solar power in the country by 2022, according to Mr SP Gon Chowdhury, Managing Director of the West Bengal Green Energy Development Corporation.

Source: www.thehindubusinessline.com

Another week of GW News, December 27, 2009 [A Few Things Ill Considered]

Monday, December 28th, 2009

Logging the Onset of The Bottleneck Years This weekly posting is brought to you courtesy of H. E. Taylor . Happy reading, I hope you enjoy this week’s Global Warming news roundup Read the rest of this post… | Read the comments on this post…

Source: scienceblogs.com

Firestone, Clunkers and Chapter 11: The Decade in Car News

Monday, December 28th, 2009

As 2009 draws to a close this week, the auto industry is waving goodbye to a decade–and in some corners, waving it good riddance. The “Naughties” might be the best neologism for this lost decade. It began with new alliances forming and new empires emerging, and ends on Friday in a multi-car pileup of cratered sales, shuttered brands and ..

Source: blogs.thecarconnection.com

Ford Celebrates New V-8 With Mustang BOSS 302R Road Racer

Monday, December 28th, 2009

Ford just released a host of details on the all-new, 412-hp, 5.0-liter V-8 that makes its debut in the 2011 Ford Mustang GT. But there’s more to Ford’s announcement. To demonstrate just how tough, powerful, and even race-ready the V-8 is, and celebrate an anniversary, a Ford Racing-built, track-only version of the Mustang will be available ..

Source: blogs.thecarconnection.com

West Bengal targets 115 mw solar power by 2013

Monday, December 28th, 2009

Kolkata, Dec 28 : West Bengal expects to generate 115 megawatt solar power by March 2013, an official said Monday.

Source: www.newkerala.com

Savvy marketing, extreme transport and green issues dominated 2009

Monday, December 28th, 2009

2009 saw some seismic shifts in transport and tourism, giving us three key trends that dominated the Relaxnews agenda throughout the year.

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Seattle plugs in to test electric car

Monday, December 28th, 2009

While most of the world was watching recent efforts in Copenhagen to hash out a new climate policy, the Japanese car company Nissan came to Seattle looking to inspire a few, well, guinea pigs in an experiment to see how its new all-electric car will fit the American lifestyle.

Source: www.dispatch.com

Swiss test solar-power aircraft for night flight

Monday, December 28th, 2009

The prototype of an aircraft, to be propelled entirely by solar power even at night, has already been successfully tested for a ‘flea hop’ or a short flight at Dubendorf air base in Switzerland.

Source: business.rediff.com

Thai-ASEAN News Network

Monday, December 28th, 2009

Since the latter part of the 20th century, the world has gradually come to learn that global warning poses a real threat to humanity.

Source: www.thailandoutlook.tv