Energy Consumption
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As number of people living alone goes up globally, what this might mean for the environment
•Most households have similar appliances like stoves and fridges, and cooled or heated spaces, regardless of how many people live there.
Budget 2020: Access to uninterrupted and affordable electricity will be key to achieve India’s $5 trillion economy goal
Pratik Agarwal •India will not be able to achieve a self-sustaining energy future without disruption in its energy distribution model
Without substantial progress thermal power plants get environment clearance extension
Mongabay India •The projects, owned by Adani Power Limited, showed no progress and the est cost of the project is over Rs 21,000 crore.
Govt reduced energy subsidies by over Rs 82,000 cr in 3 years, but discoms remain largest beneficiaries
Indiaspend •Energy subsidies reduced by over Rs 82,000 crore between 2013-14 and 2015-16, a drop of 38 percent, but subsidies given to electricity transmission and distribution companies rose by over 60 percent
OPEC output cuts, more expensive oil push India to consider US, Canadian suppliers
•India now imports 86 percent of its oil needs from OPEC states to meet its 4.6 million barrels per day (bpd) refining capacity.
Gartner Outlines Ways To Save Costs In Data Centre
Fp Archives •Hardware rationalisation, consolidation and virtualisation can all help IT managers cut data centre costs.
Gartner Outlines Data Centre Best Practices For Energy Efficiency
Fp Archives •The overriding reason for the waste in conventional data centre cooling is the unconstrained mixing of cold supply air with hot exhaust air.
IBM Launches "Project Big Green" In India
Fp Archives •"Project Big Green" has been launched in India by IBM, as part of the global Intelligent Energy campaign.
New tool measures mobile apps' energy efficiency
Fp Archives •A Swedish scientist has developed a new tool that measures and calculates how much energy is consumed by gadgets when connecting to the internet to use apps and games, a media report said.