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Basix secures 2.5 million euros for carbon credits in solar heater project

Posted on November 18th, 2010 in Basix Companies, Basix India, BASIX Microfinance, carbon emission reductions, cdm carbon credits, cdm india, Clean Development Mechanism, CTRAN, Electrical Energy conservation, Financial inclusion Microfinance, Green house gas emission, India Shares, MFI's in India, microfinance carbon credits, Microfinance Livelhood Promotion, Renewable Energy India, solar heater project, solar water heater india

basix micro loansBasix, the Hyderabad-based conglomerate of financial and knowledge-based social enterprises, has helped more than 15,000 households, hotels and other small units in Maharashtra, Gujarat and Karnataka earn a cumulative 2.5 million euros in a landmark carbon credit deal involving solar water-heaters CTRAN, a BASIX group company, has structured a 2.5 million euro deal wherein micro [...]

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Husk Power Systems India gets second round of funding from Shell

Posted on November 04th, 2009 in Carbon Credits, Clean Development Mechanism, Husk Electricity, Husk Power Systems, India Shares, PE Deals In Renewable Energy, Renewable Energy India, Shell Foundation

India-based Husk Power Systems (HPS), with operations in India , raised an undisclosed amount of second round funding from Shell Foundation to expand its operations for its biomass electrification technology, which converts rice husks into electricity.
Previously, the company raised $235,000 from a number of business plan competitions (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dell, University of [...]

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U.N. carbon scheme based on mass markets deployed in India

Posted on November 04th, 2009 in Carbon Credits, Carbon Offsets, Clean Development Mechanism, India Shares, PoA, Programme of Activities, United Nations

A new type of U.N. scheme is spreading clean energy technology to millions of people in India, promising to cut carbon emissions and help investors earn valuable carbon credits.
Two leading carbon offset project developers in India say the scheme offers the promise of improving livelihoods and greatly expanding the reach and potential investment returns of [...]

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Renewable energy microfinancing: oxymoron or reality?

Posted on October 22nd, 2009 in Clean Development Mechanism, Energy Efficiency, India Microfinance, India Shares, Renewable Energy India, Renewable Microfinancing, SELCO

More microfinance institutions need to fund renewables – often the first step out of poverty, says Binu Parthan, deputy director general of the Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Partnership (REEEP).

Anita, who lives in Dehradun, a city in Northern India, works with her husband; she sews clothes and he sells them. She took her first [...]

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