Global electricity review 2024
Renewables generated a record 30 percent of global electricity in 2023, driven by growth in solar and wind especially from China, according to the Global Electricity Review 2024 released by the global
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Cos jittery as govt plans import of solar power tools
Equipment Manufacturers Seek Domestic Content Criterion, Like Those In Canada & China, As Safeguard Measure THE government
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At this building, windmill blows away power bills
Mumbai In the peak of summer, when electricity bills climb in most households, Professor R Venkatesh of Sion is unperturbed. In 2007, he had installed a miniature windmill and solar panels on the terrace of his 11-storey building for his personal use; since then, he has been seeing a consistent drop in his monthly bills, by at least Rs 500 to Rs 750.
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Diesel VAT still hurts, dealers threaten stir
DRY ON FRIDAY? Association says hike bleeding their business as customers fill up in neighbouring UP, Haryana where diesel is almost Rs 4 cheaper The petrol dealers across the Capital have threatened to go on strike to protest the increase in the value added tax (VAT) on diesel.
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Roads min wants to decide auto efficiency
Opens Up Turf War With Power Min, Undercuts India
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Thumba (Citrullus colocyntis) seed oil: A sustainable source of renewable energy for biodiesel production
Thumba (Citrullus colocyntis) seed oil can be used for production of biodiesel. A comparative experimental study, carried out on a four cylinder, direct injection, water cooled diesel engine operating on diesel and biodiesel blends (B10, B20 and B30) of C. colocyntis and Jatropha curcas, showed that like J. curcas, biodiesel of C.
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Infrastructure chokes India gas supply
The past few months have seen an unprecedented situation in India's natural gas market. Reliance Industries, which has started producing gas from the KG-basin is operating at less than capacity. Two thousand kilometers away, in Gujarat, there is a similar situation.
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Astonfield to set up 5 mw solar plant
JAIPUR: Astonfield Renewable Resources has joined hands with PV System integrator Belectric to set up a 5 mw solar power plant in Osiyan, Rajasthan. The plant, spread across 30 acres, would have the capacity to power more than 13,000 homes.
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Distribution of CFL from tomorrow
KOCHI: The Kerala State Electricity Board will distribute two 14-watt compact fluorescent lamps (CFLs) to the households that come under the Kaloor electrical section, from Tuesday.
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Remote villages emerge from darkness to light
ITANAGAR, May 11: Arunachal Pradesh Energy Development Agency (APEDA) is dispelling darkness from the remotest villages in China and Myanmar border with the light of solar energy. For several thousand villagers, tucked away hundreds of kilometers from Itanagar, it is a welcome journey from darkness to light.
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Technology roadmap: concentrating solar power
Concentrating solar power can contribute significantly to the world