Clean energy market monitor: March 2024
Clean energy is growing rapidly, as annual deployment of a number of key technologies has surged ahead in recent years driven by policy support and continued cost declines. Their growth is starting to
Clean energy is growing rapidly, as annual deployment of a number of key technologies has surged ahead in recent years driven by policy support and continued cost declines. Their growth is starting to
SOCIAL ENTERPRISE Praveen Bose / Bangalore July 25, 2008, 0:04 IST Rural women battling fumes and smoke from burning of biomass like wood, crop waste and animal dung during cooking may soon get some respite. Envirofit International, an US-based non-profit organisation, has introduced a range of clean-burning and biomass-based cooking stoves , which are reaching homes in rural Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Kerala.
Magic dyes: The dyes can double the efficiency of solar cells used today. A simple sheet of glass coated with dye could be enough to cut the costs of solar power. That's the claim from researchers who have created a
P B Jayakumar / Mumbai July 24, 2008, 0:46 IST In partnership with different US firms, two companies belonging to Reliance Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group (ADAG) have submitted competing bids for a single project floated by the Ministry of Coal. The two ADAG companies
China burns more coal than any other country; how it does so in the future will determine our planet's climate.
KOCHI: Are windmills eco-friendly? Of course, in plains, but not in High Ranges where they pose serious threat to the Earth. Attappadi hills are the telltale example. It is one of the two sites where windmills are being set up for power generation in the state. The other being Ramakkalmedu in Idukki district. Apart from these, 16 sites have also been identified for windmills in Kerala.
Hyderabad, July 20: The upcoming CRPF gym in Chandrayangutta is all set to give an entirely new meaning to the urban slang of a
Hyderabad, July 16: Hyderabad based Solar Semiconductor, a manufacturer of photovoltaic power generation units, has entered into a supply contract worth Rs 3,000 crore with AS Solar, a German firm. The contract value is $695 million and it will be executed over the next three years. At current rates, this could account for 160-170 mw of power generation units. "We currently have a fabrication capacity for 80 mw in Hyderabad and we are setting up another plant with a capacity for 40 mw," said Mr Ravi Surapaneni, vice president, Solar Semiconductor.
Another new way of turning sunlight into power
There is a general understanding that the potential and prospects of bioenergy in the world depend heavily on advances in cellulosic research. It is however expected that any significant progress on that front will be driven by major technological innovations. Advances in feedstock development and conversion processes will indeed propel the bioenergy industry into a well-secured and competitive future.
Biofuels have failed to live up to their early environmental promise, but fuels made from plant waste and weeds may turn this around.