Solar energy in Auroville
Auroville, a small community in Pondicherry is involved in a microcosm of sustainable practices through focus on solar energy.
Auroville, a small community in Pondicherry is involved in a microcosm of sustainable practices through focus on solar energy.
Electricity generation through solar energy can prove to be economical in numerous remote villages like Tiruvannamalai in Tamil Nadu that faces massive power cuts.
Mithradham, implying 'the abode of the Sun and the house of a friend' is an NGO based in Chunangamveli, a beautiful village in Kochi, Kerala. Headed by Dr George Peter Pittappillil, the Mithradham Trust was founded in 1998. "Our NGO is engaged in cultivation, processing and marketing of spices from Kerala through the use of solar energy."
The High Court on Wednesday refused to meddle with the Government fixed rate of Rs 5.50 per unit to purchase power from GMR Energy Limited (GMREL), and ruled that the rate fixed by the Government will continue during the pendency of the proceedings.
State to receive 100 megawatts of power from Gujarat beginning today Bangalore, DH News Service: The government appears to be in no mood to receive shocks from the electorate due to paucity of electricity. It has made plans for round-the-clock power supply to every household till the Lok Sabha elections are over...
Ajay Modi / New Delhi April 8, 2009, 0:48 IST The consumption of auto LPG, which registered a decline of 2.4 per cent in January, has bounced back to double-digit growth since February on the back of a 11 per cent cut in prices. The segment is estimated to grow at 20 per cent in the current year.
Steps President Barack Obama has taken on climate and clean energy have shown that the United States is getting ready to lead the world in fighting global warming, a White House official said on Tuesday.
The electrification along the Omanthai Mankulam road had been completed at a cost of ten million rupees, a Power and Energy Ministry official said. According to the official all the three zones of the Menik Farm had been provided with electricity at cost of Rs. Six million. Further the Ceylon Electricity Board has spent over Rs. five million to provide Padaviya hospital with electricity.
April 8: The Centre
In the name of Bescom the 'salesman' has been offering special discounts on CFL bulbs manufactured by an Indian firm 'Wimco'. People always fall for discounts and assured returns. And even better, if it helps to save power as well. But beware, do not fall for the charming salesman who speaks on the power saving drive carried out by Bescom offering discounts on CFL bulbs.
FIRST OF ITS KIND: A.K.Hazarika, Director (Onshore), ONGC (second from left),taking a look at the VAP project at the Kuthalam plant of ONGC in Nagapattinam on Wednesday.
T. Ramakrishnan But capacity addition was marginally higher than in 2007-2008 CHENNAI: The just-concluded financial year of 2008-2009 saw fewer wind mills installed in the State compared to previous years though capacity addition last year was marginally higher than in 2007-2008.
U.S. concerns about the potential for cyber-attacks on critical infrastructure extended to the American electrical power grid on Wednesday and experts pointed the finger anew at Chinese hackers, among others.
The country
Japan's subsidies for home solar panels have attracted far fewer applicants than planned, industry data showed on Wednesday, underscoring the likelihood of bold government steps to promote solar power.
Mobile phone equipment makers are taking steps to clean up their act and tackle a goal of powering nearly 120,000 base stations in developing countries by cleaner energy sources by 2012, players in the industry say.
Australia has drafted laws that mandate the generation of 20 percent renewable energy by 2020 and the government aims to have the legislation passed within months. The Mandatory Renewable Energy Target legislation aims to expand the target under an earlier scheme to 45,000 GWh by 2020 from 9,500 gigawatt-hours (GWh) in 2010.
At first glance, a new day seems to be dawning for the overshadowed solar sector in Australia, the world's sunniest continent. The government is pushing through a carbon trading scheme that will penalize big greenhouse gas emitters; a major piece of renewables legislation is due for approval within months, setting a target of 20 percent green energy by 2020.
The Karachi Electric Supply Company (KESC) has failed to improve the power situation in the metropolis since its privatisation. To meet the immediate need of power for Karachi the company should install "barge mounted power plants", which can be secured and inducted in the grid system without any serious difficulty.