'Solar homes' technology energises thousands of Sindh households
Almost 3000 systems have been installed through "solar homes technology" in the rural areas of Sindh, electrifying thousands of homes in the province.
Almost 3000 systems have been installed through "solar homes technology" in the rural areas of Sindh, electrifying thousands of homes in the province.
Deputy Chairman of Planning Commission Sardar Aseff Ahmed Ali said on Thursday that the existing energy crisis could easily be overcome by converting all the streetlights, park lights and traffic signals to the solar energy. He was chairing a meeting, organised by Pakistan Council of Renewable Energy Technologies (PCRET) here on Thursday,
Mahesh Vyas / New Delhi July 27, 2009, 0:44 IST Under a third of the target for power generating capacity in 2008-09 was met. What
The U.S. electric grid is outdated and needs a major overhaul if it is to carry electricity generated by renewable energy sources, a senior official with Southern California Edison told Congress on Thursday.
New regulations that will force the shipping industry to switch to cleaner fuel could snuff out nearly a quarter of European demand for fuel oil by 2015. The package of measures will add to the woes of the dirtiest and least profitable oil product: sludgy, bottom of the barrel fuel oil left behind from refining more profitable motor fuels.
Ajay Modi / New Delhi July 27, 2009, 0:31 IST Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC), the country
THE government has decided to set up district committees with local representation to monitor the progress of the Rajiv Gandhi Grameen Vidyutikaran Yojana (RGGVY), a flagship programme to electrify villages, a senior power ministry official said.
The Cape Cod resort area, famous for sandy beaches and centuries-old fishing villages, could in the next few years claim a new title of home to the United States' first offshore wind farm.
The Delhi Cabinet on Monday approved a proposal for implementation of the Energy Conservation Building Code in government buildings and building complexes to bring down the estimated average energy use for new buildings by 25 per cent to 40 per cent.
By D P Sen Gupta When we in cities, swelter in summer heat, following power-cuts, we seldom think about the other Indians who live in villages and suffer power-cuts at least 6-8 hours every day, if they have power connection at all.
Pune Spurred by the energy audit that has shown the way to saving power, the Pune Municipal Corporation has decided to take up the energy audit of all its buildings from hospitals, schools, gardens to the one lakh street lights in the city so that it could reduce its electricity bill of Rs 1.75 crore per month.
Prathmesh Kher, MUMBAI: A Bhandup slum will be the latest to get solar-powered streetlights. Local corporator Kashinath Karadkar has forwarded his proposal to the BMC standing committee for the lights in Sahyadri nagar. The proposal may come up before the standing committee on Wednesday.
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The Andhra Pradesh government has decided to bid for exploration of natural gas in the country
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Public Service Enterprise Group Inc unit PSE&G can spend $515 million of ratepayer money for 80 megawatts of solar power projects, New Jersey utility regulators ruled on Wednesday. Regulators reduced PSE&G's original proposal of $773 million for 120 megawatts of solar power. The state utility regulating board killed plans for solar panels on government buildings.
The United States could save about $600 billion in energy costs by 2020 if it hiked annual efficiency spending about five-fold, business consultants McKinsey and Co said in a report on Wednesday.
Pakistan and Tajikistan on Wednesday agreed to initiate a strategic dialogue on regional peace, security and development, besides co-operation in energy sector.
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