Solar project to electrify 154 remote habitations
The Tamil Nadu State Government has taken up a special solar power project at a cost of Rs. 15 crores, the Electricity Minister, D. Jayakumar, said today. Under the project, 154 remote habitations
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Round the world on sun power
Swiss adventurer Bertrand Piccard, the first man to pilot a ballon around the world non-stop, has announced plans to circle the planet in a specially built solar power aircraft. Piccard, who
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Windmills to dot B'lore skyline
Soon you will get to see small, domestic generating units harnessing both wind and solar power, either atop the houses or inside their premises in Bangalore City, besides the districts of
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Exide commissions solar-wind hybrid unit in Maharashtra
Exide Industries Ltd, the storage power systems major, is commissioning its second wind-solar hybrid power unit at Aurangabad in Maharashtra taking a firm step forward in its increasing foray into
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Moolchand flyover gets solar traffic signal
In a move to find an eco-friendly alternative to power-dependent traffic signals, Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit inaugurated solar traffic signals at the crossing of the Moolchand flyover and Ring
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With 300 days of sunshine, Goa can go solar
Goa gets nearly 300 days of optimal sunlight, and hence seems to be an excellent - but dormant, and still untapped - site for the use of solar power. Officials say that technology exists to power
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Call to adopt solar passive designs
The Lucknow Development Authority (LDA) in association with Non-Conventional Energy Authority (NEDA) organised a workshop on "Solar Passive Energy'. The workshop discussed various issues and
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Solar power to electrify 20,000 villages by 2007
Twenty thousand remotely located villages across the country would be electrified using solar power by 2007. The project would be implemented by the Union Ministry of Non-conventional Energy Sources
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2 firms quit 140 Mw Mathania project
Two international consortiums have backed out of Rajasthan's highly publicised solar power project in Mathania, near Jodhpur, citing stiff conditions set by the state
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400 solar-powered street lights in TN
Electricity Minister D Jayakumar informed the Assembly that the Centre's Non-conventional Energy Sources Ministry had sanctioned installation of 400 solar-powered street lights each at a cost of rs
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Capital conserves its energy on energy conservation
The sun doesn't shine in the Capital, as far as energy conservation is concerned. There isn't a single Aditya Solar Shop- the Centre-funded, state-run stores that stock household gadgets run on stock
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Meet on solar drying technology
An interaction meet on "Dissemination of Solar Drying Technology for Industrial Sector including Agro Industries in the Country" would be organised by the Haryana State Energy Development Agency
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Solar energy washing machine developed
The Centre for Energy and Environment Science And Technology (CEESAT), a Tiruchi-based research organisation, has developed a washing machine that runs on solar energy and consumes very little
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BHEL solar project to put Lakshadweep in limelight
The island group of Lakshadweep, power-starved until the mid-1980s, turned to the Sun a few years ago. It is now set to have the largest solar electrification project in the entire Asia-Pacific. By
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Europe presents its achievements in renewable energy
The European Commission showcased the results so far of its research programmes in alternative energy sources, at the 'Solar Platform' in Almeria this week. Projects showcased include 'European Hot
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Solar water heater users in Bengal to get rebates on electricity bills
Users of solar water heaters in West Bengal are set to get rebates on their electricity bills for using green power. A proposal to this effect, mooted by the West Bengal Renewable Energy Development
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BHEL to supply solar-powered pumps to Punjab
BHEL's Electronics Division in Bangalore has bagged a Rs 19-crore contract for the supply of solar-powered water pumping systems to Punjab. The contract is for supply, installation, commissioning and
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Rural automation to run on solar energy
Bank of India is negotiating with Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd for the supply of solar panels, using which the bank intends to power its rural branches. The main problem in computerising the rural
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Bhel bags Rs 19 crore Punjab solar pump order
Engineering major Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd (Bhel) has bagged a contract from the Punjab Energy Development Agency for providing 700 sets of solar-powered water pumping systems worth Rs 19
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Senate energy tax package price soars to $18 billion
An unexpected increase in projected use of tax credits for wind, solar, and other "green" electricity sources have raised the cost of energy tax breaks approved by the Senate to about $18 billion