BHEL develops new solar geyser
Scientists at the Corporate Research and Development (R&D) of the BHEL, Hyderabad, have developed a compact solar geyser of 100 litres/day capacity for domestic application. The product has been
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Improving technology makes alternative energy more viable
Sales of solar power equipment are hot. Wind energy projects are sprouting up across the landscape. Ethane that builds up in the garbage in landfills is being sold in growing quantities to generate
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Solar power fuels Indo-Pak peace process
The prestigious Green Oscars have done something tn Hollywood glitz could ever do offering hope that the ongoing Indo-Pak peace prcess might one day be powered by solar energy. Two Indians and two
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Bhel to set up five solar power plants in Bengal
Engineering giant Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd (Bhel) has bagged a Rs 15-crore order from West Bangal Renewable Energy Development Agency for setting up five stand alone solar power plants. Under
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Solar chic becomes fashionable in New York
New Yorkers willing to pay $12,000 to $30,000 for solar equipment and installation? Maybe its the states incentives that refund homeowners more than half of that money, or that the systems chop about
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California to tap solar power
California is proposing to add solar power to a million homes in the next 10 years, paid for by a surcharge on consumers' electricity bills equivalent to about 27 cents a month. The plan, proposed by
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Haryana boasts solar energy
As part of its energy conservation programme, Haryana is promoting solar energy systems and a provision of Rs 6.70 crore has been made for the purpose this year. Under the programme, the government
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Sun stroke' set to brighten village life
Houses in 1,000 remote and backward villages in Karnataka will be electrified with the help of solar energy at a cost of Rs 100 crore. The Project which would be taken up in about three months by the
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Solar lanterns for 6.6 lakh rural households soon
As many as 6.6 lakh rural households out of 23 lakh households with no power connection in Karnataka are being provided with a solar lantern this year. Karnataka Energy Minister H.D. Revanna said.
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California plan aims to add solar energy to homes
California should try to add solar energy systems to 1 million homes by 2017 to save electricity and cut pollution from power plants, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger said. New legislation by state Sen.
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Importance of renewable energy sources stressed
Non-conventional and renewable sources of energy, if properly utilised, could help the North-east achieve economic development. Schemes such as tiny hydel power projects, solar power, and biogas
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Govt to set up solar, wind plant at Margao: minister
Minister for Non-Conventional Energy, Dayanand Mandrekar has announced the Goa government would set up a solar and wind plant worth Rs two crores at Margao. He was speaking at a function held at the
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Hoardings to be lit up by solar power
The Delhi government has decided to make use of solar power compulsory for lighting up hoardings besides heating up water in buildings. "The Delhi government has agreed to pass an order on the lines
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Plan panel funds push for urban reforms
Urban Development Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad said during a conference on renewable energy for urban areas that if solar-heating systems only adorn Lutyens' bungalows inhabitated by the VVIPs now, it
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Pumping up hydrogen
The spiralling cost of crude and the finite nature of fossil fuels have brought the focus sharply back on renewable energy sources such as solar, wind and hydro. For countries such as India,
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Srei loan schemes for solar systems in Bengal
Srei Renewable Energy Unit Ltd (SREU), promoted by Srei Infrastructure Finance (formerly Srei International Finance), has launched easy financing schemes for solar home lighting systems in four
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From Bangalore to Chennai on solar-powered car
When Syed Sajjad Ahmed drove into the Marina Beach on Friday on his electro-solar car, it was an amusing sight for other autorickshaw drivers and onlookers.The vehicle moved without any noise; it
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Soon, wearable solar panels
Wearable solar panels that can be stuck to clothing, helping to charge mobile phones, music players or light batteries, are likely to come on sale within three years, the British weekly New Scientist
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Solar rickshaws to ferry tourists
A voluntary group in Udaipur, Rajasthan, has brought in solar-powered rickshaws to ferry tourists, in an attempt to save them from getting defaced by vehicular fumes. The vehicles have come as a
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Green energy seen as $100 billion market in decade
Renewable energy like wind and solar power and hydrogen fuel cells could blossom into a $100 billion a year global market in less than a decade as technology costs fall, according to a study. The