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Solar Power

Low-Cost, Energy-Efficient Lamps Powered By The Sun

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by Abhijit Banerjee on January 23, 2010 in Solar Power

Some non-government organizations and private entities are introducing technologies whose low cost is enabling villages to get light even after sunset, that too at a cheaper cost than their present mode of lighting

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Solar Energy in India: The Solar Mission and Solar Cookers

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by Abhijit Banerjee on November 30, 2009 in Solar Power

India has abundant energy source from the sun and this is being used effectively for solar cooking and for rural power supply. But the amount of solar energy produced in India is merely 0.4% compared to other energy resources.

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Video on Ashden Award for Sustainable Energy – SKG Sanha

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by Chillibreeze on November 19, 2009 in Green Energy

Video on dung based biogas plants for cooking
SKG Sangha has radically improved the lives of thousands of rural families in Karnataka, South India by supplying them with both dung based biogas plants for cooking and a specially designed unit that turns the slurry from the biogas plant into high quality fertiliser. The units supplied by [...]

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Video on Why India has to consider the Renewable Energy Option

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by Chillibreeze on November 19, 2009 in Green Energy

India faces nearly 20% peak power shortage today. Inspite of increased expenditure on energy, there is still chronic shortage in most areas. Renewable alternatives like biogas, solar energy or wind power have not been tapped to their full potential. Partly because of lack of R&D support, and partly due to the high installation costs. To [...]

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