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Solar achieves diesel parity – but growth story still hidden By : Aparna Khandelwal, Mar 19, 2012
Despite a rapid decline in upfront investment costs associated with Solar PV systems, operational limitations continue to slow its pace of adoption.Capacity building on ground is required to capitalize on Solar’s emerging cost competitiveness with Diesel to shape a... Read more.. Subject Tags: cuf , electricity , energy , Entertainment , lcoe , parity , Renewable Energy , Social Issues , solar , solar plant , Sustainable Energy , Technology |
Demand Side Management- The Way Forward By : Sandeep Roy, Mar 6, 2012
With the country all set to miss its 2012 power generation target by almost 60%, demand management seems to be the only sure way for the country to cope up with its growing energy demand The Indian power sector has... Read more.. Subject Tags: demand side management , distribution losses , electricity , energy , Entertainment , power , power quality , Sustainable Energy |
A solar resource database and PV assessment tool for India By : sustainabilityo..., Sep 21, 2011
GeoModel Solar has recently introduced a SolarGIS Platform for providing an online solar resource database to cater to the industry need. Solar power plant planning and designing in India is now easier and more accessible thanks to a new online solar resource database... Read more.. Subject Tags: electricity , energy , Entertainment , India , Resource Efficiency , Sustainable Energy , Technology |
Beyond lighting -- Solar technology furthering the UN MDGs By : Smita Rakesh an..., Aug 5, 2011
Smita Rakesh and Jigyasa Jyotika at TERI discuss the ‘Lighting a Billion Lives Campaign’ – the largest non-government program to promote fee-for service based solar lighting in rural areas through the unique solar lantern re-charging stations. 160 years after the... Read more.. Subject Tags: electricity , Entertainment , Health , Labor , Social Issues , Sustainable Energy , Sustainable Products , Technology |
Coca-Cola uses solar cooler to push rural salesBy : sustainabilityo..., Jun 6, 2011
Sales of soft drinks have long been stymied by erratic power supply, but an environment-friendly innovation developed by Coca-Cola India now promises to change all that. Armed with the new product, Coca-Cola India plans to offer an entire range of its chilled soft drink... Read more.. Subject Tags: Coca-Cola India , electricity |
Off-grid solar – holy grail for rural lighting? By : Aparna Khandelwal, May 8, 2011
With limited grid access and lack of assured power supply in most parts of rural India, decentralized off grid solar applications provide a promising solution to meet the lighting needs of rural households. With limited grid access and lack of assured power... Read more.. |
India to have floating solar power plantBy : sustainabilityo..., Mar 24, 2011
India's private energy giant Tata Power has joined with Australia's Sunengy Pty Limited for a $1 million pilot project to build a solar-powered electricity generation plant that will float on water, the companies announced. "In our quest to deliver sustainable energy, Tata... Read more.. |
Electric cars 'are as dirty as diesel cars'By : sustainabilityo..., Feb 26, 2011
The amount of pollution generated by electric cars is similar to that of a frugal conventional diesel car, according to UK consumer watchdogs. Experts at Which? said electric cars are a lot more expensive to buy, though they are generally cheaper to run as they... Read more.. Subject Tags: electricity |
Rural Women Turn Solar Energy Entrepreneurs in Indian VillageBy : sustainabilityo..., Feb 14, 2011
Equipped with a new set of light bulbs, a group of rural women are ditching kerosene oil lanterns, increasing their income and getting more study time for their children -- all with one solar energy experiment. "Now life goes on even after it is dark outside,"... Read more.. |
Technologies for Rural Electrification By : ARE RuralElec.org, Jan 31, 2011
This is the second in the series published by the Alliance for Rural Electrification, an international business association that provides efficient renewable solutions for rural electrification in developing countries. There are three basic... Read more.. Subject Tags: electricity , energy , Entertainment , Resource Efficiency , Sustainable Energy , Technology |