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India, to meet its peak hour electricity need has planed to add 78,500 megawatts in the five year period to the end of 2011. In this process, the country is improving the prospects of power equipment makers such as BGR, state-run Bharat Heavy Electricals and Larsen & Toubro.India's BGR Energy...

I was quite pleased to read that a study has been done and "results indicate that in India around 74 million tonne agricultural residues as a biomass feedstock can be used for energy applications on an annual basis. In terms of the plant capacity the potential of biomass gasification projects...

Here's an interesting analysis at Biopact that evaluates whether biomass gasification technologies could indeed be the solution for greater access to energy for the poor rural Indians.While I found the overall article excellent with useful links to case studies and other resources, I found myself staring at some numbers and...

This site - India Environmental Portal - was a nice find by me today. It looks like a fascinating resource, loaded with news, opinions and updates on all that's eco in India. Has a wide variety of categories - from water pollution to animal care to wildlife, poverty and science&technology.I...

Here's a detailed white paper on the use of biomass gasification for the Indian silk industry. The white paper details the case study of a project that was implemented during the period 1995-2002.I present excerpts from the white paper. The full white paper can be accessed from hereMulberry silk production,...

Biomass Energy for Rural India (BERI) project, sponsored by GEF-UNDP, ICEF, Government of India and Karnataka state government, is being implemented to demonstrate the local objective of decentralized renewable energy production technology to augment the rural energy needs in a sustainable way. The project aims at developing and implementing a...

An excellent Sep 2006 presentation. Tons of useful data and stats on Indian renewable energy sources available.Link

I'd request you to have a look at this link for more

Indian Solar Photo Voltaic (PV) projects are expanding with tremendous business opportunities. The Government has received 17 project proposals worth Rs 1,57,000 crore under the special incentive package scheme (SIPS). The Government has already given clearance to 12 PV applicants including Titan Energy Systems, Reliance Industries, Tata BP Solar Power,...

Lindemann, graduate from Northwestern University in Evanston, Ill., with a marketing and design engineering degree and his team designed a small-scale wind turbine at a affordable price for people in India who live in villages where electricity is not available.The ideal price per unit would be about $150. Each miniature...