July 6, 2009 by Team EAI
July 03, 2009To meet the need of the increasing demand for energy, energy efficiency is as important as energy generation from new sources. Mindteck (India), member of ZigBee Alliance, an association of companies working together to enable reliable, cost-effective, low-power, wirelessly networked, monitoring and control products based on an open...
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July 6, 2009 by Team EAI
The Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) addressed that all power state utilities in the country will have to buy at minimum five percent of their grid purchase from renewable energy sources from 2009-10 onwards and 15 percent by 2020. There will be one per cent raise in the purchase of...
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July 6, 2009 by Team EAI
Tue Jun 23, 2009 In order to conserve energy and with an aim at certifying the energy efficiency claims of automobile makers, the government has planned to make energy efficiency labeling mandatory for automobiles by August. The government believes that this will help consumers in choosing the right quality of...
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July 6, 2009 by Team EAI
Wednesday, July 1, 2009Currently, about 3-4 per cent of total power generation capacity in the country comes from nuclear power produced by Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd (NPCIL) with an installed generation capacity of 4,120 Mw. The sole producer of nuclear power has aimed to increase the nuclear generation...
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July 6, 2009 by Team EAI
The Indian Department of Science and Technology (DST) and The Research Councils UK (RCUK) are in collaboration to develop Thin Film and Excitonic Solar Energy Technologies. Development of technologies relating to solar energy was agreed to be of importance to both countries.Source: www.epsrc.ac.uk Just in case you are interested...
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July 6, 2009 by Team EAI
April 9th, 2009It is really surprise to learn that the government is planning to replace rickshaws, a non polluting vehicle, with solar rickshaw to reduce carbon emission and providing loan for the same. The questions which the author of the article asks regarding this solar rickshaw are obvious The soleckshaw...
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July 6, 2009 by Team EAI
July 3, 2009Sathyabama University, Chennai, India is preparing nearly 30,000 meals everyday for the hostel students using solar energy.Each solar dish is made up of reflective glass and measures 10 square metres. 110 concentrated solar dishes which would supply 2.2 MW thermal power to the kitchen is spread over 1,100...
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July 6, 2009 by Team EAI
June 15, 2009Indian Wind Turbine Manufacturers Association (IWTMA) and Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) in association celebrated Global Wind Day 2009 for the first time in India, on June 15 at Marina Beach between 4.30pm to 6.00pm.Over 300 children from Give Life Trust and wind energy enthusiasts participated in a...
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July 6, 2009 by Team EAI
July 4th, 2009Power theft is extensive in India, particularly, in New Delhi it is a big problem today. More than half of the electricity generated is stolen. With 600 million people already without any electricity and increasing demand for electricity, power theft is one of the most serious challenges we...
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July 6, 2009 by Team EAI
Asian Development Bank (ADB) is considering investing in renewable energy is risky because this sector involves huge capital investment, there is no proper policies favoring renewable energy in many countries and above all the whole world is under recession. The bank is drafting a new policy taking these into consideration.Experts...
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