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Lourde Epinal is the Environmental Education Coordinator at the Pitchandikulum Bio Resource Centre (PBRC) in Tamil Nadu. Lourde’s ideas and environmental expertise have made a real difference to the local community of Nadukuppam where he works. He has implemented “eco-clubs” that involve children in caring for and learning about their...

Numeric Power Systems, a provider of uninterrupted power supply (UPS) systems, has decided to set up a 1 MW solar energy farm at Palladam near Coimbatore district of Tamil Nadu.The company would buy solar cells from suppliers in Japan and Germany and configure panel modules and assemble them. The cost...

In a bid to fulfill the renewable energy quota as fixed under the Electricity Act 2003, which mandates all states to source a certain portion of their power requirement from renewable energy sources, West Bengal Green Energy Corporation Limited (WBGECL), the state's nodal renewable energy agency, has outlined investments worth...

Residents of Chaith village in Gwalior District of Madhya Pradesh are now enjoying the benefits Solar energy. Chaith, which has a population of about 12,000, is among the several villages where electrification project has been commissioned under one of the Central Government’s rural development schemes.Consequent to the execution of this...

State-run National Hydroelectric Power Corp. (NHPC) of India said it plans to build its first wind farm. The 100-megawatt wind project at Kukroo in Madhya Pradesh is to be developed by a subsidiary of NHPC, Narmada Hydroelectric Development. The cost of the project has not been established. NHPC has an...

Oil exploration major ONGC said it has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Uranium Corporation of India for sub surface exploration of Uranium.The sub surface exploration for Uranium would be done in the states of Gujarat and Rajasthan, ONGC CMD R S Sharma told reporters here today.Source

Tata BP Solar India Limited (Tata BP Solar), a JV between Tata Power Company Limited and BP Solar, has produced equipment to generate over 100 megawatt (MW) of power. Tata BP Solar exports around 70% of its products to the European and the US markets. Tata BP Solar, which currently...

A new report “Indian Solar Energy Market Outlook 2012”, says that the total number of solar lanterns in India is projected to grow at a CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate) of about 40% between 2009 and 2012. Source Just in case you are interested in knowing how to tap solar...

Tulsi Tanti of Suzlon Energy has said that he will likely consider Ontario in Canada as a base for the company's manufacturing, owing to the region's skilled manpower and favorable government incentives.Source

An interesting research has determined that solar energy - in the form of solar lanterns - has had a positive impact on Indian villagers.The study was done by Professor Govindasamy Agoramoorthy from Tajen University and Dr. Minna Hsu from the National Sun Yat-sen University in Taiwan.Their study looked at the...