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The $8 Trillion Fight Over How to Rid America of Fossil Fuel For every economist, there exists an equal and opposite economist, and they’re both wrong. Like many jokes, this one is funny (to economists, anyway) because it’s true. What isn’t so funny is its application to the biggest challenge of the 21st century: How to shed a fossil-fuel energy infrastructure that ... Read More »

Achieving Universal Electrification in India: A Roadmap for Rural Solar Mini-Grids Access to electricity has been an essential force in India’s recent growth and progress. If India is to become a true leader on the global stage, such progress needs to continue, particularly for low-income rural communities. Unlike in decades past, however, India can no longer provide electricity to its ... Read More »

Your electricity bills set to rise by rs 10,000 a year Upwardly mobile households with two air-conditioners (ACs) and a host of gadgets at home will now have to shell out at least Rs 10,000 more on their power bills a year. This would be a 12 per cent hike against previous year – double the national inflation rate. Experts ... Read More »

Solar-Cold-Storage India is the second largest producer of horticultural commodities in the world wherein 88.977 million metric tonnes of fruits and 162.887 million metric tonnes of vegetables were produced during the year 2013–14 (Indian Horticultural database 2014). A large variety of fruits are grown in India, of which mainly banana (33.4%), mango (20.7%), citrus (12.5%), papaya (6.3%), guava (4.1%), grape ... Read More »

Government extends subsidy scheme to solar-powered cold storages In a bid to boost the use of solarpowered cold storages, the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy has extended its subsidy scheme to solar refrigeration units as well. Most solar powered items, including solar lamps and solar heating systems, enjoy a 30% subsidy under different MNRE programmes. “Solar-powered cold storages are ... Read More »

Electricity Helps Indian Dairy Farmers Earn More “We were dependent on a middle man to take the milk to the market,” said one man. We’d get 20 rupees per kilo. Now we sell directly and get 30 rupees per kilo. That’s a big improvement for farmers like us.“ For decades, Diyara Rasulpur, a cluster of villages on an island in ... Read More »

Solar Energy in Industries There is a vast potential for use of solar energy devices / systems in industries for process heat and other thermal applications. Presently, energy for these applications is being met mainly through fuel oil which is not only import dependent but is also creating huge GHG emissions in atmosphere resulting threat to our planet. India is ... Read More »

SolarCity to develop roofs made of solar cells Five million roofs are replaced each year in the U.S., so instead of simply swapping out old shingles with new ones, why not turn the whole roof into a solar power generator that’s integrated with your home’s electrical utility? That is SolarCity’s plan for a new product it expects to begin producing ... Read More »

Off-grid solar can meet India’s power demand “Over 300 million people in India don’t have access to the electricity grid and are living in complete darkness,” PM said. The slow pace of capacity addition in the solar sector has created room for a variety of off-grid solar solutions to grow and provide electricity to those as yet not connected to ... Read More »

Still Powerless Millions of Indians have still no access to electricity. Despite being the fourth largest producer of electricity, India’s per capita availability is less than a third of the global average. Read More Still Powerless Read More »