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Sugar companies make more money from cogeneration than from sugar
Out of 650-odd sugar mills in India, 107 have CHP plants. This revenue has managed to bail sugar mills reeling from falling sugar prices. The Dhampur Sugar Mills in UP, which has largest cogeneration capacity in India, made Rs.420 million from its cogeneration in 07-08, compared to Rs.110 million from sugar! It sold about 177 million units of power to state. The 3rd largest sugar co, Triveni is selling 16-17 MW of power to the grid - Read More
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Topics : Bioenergy
Solar carports
Motorists have used carports for decades to shield vehicles from the ravages of weather, including paint-fading sun. Now comes an idea for using solar-collecting carports to help power vehicles. Solar Carport Canopy is a product that can provide an innovative solution for businesses looking to economically power plug-in hybrid vehicles while reducing costs and their carbon footprints. - Read More
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Topics : Solar Energy
Barefoot College Campus in Tilonia, Rajasthan
The Barefoot College campus in Tilonia, Rajasthan is remarkable for its use of sustainable ideas. Solar power supplies all electricity; biomass plant provides additional renewable enegry; Rainwater is harvested on the roof of every building. Trees have been carefully nurtured thru ingenious drip irrigation system
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Topics : Lifestyle
Barefoot Solar Engineers
Installed solar panels in many schools and homes across India. Barefoot college also has revolutionized education, created rainwater harvesting systems and more www.tilonia.org
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Topics : Solar Energy Lifestyle
Hug Shirt - feel the closeness
Hug shirt allows you to feel the physical closeness of a distant loved one by generating the sensation of being hugged. Embedded sensors & electronics in the shirt are able to pick up signals such as a heartbeat and body temp from a loved one @ the other end of a mobile phone. These are then recreated as physical pressures to give a real hug
Topics : Textile
Biodegradable couches
Biodegradable couches are a niche green product
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Topics : Lifestyle
Eyewear made from recycled materials
Eyewear made from recycled metal, recycled palstic or bamboos
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Topics : Recycling
Whale inspired wind turbine blades report 20% higher output
Toronto-based WhalePower, maker of the tubercle-lined turbine blades inspired by humpback whale flippers, got the results back from its first independent study in the field. The blade design was tested on a 25-kilowatt Wenvor Technologies turbine at the Wind Energy Institute of Canada. The institude found that annualized energy production from the retrofitted blade increased by an estimated 20 per cent. - Read More
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Topics : Wind Energy
Sea lettuce algae gives 500 T per hectare?
Algae such as sea lettuce contain considerable amounts of biomasses, which, amongst other things, may be utilised in the production of biofuels.Whereas traditional farming practices only render around 10 tons of dry material per hectare, sea lettuce would be able to contribute up to 500 tons per hectare. - Read More
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Topics : Bioenergy