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Bihar CM's official residence switches to solar energy

It is now official. Nitish Kumar, chief minister of the power-starved state of Bihar, hasdecided to go green. The chief minister will use solar energy to power his official residencein Patna, an......

He wants to dispel the darkness of rural Bihar

Many places in Bihar face 20-hour power cuts everyday. Nearly half of rural Bihar has not even been electrified. But if Gyanesh Pandey has his way, the entire state will light up in the next few......

PBD 2012: NRIs brainstorm on enhancing rural energy access

On the second day of the 10th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas held in Jaipur, a seminar was held on 'Enhancing rural energy access'. BC Jain, the first speaker said, that small power plants should be......

US energy secretary lauds India's efforts

India is on the cusp of rapid growth and this is a great reason for the country to be at the forefront of promoting clean energy, United States energy secretary Steven Chu said on Friday. "80 per......

Nine budding ethnic Indian scientists meet Obama

United States President Barack Obama has met 40 budding high school scientists, nine of which were Indian-Americans, the highest number from any ethnic community in the country. Chosen from more......

World's biggest renewable power stations

Renewable power stations run on fuel sources such as biomass, geothermal heat, water, solar and tidal energy.Take a look the biggest bio-fuel power stations... 1. Alholmens Kraft Biomass Power......

Green diesel through green technology

A new process that converts algae and other biomass into liquid fuels with the help of a catalyst can brighten the prospect of substitute fuel production in the country. "The technology is a......

Let's green the politics first

Whether we need 'green' technologies-- wind, solar or biomass gasification-- for future energy security is no longer a matter of debate. The critical question, now is: under what conditions can......

American makeover for rural stoves

Rural women battling fumes and smoke from burning of biomass like wood, crop waste and animal dung during cooking may soon get some respite. Envirofit International, an US-based non-profit......

India to double renewable energy capacity by 2017: PM

India plans to double its renewable energy capacity to 55,000 MW by 2017 as part of efforts to increase efficiency of its energy use, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said in New Delhi on......

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Q. What is meant by ' biomass' ?
Sudhakar Kuruvada: A. more

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Q. In India and elsewhere, biomass can be obtained from
Pravin: A. Biomass is the amount of animal and plant life in an area. Biomass is usually expressed in units of weight per volume. more

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Q. Which of the following sources of energy is NOT renewable?A Petroleum B Hydropower C Biomass D Solar power
Pravin: A. As far i came to know cowdung is the best source of biomass, next to say i have to know more. more

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Todd Werpy, ADM to Keynote Present at Biobased Chemicals Conf. (Sept. 16-17, 2013 in San Francisco)

--(PR.com)-- Todd Werpy, Vice President of ADM, will give a keynote presentation Toward a New Generation of Renewable Fuels and Chemicals at the... ...

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IEA

BERLIN: The said Friday that Germany must shield its consumers from paying too much of the cost of its ambitious switch from nuclear power and... ...

http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/international-business/germany-must-spread-cost-of-energy-shift-fairly-iea/articleshow/20242035.cms

EU team to explore clean energy

Guwahati, May 23: A team of clean tech experts from the European Union (EU) will explore opportunities in energy and water sectors of the Northeast... ...

http://www.telegraphindia.com/1130524/jsp/northeast/story_16929777.jsp

EBTC to focus on EU-India collaboration

Kolkata, May 23 (IBNS): European Business and Technology Centre (EBTC) is set to bring in European Union (EU) and to North-East India, in order to... ...

http://www.indiablooms.com/BusinessDetailsPage/2013/businessDetails240513a.php

Pacific Ag Solutions and Pacific Powerstock Merge to Become PacificAg

Merger creates the largest agricultural residue and hay harvesting business in the US. Hermiston, OR (PRWEB) May 23, 2013 Sister companies Pacific... ...

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