19 Jan 2013

Every niche has its own lingo and Energy might have one of the most complicated ones around. Just as an example energy can be measured in six different ways! - Joule, Calorie, Tonne Oil Equvalent,  Watt hour, British Thermal Unit and Tonne Coal Equivalent. (For a good converter see: http://www.iea.org/stats/unit.asp ).

16 Feb 2012

Karno GuhathakurtaIt was a trade exhibition abuzz with the restrained chatter of busy suited executives at company stalls making contacts and finalising deals. Nothing out of place except that this trade was about renewable energy technologies, which have unconventional reasons for growth. First, these technologies are seen as the most economical and feasible source of energy for millions of people unconnected to the electricity grid and having no electricity to light their houses or cook their food. This energy poverty is disabling and needs to be eradicated.

This research examines how patent applications and the granting of patents developed at the European Patent Office in 2010. It also examines how the EPO has dealt with other applications for patents on conventionally bred plants following the decision on the broccoli patent. The report shows a steadily increasing number of patent applications and patents granted at the Patent Office.

Madhya Pradesh Power Trading Company Ltd (MPPTCL) on Saturday signed a power purchase agreement (PPA) to buy biomass-generated 1.2-MW electricity.

The biomass power plant of 1.2 MW would be established in Mindori village near Bhopal.

Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah on Monday underscored the need for better utilization of non conventional resources of energy available in the State stressing on replacement of installations run on conventional energy by the new and renewable energy resources wherever possible.

"This would shift the pressure on hydro electric power supply and help to divert it for other important uses", he added.

Charcoal is perhaps the best example of biochar. Considering the interest that has been generated by Jha et al. many readers would be interested in knowing how actually charcoal is made. During one of our recent field surveys to Kasera locality in Kangra District, Himachal Pradesh, (Correspondence)

MUMBAI: Sunlight, biomass and wind will be harnessed to light homes in the island city.

Ropar: The biomass power plants, running in the state, are incurring losses due to lack of fuel, security and disparity in the power tariffs between different plants.

Punjab has two kinds of plants including independent power producing (IPP) plants and the co-generation plants. The IPP are given the rights to produce power only.

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