Hydrogen is a new, highly versatile energy carrier which is a clean, safe and cheap fuel choice and when combined with super-efficient fuel cell vehicles, enables a profitable transition from the present hydrocarbon based fuel economy.

Neena Vyas

New Delhi: Can algae be genetically engineered to produce sufficient quantities of biomass for fuel? Can

Eighty-five million barrels. That's how much oil we consume every day. It's a staggering amount - enough to fill over 5400 Olympic swimming pools - and demand is expected to keep on rising, despite the impending supply crunch.

Based on very encouraging experiences with SK-14 cookers, Prof. Ajay Chandak designed solar community cookers of 2.0 m and 2.3 m diametres. After removing few teething problems, a number of agencies were trained to manufacture these community solar cookers.

This Guide provides an outline of how financing renewable energy works, with a particular focus on more mature end of the market i.e. the proven technologies that can be deployed now and at scale. It aims to show how policy looks and where it fits in from a financing perspective; as well as the range of other factors that need to be taken into account in doing an actual project or deal.

This paper focuses on the potential role that large-scale energy storage systems can play in future power systems. The starting point and basis for simulations is the Energy Technology

Bags of cash are being thrown at high-risk, high-reward research by the Department of Energy. New Scientist takes a look at the lucky recipients.

The Haryana Renewable Energy Development Agency (HAREDA) has signed
a management contract with Gurgaon-based Advit Foundation for running the Rajiv Gandhi Renewable Energy Park in Gurgaon.

Giant electricity plants in the Sahara desert could provide 15 per cent of Europe's power. But there may be better solar solutions closer to home.

Engineers are brimming with ideas of how to extract every last tonne of fossil fuel: one company is now showing that all it takes is common fertiliser.

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