In northwest China's Qinghai Province, herdsmen, who used to use candles or butter lamps for lighting at night are able to watch television or use washing machines at home thanks to solar energy.
National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) plans to set up a separate joint venture hydro-power company by next year, in a bid to expand its own operations from thermal to the hydel
The State has been awarded the first prize for outstanding performance towards popularisation of solar photo-voltaic programme during 1995-96 by the Union Ministry of Non-conventional Energy
Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd (HPCL), plans to begin operations at its Vizag refinery by Tuesday. The facility was partially ravaged by a fire in mid-September which led to its closure for
The Petrol Consumption Research Action (PCRA) has funded a multi-crore project for research on the use of methane as fuel, Mr. S. Renganathan, Managing Director, Tamil Nadu Government Transport
Greenpeace activities unveiled the solar panels in a local kindergarten in Karlovice. The refurbished kindergarten is the first concrete result of the Phoenix project, which represents Greenpeace's
Revised PPA makes KEB position stronger: The third power purchase agreement initialled by Karnataka Electricity Board (KEB) with the Mangalore Power Company, on November 17, 1997, has been forwarded
A David versus Gliath battle in which small distributors and environmentally friendly gas-fired generators win their share of market-opening despite opposition from some EU governments and big
If the government wants to achieve a 20 per cent cut in 1990 carbon dioxide levels by 2010, more nuclear power plants will be needed, the all-party Commons trade and industry committee heard