FOR the first time in India, pre-engineered packages for liquid fuel power have been developed by Ansaldo Services Pvt Ltd, Bangalore. These plants, available in pre-specified ratings of 50 mw

AS THE world's fossil fuel reserves decline, the search for a clean, inexpensive and sustainable source of energy hots up. At a site near Abingdon, a us $794 million experiment to develop a

An experiment to tap the power of outer cosmos fails as the link cable breaks

A new lighting control equipment based on daylight sensors is being tested in eight experimental offices in Trondheim, Norway, by the Norwegian Electric Power Research Institute. One of the two

A prize-winning invention by Orian Brunavs, a student of the Townsendl High School in Bulawayo Zimbabwe, could help breed chickens aided by the sun's heat. This innovative application of

Broiler farm litter mixed with wood shavings and poultry droppings make an excellent fuel for generating power, contends Fibrogen Ltd, a UK-based developer, builder and operator of

Heatermeals of Cincinnati, USA, has made it possible to have a warm meal anywhere and anytime you wish. Details on the new device (Newsweek, September 25, 1995) states: "remove the

Household garbage produces large quantities of methane which leaks into the atmosphere and contributes to the greenhouse effect. A Swedish company has come up with an innovative method to tap methane from garbage dumps and use it for heating purp

With the sighting of an important gasfield in Bhola, in the south islands on the tip of Bay of Bengal, Bangladesh's gas reserves will soon go up 10 per cent from the current reserves of 10,000