IF you want to have round-the-clock electricity, then you may install domestic wind turbines in your household. Coimbatore-based International Consultant and Management Services (ICMS) will provide the technology for installation of ICMS-UE series domestic wind turbines. The turbines will convert wind energy into electrical power for domestic use. "The machine comes under four different models namely 600 watt, 1500, 3300 and 4200 watt, all useful for Indian standard house utensils and costs between Rs 80,000 and Rs 3 lakh,'' said R C Ravi, director of ICMS.

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NEW DELHI: Power Minister A. K. Walia has asked all the three private power distribution companies in the Capital to prepare their Action Plan for Solar Energy Generation Pilot Projects in their respective areas. Talking to mediapersons, the Minister said the discoms had been asked to prepare the Solar Energy Generation Pilot Projects with the aim of augmenting power generation within Delhi and promote non-conventional energy sources.

While the Prime Minister's Council on Climate Change is giving final touches to the draft policy on climate change, innovators at the grassroots are coming up with solutions to tap into renewable energy resources and designing energy efficient devices.

7.5 MW electricity will be generated for the Barwala-Raipur Rani area in a year's time; proposal awaits final nod from the Haryana govt If everything goes as planned by the Panchkula district administration, 7.5 megawatts of electricity will be generated through poultry droppings to light up the power-starved Barwala-Raipur Rani area in a year's time.

Energy: Enthusiasm for renewable energy means wind turbines and solar panels are popping up all over the place. But what happened to wave power?
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Solar water heaters require only a one-time investment, after which there are no running costs, writes Deepti Adlakha Solar solutions: It is important for people to recognise the underlying potential of solar energy. The recent fuel crisis has created an urgent need to examine and opt for alternate sources of energy. Buildings could be one of the places to begin this rethinking and given the tropical location of this country, solar energy offers itself as a clean and viable option.

Next year will mark the 150th anniversary of the US's first oil well, in Titusville, Pennsylvania. Today, we are working to build a new economic future based on clean, renewable energy. The innovators of Titusville have modern-day counterparts in the entrepreneurs, scientists, investors and working people who are part of a growing movement to build a "green economy".