Plans for a solar powered racing car which will cruise at 60 mph using the same power as a hairdryer have been unveiled by students at Cambridge University.

The United States is ready to take a leading role in tackling climate change, President Barack Obama said on Sunday, receiving a cautious welcome from European Union hosts at talks in the Czech capital Prague.

Green Infra Ltd, promoted by IDFC Private Equity fund, is set to invest over Rs 3,000 crore in renewable power generation projects in India by the end of the current Plan period (2012).

Rahul Gandhi might just have to rewrite his energy security script, with the protagonist of his story choosing to look the renewable way.

Chandigarh: If suitable measures are taken, UT can meet 20% power needs through solar energy by 2018: TERI report

Chandigarh: The UT Administration is considering a proposal to make Chandigarh a solar city. A draft of the detailed project report prepared by The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) submitted to the Administration last week says if suitable measures are taken, the UT can meet 20 per cent of its residential and commercial power requirements through solar energy by 2018.

Emissions of CO2 and other greenhouse gases can be reduced significantly using existing technologies, but stabilizing concentrations will require a technological revolution because it will require fundamental change, achieved within a relatively short period of time.

Can solar power match nuclear energy? While solar energy may be nothing but nuclear energy produced by sun rays, the earthen reality is that it's too expensive yet to match coal-based or nuclear power
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Nagpur: Greenpeace, an NGO, has set up solar panels at two schools to power 10 fans and two computers at Jalka village in Yavatmal district of Vidarbha, visited last year by Rahul Gandhi to meet Kalavati, the widow of a farmer who had committed suicide.

Navratna PSUs Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) and Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) on Monday signed a memorandum of understanding to explore formation of a joint venture company for a solar photo voltaic business.

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