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31 Jan 2013
For a place in the sun

How will solar energy be made to work in India? As I discussed in my previous article there are three key challenges. One, how will the country pay for solar energy in a situation where there is no money to pay for even the crashed costs of installation. Two, what is the best model for the distribution and use of this relatively expensive energy in a country where millions still live in the dark? Three, how should India combine the twin objectives of supply of clean energy and creation of domestic manufacturing capacities?

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CSE roundtable discussion with stakeholders on the draft policy document of the Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission, Phase II

Centre for Science & Environment organised a discussion on the recently released draft policy document on the second phase of the national solar mission on 22 December, 2012. Representatives from the industry, NGOs and state government attended the discussion.

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Energy, Renewable Energy, CSE, Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission (JNNSM), NGO, Solar Energy, On-Grid, Off-Grid

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Renewable Energy
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Renewable Energy, India, Solar Energy, Off-Grid, CSE, European Union (EU), Energy
Energy

Access to clean energy: a glimpse of off grid projects in India

This publication presents case studies from across the country that illustrate the utilization of renewable energy sources with a wide range of applications across various sectors. 

Publication Date: 
02/11/2010
UNDP India
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Renewable Energy, India, Biomass Gasification, Biogas, Biofuel, Chulhas (Cookstoves), Solar Cells, Solar Thermal Power, Energy, Off-Grid
Health

'Off-grid' cellphone towers could save lives

Electricity from rural cellphone towers in poor countries could chill vaccines, saving 5 million lives every year, say Harvey Rubin and Alice Conant.

Publication Date: 
17/09/2010
Harvey Rubin, Alice Conant
New Scientist
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Telecommunication, Electricity, Health, Developing Countries, India, Rural Health, Nigeria, Child Health, Waterborne diseases, Immunisation, Rural Energy, Off-Grid
Energy

Biomass gasifier-based distributed/off-grid programme - For rural areas and grid power programme

Biomass gasification is deemed as one of the best ways to power rural households across the world. It is basically the conversion of solid biomass (wood, agriculture residues and so on) into a combustible gas mixture known as Producer Gas. In India, small-scale biomass gasifiers have been installed in various states.

Publication Date: 
01/12/2009
Akshay Urja
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Biomass, Energy, Rural Electrification, Biomass Gasification, India, Off-Grid

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