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Portable solar converters in the works at NCL – Scientists at the Pune-based National Chemical Laboratory, a premier agency of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), are working on plastic cells to convert the abundant sunlight in India into electricity, a top scientist leading the team said. More...

While solar PV could be hogging all the limelight owing to the National Solar Mission, wind industry is by far the most important renewable energy sector in India as of 2010, comprising over 70% of the total renewable energy installed capacity (excluding large hydro). It will thus be interesting to...

The last one week was quite fascinating for me – I had six different meetings, and each with entrepreneurs/businessmen from diverse sectors, but all having a common interest in renewable energy / sustainability. One of my meetings was with an entrepreneur from Australia, who had developed a cost effective technology...

RIL discovers more oil at Cambay Basin – Reliance Industries has discovered more oil at an onland site in Gujarat’s Cambay Basin, raising the potential of the exploratory fields it has been drilling. It made its sixth discovery in the 635 sq-km block located in the Cambay basin, about 130...

Hi all, It is obvious that there’s a huge thrust on renewables-based power in India, the National Solar Mission being the most high-profile example. Appreciated. But it’s a bit funny, and I’ll tell you why. Most power in India is produced by coal and hydroelectric power – both of which...

Industrial Purchases at IEX, PXIL Increasing Industrial consumers now account for almost a third of the about 40 million units of electricity traded daily on the IEX ( http://www.iexindia.com/ ), the country’s largest power exchange (85% of total trading volumes). Power Exchange India Ltd ( http://www.powerexindia.com/ ) is another significant...

Energy Efficiency – an Attractive Business Opportunity You would heard of the story of Levi Strauss. When thousands of folks were running with their pickaxes and spades to dig for gold during the California Gold Rush (and only a few actually found any gold), Levi Strauss set up a business...

PuneCleanTech to bring cheer to clean tech start ups – Start ups in the field of clean technology have a reason to smile with an all new and dedicated forum ‘PuneCleanTech’ which is an awareness, education, and networking platform to showcase Clean Technologies developed around. Pune based Harshad Nanal and...

I am being very conservative in wondering if this could be the decade of natural gas. There are folks who are wondering aloud if this could be the CENTURY of natural gas. These folks are no doubt buoyed by the recent successes in shale gas exploration, but that alone is...

Solid waste management is fast turning out to be one of the biggest headaches for urban centers worldwide, as well as in India. I thought I’d provide some insights on what efforts are being put in India to tackle this problem, and started doing some research on the topic, which...