Fuel fantasy
A Canadian firm has given a fresh lease of life to defunct fuel cells which have been modified to produce enough electricity to run a home or …
High fliers
Soon a new high-powered solar aircraft will monitor pollution levels, hitherto done by satellites
Hot option
Heliostats may now trap half the energy from sunlight and convert it into electrical and heat energy
Goodbye, freon
Russian researchers have come up with a power-saving and ozone-friendly refrigerator which operates without a motor and uses a semiconductor as …
Cooking up remedies
Recent techniques to convert natural gas into liquid form may soon make it cheap and convenient fuel for vehicles
Fluorescent gains
Compact fluorescent lamps could provide the right intensity of light and reduce power consumption at the same time
The magic lamp
Energy conservation is the bottomline of the latest innovations. A new light bulb has the combined attractions of less energy, more efficiency …
Water current
Hydroelectricity can now be generated without the need of costly civil works and installation of complex machinery
Perfect blend
A fuel made from recycled cooking oil promises to curb air pollution and provide an alternative to diesel as well
Sending right signals
High optical efficiency and monochromatic light give light-emitting diodes an edge over conventional traffic lights in saving a lot of energy
Making a comeback
To reduce carbon levels in the atmosphere, various countries turn to windmills for a cheap and easy source of energy
When bulls light bulbs
Bull power can be used to generate electricity, as an experiment conducted in Gujarat demonstrates
Engine trouble
Can the Indian two-wheeler industry face up to the challenge of meeting the toughest emission norms in the world?
Waiter fill 'er up
Restaurants and other eateries could hold the trumps in the battle against spiralling petrol prices
Better biogas plants
Biogas plants need to be improved technologically before they become a success. Efforts are on
Time for green gadgets
UNCED has thrown into sharp focus all matters environmental international industry, quick to Catch on to now trends, has started branding its …
It's bean fuel
A fuel from a vegetable source that is non-toxic, biodegradable and can be used in conventional diesel engines with little or no modifications
Burning ice
Ice crystals, known as methane hydrates, found inside the seafloor, have tremendous energy potential. But humans are yet to tap them
A ray of solar hope
Solar plants have proved to be a great boon for villagers of Sunderbans who relied on kerosene wick-lamps
Third World energy in terms of US policy
Fueling Development: Energy Technologies for Developing Countries Publisher: US Congress, Office of Technological Assessment, 1992 Price: Not …
10 interesting facts on India’s largest solar power plant
When this solar power plant will work to its full capacity, it will account for nearly 10 per cent of India’s installed solar capacity
The sunny side
Another 100 years and the world will begin to suffer from high fever. Utilising solar energy may prevent a catastrophe
Gasping for GAS
In the absence of a government policy on the use liquefied petroleum gas for automobiles, the illegal market is flourishing where safety norms …
For a cleaner world
To press for more sustainable and equitable utilisation of the world's resources, India and France seek closer ties
DTC: OUT OF GAS?
With the deadline for converting its entire bus fleet to compressed natural gas drawing near, the Delhi Transport Corporation looks for excuses …