Energy pill for renewable sector

Letters - January 31, 2013

The power of trash This is with reference to the article, “Redemption from litter” (September 1-15, 2012). The quantities of non-renewable resources like coal, oil and natural gas are decreasing and in the near future they would probably not be available at all. Several developed countries are saying farewell to fossil fuels and turning to renewable sources of energy. Waste is a good source.

Let solar shine

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People in Sahebganj used to spend Rs 250 on kerosene-generated electricity in a month. Now they pay Rs 50 a month for a 15 Watt connection for six hours a day (Photo: Ankur Paliwal)

Letters - November 30, 2012

Think Small

A looming biomess

Going off-grid to power solution

Supply issues comprise one part of the energy conundrum, as we discussed last fortnight. The cost of energy and our ability to pay for it is the other. The matter gets vexed because the rise in price of raw material of all energy sources is accompanied by huge inefficiency in distribution and accounting.

Out of option

When villages plug in

In Nepal, lost in the chaos of political upheavals, a silent revolution is afoot.

Power the people

Sahashradhara, Dehradun, India. A soft drink shop greets thousands of tourists at this confluence of a thousand streams. So what's the big deal? Well, its just that the shop is located right inside a microhydel powerhouse that supplied electricity to three nearby villages for over four years. Two year ago, it suddenly stopped functioning. Its lone operator, Rajendra Prasad, has not been paid his salary ever since.