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September 21, 2012
India: Uttar Pradesh to replicate Gujarat’s solar policies to address power-availability woes
The Indian state of Uttar Pradesh is looking to surpass Gujarat, which was one of the first adopters of solar power in the country by using its 74,000 km long canal network. Read more here.
September 21, 2012
Tanzania’s largest solar power project moves forward
Tanzania’s largest solar power project so far is set to roll, as the 2000 solar panels required for it have been received. This power project will be supplying electricity to about 135,000 people in the Kigoma region of Tanzania. Read more here.
September 21, 2012
Third generation solar cells
Third generation solar technologies, of the like of dye sensitized solar cells are said to be making solar a popular energy option worldwide, encouraging wider uptake, given lower costs, added functionality and higher levels of efficiency. Read more here.
September 21, 2012
India: 28,000 solar lanterns to be distributed to the rural poor
The Agency for Non-Conventional Energy and Rural Technology (ANERT) will soon be launching an initiative in Tamil Nadu, wherein they will be distributing as many as 28000 solar lanterns to the rural poor at subsidized rates. Read more here.
September 21, 2012
India: Indian Minister for New and Renewable Energy launches electric rickshaw
Farooq Abdullah, the Indian Minister for New and Renewable Energy recently launched an electric rickshaw for the underserved women of the country. This was launched under the initiative called ‘Ummeed ki electric Rickshaw’. These vehicles would be easy to drive and would cause no pollution. Read more here.
September 21, 2012
Chicago Booth MBAs help make solar lanterns for disaster zones
LumanAID Lab, a company co-sponsored by Chicago Booth MBAs Andrea Sreshta and Anna Stork, make floatable, water proof and solar powered solar lanterns which find use in disaster hit areas. Read more here.
September 21, 2012
Rural communities in Fiji to be electrified by Barefoot Solar
Last year, an initiative (called the “Solar Grandmothers”) through the joint effort of UN Women, governments of Fiji, Solomon Islands, Samoa, Vanuatu, Kiribati and Nauru, and Barefoot College of India, recruited 29 women to learn solar engineering skills in the Barefoot College in India on how to set up solar […]
September 21, 2012
Barefoot Power brightens up Kenya
Smart Solar, a subsidiary of Barefoot Power is a solar lantern company which is operating in Kenya. It has so far distributed a record 300,000 lanterns and lighting kits to the rural poor in Africa. It has set its sights on Kenya as a country next, given its massive underserved […]
September 21, 2012
A solar oven that makes salt water drinkable
Driven by the issue of water scarcity in most developing nations’ rural areas, Gabriele Diamanti developed a solar cooker which would give out drinkable water. The design has won Core77 Design Award for Social Impact. Read more here.
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