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September 15, 2012
Philips: Efficient lighting could save Africa US$10 billion a year
According to research done by Royal Philips Electronics, if Africa were to switch from its inefficient and unorganized electricity system to an organized LED based lighting system, the move would save it about US$10 billion each year. Read more here.
September 15, 2012
Panasonic reveals its solar powered houses in Indonesia and Mexico
Panasonic Corporation has introduced model housing in Indonesia and Mexico that efficiently runs and manages its electricity needs using solar energy. The highlight is the fact that the house comes with a storage battery system which stores power for the days when the sun does not provide enough irradiance to […]
September 15, 2012
Solar powered LED lighting transforming the developing world
Kerosene is the primary fuel used for lighting by the two thirds in the developing world who otherwise do not have access to lighting. Every litre of this fuel produces about 3kgs of CO2, and produces just a per cent of a 100 W bulb. This post describes how solar […]
September 15, 2012
Global Alliance of Clean Cookstoves and its partners
GACC (Global Alliance of Clean Cookstoves) is the organization that spearheaded the fight against the unawareness and unavailability of clean cookstoves, the lack of which kills as many as 2 million people worldwide. Here is a visual list of its partners globally. Read more here.
September 15, 2012
India: NGO to start country’s first centre for indoor air quality research
Scientist and director of the NGO Ashilite Pollution Research Society, Bharat Dikshit has presented his findings on the awareness and attention required for indoor air quality (IAQ) and pollution to the GPCB (Gujarat Pollution Control Board) so as to achieve the purpose of starting an IAQ research centre, first of […]
September 15, 2012
Thermo-acoustic clean cookstoves
This UK based firm has a highly innovative model of cookstoves which uses a third of the wood used in traditional three stone stoves. Its thermo-acoustic technology can convert heat to sound, which is then converted into electricity. Thus, cooking will consume less wood, and also generate enough electricity which […]
September 15, 2012
Novotera’s new hybrid biochar cookstove
In several developing countries, especially in Africa, high rates of deforestation for want of wood lead to high rates of pollution due to burning as charcoal. Making charcoal for sale is a separate business in these countries. Now, a Canadian company Novotera has launched its new range of ‘clean’ cookstoves […]
September 15, 2012
Unawareness of IAP (Indoor Air Pollution) in Zimbabwe
In Zimbabwe, about 70 per cent of the population is in the rural areas. Unclean cookstoves pose a bigger threat than the traditional outdoor air pollution in cities, and kills about 2 million people annually across the world. The problem in Zimbabwe starts with unawareness. Read more here.
September 15, 2012
The benefits of the Rocket Stove
This post describes the on-field experiences of University of Virginia students who saw the benefits of the ‘rocket stove’ first hand. Contrary to the name, the stove does not shoot things out in the air. In fact, it gets its name from the wood inlet and air inlet at the […]
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