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Micro hydros can power rural Afghanistan, Nepal
Micro hydro-electric plants linked to a mini-grid offer a cost-effective and renewable option for rural electrification in the hilly and mountainous terrain of Afghanistan and Nepal, say researchers. For communities located more than ten kilometres away from the nearest grid substation, micro hydro mini-grid technology was found to be cheaper than extending central grid networks or investing in ...
By SciDev.Net
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Community hall powered by sun, wind and soil
A new community hall in Woolsery has become one of the first halls in the South West to be powered by three forms of renewable energy technology. Woolfardisworthy Sports and Community Hall will be a low-carbon building, powered by heat and light generated by the sun, the wind and geothermal energy. Solar panels on the south-facing roof and a 15-metre tall wind turbine now provide electricity. ...
By EDF Energy
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EA sees itself as a `facilitator` and `regulator`
Environment Agency chair Lord Chris Smith has said that the EA has to see itself as a facilitator as well as a regulator. Smith was speaking at the Royal Society for the Arts lecture called Out of the Red, Into the Green - after the credit crunch: a more sustainable future? (11 February). He was addressing topics about the economy and the environmental challenges. He said: “We have to become an ...
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Himalayan countries urged to own their green tech boom
Himalayan countries should support and invest in green technologies if such initiatives are to succeed and bring benefits to the economy in the long term, a meeting has heard. Eight countries in the Hindu-Kush Himalayan region are making progress in development and uptake of renewable energy technologies, which can maintain sustainable economic growth for mountain communities, a workshop in ...
By SciDev.Net
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USDA Launches Pilot Program to Deploy Renewable Energy Infrastructure to People in Rural Towns
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack this week (Jan 19) announced that the Department is making up to $10 million available to help people living in rural towns develop community renewable energy projects that will help them cut their energy costs and contribute to the nationwide effort to reduce pollution that contributes to climate change. These funds will be targeted to ...
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Smart grids and renewables to power India`s remote areas
India has begun setting up computerised ‘smart’ mini—grids powered with renewable energy sources to provide electricity in inaccessible areas. India’s ministry of new and renewable energy (MNRE) this month (1 July) commissioned the country’s first 'renewable energy-based smart mini-grid system' at Gurgaon, outside New Delhi. The computerised electricity ...
By SciDev.Net
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