Energy
Sustainable, equitable energy production and access including decentralized renewables and efficiency
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Sustainable, equitable energy production and access including decentralized renewables and efficiency
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This section highlights initiatives that explore and encourage alternatives to the current centralized, environmentally damaging and unsustainable sources of energy, such as decentralized renewable sources. It also includes attempts at ensuring equitable access to ecologically sustainable energy, optimizing production and distribution, improving efficiency, and regulating demand (e.g. for luxury consumption).
How an Alternative School in India has been Running on Renewable Energy since the 1980s
"There’s so much loss of electricity on the way from the power house, one is better off producing it on one’s own site."
Six farmers in Gujarat village join to trap sun
Farmers have formed a cooperative to sell surplus solar-powered electricity for Rs 100-150 a day, with a one-time investment ...
How One School became an Electricity Supplier
"School buildings can adopt rooftop solar systems to meet their own electricity needs and to augment the grid supply"
Tribal farmer plugs into the sun
Munuswamy of Uranduru village, Chittoor (Andhra Pradesh), is the first to get a solar-powered farm connection in A.P.
Micro-hydro Power in Udmaroo village
The micro-hydro power station at Udmaroo is owned and operated entirely by the people, and has helped the village to become more self-reliant.
NDMC draws up plan for rooftop power generation
Roof top solar energy can be the critical solution to our power sector's woes.
Low-cost Solar Powered Air-Cooler-cum-Fridge
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Energy Empowerment – the Story of Bijli and Dharnai
The micro grid will involve about 100 kilowatts of solar panels that will supply affordable, sustainable and round the clock electricity to 350 households in Dharnai.
A Labour Colony gets Solar Power!
How the expenditure on kerosene was saved, and the living conditions improved at a lower cost, for the residents of a labour colony near Mangalore!