Alternative energy

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India’s Ageing Trains Get Green Makeover With Solar Panels

India has added solar panels to the roof of a train in a national first as it tries to reduce its massive carbon...

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Californians Take A Shine To Solar Power

Jacquie Barnbrook had grown tired of the high electricity bills and her gas-guzzling luxury car when she finally...

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Solar Power Price Slump Casts Shadow On India’s Green Future

Solar power prices in India have hit rock bottom, but it is not all good news for the electricity-starved country as...

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Thai Solar Chicken A Hot Hit

Not many chefs don a welding mask before they enter the kitchen, but Sila Sutharat prefers to cook his chicken sunny...

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Iceland Begins ‘Thor’ Scheme To Produce Geothermal Energy From Magma

If successful, the experimental project could produce up to 10 times more energy than an existing conventional gas or...

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For Palestinian Family, An Udder-Ly Unique Power Source

Power comes in many forms, but Kamal al-Jebrini's family looked to where others may fear to tread for a new source of...

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Custom Duties Hinder Renewables Penetration

Although the Renewable Energy Act says importing renewable energy systems should attract zero duties, investors in the...

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Ghana Seeks New Dawn For Struggling Power Sector

Ghana's new government is looking to fix a crippling power crisis with a complete overhaul of its deficit-ridden energy...

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MDAs To Be Connected To Solar Energy

A solar rooftop Programme by the Energy Commission is to be expanded to cover non-residential facilities including...

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All Gov’t Residential Facilities, Ministries To Switch To Solar- Boakye Agyarko

Energy Minister Boakye Agyarko is waging a massive campaign for solar energy as the country battles to solve its power...

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Oil Giant Taps China’s Vast Geothermal Reserves

Chinese state-run energy giant Sinopec has drilled hundreds of wells across the country without finding a single drop...

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Ghanaian Innovator Shortlisted For Africa Engineering Innovation Award

A Ghanaian IT professional, Sesinam Dagadu has been shortlisted for the prestigious Africa Engineering Innovation...

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Officials of US Embassy Visits W/A’s SPS Plant

Officials of the Economic Office and the Commercial Service of the United States Embassy in Ghana have paid a...

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US Embassy Officials Pay Working Visit To West Africa’s Solar Manufacturing Site

Officials of the Economic Office and the Commercial Service of the United States Embassy in Ghana have paid a...

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Kenyan Man Invents New Way of Charging Phones Though Sex [Video]

This latest way of charging phones will go a long way to tackle some of the challenges Dumsor has brought to our...

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Gov’t Explores Other Sources of Energy

Ghana has moved from solely relying on hydro- power to thermal and is now exploring other sources of energy including...