India plans to build the world's largest floating solar farm

Image by Chesky @Shutterstock The National Hydroelectric Power Corporation (NHPC), which is setting up the 50 MW solar power project, is currently undertaking a survey of the land on the banks of the Kallada river and hopes to place solar panels over the water bodies spread over nearly 250 acres...

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India to Build First Offshore Wind Power Project in Gujarat

OFFSHORE WIND POWER TURBINE The Indian government has announced that it has signed an agreement to build the country’s first offshore wind power project off the coast of Gujarat. The 100 MW project will act as a demonstration for possible further expansion of offshore wind capacity in India. The...

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Japanese technologies could help feed future world of 9.6 billion

"Magic sand" could be Panasonic's new big thing. This material, a byproduct of the company's induction heating cooking technology, can create an underground dam of sorts. Combined with a water recycling system, the dam makes agriculture possible even in arid regions. This in turn allows crops to...

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Toyota develops high-efficiency ‘free piston’

Toyota's 'Free Piston' There is probably no better chronicler into the full depth of American ingenuity than YouTube. Here one finds not just computer models for all manner of esoteric combustion engine designs, but actual working prototypes of them, often built by individuals. Big companies can...

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