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Gujarat (pronounced: Gujǎrāt) is a state in north-west India. It has an area of about 3/4 that of UK, a coastline of 1,600 km, and a population in excess of 60 million. But we do not want to talk about turism in Gujarat, even though the region is of remarkable beauty and culture. Instead we would like to talk more about a project in alternative energy that was at first diminished as an outlandish announcement by chief minister Narendra Modi. This is an installation of solar panels atop the Narmada canal ...

The Emirate of Dubai has started 2012 by planning a multimillion green energy project. On the 31st of December 2011 officials had in fact announced a solar energy park to reduce their dependence on fossil fuels and start decreasing their carbon footprint as well. The Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum solar park, as it as been named, has the ambitious goal to reach a capacity in output of 1,000 megawatts (MW) by 2030 and will be built in phases ...

We have been talking in a previous post about the Green Week in EU this week taking place from 24 till 27 of May.  Among all activities that had taken place till now, the presentation of Solar Impulse has been one of the main attraction and has drawn more attention among the audience. The founders Betrand Piccard and André  Borschberg presented yesterday the first aircraft powered  only by solar energy. In the event, it has ...

It looks like a beach mat or an airbed but it is none of these. It is an inflatable sola panel and it has been created by the English company IDC. They cost from £100 per product. The panels can be carried in a backpack and once they are inflated, they occupy an area of 2 square metres. The main application is to provide enough energy for  water heating in the homes. Check the picture below for the illustration ...