India: Doubling Renewable Energy Capacity Would Have Negligible Impact on Power Tariffs
Updated: 2010-07-31 21:51:05
India: Doubling Renewable Energy Capacity Would Have Negligible Impact on Power Tariffs
A study by one of the leading ratings firm in India shows that the cost of doubling the renewable energy generation capacity over the next five years would be negligible.
The Indian government has announced a the National Action Plan ...
Fossil Fuels Get Tons More in Subsidies than Renewable Energy
Fossil fuel subsidies are huge. It is something many of us now know, but which even more people don't. Thus, it is something we come back to from time to time on here.
A new report out by Bloomberg New Energy ...
The new technology could move the United States away from its dependence on fossil fuels--if it can overcome the high price tag for the massive plants needed.


The faux slate you see on the wall is a Canadian product called EasyRock which is 100% inert, non-toxic, non-gaseous and odour free. This product has an insulation value of R-5.7 and the surfact of it is fire retardant. It attaches easily to wood, brick or concrete and was very easy to install by ourselves. [...]
We salvaged some distressed pine bedroom furniture from a 5-star hotel in Whistler that was being updated. This included headboards, dressers, nightstands and hope chests which will be used in all of the bedrooms. Note the propane wall heater which can be used as back-up heating in the winter months. It is a Longvie model [...]
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We chose to go with reclaimed fir wood flooring supplied by TJ at www.simplymantels.ca Roman Leppert at www.ashardwood.com installed the flooring. The railings were installed by Tyler at Advanced Aluminum Railings and Design Inc. in Burnaby. Click on images to enlarge.
The Cyclone 24 volt ceiling fan (9.5 watts at full on…less when operating on lower speeds) along with a 24 volt dimmer switch was purchased form Kent at www.webstersolar.ca in Burnaby. This fan is positioned at the end of the hall in the basement suite. The Chalet 1800 free-standing wood burning stove in the great [...]
We installed a reconditioned 7.5KW Koehler propane generator supplied by Ron at www.power-west.com in Richmond, BC. The inverter and generator start in the basement mechanical room were supplied by Ralph at ralph@westcoastsolar.ca along with the photovoltaic solar panels. The Sun Frost 24 volt fridge www.sunfrost.com supplied by Lorne Bradley (Bradley Brothers) at Seymore Arm, BC. [...]