Tag Archives: Green energy

Powering on: Tamil Nadu village to become energy self-sufficient

by Aditi Krishnan WHAT’S HAPPENING While the rest of the state languishes under severe power cuts, Odunathurai in Mettupalyam, a small village in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, is all set to supply itself with free energy within the next five years. The villages panchayat (local grassroots self-government body), which has won the distinction of being the […]

Calculating wind energy is a breeze with new Mariah Power iPhone app

by Sarah Fazio WHAT’S HAPPENING Consumers wondering how much power is blowing in the wind now have an iPhone app from Mariah Power, maker of the Windspire turbine. Users simply hold the phone skyward and the app measures wind speed and calculates how much CO2 could be offset if a small wind turbine were installed […]

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