renewable energy

Feb
08
2021
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By Shreyoshi Ghosh
IIT Kharagpur Develops Solar-powered Pest Control System for Smaller Farm Fields

IIT Kharagpur Develops Solar-powered Pest Control System for Smaller Farm Fields

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Researchers at IIT Kharagpur have developed energy-efficient pest controlling device for smaller agricultural tracts owned by marginal farmers. The research team has developed a self-propelled boom-type sprayer that can be operated using solar energy while safely guided through the crops in smaller tracts of land. The device is aimed to increase field capacity and uniformity in liquid spraying and also to reduce drudgery to the operator and dependency on fossil fuel for carrying out spraying in cropped areas.  Prevention of pests and diseases during different growth stages of crops is an important process to increase its yield. For larger tracts…
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Oct
17
2019
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By Shreyoshi Ghosh
IIT KGP’s Clean Energy Dialogue

IIT KGP’s Clean Energy Dialogue

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Business Standard       Devdiscourse     UNIIndia PK Sinha Center for Bioenergy and Renewables at IIT Kharagpur has organized the DBT National Workshop on Bioenergy (DNWB 2019) in Kolkata on October 17-18, 2019. Funded by the Department of Biotechnology, Government of India, this workshop aims to bring together bioenergy scientists from around the country to promote a national conversation on and solve technological challenges towards achieving the national mission of deploying clean energy to fight climate change. The workshop provides a rare opportunity to DBT's five Bioenergy Centers, namely, the DBT-Pan IIT Center for Bioenergy, the DBT-ICGEB Center…
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Oct
12
2018
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By Shreyoshi Ghosh
Harvesting the Oceans

Harvesting the Oceans

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Business Standard   The Week    NDTV    Jagran Josh   Indian Express      IIT Kharagpur and Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) have signed an MoU on October 11, 2018 at New Delhi to facilitate cooperation in research and education between the two institutions. NTNU is an expert in Hydro Power, Ocean Modelling, Deep Sea Resources and Marine Technology which will be key areas of focus under this MoU. The two institutions shall seek to promote mobility of graduate and undergraduate students, faculty, joint research activities and publications, cross-participation in seminars and academic meetings and exchange of academic materials and…
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Jan
19
2018
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Microwave for Clean Fuel

Microwave for Clean Fuel

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Times of India     Economic Times       Financial Express        Business Standard        India Today Watch Video Kitchen to Cosmos Microwaves these days ring ‘n’ number of bells. IITKGP Researchers have tapped this microwave radiation to create Clean Energy from the nitrogen-rich non-food Sunn Hemp plants. In the wake of the ongoing initiatives to control pollution, we are often made to think of the proverb ‘prevention is better than cure’. There is an urgency to replace the use of fossil fuels like petrol and diesel which are direct causes of pollution, global warming and climate…
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