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REaction will be India's most important renewable energy meet, to be held in Chennai, Jul 26 and 27, 2012.

With the theme being the future of renewable energy - future technologies, future business models and future business opportunities, REaction will focus on actionables. A key component of REaction will be its emphasis on meetings. To this end, we have developed REaction Online, the online community for all REaction delegates to interact with each other even BEFORE the event. This will ensure that the delegates are able to have very productive physical meetings during the event.

REaction 2012 will feature over 20 sessions, among these three unique networking sessions, 3 showcases, 15 speaker sessions and 1 exciting video session.

REaction 2012 will get about 2000 delegates from all over the world, with over 500 large business houses from the Indian corporate sector expected to attend. Also expected are companies from around the world with cutting edge technologies and innovations in renewable energy and cleantech.

If you are interested in knowing the future of renewable energy and would like to meet the experts who are shaping this future, be sure to be at REaction 2012 - Jul 26 & 27, Chennai Trade Centre, Chennai, India

http://www.eai.in/reaction2012

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How to make a pretty effective turbine rotor using nothing more than an old bicycle wheel and some duct tape.

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Hi guys!

I've got some spare time during the days and im wondering if someone could give me a tip about what i can do at home to be "green". Talking about energy, cultivations and maybe bulding some sort of self sufficientness in my home. Im open for suggestions!!! and im ready to build! =D

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Deals for 'new generation' renewable technologies – wind, solar, biomass - are entering the big time driving the market to new record highs, reports PwC in its annual global analysis of merger and acquisition (M&A) transactions in the renewable sector.

Some of the main points include:

• Total renewables deal value leaps 40% worldwide, driven by industry shake-out

• Reappraisal of nuclear post Fukushima gives extra boost to renewables' generation and prospects

Read More: http://press.pwc.com/GLOBAL/News-releases/renewables-ma-hits-new-record-highs/s/ce2bd04f-23cb-493e-b5c9-7813bb13423e

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What's said to be the world's biggest offshore power conversion platform will be built in Dubai before being shipped to the North Sea to serve new wind farms.

Read More - http://www.earthtechling.com/2012/01/north-sea-wind-clusters-demand-giant-platform/

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DONG Energy has announced that construction has begun on the Anholt Offshore Wind Power Plant in Denmark with 111 Siemens 3.6 MW wind turbines. The wind energy plant is expected to power 400,000 Danish households.

Read More:
http://www.dongenergy.com/EN/Media/Newsroom/News/Pages/Today-westartconstructionofAnholtOffshoreWindFarm.aspx

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Though Rickshaw is one the most Eco-friendly vehicles but pedaling one is a herculean task that leaves the puller sweating from head to toe. But a pedicab driver from Nepal has a different story to tell when he eased the effort by installing a windmill to his rickshaw. Built by a professor in the next town, the wind mill was made of metal drum that works as a windmill to help provide extra thrust to the pedicab. Dubbed the wind-human hybrid vehicle, the windmill is connected to the rear wheel with a side-mounted gear, which would make the pedicab easier to pedal in a tailwind

http://www.automotto.com/entry/wind-driven-rickshaw-is-a-wind-human-hybrid-vehicle/

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Power generation is blowing in the wind - https://www.llnl.gov/news/newsreleases/2012/Jan/NR-12-01-03.html

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Even as they become more common, small-scale wind turbines remain a source of dispute in the renewable energy community.

Proponents say small wind turbines are ready to be an indispensable part of any home or small business’s energy mix, while critics say they’re inherently expensive and inefficient.

Read More: http://www.midwestenergynews.com/2012/01/04/small-wind-turbines/

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Kenya’s delayed Lake Turkana Wind project is predicted to begin in April 2012, improving stable energy resources to the country. - http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/smart-takes/kenyas-lake-turkana-wind-project-receives-approval-after-delays/21139?tag=nl.e660

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