The Renewable Landscape: A Look at Clean Energy in Asia
Recently, India announced the approval of its National Solar Mission, the pride and joy of its National Climate Change Strategy. This project should increase India’s solar capacity from 3 megawatts (MW) to 20 gigawatts by 2020 – and if all goes according to plan, 200 GW by 2050. The project will cost approximately US$20 billion.
3. Solar Panels Soak up the Indian Sunshine
Dramatically situated in the foothills of the Himalayas, the Indian State of Uttaranchal derives energy from the sun with these residential solar panels.
Source: WorldWatch; National Portal of India
Image Credit: Barefoot Photographers of Tilonia on Flickr under a Creative Commons License
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