India harnesses rice power

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US start up claims to have saved 200 tonnes of CO2 through rice husk powered biomass plants

Two University of Virginia students have started a business producing energy from rice husks in rural India. The pair are already producing power for 10,000 Indian villagers. Husk Power Systems, started...

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