33% of rural areas in India are void of electricity. Aside from the fact that they are without power, they are also without any cellular network connection.
Mobile companies in India are now looking at biofuels to power these cellular stations in far flung areas. Specifically biodiesel derived from Cotton, Jatropha Curcas and Neem found close the base station. This is versus the current method of having to transport diesel in tankers to the base stations. According to them it will come out more economical in the long run.
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Category: Biodiesel
February 14th, 2007 at 2:29 am
[…] I posted last week that India was looking to biofuels to power its cellular network base stations in remote areas. This is to extend the coverage of their cellular networks and provide communications in rural areas. […]