Steam and Combustion Engine

The steam engine was the driving force in the 19th century and the combustion engine in the 20th; solar power will do in this century. While this perspective will not reduce petrol bills in the short term, it can already help you save money elsewhere. Dramatic improvements in the efficiency of solar-powered devices may help save consumers overall. The amortization time of solar energy systems has been reduced noticeably in recent years and a household household in sunny India should soon be able to off set steep sales prices for solar systems against old-style energy bills. And it may also leave you with some extra Rupees needed to fill ‘em up, when petrol prices reach levels that would even make Goddess Lakshmi blush, before technological innovation will make its way to the market that will turn your gas guzzler into a drip-counter.

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Source:- IIPM-Business and Economy, Editor:- Prof. Arindam Chaudhuri - 2006