The Punjab Energy Development Agency has released a draft green hydrogen policy aiming to achieve a green hydrogen and ammonia production capacity of 100 kilo tonnes per annum by 2030. The policy proposes extending incentives under the existing “Punjab Industrial and Business Development Policy 2022” to new green hydrogen and …
Remote village electrification: Gram Oorja’s journey - a presentation by Anshuman Lath, co-founder, Gram Oorja Solutions, Pune at CSE Annual South Asian Media Briefing Workshop on Climate Change, 2013 being held in New Delhi from September 18-19, 2013.
Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi on Thursday said that renewal sources of energy are pollution–free, eco–friendly, viable and cost–effective and these sources of energy should be harnessed fully. Speaking at a seminar on “Empowering Assam: from Deficiency to Abundance – Tapping Small Hydro, Biomass & Solar Potential” at the Assam Administrative …
India has the fifth-largest power generation portfolio worldwide. The country transitioned from being the world’s seventh-largest energy consumer in 2000 to the fourth-largest one within a decade. This rapid growth of power capacity and a subsequent rise in demand can be attributed to several factors: Economic growth and increasing prosperity; …
Carbon dioxide levels in our atmosphere have increased by about 0.5 per cent every year during the last decade, satellite observations of greenhouse gases have found. The data also shows that recent methane increases are likely due to man-made emissions, researchers said. Atmospheric carbon dioxide and methane are the two …
The Haryana Government has signed memorandum of understanding (MoU) with six independent power producers for setting up six biomass power projects of 63 MW commutative capacity with an investment of around Rs 284 crore. A spokesman of the Renewable Energy Department said the commutative installed capacity of renewable energy power …
The International Association of Cryospheric Sciences (IACS) proposes to set up a working group to study the impact of dust and black carbon from forest fires on the accelerated melting of snow and glaciers on the Himalayas. The decision was taken at a recent meeting in Davos, Switzerland. Cryosphere collectively …
After the successful allocation of 250 MW capacity solar power projects, the Punjab Energy Development Agency (PEDA) has decided to issue tenders inviting bids for allocation of 300 MW capacity bio mass projects. The state's Ministry of Non-Conventional Energy had recently allocated solar power projects worth Rs 2,500 crore to …
Over 10 lakh persons in the country can be saved from dying each year if they do away with the traditional way of cooking food. Yet the Indian government has not worked adequately to address this problem for years. The fact came to fore at a media dialogue organized by …
If everything goes well according to the plan conceptualised by the Punjab government, top solar power developers namely Lanco Solar Energy, Punj Lloyd Infrastructure, Moser Baer Clean Energy, Essel Infra Projects, Asopus Infrastructure (India Bulls), Welspun Solar Punjab , Azure Urja etc would commence operations in the state by next …
The Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) is planning to harness energy from waste biomass - mainly leaves collected from various streets and plants. Though the AMC at the moment prepares compost out of vegetative waste it collects from the city, senior officials suggested developing a special anaerobic plant to generate methane …
The Waste Busters have the won the 10th Annual Environment Excellence Award 2013 from National Forum for Environment and Health (NFEH) for their project, “Waste-to-Energy through Gasification.” A panel of jury and the governing body of NFEH unanimously declared the organisation’s vision and its implementation impressive and rated its project, …
A Spanish resort town with sprawling golf courses and tree-lined beaches has added another green site to its attractions: the world's first plant to convert sewage into clean energy. The facility in Chiclana de la Frontera on the southwest tip of Spain uses wastewater and sunlight to produce algae-based biofuel …
ISLAMABAD, June 24: Pakistan is joining a new World Bank programme which would carry out mapping of renewable energy resources, producing for the first time rich and nationwide data for the country. The government has requested the support of the World Bank and the Renewable Energy Resource Mapping Initiative of …
Alarmed by a sharp rise in power consumption in the state, Kerala government is seriously considering clean energy alternatives to overcome widening power deficit in the state. In this regard, minister for Power and Transport Aryadan Mohammed today said, although Kerala generates 28 times more power than it did six …
The Punjab Energy Development Agency (PEDA) has finalised the setting up of solar photovoltaic (PV) power projects by world-renowned companies and young entrepreneurs. These projects will generate 250 MW of electricity and contribute 375 million units of green energy to the State grid, at a combined investment of Rs. 2,000 …
A new survey report has revealed that the majority of the public believe the Government should support the construction of more renewable energy sources like solar, wave and tidal power. And the poll, commissioned by the Institute of Mechanical Engineers, found a third of those questioned would even consider investing …
The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy has constituted a working group to review issues troubling biomass-based power producers in the country. The group, chaired by Alok Srivastava, a Joint Secretary in the Ministry, will hold its first meeting on June 19. While India produces 500 million tonnes of biomass, …
Need for producing ethanol blended petro-fuels stressed A joint project of India and the U.S., the review meeting of which was held in Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, will deliver a working model for production of bio-fuels with minimal environmental impact and overall sustainability, besides other advantages. According to a release, …
21 lakh renewable energy certificates lie unsold with project developers Renewable energy projects — once lucrative enough to attract even alcohol makers and farm traders — are feeling the heat as a key attraction, the market for green certificates issued to developers, has collapsed alarmingly, casting a shadow on India’s …
In this study, sampled equal proportions of Revenue Forest and Reserve Forest, for assessment of the status of forest biodiversity and disturbance regimes. The report addresses the following objectives: Identifying drivers of deforestation, for developing a mitigation strategy in the REDD+ project area; Making a broad estimate of the clumps …
