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 …
NEW DELHI: Beijing's air pollution made international news over the weekend when fine particulate matter (PM2.5) in the city air rose to an 'out-of-index' level of 755 mg/cu m. Pictures showed Beijing residents wearing masks amid advisories that they should stay indoors. Meanwhile, it was business as usual in Delhi …
In a bid to promote solar power generation in a big way, the Odisha government has decided to finalise a comprehensive solar policy in two months. The department of science & technology, which is finalizing the policy, has targeted solar power production of 80 Mw in three years. “We had …
In a first of its kind of initiative, leading corporate entities have come together and aggregated their demand for green energy. A consortium comprising nine companies across sectors like information technology (IT), manufacturing and retail, among others, have joined hands for group buying of renewable energy like that from wind, …
Out of 8.5 Lakh certificates offered for sale in Dec, 1.73 L find takers Renewable energy certificates (REC) for power generated from wind, bio-mass, bio-fuel and small hydro plants are stacking up in the absence of takers, eroding a key incentive for renewable electricity. Out of 8.5 lakh such certificates …
The report is a compilation of key parameters of operations of the 500-KW Kabbigere plant set up in Tumkur district in Karnataka as part of the UNDP supported GEF funded ‘Biomass Energy for Rural India’ project. It also serves as a knowledge product for operating sub-mega watt gasifier-based power plants …
An estimated 2.6 billion people rely on traditional biomass for home cooking and heating, so improving the efficiency of household cookstoves could provide significant environmental, social and economic benefits. Some researchers have estimated that potential greenhouse gas emission reductions could exceed 1 billion tons of carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2e) per …
The WBCSD Forest Solutions Group released a report providing a framework for understanding carbon neutrality. The Issue Brief: Biomass Carbon Neutrality distills and synthesizes the complexity of the debate and underlines the importance of carbon neutrality in public policy. Using biomass-derived fuels and materials instead of more fossil fuel-intensive alternatives …
A British company has developed new ‘incredible’ light bulbs which are powered by gravity, for free distribution to communities in India and Africa who do not have reliable access to electricity. The ‘GravityLight’ uses a sack of sand to gradually pull a piece of rope through a dynamo mechanism which …
The European Commission has approved state aid of 1.88 billion euros for the Czech Republic and 56 million euros for Hungary in the form of free carbon allowances, it said on Wednesday. Stating the grants were within EU state aid rules, the Commission said the money would be used to …
Britain set out a 5-year plan on Tuesday to unlock the solar and biomass investment needed to achieve the country's 2020 green energy targets. The Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) sought to give investors the certainty they need to build new solar and biomass power plants by deciding …
Renewable energy potential in Odisha has been assessed at 11,820 MW, with solar energy having the highest potential at 10,000 MW among all green energy sources. According to information provided by minister for science & technology Ramesh Chandra Majhi in the state assembly, though, estimates say, renewable energy sources can …
The World Economic Forum in collaboration with Accenture and a panel of experts have developed an Energy Architecture Performance Index (EAPI). The EAPI benchmarks and ranks 105 countries globally on how well their energy system delivers economic growth and development, environmental sustainability and energy security and access. In a changing …
The state of Tamil Nadu is rich in renewable energy (RE) sources, especially wind and solar. Currently, approximately one-third of the country’s installed RE capacity exists in Tamil Nadu alone. The Action Plan for Comprehensive Renewable Energy Development in Tamil Nadu, aims to tap this abundant source of energy and …
A report by the Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency says global CO2 emissions have increased 3.0 per cent in 2011 compared to 2010. The report holds China and India responsible for the bulk of this increase and says that the developed countries that ratified the Kyoto Protocol and the US collectively …
Black carbon is a component of soot, released during combustion, particularly incomplete combustion of fossil fuels or biomass. It is released when carbon is only partially combusted. The main sources of black carbon emissions are burning of biomass in inefficient cooking stoves, diesel emissions from the transport sector and from …
Off-grid biomass plants light up villages; experts demand clarity on tariff regulation It is 10 pm. Too late in the night by village standards. But the four benches around Mote Singh’s tea stall are occupied. People are chatting while sipping tea. More than a year ago, the stall in Sahebganj …
Punjab and Haryana may have given themselves a clean chit over allegations of being directly responsible for the hazardous smog that engulfed the Delhi region, but the Centre today clearly held the two states accountable for the 12-day “extreme pollution episode” on the basis of “scientific analysis” conducted by it. …
In a major leap in the field of power generation, India will soon start a project to generate electricity through geothermal energy. The announcement was made by the Union Minister of New and Renewable Energy, Farooq Abdullah, at the inaugural session of a two-day Northern Regional Science Congress (NRSC) organised …
The study of an environmental NGO, Centre for Science & Environment (CSE), has criticised the central government for turning a blind eye to the increasing levels of air pollution, which has caused a haze over the Delhi skyline. The smog has increased the levels of respirable particulate matter (RPM) by …
