Empowering variable renewables: options for flexible electricity systems
This paper focuses specifically on measures to increase the flexibility of power systems
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Access to energy for the poor: an Asia-Pacific regional initiative
In support of its poverty alleviation mandate, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) is committed to increasing access to clean and affordable energy for people throughout the Asia and Pacific region, particularly the poor.
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Rural electrification in India: economic and institutional aspects of renewables
The paper assesses the demand for rural electricity services and contrasts it with the technology options available for rural electrification. Decentralised Distributed Generation can be economically viable as reflected by case studies reported in
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A review of the current state of bioenergy development in G8 +5 countries
This report is part of the Global Bioenergy Partnership (GBEP)
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Clean energy trends 2008
Amid a challenging economic outlook
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National Master Plan for development of waste-to-energy in India
The latest report on National master plan (NMP) by the Ministry of Non-conventional energy. This NMP provides a framework for waste-to-energy programme for India besides a means of processing/treatment for safe disposal of waste.
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Water implications of biofuel crops: understanding tradeoffs and identifying options
Biofuels are being touted as a solution to rising fuel prices, growing energy demands, and the need to curb emissions of greenhouse gases. Governments have good reasons for promoting biofuels. Yet, a headlong rush into growing biofuel crops will bring its own problems.
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Energy efficiency requirements in building codes, energy efficiency policies for new buildings
The aim of this paper is to describe and analyse current approaches to encourage energy efficiency in building codes for new buildings. Based on this analysis the paper enumerates policy recommendations for enhancing how energy efficiency is addressed in building codes and other policies for new buildings. This paper forms part of the IEA work for the G8 Gleneagles Plan of Action.
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International energy outlook 2008
World marketed energy consumption is projected to increase by 50 percent from 2005 to 2030. Total energy demand in the non-OECD countries increases by 85 percent, compared with an increase of 19 percent in the OECD countries.
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Rapid turns in European renewable energy policy: advocacy and framing in the proposed trading of guarantees of origin
The EU has assumed ambitious targets and strategies for the promotion of renewable sources of energy (RES) binding to all its member states. This report examines the proposed EU-wide policy instrument designed to help achieve the targets on renewable electricity and heat - the trading of Guarantees of Origin
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Low-carbon energy: a roadmap
The world is now in the early stages of an energy revolution that over the next few decades could be as momentous as the emergence of oil-and electricity-based economies a century ago. Double-digit market growth, annual capital flows of more than $100 billion, sharp declines in technology costs, and rapid progress in government policies all herald a promising new energy era.
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Integrated Energy Policy
Achieving an efficient configuration of the various forms of energy requires consistency in the policies governing each sector and consistency in the pricing of different types of energy. There is also a need for clarity in the direction
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Integrated Energy Policy
Achieving an efficient configuration of the various forms of energy requires consistency in the policies governing each sector and consistency in the pricing of different types of energy. There is also a need for clarity in the direction
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Perspectives on Caspian oil and gas development
The Caspian region is one of the oldest hydrocarbon producing areas in the world, and is emerging once again as a major source of growth in global oil and gas supply.
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Guidelines for village electrification through Decentralized Distributed Generation (DDG)
Guidelines for Decentralized Distributed Generation (DDG) under Rajiv Gandhi Grameen Vidyutikaran Yojana in the XI Plan, for attaining the goal of providing access to electricity to all households and electrification of about 1.15 lakh un-electrified villages by 2009. <!--br-->
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Renewable energy policy of Karnataka 2008: first revised draft
Climate change represents one of the humanity
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Renewable energy policy of Karnataka 2008: draft
Climate change represents one of the humanity
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Bringing clean energy to rural India: a case study of the Bagepalli CDM biogas project
In many of the contemporary CDM projects see that community development is simply an afterthought, if it is indeed considered at all. By contrast, the Bagepalli biogas CDM project is an example of a grassroots level project resulting in tangible benefits for the rural community. The project has benefited 5500 poor households in the Kolar district of Karnataka.
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Promotion of wind energy : lessons learned from international experience and UNDP-GEF projects
Although wind energy is a rapidly growing technology its use remains geographically concentrated, with more than 75 percent of global installed capacity found in just five countries. These countries, and others wishing to develop wind energy have
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Bagepalli CDM biogas programmeme
The purpose of the project activity is to set up 5,500 biogas plants (digesters) of 2m3 capacity each for single households. Each household will utilize the dung of its cows to feed the digester for the production of biogas for cooking purpose and heating of hot water. The aim of the project is to replace the