This study assesses the potential for bioenergy production using various feedstocks such as sugarcane, oil palm, and municipal solid waste in six Caribbean small island developing states – Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago, and Guyana.
The IFAD has released a paper that provides a review of the role of livestock as a potential renewable energy source to improve energy access in rural areas. The paper focuses on opportunities to harness biogas from livestock wastes and residues, including tools and reviews on the best available information …
This is compendium of 28 success stories different parts of India, of the zeal to bring about change, a determination to surpass barriers in access to energy, and a drive to adopt and promote renewable energy technologies to suit local requirements. India is home to several innovations and successful examples …
- 100KW capacity plant will soon come up on the campus, biogas unit also on the cards. Silchar: The National Institute of Technology, Silchar, will soon start work on producing clean solar energy to meet its energy needs. The institute was converted into an NIT from its earlier incarnation, the …
New Delhi: In an ecofriendly initiative, Tihar Prisons has joined hands with Bhabha Atomic Research Centre to set up a bio-gas plant on its premises which will utilize the waste from its nine jails. This plant will help generate bio-fuel, which will assist in meeting the jail’s electricity needs. Tihar …
Using the garbage of Dhaka city, the government for the first time is going to generate 50 megawatt of electricity to add to the national grid. KM Mozammel Hoq, additional secretary of the local government division of LGRD and Cooperatives ministry, said they had sought opinions of different ministries concerned …
Vellore Collector Ajay Yadav on Wednesday laid the foundation for the Rs.45-lakh `Electricity Generation from Bio-Wastes’ project in Arcot Municipality, which he said was a pilot project for municipalities throughout Tamil Nadu, aimed at keeping the towns totally garbage-free. Mr. Yadav sought the cooperation of the public in the successful …
The Power and Energy Ministry of Sri Lanka announced today that another 30 megawatts of electricity through wind power will be added to the national grid from Thursday (09). According to the Ministry, 30 megawatts of power is generated through three wind power plans in Kalpitiya of northwestern coast. The …
The Khyber Pakthunkhwa Government will install 436 bio gas plants in current fiscal year in Khyber Pakthunkhwa keeping In view its rich potential as low cost fuel for heating and power generation. Official sources in Industries Department told media on Sunday the plants would be installed in six districts of …
Agartala: Perched on hills and remote areas of Tripura, 45 villages and 797 localities were lit up with solar energy in the last five years, a minister said on Friday. Debroy said, solar energy treatment plants would be set up in 100 schools in remote areas this year and 1000 …
Agartala, Aug. 3: Solar power is fast becoming a part of life in Tripura with the government going all out in using the alternative energy source to power interior and remote villages as well as parts of the state capital. Altogether 45 remote villages in the hilly interiors of the …
This study investigated the use of effective microorganisms (EM) for enhancement of biogas production through composting of solid pyrethrum remains after extraction of pyrethrins (marc). The laboratory scale experiment involved composting of the waste as substrate mixed with EM at different ratios consisting of a control, substrate with EM at …
In July, WELTEC BIOPOWER client Fernbrook Bio won the 2012 UK AD & Biogas Associations (ADBA) industry award for “Best Biogas Project”. The 1.5 MW biogas plant impressed the jurors with its efficient operation and overall concept, which provides for use of a biogas facility as a waste utilisation plant.
Punjab government has launched a project costing Rs 75 million for providing 1500 family-sized biogas plants on the bases of partnership in rural areas of the Province. Official sources told Business Recorder Thursday that this step has been taken for bringing change in rural life style and to provide facility …
Phoenix Agro Ltd, a leading agro-based company, has signed up for establishing four biogas plants to generate a total of 400 kilowatts of electricity by the year-end. The company said it will also make organic fertiliser using the slurry produced as a byproduct from the biogas digesters. The plants, each …
Apple Inc plans to power its main U.S. data center entirely with renewable energy by the end of this year, taking steps to address longstanding environmental concerns about the rapid expansion of high-consuming computer server farms. The maker of the iPhone and iPad said on Thursday it was buying equipment …
In a rare initiative, a farmer of Haryana, Ramehar Singh of Silani village in Jhajjar district, has installed a 50-KW capacity poultry litter-based biogas power plant at his poultry farm using poultry waste as feed material. Showing the way to other farmers by his enterprise by running his 65 KVA …
National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology (NIIST) here has developed a compact digester for treating biomass wastes at origin. NIITST is a constituent laboratory under the Council of Science and Industrial Research (CSIR). The digester doesn't cause environmental pollution but recovers biogas. It also converts biomass wastes to compost …
An outstanding effort to generate power from a Biogas Power Plant in a residential higher secondary school which has helped this sizeable institution meet its everyday needs from cooking to generating power for running various machines.
Rapid urban growth in developing countries has created an unprecedented demand for energy services. Cities face the enormous challenge of improving energy access to urban communities in order to improve education, health and basic socioeconomic conditions. These eight case studies demonstrate innovative, successful approaches to delivery of energy services to …
