Biogas

Sustainable bioenergy potential in Caribbean small island developing states

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.

Matheran wastes cooking gas

Hill station burns biogas that can meet the needs of 300 families matheran, a hill station 100 km from Mumbai, still relies on horses for transport and is off limits for motor vehicles. In March 2007, the town lived up to its green image by installing a garbage disposal plant …

First Industrial Bio Gas plant in Sri Lanka

The German Cultural Centre in Colombo (Goethe- Institut), Ruhuna University and Ambewela farms are joining thands to construct an industrial level biogas plant for the first time in Sri Lanka with the assistance of German scientists to generate Electricity to the grid. Bio gas technology which is getting wider popularity …

Power of power

Power sector in India is quite phenomenal and it continues to grow Power generation, transmission and distribution for a huge country like India with its myriad geographical, physiological, demographic, natural and environmental variations pose a great challenge. The Indian power sector is under the ministry of power, which is entrusted …

Construction of first industrial bio gas plant

The German Cultural Centre in Colombo Goethe- Institut, Ruhuna University and Ambewela farms have joined to construct an industrial level bio gas plant for the first time in Sri Lanka with the assistance of German scientists to generate electricity to the grid. Bio gas technology which is getting wider popularity …

Sri Lankas first industrial biogas plant to be constructed

The German Cultural Centre in Colombo (Goethe- Institute), the Ruhuna University and Ambewela farms are joining together to construct an industrial level bio gas plant for the first time in Sri Lanka with the assistance of German scientists to generate electricity. Biogas technology which is getting wider popularity in developed …

Sri Lankas first industrial biogas plant to be constructed

The German Cultural Centre in Colombo (Goethe- Institute), the Ruhuna University and Ambewela farms are joining together to construct an industrial level bio gas plant for the first time in Sri Lanka with the assistance of German scientists to generate electricity. Biogas technology which is getting wider popularity in developed …

Onion Power: Tops, Tails and Skins Become Electricity

Tops and tails are becoming much more than garbage at Gills Onions, an onion processor in Oxnard, Calif. Today marks the unveiling of the company's onion-powered electrical system, a first-of-its-kind initiative to turn onion waste into energy. "This whole project is about eliminating our onion waste," explained Steven Gill, an …

Sewage can light up your house

The new STP of Karnataka Urban Development and Coastal Environmental Management Project (KUDCEMP) built for Mangalore City Corporation has a separate

Meet Dr. Bindeshwar Pathak: The 2009 Stockholm Water Prize Laureate

On August 20, 2009 during the World Water Week in Stockholm, Dr. Bindeshwar Pathak will receive the 2009 Stockholm Water Prize for his lifelong dedication to improve public health, advance social progress, and improve human rights in India and internationally. Dr. Pathak shares his reflections and visions on his ongoing …

Energy saving systems in rural areas stressed

A GTZ senior energy adviser has suggested the government take necessary measures to create awareness among rural people to use energy saving systems such as solar, biomass, biogas, wind and hydropower.

Form an agency for renewable energy

Renewable energy service providers yesterday urged the government to form a body to implement the renewable energy policy to develop the green energy resources and meet 10 percent of the national demand for power by 2020.

Rahimafrooz to set up solar panel assembling plant

Rahimafrooz Renewable Energy Ltd is set to assemble solar panels to grab the domestic market for solar home systems that are on an upward curve on the back of the government policy support to help off-grid people get electricity.

Green initiatives

The main challenge for Velankani was the disposal of waste kitchen material. The waste food in the kitchen was being discharged either in the water bodies or the landfills. Energy from Waste: The biogas plant at Velankani Tech Park.Bio energy from kitchen waste Velankani Tech Park is situated at Electronics …

Chicken litter solves gas and power needs

June 22: Electricity from chicken litter and cooking gas from kitchen waste. Sounds strange? That

Tapping non-conventional energy

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The biogas plant set up by the City Corporation on the SMV Model Higher Secondary School premises as part of the household-level solid waste management project was inaugurated here on Tuesday. The plant was built under the Kerala Sustainable Urban Development Project (KSUDP). It has been set up as …

India makes slow progress in clean energy, has to speed up to achieve 11th Plan targets

India added nearly 3 gw of grid-connected renewable energy in 2008, 2 gw of which came from the wind sector. The government is under intense pressure to increase electricity production and has put strong incentives in place to spur investment into renewable energy from both domestic and foreign investors. The …

Sulabh wins United Nations' Renewable Energy Award

Sulabh International, the pioneer of sanitation sector in India, has been selected for this year

Form special monitoring cell to avoid its misuse

Bangladesh should not accept money from the climate change fund if it is given as loan because the country is not responsible for climate change, said the speakers at a seminar yesterday. They also suggested forming a cell that would monitor the fund management to avoid its misuse. The seminar …

Biogas the how and where

Biogas represents an alternative source of energy, derived mainly from organic wastes. In India, the use of biogas derived from animal waste, primarily cow dung, has been promoted for over three decades now. According to the 1997 Livestock Census, the cattle population in the country is about 290 million. The …

Alternative fuels for transportation: a sustainability assessment of technologies within an International Energy Agency scenario

Transport sector is an essential driver of economic development and growth, and at the same time, one of the biggest contributors to climate change, responsible for almost a quarter of the global carbon dioxide emissions. The sector is 95 percent dependent on fossil fuels. International Energy Agency (IEA) scenarios present …

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