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.
Access to modern energy is vital for sustainable development. In rural areas, decentralized energy solutions may play a significant role in reducing poverty, supporting community institutions and facilitating the generation of basic services such as communication, water access, education and health services. However, the majority of dwellers in off-grid communities …
A group of women break into a rousing welcome song and dance as we get to Buwali village in Bududa district, an hour's drive from Mbale town. They are members of Namasho Women Group, which is supported by UN Development Programme through the Uganda Ecosystem-based Adaptation (EBA) in Mountains Project. …
Appellant says the project violates order on protecting water bodies The southern Bench of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Monday issued notices to the Pallavaram Municipality, the Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority (CMDA) and the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (TNPCB) on construction of a biomethanation plant on Putheri lake …
In 2010 an estimated 31% of the food in U.S. stores and homes went uneaten, and Americans shipped approximately 34 million tons of food waste to landfills. When food decomposes under anaerobic conditions—for instance, buried beneath other waste in a landfill—it produces methane, a highly potent greenhouse gas. According to …
Cook up a storm, albeit with cleaner, greener energy. That's the message that will soon reverberate through the streets of Gokul, Haro Belavadi, Tadasinakoppa, Navalur and Gamanagatti villages in Dharwad district. Some organizations working with alternative sources of energy are planning to launch projects on fuel efficiency in these villages …
With data from the nearly 6,000 households in the Nepal Living Standards Survey of 2010–11, this paper finds that the mean reduction in household firewood collection associated with use of a biogas plant for cooking is about 1,100 kilograms per year from a mean of about 2,400 kilograms per year. …
The Indian Institute of Chemical Technology (IICT)-developed organic waste-to-biogas system is witnessing significant interest from various quarters. Developed by the IICT Bioengineering & Environmental Sciences (BEES) division here, the one-tonne capacity organic waste anaerobic gas lift reactor (AGR), has been licensed to Hyderabad-based Ahuja Engineering Services, which has installed the …
Biogas from the Delhi Jal Board’s (DJB) sewage treatment plant in Kondli is now being used to generate power, which will bring the water utility’s electricity bill down by Rs.20 crore annually. The DJB said in a statement on Sunday that the 45 million gallons per day (MGD) sewage treatment …
The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) has set out to produce comprehensive, reliable data sets on renewable energy capacity and use worldwide. The first such data set shows renewable power-generation capacity for 2000-2014. The renewable power capacity data shown represents the maximum net generating capacity of power plants and other …
The Kolhapur Municipal Corporation (KMC) plans to decompose organic waste to generate biogas at the unused dome of the old sewage treatment plant (STP) in Kasba Bawda. Following the National Green Tribunal's (NGT) directive of decentralizing solid waste processing, the KMC will set up the biogas facility in association with …
Apple has pledged to create enough energy through renewable sources to power its global operations. Now it’s setting a far more ambitious goal to do the same for its manufacturing supply chain. Apple says it generates renewable energy – from solar, wind, biogas, fuel cells, geothermal and small hydropower plants …
These Regulations shall be called ‘Rajasthan Electricity Regulatory Commission (Terms and Conditions for Determination of Tariff for Renewable Energy Sources – Biomass, Biogas and Biomass Gasifier Energy) Regulations, 2015’. These Regulations shall extend to the whole of the State of Rajasthan. These Regulations shall be applicable for determination of tariff …
The Union ministry of environment and forests (MoEF) has notified an Eco-Sensitive Zone (ESZ) up to 12 sq km around the Vidarbha Tiger Reserve but has not given the final notification for expansion of the zones around Sanjay Gandhi National Park and Karnala Bird Sanctuary. Currently, a 10-sqkm radius around …
Presentation by Kirk R. Smith, Professor of Global Environmental Health University of California, Berkeley at Anil Agarwal Dialogue 2015: Poor in climate change, India Habitat Centre, New Delhi, March 11 – 12, 2015.
CEEW's latest study 'Clean, Affordable and Sustainable Cooking Energy for India: Possibilities and Realities beyond LPG' analyses potential alternate cooking options, going beyond LPG. The options which were assessed include the centrally distributed commodities like LPG, PNG, electricity and the decentralised options such as biogas and improved biomass cookstoves. A …
This publication explores a range of opportunities for India in decentralized energy generation, that offer clean and efficient energy solutions for rural and remote areas. The booklet was released during the first Renewable Energy Global Investors Meet organized by Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, Government of India.
The Punjab government plans to set up a biogas compressed natural gas (CNG) plant, on a pilot basis, in every district, to harness the potential of the state. Punjab New and Renewable Energy Minister Bikram Singh Majithia said he had conceived the project would be installed on a build-own-operate basis. …
This booklet attempts to demystify renewable energy based technologies, and brings it a step closer to the general masses from a practical perspective. It provides handy and useful information on applications of renewable energy that range from solar PV rooftop to wind solar hybrid systems, solar water heater to geothermal …
Surat Municipal Corporation (SMC) plans to produce 100 mega watt (MW) of green energy by 2019-20 for which it will spend Rs 93 crore in the current financial year. It will produce 16.2 MW of solar and wind power in the year 2015-16 and spend another Rs 4.5 crore for …
