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 District Sanitation Mission has allotted a sum of Rs 1.04 crore for execution of the project on disposal of bio-degradable waste at its source point. The project will be carried out in 45 grama panchayats and will initially be implemented on an experimental basis at two wards in each …
This is the continuation of Biogas Power (Off-grid) Programme during 2013-14 and the remaining period of 12th Five Year Plan. Biogas technology provides an alternative source of energy mainly from organic wastes. It is produced when bacteria degrade organic matter in the absence of air. Biogas contains around 55-65% of …
The Attingal municipality will set up seven high-capacity biogas plants in various public places as part of its efforts to treat biodegradable waste at source. Work had commenced on the plants at the waste treatment yard at Chudukad, public market, Government Boys Higher Secondary School, Government Girls Higher Secondary School, …
Biogas plants to be installed in 3,825 schools The State government has allotted Rs. 8 crore to install portable biogas plants in schools to ensure cheap fuel for preparation of mid-day meals and food self-sufficiency. The project would give students an opportunity to access organically-grown vegetables for their noon meal. …
Forty cubic metres Biogas Plant of latest technology called Bag Type is being installed at the University of Agriculture Faisalabad and is expected to start functioning in a month. UAF Vice Chancellor Dr Iqrar Ahmad performed the ground breaking ceremony here. The project is being carried out by Faculty of …
Concerned over the impact of climate change in the state, Odisha government has decided to implement the Climate Change Action Plan without waiting for central assistance. This was decided at a meeting of the Monitoring and Advisory Committee on Odisha Climate Change Action Plan chaired by Chief Secretary J K …
19.6 million people lack access to toilets in Nepal, with devastating consequences, in particular, for the well-being, health, education and empowerment of women and girls, reveals a report published on the World Toilet Day. Read more in this November 2013 edition of the Monthly Nepal State of the Environment Report …
The Kathmandu Metropolitan City is preparing to launch a pilot project for a biogas plant in the Kathmandu Valley. “A pilot project will be set up that will produce biogas and compost fertiliser worth three metric tonnes every day,” said Rabin Man Shrestha, chief of the Environment Management Division at …
The residents of Palayam ward who have been conveniently ignoring the reminders of the city corporation not to dump garbage on public places and to make use of the daily collection system will now have to deal with the police. The corporation has now teamed up with Museum police to …
Bhutan will have a fully documented realigned national action plan (NAP) to combat land degradation by January next year, which would then be endorsed by the government and submitted to the United Nations convention to combat desertification (UNCCD). Read more in this October 2013 edition of the Monthly Bhutan State …
Monday, January 21, 2013 - Karachi—Sindh government is working on 40 different power projects in its wind corridor, with a total generation capacity of 2000 MW in next two years, said Mir Hussain Ali, provincial Secretary for Environment and Alternate Energy Department. This will also allow the electrification of about …
Construction of Nisargruna biogas plants likely to begin by January Madurai is all set to adopt Nisargruna, a solid waste management technology devised by Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC), to convert biodegradable waste collected from households in rural areas into methane and organic manure. The District Rural Development Agency (DRDA) …
ADB has agreed to fund the program, which has made good progress, for two more years Energy: Bhutan’s ongoing biogas project will achieve at least 85 percent of the total target by the end of the project in February next year, according to the department of livestock. The funding agency, …
Environment and Forest Minister Dr. Hasan Mahmud said the government plans to meet 10 per cent of total electricity demand of the country from renewable sources. "The government is ready to extend all-out support for renewable and sustainable energy. We have plans to meet 10 per cent of our total …
A World Bank research report has batted for a dairy dung energy policy in India to foster socio-economic development through increased incomes and biogas sterilisation. It added a proper policy in this regard could create 1.9 million full-time jobs. Between 2009 and 2012, the global environmental goods and services (EGS) …
Three hundred and sixty biogas plants have been installed by a cooperative at Pahalmanpur and Ramshikharjhala VDCs in Kailali district. These biogas plants were installed through the concessional loans issued by the Sustainable Community Environment Protection Multipurpose Cooperatives Ltd., established some six years back. The cooperatives has been providing a …
Sustainable development in countries like Nepal, where 44 % of the population do not have access to electricity is now closely linked to access to energy. This country report looks at the status of the Scaling up Renewable Energy Programme (SREP) in Nepal. The Climate Investment Fund (CIF) is a …
Renewable energy developments in India - a presentation by Alok Srivastava, Joint Secretary (Wind Projects), Union Ministry of New and Renewable Energy at CSE Annual South Asian Media Briefing Workshop on Climate Change, 2013 being held in New Delhi from September 18-19, 2013.
Remote village electrification: Gram Oorja’s journey - a presentation by Anshuman Lath, co-founder, Gram Oorja Solutions, Pune at CSE Annual South Asian Media Briefing Workshop on Climate Change, 2013 being held in New Delhi from September 18-19, 2013.
Sri Lankan Airlines, the national carrier of Sri Lanka, staying true to its Green Vision, ""To be a Planet Friendly Airline accomplishing sustainable and advantageous business development," has initiated many programmes to conserve environment by reducing the carbon footprint. Its latest green initiative, the first in-house model biogas plant, situated …
