Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Akhilesh Kumar Vs State of Uttar Pradesh & Others dated 23/05/2025. The matter related to illegal mining activites carried out by Jai Maa Chandrika Enterprises, Rajendra Nagar, village Kabari, district Mahoba, Uttar Pradesh. The applicant also alleged about illegal sale …
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency approved the use of Canadian crops such as canola and corn in U.S. biofuels on Thursday, a move that lifted Canadian canola prices and may help the U.S. meet its ambitious targets for biofuels. The EPA's designation of Canadian crops as a renewable biomass will …
U.S. university researchers will get $136 million to develop advanced biofuels, including to develop jet fuel, by using tall grasses, woody plants and energy cane, the U.S. government said on Wednesday. Nearly two-thirds of the money will go toward aviation biofuels projects in the Pacific Northwest, including efforts to develop …
Chief Minister D V Sadananda Gowda on Wednesday said development was necessary but it cannot not be at the cost of society and environment. Addressing a gathering at Jnana Jyothi Auditorium on the occasion of Foundation Day of the Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB), Gowda said investments in the …
Lax trade restrictions and high sugar prices should allow the United States to overtake Brazil in ethanol exports during the second half of 2011, the U.S. Energy Information Administration said on Wednesday. During the first five months of 2011 U.S. ethanol exports more than doubled from the same period last …
Thousands of opponents of a $7 billion pipeline that would boost U.S. dependence on Canadian oil sands plan to get arrested in protests over the next two weeks that they hope will help persuade the Obama administration to kill the project. The State Department is set to issue a final …
The US President, Mr Barack Obama, today highlighted the need to develop biofuels out of things that do not involve fuel chain, arguing that increase in demand from India and China would drive up the food prices. “As you see more and more demand placed on our food supplies around …
The Obama administration on Tuesday announced a $510 million initiative to boost the production of next-generation biofuels. Under the plan sponsored by the Navy, Energy and Agriculture departments, companies will be invited to bid on new biofuel projects where the government will match the investment. "The President understands that for …
BHUBANESWAR: The State Government has decided to electrify 1,900 villages with alternative energy sources through the Orissa Renewable Energy Development Agency (OREDA). This was decided at a highlevel meeting presided over by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik here. Official sources said work has started for electrification of 770 villages. Besides, 530 …
Petrobras, Brazil’s state-run oil company, plans to almost triple its share of the country’s ethanol production by 2015, staking its claim to one of the world’s leading alternative energy markets. Foreign oil companies such as Shell and BP have piled into the industry this year, vying for an ever greater …
The government has decided, in principle, to convert public and private thermal power plants to cheaper fuels due to rising furnace oil prices and depleting gas quantities, sources close to Minister for Water and Power told Business Recorder. "We are offering substantial incentives to the IPPs which intend to covert …
Energy efficiency analysis for different biomass-utilization scenarios would help make more informed decisions for developing future biomass-based transportation systems. Diverse biofuels produced from biomass include cellulosic ethanol, butanol, fatty acid ethyl esters, methane, hydrogen, methanol, dimethyether, Fischer-Tropsch diesel, and bioelectricity; the respective powertrain systems include internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles, …
Europe's biodiesel industry could be wiped out by EU plans to tackle the unwanted side effects of biofuel production, after studies showed few climate benefits, four papers obtained by Reuters show. Europe's world-leading $13 billion biodiesel industry, which has boomed in the wake of a decision by Brussels policymakers in …
American automobiles have a limited diet, but gasoline's monopoly at the pump may be ending. The giant of U.S. automakers is turning to something cheaper and cleaner: natural gas. General Motors Corp announced plans this week to develop its first natural gas-powered engine, overcoming its long aversion to alternative fuels …
Experts at a roundtable here on Monday said the government should promote alternative fuels in rural areas and formulate new laws for effective forest management so that the communities continue to benefit from the resources and contribute towards its regeneration. They also demanded revision of forest laws, addressing landownership and …
The single largest emitter of Greenhouse Gases (GHGs) in India is the power sector. Sixty-five percent of our electricity is produced by thermal power plants that emit GHGs. It is believed that by 2040 India will exhaust its coal reserves. Is alternative energy the future?
Brazil's government unveiled new financing and other incentives for sugar cane ethanol production on Monday, vowing to work closely with the private sector to boost production in an industry that has struggled recently despite its immense promise. The state-run development bank BNDES announced that it would provide 30 billion to …
Scientists in Australia claim that they are developing a new and more powerful bio-fuel from feedstock - raw materials for the paper industry - which could fuel the aviation industry in the not too distant future. A team at the University of Sydney, led by Professor Thomas Maschmeyer, behind the …
Factories don't need to switch to alternative fuels to be environment friendly. Converting waste energy to power is a smarter, cheaper, and equally green option.
This study provides the review of two World Bank experts on the 19 household projects supported by the Bank. The study provides eight lessons, namely: (1) holistic approach to household fuels is needed: the fuel-wood supply has to be sustainable; improved stoves and alternative fuels are needed; and institutions must …
