Reply filed by the Director, Environment-cum-Special Secretary, Forest, Environment and Climate Change Department, Odisha and Member Secretary, Odisha Coastal Zone Management Authority, May 1, 2025. NGT, had registered suo motu in response to the news item in the Hindu, May 4, 2024 titled "Swell waves likely to strike coastal areas …
1.4kg of rice husk equals 1 unit of power Channo (Gidderbaha): Thousands of Punjab farmers, who put on fire tonnes of wheat and rice stubble in their fields, do not realise they are not only burning their gold mines but also polluting the atmosphere with large carbon emissions. Not many …
Bhubaneswar: The ministry of new and renewable energy (MNRE) secretary, Deepak Gupta, said on Thursday that the country has great potential for generation of renewable energy from rice husk. Recognizing the potential of the sector and its relevance in the backdrop of the energy crisis the country is facing , …
In a first of its kind initiative, the Municipal Corporation of Ghaziabad plans to tackle the problem of cattle dung choking the city drainage system by sending its vehicles for door-to-door collection of the waste. The waste will then be used to generate biogas under the cowdung waste management plan, …
Common Bacteria Tweaked To Digest Sugars From Biomass To Churn Out Green Diesel Washington: Researchers have genetically engineered one of the most common bacteria on the planet
Non-vegetarian waste, vegetable leftovers and kitchen garbage are all set to become productive. The Delhi government is roping in the Bhaba Atomic Research Centre (BARC) for three pilot projects under which animal carcass waste matter from the Ghazipur abattoir, canteen waste from the Delhi Secretariat and vegetable leftovers from Azadpur …
Ahmedabad: A unique project that converts daily waste into fuel to heat boilers, is being set up at Gyaspur solid waste site in city. The project is one of a kind in the country and will be projected as part of clean development initiative by Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) to …
NEW DELHI: Power distribution company BSES on Wednesday signed a 25-year power purchase agreement with Timarpur-Okhla Waste Management Company Private Limited (TOWMCL) to buy electricity from the Capital
New Delhi: In an apparent bid to diversify its power supply mix toward renewable energy sources, BSES Rajdhani Power Ltd (BRPL) will buy half the power generated by the 16-mw, municipal solid waste-based, power plant being set up by the Timarpur-Okhla Waste Management Company Private Limited (TOWMCL) in Delhi. BRPL …
The Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission (MERC) on Monday approved a 57 per cent raise in rates for power supplied from bagasse-based co-generation projects in the state, from Rs 3.05 to Rs 4.79 a unit. Bagasse is what is left of sugarcane after it has been crushed to extract juice. Co-generation …
The municipal solid waste generation is increasing in urban areas. The incineration of organic fraction of municipal solid waste (OFMSW) with high moisture content and low calorific value is not environmentally, techno-commercially viable option for energy recovery. The steep increase in energy costs and environmental impacts due to inadequate sanitary …
Building on its current strengths and a capacity of 2400MW Karnataka intends to establish a dynamic renewable sector with emphasis on different forms of generation-wind, mini hydro, biomass, cogeneration and solar. This renewable energy policy aims at systematic and faster development of Renewable Energy sources to achieve a capacity of …
Option Energy Private Limited, a company into bio-waste- based power production, is planning to set up an organic waste-based plant to produce power and Bio-Compressed Natural Gas (CNG), based on US technology, at Fatehabad soon. Abhey Sinha, Managing Director, and Mrinal Bharti and Rajiv Kumar, directors of the company, who …
In accordance with the fast growing population, the demand for energy and the discharge of waste are increasing day by day. The only remedy to the energy crisis is the use of alternative energy sources. And one of the best alternative ways is the generation of energy from waste, which …
This ISWA White Paper says that waste sector offers a portfolio of proven, practical and cost effective technologies which can contribute to GHG mitigation. When adapted and deployed according to local traditions and needs, they can help secure significant global GHG emission savings. The waste industry occupies a unique position …
IT is possible to generate energy from every form of waste -- industrial, domestic and livestock -- and that too, on a large scale. This was the recurring theme at the international conference on "Waste to Energy" organised by the Tamil Nadu Energy Development Agency (TEDA) on Monday. The conference …
S V Krishnamachari S V Krish Chennai, IT may come as a surprise to many that a train in Sweden is powered by biogas. Yes, it is the world's first biogas train, a 60-seater carrier that runs from Linkoping, south of Stockholm, to Vastervik, at a speed of 130 km …
Pune Unable to resolve the issue of an alternate site for dumping garbage, the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) -- exploring other means for disposal of garbage -- will install 12 biogas plants in the city by December-end. These plants are expected to process 63 metric tonnes of garbage by the …
