The Punjab Energy Development Agency has released a draft green hydrogen policy aiming to achieve a green hydrogen and ammonia production capacity of 100 kilo tonnes per annum by 2030. The policy proposes extending incentives under the existing “Punjab Industrial and Business Development Policy 2022” to new green hydrogen and …
NEW DELHI, Feb 4: The Government today said it can ill afford to withdraw subsidy on fossil fuel as the move would hit the poor man hard, even as it appealed to the global community to remove barriers on technology transfer to tackle the challenges of climate change and protect …
The report outlines a need assessment research study on the status, issues, priorities, constraints and opportunities of bioenergy development prospects in Bhutan. The research describes the potentials of bioenergy sources, policies, gaps, and utilization options by strengthening the technical understanding and interrelationship between bioenergy usage and food security objec tives …
WORLD Bank arm International Finance Corporation (IFC) has pledged $300 million for the development of renewable energy projects in India. The investment would be a mix of equity and debt over the next three years, IFC director (infrastructure) Anita George said. Aquarter of the amount would be invested in the …
Madhya Pradesh Power Trading Company Ltd (MPPTCL) on Saturday signed a power purchase agreement (PPA) to buy biomass-generated 1.2-MW electricity. The biomass power plant of 1.2 MW would be established in Mindori village near Bhopal. This is the second biomass power plant of the State which would be established by …
Congress should transform the $6 billion a year ethanol tax credit into a program that underwrites the installation of "blender" pumps and pipelines so biofuels are more widely available, the largest U.S. farm group said on Tuesday. The 45-cent a gallon tax credit, which goes to gasoline blenders, expires at …
The Environmental Protection Agency said on Wednesday it will delay for three years requiring biomass-fired boilers to have permits for emitting carbon dioxide emissions. "We are working to find a way forward that is scientifically sound and manageable for both producers and consumers of biomass energy. In the coming years, …
Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah on Monday underscored the need for better utilization of non conventional resources of energy available in the State stressing on replacement of installations run on conventional energy by the new and renewable energy resources wherever possible. "This would shift the pressure on hydro electric power supply …
Charcoal is perhaps the best example of biochar. Considering the interest that has been generated by Jha et al. many readers would be interested in knowing how actually charcoal is made. During one of our recent field surveys to Kasera locality in Kangra District, Himachal Pradesh, (Correspondence)
MUMBAI: Sunlight, biomass and wind will be harnessed to light homes in the island city. A small percentage of power consumed by around 10 lakh people residing between Mahim creek and Colaba will soon be from green sources, besides conventional hydropower plants, if a proposal before the Brihanmumbai Electric Supply …
The author highlights the eternal dilemma between energy and coal-powered growth and environment. In view of the continued dependence of the Indian economy on coal-based energy in the years to come, it has serious implications for the environment. The importance of using Clean Coal Technologies including reneawables, amongst other measures, …
Asia Network for Sustainable Agriculture and Bioresources (ANSAB), International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD), and Federation of Community Forest Users’ Nepal (FECOFUN) are jointly implementing the project “Design and setting up of a governance and payment system for Nepal’s Community Forest Management under Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest …
In 1996, the National Remote Sensing Center (NRSC) began using NOAA-AVHRR data for fire monitoring in Mongolia. It expanded its detection technology with the addition of TERRA and AQUA MODIS data, giving it a spatial resolution of 250 m as of 2008, and developed a related methodology and technology for …
Biomass burning is an essential part of slash-and-burn (S&B;) agriculture, which is widely practiced as an important food production system in the tropical mountains of southeast Asia.S&B; agriculture used to be sustainable and carbon neutral; CO2 emissions by biomass burning were balanced with photosynthetic biomass growth and land use was …
The seasonal variability of biomass open burning activities in the Greater Mekong sub-region (GMS) with focus on carbon monoxide (CO) and total particulate matter or aerosol (TPM) emissions was investigated in order to document the characteristics of this significant source of air pollutants in the region.
Biomass burning is an important source of greenhouse gas emissions, most importantly carbon dioxide (CO2). In this study, we used burnt area estimates derived from the L3JRC product to estimate the CO2 emissions from forests. The results suggested than an average of 2,414 sq.kms is burnt annually.
Fire plays important role in shaping ecosystem structure and function. Depending upon the complex effects of fire, it can have either beneficial or harmful effects. In this article, we briefly review the potential of satellite remote sensing data for mapping and monitoring vegetation fires.
Distributions and climate impacts of biomass-burning aerosols were simulated by a global aerosol climate model, SPRINTARS, which was fully coupled to a general circulation model. The model included calculations of the direct, semi-direct and indirect effects of aerosols.
Biofuels produced from various lignocellulosic biomass such as agro forest residues have been recognized to have potential, to be available substitute for or compliment to gasolines. These biofuels derived from plant materials have the potential to address the two main issues - carbon neutral and renewable. In addition they are …
The purpose of this paper is to reopen policy debates on the role of agricultural mechanisation in rural development. The paper examines very different and diverse patterns of agricultural mechanisation in some South Asian countries over the last 30 years. In Bangladesh, Nepal and Sri Lanka the process was facilitated …
The author, who heads one of the oldest and premier institute/university of India, has given a very detailed round-up of the energy and environment issues. The impacts of various forms of energy on growth, pollution and global warming have been brought out. The measures that need to be taken and …
