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 …
Shyam Ranganathan CHENNAI: Non-availability of sufficient quantities of vegetable waste with high-starch content was the reason for the underutilisation of the Koyambedu
Study published in Nature Geoscience in latest September edition says that climate change has been the main driver of global biomass burning for the past two millennia. Large, well-documented wildfires have recently generated worldwide attention, and raised concerns about the impacts of humans and climate change on wildfire regimes. However, …
The government is set to make a policy on renewable energy to facilitate development of the sector to meet 10 percent of the country's total power demand by 2020. The policy 'Renewable Energy Policy of Bangladesh' is expected to receive the green light from the council of advisers in two …
That we need 'green' technologies-wind, solar or biomass gasification -- for future energy security is no longer a matter of debate. The critical question, now, is: under what conditions can these emerging technologies be introduced into the market? The answer is not so simple. Most innovation and manufacture in these …
India is witnessing an increasing demand for energy in its rapidly expanding economy and is making large investments in exploration, fuel production, generation, transmission and distribution of power and in setting up a grid infrastructure. However, gender-based empowerment, the needs of women and their access to and control over energy …
PREDAS is a regional programme to promote household and alternative energies in the Sahel. The programme is implemented by the permanent Interstates Committee for Drought Control in the Sahel (CILSS) with support from the European Union and the Federal Republic of Germany. The overall objectives of PREDAS are to contribute …
For a country like India, which already depends on the imports of vegetable oil, we have to see another viable a novel alternative for bio-diesel production. This scenario changes dramatically if microalgae are used to produce bio-diesel.
Viruses are the most abundant biological organisms of the world's oceans. Viral infections are a substantial source of mortality in a range of organisms
Viruses that infect microbes in deep-sea sediments may be a key driver in the world's largest ecosystem and integral to the global carbon cycle, data reveal.
The present study is comprised of energy value, component energy, total energy content and net annual energy production of 6 years old monoculture plantation stand of Acacia auriculiformis A. Cunn.ex. Benth at Saresar Forest Range situated in the South-East outskirts of Varanasi city. The caloric value and content of different …
This study aims to provide policymakers with an overview of biofuel certification schemes that are already in place or being developed, including: benefits and drawbacks of such schemes; implications for developing countries; and possible ramifications of certification in the context of the World Trade Organization. Certification is seen as an …
SOCIAL ENTERPRISE Praveen Bose / Bangalore July 25, 2008, 0:04 IST Rural women battling fumes and smoke from burning of biomass like wood, crop waste and animal dung during cooking may soon get some respite. Envirofit International, an US-based non-profit organisation, has introduced a range of clean-burning and biomass-based cooking …
The burning of biomass fuels results in exposure to high levels of indoor air pollution, with consequent health effects. Possible interventions to reduce the exposure include changing cooking practices and introduction of smoke-free stoves supported by health education. Social, cultural and financial constraints are major challenges to implementation and success …
The primary objective of an REIA study includes determination of the present environmental scenario, study of the specific activity related to the project and evaluation of probable environmental impact due to these specific activities, thus leading to the recommendations of necessary environmental control measures for a sustainable environment. It contains …
Bangalore, PTI: These cook stoves are now being made available in more than 700 villages in Karnataka and 300 villages in Tamil Nadu through a multi-tier distribution strategy. They will be introduced across the country in a phased manner. For rural women exposed to hazardous toxic emissions and smoke from …
Bhata land is an important lateritic and well known category of wastelands, which covers extensive area in Chhattisgarh. Sporadic patches of plantations have been raised in this land on experimental basis, for selecting suitable species for taking up large-scale plantations. Present study was carried out in 20-years old plantations at …
Recent technological developments in biomass have made it possible to deploy various biomass-based systems for meeting total energy requirements of villages in an efficient, reliable, and cost-effective manner. Modern biomass technologies offer considerable effi ciency gains over traditional biomass use. A concept to provide energy security in villages through renewable …
