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 …
This paper presents an overview of current household energy trends in Africa, and the reasons why access to modern cooking facilities remains so low. It then presents the latest evidence on the health, environmental and socio-economic impacts of traditional biomass use in sub-Saharan Africa, with a dedicated section on the …
In this study, researchers explored the relationships between the satellite-retrievedfire counts(FC), fire radiative power(FRP) and aerosol indices using multi-satellite datasets at a daily time-step covering ten different biomass burning regions in Asia.Wefirst assessed the variations inMODIS-retrieved aerosol optical depths (AOD’s)in agriculture,forests, plantation and peat land burning regions and then usedMODIS …
NITI Aayog begins consultations with stakeholders With the Centre setting a steep target of increasing the country’s renewable energy generation capacity by nearly four and half folds from the present 38 GW to 175 GW by 2021-22, the national energy policy which is expected to be finalised by December-end, will …
National Mission for a Green India (GIM) under the environment ministry has approved annual plans for Kerala, Mizoram, Manipur and Jhakhand. Its National Executive Council (NEC), which met recently, approved the Perspective Plans (PP) and Annual Plan of Operations (APOs) for these states. GIM, one of eight Missions outlined under …
India has committed that 40 per cent of its total power capacity by 2030 will be based on renewable sources. As things stand today, that will be a tall order At 37,000 Mw, renewable energy accounts for close to 15 per cent of the total power capacity in the country. …
We revisited long-term observations of PM2.5 at ground-based stations in Japan during 2001–2012 to examine possible impacts of Siberian wildfires on regional air quality. Exceedances of Japan's air quality standard for daily mean concentration (35 μg m−3) were observed several times at Rishiri Island in northern Japan in the spring …
The African continent could generate nearly a quarter of its energy needs through the use of indigenous, clean, renewable energy by 2030, according to a new report by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA). Africa 2030 – a comprehensive roadmap for Africa’s energy transition – finds that a combination of …
Investments of up to Rs 40,000 crore expected in next 2 years; however, implementation challenges need to be addressed, caution many Rush of foreign investments into renewable sector is turning industry cautious There seems a rush of foreign investors in India’s renewable energy (RE) sector, following the government’s stated ambition …
Chandrapur: Greta power company has rubbished the allegation of MLC Shobhatai Fadnavis about use of powdered rubber from tyres as raw material in their plant located at Mul MIDC. MLC Fadnavis had charged the Greta power company of using powdered extract of tyres as fuel in place of coal. Administrative …
TOWARDS supporting sustainable private-sector led economic growth, the African Renewable Energy Fund (AREF), a dedicated renewable energy fund focused on sub-Saharan Africa, announced that it successfully reached its final close at its hard cap, with US $200 million of committed capital to support small- to medium-scale projects. Among other investors …
Madhya Pradesh is working at a faster pace to set up 158 projects to generate 6,700 MW power through windmills. "The state is working at a faster pace to set up 158 projects for generating 6,700 MW wind energy," an official of the Public Relations Department said on Monday. At …
CHENNAI: Women using biomass fuel to cook contribute more to the disease burden of India compared to cigarette smokers and high blood pressure patients, said Kalpana Balakrishnan, member of Steering committee on air pollution, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. Household air pollution due to use of unprocessed biomass fuel …
Air contaminated with pollutants such as ozone and tiny particles could cause the premature death of about 6.6 million people a year by 2050 if nothing is done to improve air quality, warns this study published in the journal Nature Assessment of the global burden of disease is based on …
The end of August brought about an encouraging event for Germany’s renewables industry, when for several hours on Sunday, August 23, some 80% of Germany’s electricity demand was met by renewable resources. The large output of renewable energy occurred between noon and the early afternoon. Wind and solar power generation …
The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved National Offshore Wind Energy Policy which will pave the way for development of this renewable source of energy, including setting up of projects and research in the area. "The Cabinet today fixed policy guidelines for offshore wind energy in the coming days," Power, Coal …
The Engineers’ Welfare Forum (EWF) of West Bengal Development Corporation Limited on Sunday organised a national seminar to generate awareness on renewable energy. The day-long seminar focused on creating awareness about the latest technical developments and policy adoption keeping in view the national and global perspectives of the power industry, …
The world's forests continue to shrink as populations increase and forest land is converted to agriculture and other uses, but over the past 25 years the rate of net global deforestation has slowed down by more than 50 percent, FAO said in a report published today. Some 129 million hectares …
There is need for a holistic approach while planning to increase the power generation capacity in India, a senior power systems company official said. M. Rajagopalan, market development director-Middle East and Asia at Wartsila India, said such an approach is needed so that power cuts do not continue to plague …
The recent renewable energy roadmap released by WWF-India and World Institute of Sustainable Energy (WISE) for the Palakkad District shows that it is both feasible and practical for the district to meet 50 per cent of its energy demand with renewable sources by 2030. The district of Palakkad can make …
Plant biodiversity is often correlated with ecosystem functioning in terrestrial ecosystems. However, we know little about the relative and combined effects of above- and belowground biodiversity on multiple ecosystem functions (for example, ecosystem multifunctionality, EMF) or how climate might mediate those relationships. Here we tease apart the effects of biotic …
