Biomass Gasification

CO2 baseline database for the Indian power sector

The Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) under the Kyoto Protocol to United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) provides an opportunity for the Indian power sector to earn revenue through the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions (GHG), particularly carbon dioxide (CO2). India has tremendous potential for CDM projects. Power generation …

Ruchi Soya inks MoU with Thermax for biomass power plant

Plant is set to come at Ruchi's Washim unit, will also generate income for the local community Ruchi Soya Industries Ltd (RSIL), India’s largest edible oil player, has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Thermax Ltd, a leading company in energy and environment solutions, to set up a one …

A break in the clouds

Clouds and aerosol particles have bedevilled climate modellers for decades. Now researchers are starting to gain the upper hand.

Who adopts improved fuels and cookstoves? A systematic review

The global focus on improved cookstoves (ICSs) and clean fuels has increased because of their potential for delivering triple dividends: household health, local environmental quality, and regional climate benefits. However, ICS and clean fuel dissemination programs have met with low rates of adoption.

Remote village electrification programme

The objective of the Programme is to provide basic lighting facilities through renewable energy sources in those unelectrified remote census villages, unelectrified hamlets of electrified census villages where grid connectivity is either not feasible or not cost effective & not covered under Rajiv Gandhi Gramin Vidyutikaran Yojana (RGGVY) and electrified …

New regulations proposed for determining renewable energy tariff

Power producers demand higher benchmark prices for cost components. The Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) recently went public with its proposed terms and conditions for determining electricity tariffs to be paid to renewable energy power producers. A public hearing on the draft regulations was held in December last where stakeholders …

Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (Terms and Conditions for Tariff determination from Renewable Energy Sources) Regulations, 2012

These regulations may be called the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (Terms and Conditions for Tariff determination from Renewable Energy Sources) Regulations, 2012.

Bioenergy promise

India has abundant bioenergy resources and although the segment has made progress in the past few years, less than 10 per cent of the total potential has been achieved so far. The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) expects the launch of the long awaited National Bioenergy Mission (NBEM) …

Enigma of the recent methane budget

The previously increasing atmospheric methane concentration has inexplicably stalled over the past three decades. This may be due to a fall in fossil-fuel emissions or to farming practices that are curtailing microbial sources.

Bioenergy in India: barriers and policy options

India offers a conducive environment for accelerating the use and internalisation of bioenergy technologies (BETs). Nearly 25% of its primary energy comes from biomass resources, and close to 70% of rural population depend on biomass to meet their daily energy needs. India has over two decades of experience in demonstrating …

Energy systems in a low carbon economy: Summary sheet

This document contains summary sheet on energy systems in a low carbon economy. There is a significant opportunity for developing countries to leap-frog the carbon-intensive energy pathways of developed countries, thereby helping to mitigate the effects of climate change while generating multiple developmental co-benefits. Growing evidence suggests that the shift …

Strategy on R&D activities for thermo-chemical conversion technology and promotion of biomass energy in the country

The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) is promoting thermo-chemical process based technology package, combustion and gasification power generation systems using locally available biomass resources both in the rural areas and as well as in industrial sectors where surplus biomass such as small wood chips, rice husk, arhar stalks, …

R-Venture set to acquire stake in AllGreen Energy

Reliance Venture Asset Management (RVAM), the venture capital arm of the Reliance ADA Group, is set to acquire a minority stake in AllGreen Energy Ltd. AllGreen has been established in the Indian renewable energy segment with the aim of erecting and managing biomass gasification power plants, from agricultural waste. AllGreen …

Offsets in action

From Cambodian kitchens to Argentinian sugar mills, offset projects are cutting emissions and spurring development.

Access to clean energy: a glimpse of off grid projects in India

This publication presents case studies from across the country that illustrate the utilization of renewable energy sources with a wide range of applications across various sectors. 

Empowering villages: a comparative analysis of DESI power and husk power Systems

This comparative analysis of two biomass - based decentralized renewable energy companies operating in Bihar, DESI Power and Husk Power Systems, provides insight into business strategy and technological suitability of biomass based decentralized energy generation plants for rural India and highlights critical elements that may be of high relevance for …

Empowering Bihar: case studies for bridging the energy deficit and driving change

This report by Greenpeace looks at two projects in Bihar that are using decentralised renewable energy (DRE) to deliver energy services to the people. Says that DRE can plug the deficit and bring development to the state. Bihar has one of the largest power deficits of any state in India. …

Bioenergy in India

This report forms part of a project aiming to develop a South-South-North partnership to reshape the impact of a predicted large-scale expansion in global biomass energy use towards greater poverty reduction and maintenance of ecosystem services in developing countries. The consortium of partners represents leading biomass energy researchers from multiple …

Electrifying India with rice husk

Manisha Pande / New Delhi September 13, 2010, 0:56 IST Having grown up in Baithania village of Bihar, Gyanesh Pandey knows how erratic electricity supply can be. Today, the 34-year-old, along with his friend Ratnesh Yadav, has found a way to generate electricity with rice husk. Husk Power Systems, founded …

Lighting up rural India, naturally

Places where the state electricity grid fails to deliver, biomass gasifiers can spell magic. With little initiatives, biomass gasification can light up remote areas of the country like never before Prof PJ Paul India has over 580,000 villages and many hamlets. In over 18,000 villages and hamlets grid electricity is …

Renewable energy for rural applications

The role of new and renewable energy has been assuming increasing significance with the growing concern for the country’s energy security. The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy has a wide range of programmes on promotion of renewable energy for rural, urban, commercial and industrial applications through grid-interactive power generation …

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